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IN A SUPERNATURAL WORLD, BETTER THE DEVIL YOU KNOW. Interplanetary liberators Magnus and Alea land on the lost colony planet of Oldeira, where the peasantry live in fear. Ghosts and dragons fill the woods, mutants and madmen lurk in the ancient abandoned cities, and the local Magician Lords are as likely to abuse their peasants as protect them. Worse, the common folk have given up all thought of resistance. How can they fight back against mystical powers they can't even see, let alone understand? Even if they could overthrow their Magician Lord, who would protect them from the ghosts, dragons, and other magicians? No, life may be harsh, but at least it's stable... so they've resigned themselves to their fate. Can Magnus and Alea convince the downtrodden to fight back, to believe that they can fight back? Thankfully, they have a secret weapon: The Way, a competing philosophy of passive resistance. But when the Magician Lords move to crush the movement with armies of ghosts... will it be enough?

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"""One of the best series, I have read. It gives a great overview of different types of governments, all on planets, in this sci-fi series."" - Goodreads ""A rip-roaring yarn of magic, myth, and mayhem... Lots of fun!"" - Comics Corner ""The usual brisk, lively, succinct blend of puns, one-liners, and social commentary."" - Kirkus Reviews ""Stasheff['s]... usual fast-paced storytelling, light humor and well-meaning heroes."" - Publisher's Weekly ""The latest in Stasheff's popular ""Wizard"" series provides a fast-paced plot, likable protagonists, and the expected blend of medieval fantasy and space opera."" - Library Journal"

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"Christopher Stasheff was a teacher, thespian, techie, and author of science fiction & fantasy novels. One of the pioneers of ""science fantasy,"" his career spanned four decades, 44 novels (including translations into Bulgarian, Czech, German, Italian, Russian, and Japanese), 29 short stories, and seven 7 anthologies. His novels are famous for their humor (and bad puns), exploration of comparative political systems, and philosophical undertones. Chris always had difficulty distinguishing fantasy from reality and has tried to compensate by teaching college. When teaching proved too real, he gave it up in favor of writing full time. He tended to pre-script his life, but couldn't understand why other people never got their lines right. This caused a fair amount of misunderstanding with his wife and four children. He wrote novels because it's the only way he could be the director, the designer, and all the actors too."

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