LORD DARCY: Murder and Magic; Too Many Magicians; Lord Darcy Investigates (by the author of The Gandalara Cycle) [Hardcover]

Randall Garrett (Author), Denis Beauvais; (Illustrator)

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Publication Date: 1999

***COURTESY OF TWOBEARS BOOKS*** Welcome to the Anglo-French Empire, the dominion ruled by the descendants of King Richard the Lion-Hearted; who didn't die of an arrow wound in 1199 as he did in our world. Here in the Angevin Empire, the 20th Century looks quite different. The Empire rules over much of Europe and the New World, challenged only by the weak but rapacious Polish Empire. In this world, Magic is a science, and Science is a primitive and suspect pursuit. But despite the many differences between the physical laws of this world and ours, one thing is still the same: human nature, in all its murderous manifestations. Enter Lord Darcy. With deductive powers to rival our Sherlock Holes, Lord Darcy is Chief Investigator for His Royal Highness Price Richard of Normandy. Assisted by the expert talents of Master Sorcerer Sean O'Lochlainn, the Investigator must ferret out evil-doing wherever it appears in the kingdom. This 3-in-1 volume features MURDER AND MAGIC, the full-length novel TOO MANY MAGICIANS and DARCY INVESTIGATES in a teaming of socery and sleuthing that will leave you spellbound.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 582 pages
• Publisher: Nelson Doubleday; 1ST edition (1999)
• ISBN-10: 0739403478
• ISBN-13: 978-0739403471
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,697,088 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lord Darcy at his best!, September 6, 2009

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This review is from: LORD DARCY: Murder and Magic; Too Many Magicians; Lord Darcy Investigates (by the author of The Gandalara Cycle) (Hardcover)

For those who enjoy Christopher Stasheff you will also enjoy the Lord Darcy stories and novels. An alternate dimension in which Great Britian continues to be ruled by the Plantagenets as Richard The Lion-Hearted does not die in battle but lives on to continue ruling. Magic and science flourish side-by-side though magic is seen as being logical and science as a field that does not hold up to logic at all. Enjoyable stories which make one sorry to see the end coming. The only bad thing is that Randall Garrett did not write more Lord Darcy stories and novels!