Axiom

There is not one world, but many.
Wanderers can travel between the worlds.
The Authorities want to stop them. Permanently.

Synjan Walker is a Navigator, she can not only see life-forms but also the lay of the land. She can find anybody—even if they don’t want to be found—because life-patterns are unique. She knows how to find the Portal to escape her violent life, but feels obligated to stay.

Daeson of Cloverlea sees the truth when people lie but their secrets are the cause of his undoing. When he loses his livelihood, he heads for the closest city to find work but never arrives. Heeding the call of the Portal, Daeson mistakenly enters a new world—Synjan's world—and is forced to deal with thieves and killers instead.

The moment Daeson touches the portal, it sends a flare that attracts the attention of the Authorities – an organisation that has created portals of their own and deemed all others illegal. They send trained assassins called Hunters after those who dare to defy their rule. Daeson has no idea of the trouble heading his way