This book is a science fiction/fantasy cross over. It takes place in a near future Pittsburgh that has been transported to the dimension of the elves as a side effect of an orbital warp gate. When the gate is on Pittsburgh is on Elfhome, and when it is off it exists on earth. Because of this side effect the warp Gate is shut down on a regular schedule, that is called shutdown by the residents of Elfhome and Pittsburgh, so that supplies and people can make their way into or out of the city.
The main character is a girl genius that goes by the name of Tinker. At the start of the story she seems to be content creating crazy inventions that fuse science and magic at her scrapyard that she runs to pay the bills. The problem is that Tinker has secrets, and is more than she appears. When Windwolf, the local elf lord, gets chased into her scrapyard by strange magical constructs one shutdown eve her life is turned upside down. Not being the sort to take such things lying down Tinker takes matters into her own hands, and nothing will ever be the same because Tinker is not the only one with secrets.
This book is the start of an awesome series, and the only problem with it is that as with all of Wen Spencer's books you are left wanting more.
This book is published by Baen can be found at amazon.com as well as Baen's e-book store.
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