It started with a car accident.

What should have killed thirty-year-old Seth Alkirk, instead causes time to stop. He didn't know what was happening as he took in the frozen world around him. He didn't know why he was the only one who could move, or breath, or see what was going on. But when a rift opened in the middle of the intersection, and a very large, very angry creature stepped through into his world, Seth did know one thing for certain...

He had to run. Or die.

The ensuing chase and battle leaves Seth unconscious long enough to be kidnapped. When he wakes up, he finds himself in the magical world of Galadir, with no memory of how he got there. Turns out, Seth is no ordinary man. He's the last of his kind, a race that can control time. And his kidnapper and rescuer -- a highly skilled Swordmage from the Kingdom of Findoor -- is not the only one that wants him.