Magicians and swordsmen in Larry Niven's exciting "pre-history" world fight constantly, with magicians usually gaining the upper hand, and magicians often struggle for power amongst themselves.

Mana, the ultimate source of magic, has been depleted, a nonrenewable energy source, as the ancient gods die. In this tale of linked stories, the Warlock fights a swordsman, a werewolf, demons and fellow magicians. Together with a colorful band that includes a haunted Greek swordsman, a beautiful witch-sorceress, and the talking skull of a former enemy magician, the Warlock travels around the world, from what is now California to Scandinavia and to the Alps, to seek the last living god in his hidden cave, the god of love and madness.

"Great storytelling is still alive in science fiction because of Larry Niven." 
- Orson Scott Card, author of ENDER'S GAME

"The scope of Larry Niven's work is so vast that only a writer of supreme talent could disguise the fact as well as he can." 
- Tom Clancy, author of THE HUNT FOR RED OCTOBER

"His tales have grit, authenticity, colorful characters and pulse-pounding narrative drive.  Niven is a true master!" 
- Frederik Pohl
 
"Larry Niven is one of the giants of modern science fiction." 
- Mike Resnick
 
"Our premier hard SF writer." 
- The Baltimore Sun
 
"Niven...lifts the reader far from the conventional world -- and does it with dash." 
- The Los Angeles Times
 
"Niven...juggles huge concepts of time and space that no one else can lift."  
- Charles Sheffield
 
"In creating a geologic world and in the interactions between humans and aliens, Niven is superb." 
- Boston Sunday Globe
 
"One of the genre's most prolific and accessible talents." 
- Library Journal
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