The Magic Series (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Larry Niven
- First Published: 1978
- Type of Work: Novel and stories
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—high fantasy
- Time of Work: Prehistoric to modern times
- Setting: Various locations on Earth
- Genres: Short fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Earth, Prehistoric times, Atlantis
- Locales: Earth
The Plot
The three books in this series contain stories dealing with the idea of mana as the energy behind all magic in the world. The Magic Goes Away, a short novel, is set around 12,000 b.c.e. Mana-based magic is the foundation of many an empire, including Atlantis, which was kept afloat by sorcerer- priests. Like any natural resource, mana can be used up, leaving a land barren of magic. A group of magicians realizes this. The Warlock, a two-hundred-year-old wizard; Clubfoot, a lame American Indian; Mirandee, a witch; and the reanimated skull of Wavyhill, an evil...
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