Larry Niven created his popular “Magic Goes Away” universe in 1967, and it has been a source of delight and inspiration ever since. By asking the simple question, What if magic were a finite resource?, Niven brought to life a mesmerizing world of wonder and loss, of hope and despair.
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3.7 rating based on 1,792 ratings (all editions)
ISBN-10: 0441515460
ISBN-13: 9780441515462
Goodreads: 1002736
Author(s): Publisher: Ace Books
Published: 10//1979
Once there was magic in the world . . . But hordes of selfish, short-sighted magicians have used up the mana that moved the world, and the magic goes away. Even the most powerful spells are fast becoming futile, and so Orolandes, sad Achaean with half a sword, goes on a quest in search of the lost power. But all the gods and Fair Atlantis are dead. The creatures of spirit, the unicorns and centaurs, are dying. Soon all the sparkling things will be gone from the world and only clay will remain -- and those damned stupid barbarians with their damned stupid swords will win after all...
Interior black and white drawings by Esteban Maroto
3.7 rating based on 1,792 ratings (all editions)
ISBN-10: 0441515460
ISBN-13: 9780441515462
Goodreads: 1002736
Author(s): Publisher: Ace Books
Published: 10//1979
Once there was magic in the world . . . But hordes of selfish, short-sighted magicians have used up the mana that moved the world, and the magic goes away. Even the most powerful spells are fast becoming futile, and so Orolandes, sad Achaean with half a sword, goes on a quest in search of the lost power. But all the gods and Fair Atlantis are dead. The creatures of spirit, the unicorns and centaurs, are dying. Soon all the sparkling things will be gone from the world and only clay will remain -- and those damned stupid barbarians with their damned stupid swords will win after all...
Interior black and white drawings by Esteban Maroto
