Ian Silverstein and an old army vet from Hardwood, North Dakota make their way through a hidden passageway to Tir Na Nog to find more of the seven jewels that can shape the universe. They are followed soonafter by four friends, including Tir Na Nog natives Thorsen and the mysterious Hosea. Odin sends Ian on a mission, supposedly to broker peace between two strongholds, that places Ian in great danger, and Ian learns that gods like Odin can mislead humans for their own strange reasons. Ian's challenges include overcoming the demons within himself as well as defeating foes in the magical world of The Hidden Ways. "Rosenberg expertly blends Irish and Norse mythology" - Library Journal"Features the same marvelously wrought world [as The Fire Duke], anumber of engaging characters ... and some of the bestuse of Norse mythology in contemporary fantasy."- Booklist"If you're one of the few people who haven't read Joel Rosenberg, you owe it to yourself to change that right away."- John E. Stith, author of REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS