Modesitt's "Timegod" was first published in mass market format, expanded from his first novel, "The Fires of Paratime." Although somewhat reminiscent of the "Change War" stories of Fritz Lieber, and though science fiction, "Timegod" contains intriguing connections to the fantasy universe of Modesitt's Recluce novels.

    But can they get back?

    Transported to the distant future, to a time beyond our own, he entered a strange world, inhabited by people who did not know the nature spirits or even understand the spirits of their own technology.