A Wizard in Bedlam

by Christopher Stasheff

Overview

THE REBEL SLAVES NEED A LEADER. EVEN IF HE'S A WIZARD. EVEN IF HE'S DEAD.

Dirk Dulain is a churl-a cloned serf bred to serve the aristocracy of the planet Melange-who escaped and joined a Resistance devoted to readying the churls for their next great attempt at freedom. Dirk is determined to foment revolution, but he needs the help of DeCade, the rebel peasant who led the last great revolt of the churls against their despotic feudal masters.

One problem: DeCade died generations ago when his rebellion failed. His staff and bones were broken and lost; only his songs remain.

Now, with the help of the peasant spy Madelon and a mysterious giant named Gar, Dirk must somehow revive the legend of DeCade, trigger the revolution, and lead the slaves in a battle against their aristocratic overlords, a battle they must win... or die.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781953215376
Publisher:	Stasheff Literary Enterprises
Publication date:	03/31/2022
Series:	Chronicles of the Rogue Wizard , #3
Pages:	168
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.36(d)

About the Author

Christopher Stasheff was a teacher, thespian, techie, and author of science fiction & fantasy novels. One of the pioneers of "science fantasy," his career spanned four decades, 44 novels (including translations into Czech, German, Italian, Russian, and Japanese), 29 short stories, and seven 7 anthologies. His novels are famous for their humor (and bad puns), exploration of comparative political systems, and philosophical undertones. Chris always had difficulty distinguishing fantasy from reality and has tried to compensate by teaching college. When teaching proved too real, he gave it up in favor of writing full time. He tended to pre-script his life, but couldn't understand why other people never got their lines right. This caused a fair amount of misunderstanding with his wife and four children. He wrote novels because it's the only way he could be the director, the designer, and all the actors too.