Book excerpt: WHO UNDERSTANDS THE WAYS OF ELVES AND DRAGONS? Some say dragons are the most powerful beings in the Sixth World. Certain elves disagree with that belief in the strongest, most violent terms. An ork of the Seattle ghetto, Kham usually worries about more mundane problems. Day-to-day existence in the now magically active world of 2053 is already tough enough. But all that is about to change. Drawn into a dangerous game of political and magical confrontation, Kham not only learns to never deal with a dragon—he also discovers that trusting an elf might just be the death of him...