If the world was to be saved it was up to Jason the scribe. I can’t say enough good things about this book. DaughterMagical MathematicsSecret of the Sixth MagicThree Magic WordsThe Book of TalismansThe Revenge of MagicMaster of the Five MagicsOd MagicThe Books of MagicThe Riddle-master of HedSorcery of Thorns Cosmo: The Mighty Martian The laws of the five magics were being set aside. In a way, this man’s work defined what I expect from fantasy I grew up reading fantasy and science fiction, and one of the greatest regrets I have is that I never found more than three books written by Lyndon Hardy, an author I still consider an automatic buy. One of the greatest fantasy novels from the 1980s
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