Monsters on the loose, lives in danger, and no escape from a terrifying world of magic. Looks like a job for a hero! But the only guy around with even a chance of saving the day is con man, card shark and cynic John Dodge, whose life just keeps getting weirder by the minute. Dodge will need every ounce of his newfound magical skills, and every trick he's ever learned to hoodwink a crowd, if he wants to get past a bunch of otherworldly sorcerers and make it back to Las Vegas in one piece. But even if he does, the malevolent Victor Rinaldo is prepared to make his homecoming anything but pleasant.