The Infinite Consortium, an organization whose interplanar reach extends into the far corners of the Multiverse, presents an opportunity for great wealth and power. But at what cost, and to whom?<BR>Mind-mage Jace Beleren is in a position to find out. It's his job to make sure the Consortium's many players stay on the straight and narrow, toeing a line drawn by Tezzeret, an artificer whose considerable skill with magical devices is matched only by a ruthless ability to sublimate the will of others.<BR>When Jace runs afoul of Tezzeret's whims, he finds himself a fugitive, putting as much distance as possible between himself and his problems as possible. Enter Liliana Vess, a more delicious complication than he could ever hope for, but with her comes the choice he's been avoiding: run, or fight.<BR>As stakes increase and gambits collapse, death is a likely consequence, but how far will Jace let himself be pushed? Amid the ebb and flow of power's tide, Jace must choose between friends, between alliances ... between worlds.