Q: How does a shanghaied computer geek conquer all the forces of Darkness and win the love of the most beautiful witch in the world
A: By transforming himself from a demon programmer into a programmer of demons!
It all began when the wizards of the White League were under attack by their opponents of the Black League and one of their most powerful members cast a spell to bring forth a mighty wizard to aid their cause. What the spell delivered was master hacker Walter "Wiz" Zumwalt. The wizard who cast the spell was dead and nobody— not the elves, not the dwarves, not even the dragons—could figure out what the shanghaied computer nerd was good for.
But spells are a lot like computer programs, and, in spite of the Wiz's unprepossessing appearance, he was going to defeat the all-powerful Black League, win the love of a beautiful red-haired witch, and prove that when it comes to spells and sorcery, nobody but nobody can beat a Silicon Valley computer geek!
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Product ReviewGood dope for all those geeks from the nineties that didn't quite make it on the internet boom.
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Product ReviewGood, campy fun.
This is a light hearted novel about a programmer wisked away to a magical universe to save the kingdom from evil magicians. It is an enjoyable read. Doesn't take itself too seriously and is never tedious.Posted on
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Product ReviewYes - although I hardly thought so until half-way through. Since then, read it thrice together with Wizardry Compiled, and have just bought the sequel.
And no programmer at all - an user just advanced enough to enjoy the magic of LaTeX macros and HTML + javascript.
Many thanks also to Baen Free Library - it's ages since I was able to discover so many new great books, never available in this country.Posted on
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Product ReviewSuper fun and great for computer nerds.
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