In ON THE EDGE OF DESTINY, Colin Ford-a Seattle, Washington, youth on the threshold of manhood-is an ordinary American teenager who has a passion for and devotion to both Asian and European martial arts. His martial arts training is elevated to new heights when he meets the enigmatic antique dealer Artemis King. From the moment they meet, Artemis becomes Colin's most trusted friend and mentor in life as well as in the ways of the warrior arts. Two years into their friendship and martial arts training, Artemis not only introduces Colin to the magical world of Avellandrea, but he also introduces Colin to a magical new self-Colin's true self. On the path to this discovery, the boundaries between reality and fantasy as Colin has understood them are blurred as he enters the Realm of the Wills of Magic-a subterranean domain that is the birthplace of the Magic.