Christopher A. Miller's reality-bending tale of creation and rebellion on a cosmic scale takes us to a place where history can change with the whim of powerful beings which defy understanding, and traces of past places haunt the status quo like demons. A place where Patterns do the unmaking on wings of solid light, and Adonai work miracles to subdue the masses.

Kholos longs to be free. He is bound by rules he cannot understand, and is compelled by his nature to escape it all. He wants the woman he loves to join him, but cannot bear to tell her his love for her grows from...