Synopsis: NaNo2008

An abused small boy, rescued by a gnomish little man, finds out he's mage-gifted and has a cougar familiar. He crosses between worlds to land in the place of his heart's desire -- a world much like our own but with more magic and somewhat less technology. But will his past let him accept the truth of his new life or will he spiral into madness to become a destructive force of evil -- what happens when a high powered, untrained young mage has a bad case of PTSD? Not a nice book, no matter how traditional the premise.