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Baines, a lavish arms dealer and connoisseur of destruction, joins forces with Ware, the premier black magician of his time. Together they aim to cripple the world with their combined mastery of black magic and armaments. Their plot of devastation goes beyond the reach of even the white magicians of Monte Albano.
First publish date: 1968
Genre: Fantasy/Dark Fantasy
Authors: James Blish
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