
"And the power – plasm – resonates within the human mind. The whole concept of plasm for magic is really cool: This world is inhabited by people, by god like "Ascended Ones", by genetically enhanced men, and even some sentient dolphins. Walter John Williams meticulously crafts an alternate world where Plasm(sort of like electricity)is a priceless commodity for mages. This is not an action based novel, nor is it a dialogue type novel. Much of it plays out like a cyberpunk novel, while at other times it feels like a steampunk alternate universe story.

This novel is a hybrid cross of fantasy and science fiction. What an amazingly original piece of what could be best described as hard-fantasy.
