Death and Taxes — Kristine Kathryn Rusch

People often misquote Benjamin Franklin on the only certainties in life -- death and taxes. But Patrick wonders about the truth in that.

Once, young and foundering, he embarked on a quest to challenge life's inevitabilities.

Now, older and jaded, he comes face to face with his past, forcing him to question everything he believes.

“Rusch is a great storyteller.”
-- RT Book Reviews