Author: Larry Niven
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780708880937
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Larry Niven created his popular "Magic Goes Away" universe in 1967, and it has been a source of delight and inspiration ever since. By asking the simple question, What if magic were a finite resource?, Niven brought to life a mesmerizing world of wonder and loss, of hope and despair. The success of his first story collection, "The Magic Goes Away, " birthed two sequel anthologies, "The Magic May Return" and "More Magic." All three volumes are collected here for the first time, with stories by Niven himself, as well as contributions by such luminaries of fantasy as Roger Zelazny, Fred Saberhagen, Steven Barnes, and Poul Anderson. Featuring a brand-new introduction by Larry Niven, "The Magic Goes Away Collection" gives readers insight into the breathtaking world of Niven and Jerry Pournelle's "The Burning City" and "Burning Tower" and stands on its own as a landmark in fantasy fiction
The Magic Goes Away
Author: Larry Niven
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780708880937
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Larry Niven created his popular "Magic Goes Away" universe in 1967, and it has been a source of delight and inspiration ever since. By asking the simple question, What if magic were a finite resource?, Niven brought to life a mesmerizing world of wonder and loss, of hope and despair. The success of his first story collection, "The Magic Goes Away, " birthed two sequel anthologies, "The Magic May Return" and "More Magic." All three volumes are collected here for the first time, with stories by Niven himself, as well as contributions by such luminaries of fantasy as Roger Zelazny, Fred Saberhagen, Steven Barnes, and Poul Anderson. Featuring a brand-new introduction by Larry Niven, "The Magic Goes Away Collection" gives readers insight into the breathtaking world of Niven and Jerry Pournelle's "The Burning City" and "Burning Tower" and stands on its own as a landmark in fantasy fiction
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN: 9780708880937
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 139
Book Description
Larry Niven created his popular "Magic Goes Away" universe in 1967, and it has been a source of delight and inspiration ever since. By asking the simple question, What if magic were a finite resource?, Niven brought to life a mesmerizing world of wonder and loss, of hope and despair. The success of his first story collection, "The Magic Goes Away, " birthed two sequel anthologies, "The Magic May Return" and "More Magic." All three volumes are collected here for the first time, with stories by Niven himself, as well as contributions by such luminaries of fantasy as Roger Zelazny, Fred Saberhagen, Steven Barnes, and Poul Anderson. Featuring a brand-new introduction by Larry Niven, "The Magic Goes Away Collection" gives readers insight into the breathtaking world of Niven and Jerry Pournelle's "The Burning City" and "Burning Tower" and stands on its own as a landmark in fantasy fiction
The Magic Goes Away Collection
Author: Larry Niven
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743416937
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
A collection of three novels.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 0743416937
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 372
Book Description
A collection of three novels.
The Time of the Warlock
Author: Larry Niven
Publisher: Steeldragon Press
ISBN: 9780916595012
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
Publisher: Steeldragon Press
ISBN: 9780916595012
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 183
Book Description
The Burning City
Author: Jerry Pournelle
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439120188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 647
Book Description
Set in the world of Larry Niven's popular The Magic Goes Away, The Burning City transports readers to an enchanted ancient city bearing a provocative resemblance to our own modern society. Here Yagen-Atep, the volatile and voracious god of fire, alternately protects and destroys the city's denizens. In Tep's Town, nothing can burn indoors and no fire can start -- except when the Burning comes upon the city. Then the people, possessed by Yagen-Atep, set their own town ablaze in a riotous orgy of destruction that often comes without warning. Whandall Placehold has lived with the Burning all his life. Fighting his way to adulthood in the mean-but-magical streets of the city's most blighted neighborhoods, Whandall dreams of escaping the god's wrath to find a new and better life. But his best hope for freedom may lie with Morth of Atlantis, the enigmatic sorcerer who killed his father!
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439120188
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 647
Book Description
Set in the world of Larry Niven's popular The Magic Goes Away, The Burning City transports readers to an enchanted ancient city bearing a provocative resemblance to our own modern society. Here Yagen-Atep, the volatile and voracious god of fire, alternately protects and destroys the city's denizens. In Tep's Town, nothing can burn indoors and no fire can start -- except when the Burning comes upon the city. Then the people, possessed by Yagen-Atep, set their own town ablaze in a riotous orgy of destruction that often comes without warning. Whandall Placehold has lived with the Burning all his life. Fighting his way to adulthood in the mean-but-magical streets of the city's most blighted neighborhoods, Whandall dreams of escaping the god's wrath to find a new and better life. But his best hope for freedom may lie with Morth of Atlantis, the enigmatic sorcerer who killed his father!
Waiting for the Magic
Author: Patricia MacLachlan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416927468
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
When Papa goes away for a little while, his family tries to cope with the separation by adopting four dogs and a cat.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416927468
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
When Papa goes away for a little while, his family tries to cope with the separation by adopting four dogs and a cat.
More Magic
Author: Larry Niven
Publisher: Berkley Trade
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Publisher: Berkley Trade
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
The Magic Goes Away
Author: Larry Niven
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Once there was magic in the world, but hordes of selfish, short-sighted magicians have used up the mana that moved the world, and the magic goes away. So Orolandes goes on a quest in search of the lost power.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description
Once there was magic in the world, but hordes of selfish, short-sighted magicians have used up the mana that moved the world, and the magic goes away. So Orolandes goes on a quest in search of the lost power.
Burning Tower
Author: Larry Niven
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416548718
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 623
Book Description
Return to the "vivid and unusual" (Kirkus Reviews) world of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's The Burning City, where the fire god has retreated into myth, leaving the residents of Tep's Town unprotected for the first time in their history. Unfortunately, a fiery fate isn't the only danger the town is facing. From out of the desert come monsters -- great birds with blades instead of wings, driven by some unknown force. Although they can be killed, the threat these terror birds pose is worse than death. Danger on the roads means no trade. No trade means that Tep's Town will be no more. Sent by the Lords of Lordshills to discover the source of the terror birds, Lord Sandry and his beloved, Burning Tower, must travel into a world where magic is still strong -- and where someone or something waits to destroy them! Filled with the sweeping adventure, memorable characters, and imaginative world-building that have defined the novels of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, Burning Tower is another triumph.
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1416548718
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 623
Book Description
Return to the "vivid and unusual" (Kirkus Reviews) world of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle's The Burning City, where the fire god has retreated into myth, leaving the residents of Tep's Town unprotected for the first time in their history. Unfortunately, a fiery fate isn't the only danger the town is facing. From out of the desert come monsters -- great birds with blades instead of wings, driven by some unknown force. Although they can be killed, the threat these terror birds pose is worse than death. Danger on the roads means no trade. No trade means that Tep's Town will be no more. Sent by the Lords of Lordshills to discover the source of the terror birds, Lord Sandry and his beloved, Burning Tower, must travel into a world where magic is still strong -- and where someone or something waits to destroy them! Filled with the sweeping adventure, memorable characters, and imaginative world-building that have defined the novels of Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle, Burning Tower is another triumph.
The Magic May Return
Author: Larry Niven
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262
Book Description
Tomorrow's Magic
Author: Pamela F. Service
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307498336
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
It's 500 years after the nuclear holocaust that devastated the earth's population and left the few survivors dealing with unending winter. At their remote British boarding school, Wellington Jones and Heather McKenna have a lot in common. Both are misfits trying to avoid attention, and both are fascinated by Earl, a tall, calm, older boy with no recollection of his past, but a remarkable knack for showing up when he is needed most. When a blow to the head brings Earl's memory back, he claims that he is actually Merlin . . . a 2000-year-old wizard. Originally published in two volumes in the mid-1980s, Pamela F. Service's creative, futuristic spin on the Camelot legend will appeal to Arthurian purists and fantasy lovers alike.
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0307498336
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 450
Book Description
It's 500 years after the nuclear holocaust that devastated the earth's population and left the few survivors dealing with unending winter. At their remote British boarding school, Wellington Jones and Heather McKenna have a lot in common. Both are misfits trying to avoid attention, and both are fascinated by Earl, a tall, calm, older boy with no recollection of his past, but a remarkable knack for showing up when he is needed most. When a blow to the head brings Earl's memory back, he claims that he is actually Merlin . . . a 2000-year-old wizard. Originally published in two volumes in the mid-1980s, Pamela F. Service's creative, futuristic spin on the Camelot legend will appeal to Arthurian purists and fantasy lovers alike.