The Guardians of the Flame (Omnibus)

It Was Supposed To Be Just A Role-playing Game... James Michael Tumbled Out Of His Wheelchair And Fell To His Knees In A Coughing Spasm, His Tearing Eyes Clenched Shut. He Bounced To His Feet On The Damp Grass, Reflexively Reaching For The Axe Strapped To His Chest, Loosening The Straps With Two Quick Jerks And Taking The Axe In His Gnarled, Well-muscled Hands. Well-muscled Hands? He Opened His Eyes. He Was A Dwarf Standing On The Side Of A Grassy Hill, With An Axe In His Hands. And That Was Only The Beginning... The Sleeping Dragon -- The Sword And The Chain -- The Silver Crown. Joel Rosenberg. It was supposed to be a game: seven college students sitting down for an evening of role playing. But it quickly turned real and deadly, and they found themselves in a world where magic worked, with their only way home the Gate Between Worlds. Could they manage to survive long enough to find it? Drawn into an alien conflict when his ship is taken over and pitted against a dangerous ancient enemy, Colin Macintyre takes on the task of defeating a group of immortals who have been secretly ruling Earth