The Wizard and the War Machine [Mass Market Paperback]

Lawrence Watt-Evans (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 12, 1987

At the end of The Cyborg and the Sorcerers, Sam Turner was making a life for himself on the planet Dest. He thought he had left the long-lost interstellar war between Earth and its rebellious colonies behind him forever.

"Forever" turned out to be eleven years. That was how long it took for another Independent Reconnaissance Unit to respond to the distress call his ship had sent before it was destroyed.

And this one made his own berserk killer computer look sane.

--This text refers to the Kindle Edition edition.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 291 pages
• Publisher: Del Rey; First Edition edition (August 12, 1987)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345334590
• ISBN-13: 978-0345334596
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,825,816 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I've been writing fantasy for thirty years... no, my fantasy's been published for thirty years. I've been writing it since I was eight. It's what I always wanted to do for a living, and I've been very fortunate in that I've been able to manage that. I try to write fantasy with an element of common sense to it -- not so much mythic archetypes as sensible people.

Other than my job, my life's pretty ordinary -- a nice house in a quiet neighborhood, a wife, two grown kids, and an overweight cat.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting, August 19, 2008

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This review is from: The Wizard and the War Machine (Mass Market Paperback)

Sam Turner, decommissioned reconnaissance cyborg for Old Earth has gone native, even down to studying to be a wizard on his new home world of Dest. However, when another cyborg shows up, his equanimity is shattered. The other cyborg, aptly named Flame, has gone insane during her years-long interstellar flight and wants nothing so much as to kill every inhabitant of Dest. Now, it is up to Sam to stop Flame, and save the inhabitants of Dest...including himself!

For many years now, I have been a great fan of Lawrence Watt-Evans' wonderful series - Ethshar, Lords of Dus and Worlds of Shadow. Having finished all of those books currently available, I moved on to his War Surplus series, of which The Cyborg and the Sorcerers was book one, and The Wizard and the War Machine was the second.

Overall, I found this book to be a very interesting read, but not quite as good as the first book. The magic versus high-tech angle is nearly gone here, with magic revealed as psionics, and even then the magic is used very sparingly. As such, the book is much more of a science fiction story - a mano-a-mono competition between the cyborgs.

But, that said, this is another very good Lawrence Watt-Evans book, one that I do not hesitate to recommend.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Loved this book! Fantastically creative!, October 30, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Wizard and the War Machine (Mass Market Paperback)

I really loved this novel, From cyborg to wizard! What a concept! I loved it! Look out Terminator. :) Wish there was a series..