- Paperback
- Publisher: Ace Books (April 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0441000592
- ISBN-13: 978-0441000593
- Product Dimensions: 17 x 10.4 x 2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,132,303 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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When Jack Collins answers an ad asking for a young man with a background in mathematics and fantastic literature, he finds himself working for the legendary Merlin and battling an evil computer hacker who has summoned an ancient demon to terrorize Chicago.
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4.3 out of 5 stars (6 customer reviews)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Loved it!, Mar 27 1999
By A Customer - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: A Logical Magician (Paperback)
This book has been reprinted as A Modern Magician, had no trrouble getting it myself
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Joint Review of A Logical Magician and A Calculating Magic, July 26 2002
By R. Albin - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: A Logical Magician (Paperback)
This is an entertaining and lighthearted pair of fantasy novels. As with other books of this type, the basic premise is that magical and mythical creatures continue to live among us. Weinberg finds witty ways to integrate the magical into ordinary life. The magician Merlin is a financial consultant, wood nymphs inhabit shopping malls, etc. The hero is a young mathematician who uses logic and knowledge of modern society to vanquish the villains. Of these two books, A Calculating Magic is the more amusing with better character development and clever use of Norse and Arabic mythology. The major joke at the end of A Calculating Magic is particularly clever. These books are hard to find but well worth a few dollars in a used book store.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Getting Lost Has Never Been Better, Aug 17 2001
By Joseph Trinh - Published on Amazon.com
Ce commentaire est de: A Logical Magician (Paperback)
I first came across this book at the age of 13; a friend had lent it to me after buying it from the drugstore as an impulse purchase at the counter bookrack. At first I simply regarded it as some nightly reading material that would put me to sleep and nothing more. As I delved deeper into the novel I found myself gladly lost in Weinberg's characters and scenarios. Weinberg was able to take the fantasy of every science fiction fan and turn it into a lovable story filled with conspiracy, adventure and intrigue. Unfortunately I have not been able to find this novel again after my first time reading it. My friend has since become yet another alienated soul from my childhood and the novel is long lost on the bookshelf of a bitter old girlfriend. But fond memories of reading this novel and enjoying every time consuming minute remain. Every aspect from when Jack Collins steps into Merlin's modern yet modest office to when he found himself being seduced by a fantastic Succubus has been engraved into my memory. It's unfortunate that I can no longer find any copy of this novel, especially now at an older, and hopefully wiser, age when I can better appreciate what was already a marvelous story to begin with. With plenty of references to old Fantasy style characters, and environments only read about alongside such devices as knights, dragons and maidens, Weinberg creates for us an idiot's guide to fantasy novels. Placing, what we call, Science Fiction into reality and having a logical and practical man play the part of the hero gives us the opportunity to listen to him ask questions about the plot rather than leave the SF challenged in the dark. Definitely a good book you can't put down and walk away from.
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