A Wizard In Chaos: The Fifth Chronicle of the Rogue Wizard (Chronicles of the Rogue Wizard)

Under the nom de guerre of Gar Pike, renegade psychic wizard Magnus D'Armand travels the stars fighting injustice and oppression, like his father, Rod Gallowglass, the Warlock in Spite of Himself. But unlike his famous father, Magnus refuses to play the rules, sowing the seeds of freedom and revolution throughout the galaxy. The Rogue Wizard has met his match--a crumbled civilization on a distant colony planet, where all hope has been lost to war and greed. The history and knowledge of the colonists has been forgotten over the centuries, and the people have reverted to a medieval state. It seems impossible to restore peace and order--until Gar discovers the hidden knowledge harbored in the countryside's hollow hills. From Library Journal In this new entry in "The Rogue Wizard" series (A Wizard in Peace, LJ 9/15/96), Gar Pike and his companion Dirk DuLaine land their spaceship on a planet colonized by people from Earth who, as a result of a rejecting government, devolved into a medieval society at war. Gar and Dirk seek a solution to the constant warfare. The mixture of fantasy and sf blends well with Stasheff's dry wit and commentary on societal evolution. For libraries that own the series. Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Kirkus Reviews Another adventure for do-gooder Wizard Gar Pike (A Wizard in Peace, 1996, etc.), his sidekick Dirk DuLaine, and their intelligent spaceship Herkimer, as they zoom around the galaxy looking for misgoverned planets to emancipate. This time, planet Durvie, founded by anarchists, has mostly regressed into squabbling statelets--except for the laser-packing, high-tech Fair Folk of the Hollow Hills, who masquerade as magic-powered fairies in order to parasitize the local Milesians. Naturally, Gar Pike exposes their duplicity and tricks them into accepting responsibility--but he also loses Dirk, who marries local beauty and freedom-fighter Magda and settles down. Agreeable fare for series regulars. -- Copyright 1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. Enter Series Index : 05 of 09 Record Notes : Perm IE IC 09 01 14 Calc Series Group : Rogue Wizard Calc Series A (group): Rogue Wizard Compare Author : eq Test Search : Wizard in Chaos / Christopher Stasheff Number of Words in Auth: 2 Formats : EPUB Series Genre : Rogue Wizard ES Cover Quality : ICBF ES Suffix : _ All Identifiers : guid:{DF442FB7-71B4-4BC3-BE0B-B4C42BBCA0B3}, isbn:9780812549287 Quick Search : Christopher Stasheff Rogue Wizard ABook : E_Only Has Cover : Yes Test Text Series Index: 5 Single Author : Christopher Stasheff Test Compare Series to Entered: eq Calc ESI Part 2 : of Sorted Author by LN, FN: Stasheff, Christopher ES Group : Serified_E Title Length : 15 Calc Force Series : .Rogue Wizard Title Parm A : Wizard in Chaos Raw Title : Wizard in Chaos Record ID : 1333 Enter New Series (Calced): Serified_E.Rogue Wizard.Scifan.05 of 09._.ICBF ES Name : Rogue Wizard EBook : Have Custom Series : SIPY.Rogue Wizard.Scifan.5 of 9._.ICBF Calc Genre : Rogue Wizard Uncomma Author : Christopher Stasheff ES Genre : Scifan Calc New Series : Rogue Wizard.... Calc ESI Part 3 : 09 Calc ESI Part 1 : 05 Calc ESI Combined : 05 of 190 Num of Aut : 1 In A Wizard in Chaos, Gar Pike encounters no dictator to resist, no bungling bureaucrats, no monarchy to overthrow - there's no government whatsoever! But instead of a paradise of free people, Gar finds a backward society in a constant state of war. The Rogue Wizard Under the nom de guerre of Gar Pike, renegade psychic wizard Magnus D'Armand travels tht stars fighting injustice and oppression, like his father, Rod Gallowglass, the Warlock in Spite of Himself. But unlike his famous father, Magnus refuses to play by the rules, sowing the seeds of freedom and revolution throughout the galaxy. A Wizard in Chaos The Fifth Chronicle of Magnus D'Armand The Rogue Wizard has met his match—a crumbled civilization on a distant colony planet where all hope has been lost to war and greed The history and knowledge of the colonists has been forgotten over the centuries, and the people have reverted to a medieval state. It seems impossible to restore peace and order—until Gai discovers the hidden knowledge harbored in the countryside's hollow hills. Under the name of Gar Pike, renegade psychic wizard Magnus D'Armand and his companion, Dirk DuLaine, travel the stars fighting injustice and oppression, but when Dirk finds someone with whom to settle down, he leaves Gar by himself to fight Evil in the Universe. Reprint. On his mission to make space safe for democracy, freedom fighter Gar Pike lands on the planet, Durvie, where anarchy reigns. At the head of his band of fighters he proceeds to impose order. Fifth book in the series, The Chronicles of the Rogue Wizard