The Fallable Fiend

THE PERFECT SERVANT (NOT!)

He looked like a cross between a dragon and a catfish, and he could bend iron bars into pretzels with a flick of his hand. But what Zdim the mild-mannered demon really was, was a scholar of logic and philosophy. That's why when Zdim was drafted for a year's servitude on the mortal plane he felt that a monumental administrative error had been made.

And even though Zdim resolved to be absolutely obedient and to do exactly what he was told, the wizard who employed him soon agreed…

Cover Art by Darrell Sweet

This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or incidents is purely coincidental.

First printing, July, 1992

Printed in the United States of America

eISBN: 978-1-62579-337-9

Copyright 1972, 1973 by Ultimate Publishing Co., Inc.
Copyright 1973, by L. Sprague de Camp

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