The Reign of the Brown Magician (Three Worlds Trilogy, No. 3)

THE POWER OVER LIFE AND DEATH
They called him Pelbrun the Brown Magician. He'd been plain old marketing consultant Pel Brown until the day a mystic doorway had appeared in his basement. That improbable portal had led him and his family to the magic land of Faerie; another had opened the way to the super-science universe of the Galactic Empire.
But this was no fairy tale . . .
At first Pel had sought the key that would take them safely home. But before he could wrest the matrix of magic away from the despot Shadow, Pel's wife and daughter were brutally murdered. Neither absolute control over the matrix nor rulership of Faerie could ease the pain in Pels heart--until he realized that the matrix held power over life and death!
So this once-ordinary man set out to overturn the irrefutable laws of mortality. But even his newfound omnipotence couldn't protect him from the pitfalls that lay ahead, as both the Empire and Earth's military sought to exploit his incredible power. Then the Empire invaded Faerie--forcing Pel to fight in order to keep his dreams alive . . .

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• The Rebirth of Wonder
• Touched By The Gods (Tor Fantasy)
• Vika's Avenger
• Above His Proper Station (The Fall of the Sorcerers)
• The Unwelcome Warlock: A Legend of Ethshar
• The Cyborg and the Sorcerers
• Relics of War: A Legend of Ethshar
• The Sorcerer's Widow (Legends of Ethshar)
• The Book of Silence