As the new millennium begins, a hurricane in the Baltic Sea rips loose a prison barge containing Europe's worst criminals, and although only twelve people survive, word begins to spread that one of them is the Second Coming of the Messiah.
"Release the Doctor — or the killing will start." An asteroid in the furthest reaches of space — the most secure prison for the most dangerous of criminals. The Governor is responsible for the worst fraudsters and the cruellest murderers. So he's certainly not impressed by the arrival of the man
Thraxas would rather be anywhere than at the Assemblage of the Sorcerers Guild, but the perpetually indigent private eye badly needs the fee. The Guild is meeting to elect a new head sorcerer and Cicerius, the city's Deputy Consul, is determined that the new head of the Guild will be Lisutaris of
