AT first glance, the planet was unremarkable. Its five continents and numerous small islands were covered with rain forest and inhabited by amphibians and hordes of insects - very much like Terra during its Carboniferous Era. One large island was noticeably different, however. It had been terraformed by human colonists centuries earlier . . . colonists who had abandoned technology in order to recreate the medieval / renaissance culture of Old Earth, right down to the belief in magic and witches. And on Gramarye, those beliefs were not merely archaic superstitions; they were facts of life. Rod Gallowglass, agent for the Society for the Conversion of Extraterrestrial Nascent Totalitarianisms (SCENT, for short), had sniffed out the Lost Colony - and been amazed to discover it was a communications gold mine: a segment of the population were genuine espers. No matter that, in this particular anachronistic setting, they were known as witches and warlocks: they were telepaths, and with their ability to communicate instantaneously, regardless of distance, they would be invaluable to the Decentralized Democratic Tribunal which had created SCENT. It was Rod's job to steer them gently in the right direction . . . to see that Gramarye's monarchy gradually evolved along democratic lines. And, aided by an old family retainer named Fess - an antique robot whose brain he had placed in a black steel horse's body - the agent was doing quite well. He had earned the Crown's respect and, in recognition of his "powers," been awarded the title "High Warlock." He had also married a beautiful, gifted witch - strange as it was to raise children who were capable of levitation and telekinesis, among other adorable tricks. But if Gramarye had strategic value for the DDT, it was equally important to the opponents of democracy. With all of technology at their command - resources unknown on Gramarye - and no scruples about using it, Rod's enemies had a powerful advantage. . . .
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