A Wizard in Bedlam

by Christopher Stasheff

Overview

THE REBEL SLAVES NEED A LEADER. EVEN IF HE'S A WIZARD. EVEN IF HE'S DEAD . . .

Dirk Dulain is a churl, cloned to serve the despotic masters of the planet Melange. He is determined to trigger a revolt, but he needs the help of a man named DeCade – a wizard who preached revolution to the churls.

One problem: DeCade died generations ago, leading the last great revolt of he planet's churls against their feudal overlords. His staff and bones were broken and lost; only his songs remain.

With the help of a mysterious giant named Gar, Dirk Dulain must revive the legend of the rebel wizard, arouse the slaves into action, and lead them in a battle against their masters. A battle they must win . . . or die.

The ebook edition contains an introduction by the author and new cover art by Ashley Cser.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940015578362
Publisher:	Stasheff Literary Enterprises
Publication date:	10/08/2012
Series:	Chronicles of the Rogue Wizard , #2
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	182
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Christopher Stasheff is a teacher, thespian, techie, and author of science fiction & fantasy novels. One of the pioneers of "science fantasy," his career spans four decades, 44 novels (including translations into 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.

He has 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 tends to pre-script his life, but can't understand why other people never get their lines right. This causes a fair amount of misunderstanding with his wife and four children. He writes novels because it's the only way he can be the director, the designer, and all the actors too.

Editorial Reviews

In his Rogue Wizard series, Christopher Stasheff writes convincingly of a number of different societies in need of overthrow and revolution - with Gar the Tom Paine of his day. A WIZARD IN BEDLAM is the second book in the series and one of the best. I also found the martial arts details to be well researched and integrated - something that's very welcome in the fantasy world.

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