The Sorcerer’s Ship (Magill’s Guide to Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Wayne Woodard
- First Published: 1942
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Fantasy—heroic fantasy
- Time of Work: The late twentieth century
- Setting: Nanich and the sea between Nanich and Koph, in an alternate dimension
- Genres: Long fiction, Fantasy
- Subjects: Magic or magicians, Twentieth century, Sea or seafaring life, Heroes or heroism, Superman or superbeings, Ocean, Swords
- Locales: Mythical lands
The Plot
Gene wakes up to find himself on a raft in the middle of an ocean. Because he is suffering from exposure, he does not remember who he is or how he came to be there. He is eventually rescued by a ship that resembles a Venetian galley. The crew and passengers on the ship are dressed in what appear to be old-fashioned clothing, mainly tunics and robes. He eventually remembers that he is from New York and that before he woke up on the raft he had been swimming at Coney Island.
On the ship, he finds himself caught up in court intrigue of this unfamiliar world....
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