A WIZARD AND A WARLORD

Another outing (A Wizard in Midgard, 1998, etc.)

for wizard Gar Pike (otherwise known as the psi-powered Magnus d'Armand), his new sidekick Alea, and their intelligent spaceship Herkimer. Together they roam the galaxy, subverting and overthrowing corrupt or authoritarian governments. This time, though, they find a planet whose government, far from being corrupt or oppressive, doesn't seem to exist at all—yet would-be

dictators get their comeuppance anyway. How? An agreeably terse addition to this light, gently satirical series.