title: Worlds Apart
author: Pearl, Stephen B.
description: “...this is a highly enjoyable read…I would recommend it to everyone…excellent storytelling…” Sequential Tart Alcina's world is falling apart. Driven into poverty by her husband's unrelenting pursuit of the custody of their son, Alcina does whatever she can to keep her son from ending up in the arms of a man who would like nothing better than to turn son against mother. Markus lost his parents in a horrific accident endemic across his world. Areas of chaotic magic grow like cancers, destroying anything and everything in its path. Through years of illegal research and experimentation, Markus believes he has found a cure for his world, but to do so, he must travel to another world before the authorities catch up with him. Desperate for a peaceful life with her son, Alcina turns to magic, imploring ancient deities. What she does not expect is a strangely dressed man, speaking an unknown language, suddenly appearing before her. Is this the savior the Gods have sent her?