Return to the world of the Entire in the acclaimed second book of the epic series.

Titus Quinn is back in the universe of the Entire with a new task: to destroy the impregnable fortress of Ahnenhoon. The fortress is replete with eons-long Tarig secrets and a most disturbing one for Quinn: a special prisoner resides there and will perish with the fortress.

To reach Ahnenhoon, Quinn journeys down the River Nigh in the company of a subversive godwoman, a mad navitar, and Ji Anzi, a woman of the Chalin people, who guides him with her wit and a deepening love.

He is pursued by an assassin sent by his own daughter, Sydney, who counts the Entire as her home. Formerly a slave, she now has a strange ally, a person from Earth who has her own plans for the Entire, enabled by a powerful machine sapient.

Weighing into this dance of power are: A Tarig queen who once loved Quinn, the alien Paion, and a servant of the Magisterium whose growing disaffection can bring down the whole house of cards.

Newly re-issued, this series has been compared to Riverworld, Dune and the writing of Stephen R. Donaldson and Peter F. Hamilton.

"The fate of two universes hangs in the balance in this intricately plotted sequel to Bright of the Sky. . . . Tangled motivations, complex characters, and intriguing world building will keep readers on the edges of their seats." —Publishers Weekly Starred Review

"One of the most imaginative creations in recent science fiction history." —SF Site