New York: Ace Putnam, (1991) dj. Hardcover first edition - The first book in a new fantasy series, a novel in which "romance, danger, adventure, and intrigue intertwine as fourteen-year-old Colene and Darius, a stranger who dresses oddly and speaks an unfamiliar language, travel through alternate realities where anything is possible." Includes a long afterword by the author which begins with "Don't get mad. . ." 304 pp. ISBN: 0-399136614.