Josiah Braxton's future changed when he found Benjamin Wolff in his living room, pointing a gun at him. But neither Braxton nor Wolff had an inkling how the changes brought by that meeting would cascade through the multiverse of the hidden worlds.Braxton, Wolff, his Medji, Lyn, and Braxton's partner, PC41, moved forward – but their decisions created a myriad of choices, leading to paths unknown, and results not foreseen.At least, not foreseen by them.

"The first thing you do, you kill the sheriff." This is a bit of writers' lore that generally works, and JD Bell displays it done well. SELAI hits the ground running and doesn't slow down. It's not really an urban fantasy because the setting is more varied and would better be described as modern fantasy. Bell establishes his characters quickly, and leaves puzzles like fishhooks in the story. This locks the reader in as one tries to make sense of novel and totally alien concepts. Bell escap...