The Compleat Enchanter

L. Sprague de Camp, Fletcher Pratt
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The Compleat Enchanter: The Magical Misadventures of Harold Shea

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8/11/2014
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Extract: This is a collection of the five comical stories which deal with magic by sending psychologists into parallel dimensions which are based on mythologies. It's about 400 pages of entertaining fluff, grounded in the details of our epic fantasies. It's an early forerunner of other genre parodies like "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", the "Myth-Adventures", and many of Terry Pratchett's works. While not quite as satirical as more current parody literature, it's loads of fun...

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