Austin Lively is a struggling, disillusioned screenwriter whose life is changed forever when he opens a door and is unwittingly transported to a fantastical medieval realm that has been divided by an evil lord and his rebellion. Now, stuck between dual realities -charged for a murder he doesn't recall in one and running from a maniacal billionaire who's determined to kill him in another- Austin's monotonous life has become an epic adventure of magic, murder, and political intrigue in both the New Republic of Galiana and the streets of Los Angeles California.

Andrew Klavan is a New York Times Best Selling author and three-time Edgar Award winner. He is the author of 25 novels, including bestsellers Empire of Lies, Killer in the Wind and True Crime, which was adapted into a film starring Michael Douglas, and directed by Clint Eastwood. His most recent works, Nightmare City and Killer in the Wind were named among Suspense Magazine's Best Books of 2013. Andrew is also author of the young adult series, The Homelanders, is contributing editor to City Journal, and maintains a popular blog for PJ Media. Andrew's essays have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times and many other notable publications. He lives in Southern California.