A Wizard and a Warlord - Stasheff, Christopher

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Résumé :
NO GOVERNMENT, NO PROBLEM . . . FOR THE INVADERS. During his last fight for peace and democracy on a forgotten planet, the interplanetary liberator Gar Pike somehow managed to get himself a new traveling companion: Alea, a young with a certain amount of psychic ability - and a heavy dose of attitude to boot. Now the ship feels like it's shrinking, and Alea's always around, asking questions, sticking her nose in, and tensions are rising. But when they finally land on their next target planet, it's... strange. There doesn't seem to be ANY government to overthrow, good or bad - yet life still seems to be orderly, peaceful, and happy. Until a forest outlaw builds an army and starts conquering villages, that is. With no government and no military, there's nothing and no one to stop him. The locals pray the mythical Scarlet Company will, but it's nowhere to be seen... and may not even exist. Can Magnus and Alea alone save these peaceful people from brutal conquest? One thing is clear: when a wizard and a warlord square off, you can expect the unexpected.

Biographie:
Christopher Stasheff (1944 - 2018) ha trascorso la sua prima infanzia a Mount Vernon, New York, e i successivi anni della sua formazione nella citt? di Ann Arbor, nel Michigan. Ha sempre avuto difficolt? a distinguere la realt? dalla fantasia e ha provato a compensare questa sua lacuna diventando un insegnante universitario. Quando l'insegnamento si ? rivelato un mestiere troppo ancorato alla realt?, vi ha rinunciato a favore di una carriera da scrittore, dedicandosi ad essa a tempo pieno. Ha provato a scrivere la sua vita, ma non riusciva a capire come mai le altre persone non si esprimessero con le parole giuste. Ci? ha causato una discreta quantit? di malintesi con la moglie e i loro quattro figli. ? diventato uno scrittore di romanzi perch? era l'unico modo per essere al contempo sia il regista, sia l'ideatore degli eventi, sia il cast di attori.Chris ? morto nel 2018 a causa del Morbo di Parkinson. I suoi amici, la sua famiglia, i suoi fan e i suoi studenti lo ricorderanno sempre per la sua natura buona e gentile, per la sua disponibilit? nel guidare e fare da mentore a chiunque lo chiedesse, e per il suo arguto senso dell'umorismo. I suoi terribili giochi di parole, tuttavia, verranno dimenticati il prima possibile....

Sommaire:
Christopher Stasheff (1944-2018) was a teacher, thespian, techie, and author of science fiction & fantasy novels. One of the pioneers of science fantasy, his career spaned four decades, 44 novels (including translations into Czech, German, Italian, Russian, and Japanese), 29 short stories, and seven 7 anthologies. His novels are famous for their humor (and bad puns), exploration of comparative political systems, and philosophical undertones. He has always had difficulty distinguishing fantasy from reality and has tried to compensate by teaching college. When teaching proved too real, he gave it up in favor of writing full time. He tends to pre-script his life, but can't understand why other people never get their lines right. This causes a fair amount of misunderstanding with his wife and four children. He writes novels because it's the only way he can be the director, the designer, and all the actors too. Chris died in 2018 from Parkinson's Disease. He will be remembered by his friends, family, fans, and students for his kind and gentle nature, and for his witty sense of humor. His terrible puns, however, will be forgotten as soon as humanly possible....