
In London, a talent forger named Gentle meets Judith, a woman linked to his hidden past, and Pie’oh’pah, an androgynous assassin. They travel through a series of mystical circles known as the Imajica, four of which are interconnected while the fifth, Earth, remains isolated. Gentle discovers he is the Reconciler, a figure destined to unify these worlds through a complex ritual. The narrative details their movement across alien landscapes and cities like Yzordderrex, navigating a war between gods, earthly politics, and the biological transformation of their own bodies.
Readers of epic dark fantasy choose this title for its dense world-building and fusion of theology with body horror. It appeals to those interested in the blurring of gender boundaries and the structural breakdown of organized religion. The reader gains a comprehensive map of a five-world cosmology where magic functions as a physical science. They leave the text with a mechanical understanding of how divinity and human identity intersect within a multiverse that treats desire as a primary law of physics.
- Published
- 1991
- Language
- EN