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Walpurgis III

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Conrad Bland has finally found a world that accepts him. Bland is a man so evil that evil needs to be redefined to describe him. Having perpetrated atrocities on several worlds, he finally comes to Walpurgis III. Here, where Satanism, witchcraft, and black magic are the norm, many hail him as a hero, and he revels in his freedom to torture and murder. But, not everyone is so enamored of him, and they have dispatched the galaxy's best assassin to terminate Bland. Detective John Sable picks up the trail of the assassin, and must decide whether to stop him, or let him continue with his mission. He will be forced to face his own inner fears and demons, and make an irrevocable choice, for good or evil.

Mike Resnick is my favorite writer. His style as seen in Santiago, the Widowmaker series, Birthright, Bully, et al, is one of ironic satrirical cynicism. Walpurgis 3 gives the reader an insight into the development of this style as it grew into brilliance. This is a shadow of the brilliance to come.

Along with Patrick O'Brian Mike Resnick is my favorite author. I love his satirical, cynical, ironic style as seen in his later works. This novel gives us an insight into the development of the style found in such works as Santiago, Birthright, the Widowmaker series, etc.