The Worlds of Shadow is a fantasy novel trilogy by Lawrence Watt-Evans

Lawrence Watt-Evans

Lawrence Watt-Evans is one of the pseudonyms of American science fiction and fantasy author Lawrence Watt Evans...

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There are three worlds in the story. There is a fantasy world where magic works and the planet is literally the centre of the universe, a science fiction world containing "faster than light" travel and blaster technology and finally the real world set in the present day.

This allows the story to combine elements of science fiction and fantasy.

Plot overview

Pel's world is in the midst of a war between two other worlds which is now spilling into his own world, but in each of the three worlds all the laws of physics are different. This series will take him and his family on a quest into the fantasty world, and his quest to regain what he has lost while finding a way home. This trilogy weaves sci-fi and fantasy, while keeping the two generas intertwined while independent.

Series

• Out of This World
  Out of This World (Watt-Evans novel)
  Out of This World is the first fantasy novel in The Worlds of Shadow trilogy by Lawrence Watt-Evans.-Plot introduction:The premise of the novel is that parallel universes do exist. Some have intelligent non-human life, while others are populated by English-speaking humans. Prior to the events of...
  
  (1993)
• In the Empire of Shadow
  In the Empire of Shadow
  In the Empire of Shadow is the second fantasy novel in The Worlds of Shadow trilogy by Lawrence Watt-Evans.-Plot introduction:A group from this world is trapped in a science fiction universe...
  
  (1995)
• The Reign of the Brown Magician
  The Reign of the Brown Magician
  The Reign of the Brown Magician is the final fantasy novel in The Worlds of Shadow trilogy by Lawrence Watt-Evans.-Plot introduction:By defeating the powerful wizard who runs a fantasy universe, a man from this world gains all of her powers...
  
  (1996)