A Wizard In Mind: The First Chronicle of Magnus D'Armand, Rogue Wizard (Chronicles of the Rogue Wizard)

Magnus D'Armand, the renegade son of Rod Gallowglass, Warlock of Gramarye, has set out to prove himself twice the hero and liberator his father ever was. However, Magnus has inherited not only his father's awesome psychic gifts, but his uncanny knack for getting into trouble as well. Bored and in search of excitement, Magnus D'Armand has asked his sentient starship to find him a world in need of revolution. But on the lost colony world of Petrach, he finds far more than he's bargained for. Not only have a brace of warring princes plunged the planet into a dark age of bloodshed and betrayal, but a mysterious rival from Magnus's past is plotting his destruction. Even the Rogue Wizard will need a miracle to get himself out of this one! From Publishers Weekly This volume kicks off a new series dedicated to the travels of Magnus d'Armand, who is rebelling against his famous father, Rod Gallowglass, hero of several Stasheff novels (The Warlock in Spite of Himself). Magnus, under the alias of Gar Pike, travels to the island of Pirogia on the planet Petrarch, which he wishes to convert into a democracy. There, he befriends Gianni Braccalese, the son of a leading merchant. Gianni's attempts to trade his father's goods with other lands are impeded by the Stiletto Company, mercenaries in the employ of one Prince Raginaldi. (At one point, to disguise themselves from marauding soldiers, Magnus (as Gar) suggests that he and Gianni call themselves Giorgio and Lenni-and does several riffs on rabbits, just in case the reader misses the point.) During his quest Magnus encounters several competing factions-with more than one originating off-world-to be overcome. But battle scenes are either described after the fact or rendered in lackluster exposition, and too many familiar names are invoked (Vladimir; Estragon; Feste) but generally ill used. While this series may develop into something interesting, this first volume doesn't bode well. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Library Journal Magnus Gallowglass, scion of technological warlock Rod Gallowglass, leaves the shelter of his father's reputation as he sets out for distant planets in need of delivery from oppressive governments. On a distant planet, Magnus encounters a complex web of political intrigue and despotism that has been made worse by the ill-informed meddlings of a rival group of intergalactic interventionists. As a spin-off from the author's popular Warlock novels (begun in 1969 with The Warlock in Spite of Himself), this series opener should find a built-in readership. Stasheff has a knack for crafting a lighthearted, action-filled tale. Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. Enter Series Index : 02 of 09 Record Notes : Perm IE IC 09 01 14 ES Group : Serified_E Calc Series A (group): Rogue Wizard Test Search : Wizard in Mind / Christopher Stasheff Test Compare Series to Entered: eq Calc ESI Combined : 02 of 190 ES Suffix : _ Quick Search : Christopher Stasheff Rogue Wizard ABook : E_Only Has Cover : Yes All Identifiers : guid:{A221C1A3-0F3C-47DD-9E53-C2C92BDD5BC7}, isbn:9780812536485 Test Text Series Index: 2 Single Author : Christopher Stasheff Raw Title : Wizard in Mind Compare Author : eq Sorted Author by LN, FN: Stasheff, Christopher EBook : Have Calc Series Group : Rogue Wizard Title Length : 14 Title Parm A : Wizard in Mind ES Cover Quality : ICBF Formats : EPUB Record ID : 1330 Enter New Series (Calced): Serified_E.Rogue Wizard.Scifan.02 of 09._.ICBF ES Name : Rogue Wizard Custom Series : SIPY.Rogue Wizard.Scifan.2 of 9._.ICBF Uncomma Author : Christopher Stasheff Number of Words in Auth: 2 ES Genre : Scifan Calc New Series : Rogue Wizard.... Calc ESI Part 3 : 09 Calc ESI Part 2 : of Calc ESI Part 1 : 02 Num of Aut : 1 Magnus D'Armand was a SCENT agent like his dad Rod on Gramarye, and asked his ship AI Herkimer for "Oppressed peasants .. Someplace where my life might do some good". He has inherited gifts of telepathy, telekinesis, and finding trouble. On the lost colony world of Petrach, warring princes bring bloodshed, betrayal, and a past rival plots revenge.