Book excerpt: For two of those born to Hirstel, that lost city of sorcerers, it became a place to leave behind as they explored other worlds. Young Im, the least powerful but most ambitious sorcerer in Hirstel. Na, the woman who had spent a century being second-best to the powerful Prince-Sorcerer. Guiding them, the enigmatic trickster god, Xido. Guarding them, the amoral demon, Qu¿orthseth. Pursuing them, demon policemen and bounty hunters, gods of evil, jealous wizards. Another city, distant and mysterious Tesra, called to them. Would they safely reach the Southern Sea and the ship that might bear them to their destiny? Sorcery and romance, and a journey of discovery await Na and Im along The Ways of Wizardry.