A Wizard In Chaos: The Fifth Chronicle of the Rogue Wizard (Chronicles of the Rogue Wizard) [Hardcover]

Christopher Stasheff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 15, 1997 | Series: Chronicles of the Rogue Wizard (Book 5)

Under the nom de guerre of Gar Pike, renegade psychic wizard Magnus D'Armand travels the stars fighting injustice and oppression, like his father, Rod Gallowglass, the Warlock in Spite of Himself. But unlike his famous father, Magnus refuses to play the rules, sowing the seeds of freedom and revolution throughout the galaxy.The Rogue Wizard has met his match--a crumbled civilization on a distant colony planet, where all hope has been lost to war and greed. The history and knowledge of the colonists has been forgotten over the centuries, and the people have reverted to a medieval state. It seems impossible to restore peace and order--until Gar discovers the hidden knowledge harbored in the countryside's hollow hills.

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

In this new entry in "The Rogue Wizard" series (A Wizard in Peace, LJ 9/15/96), Gar Pike and his companion Dirk DuLaine land their spaceship on a planet colonized by people from Earth who, as a result of a rejecting government, devolved into a medieval society at war. Gar and Dirk seek a solution to the constant warfare. The mixture of fantasy and sf blends well with Stasheff's dry wit and commentary on societal evolution. For libraries that own the series.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Kirkus Reviews

Another adventure for do-gooder Wizard Gar Pike (A Wizard in Peace, 1996, etc.), his sidekick Dirk DuLaine, and their intelligent spaceship Herkimer, as they zoom around the galaxy looking for misgoverned planets to emancipate. This time, planet Durvie, founded by anarchists, has mostly regressed into squabbling statelets--except for the laser-packing, high-tech Fair Folk of the Hollow Hills, who masquerade as magic-powered fairies in order to parasitize the local Milesians. Naturally, Gar Pike exposes their duplicity and tricks them into accepting responsibility--but he also loses Dirk, who marries local beauty and freedom-fighter Magda and settles down. Agreeable fare for series regulars. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 256 pages
• Publisher: Tor Books; 1st edition (November 15, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0312860323
• ISBN-13: 978-0312860325
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.7 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,637,786 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, October 6, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: A Wizard In Chaos: The Fifth Chronicle of the Rogue Wizard (Chronicles of the Rogue Wizard) (Hardcover)

WOW, just WOW, This story blew me away, I LOVED it! =

3.0 out of 5 stars Typical Stasheff, January 19, 2012

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M. Akers (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Wizard In Chaos: The Fifth Chronicle of the Rogue Wizard (Paperback)

This book is a typical example of Stasheff's "A Wizard In..." series. If you like others you'll probably like this one.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Rogue Wizard's So-So Adventure., December 29, 1999

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Joe White (Layton, Utah United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Wizard In Chaos: The Fifth Chronicle of the Rogue Wizard (Paperback)

Stasheff's Rogue Wizard series is a bit uneven and A Wizard in Chaos is on the ordinary side of the series. This installment is a sort of amalgam of all the Rogue Wizard novels, we are given nothing new here except Magnus finally sheds his annoying sidekick, Dirk. It it a good novel for Stasheff fans but isn't the author's best work. All in all, a decent novel but it could of used a shot of originality.