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The Reign of Wizardry by Jack Williamson Lancer Books #75431 Third Lancer printing April 1973
Paperback
4.15 x 6.95 inches, 254 pages
Before the Glory of Greece, Crete ruled the known world - and kept it enslaved by black magic! The evil of Minos held sway, protected by three unconquerable walls. First is the fleet that they call the wooden wall. Then there is a giant of living brass - he is the second wall. Then there is another barrier about the power of Minos, the Wall of Wizardry. Theseus, the tall Achean, the man they called Captain Firebrand, vowed to scale and destroy all three, and to rid the world of the evil yoke of Crete.
But Minos had other defences besides the walls, and many ways to attack as well.
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From March 1940, where it ran in three parts in Unknown, this is a retelling of the Theseus myth by Jack Williamson. As well as the traditional elements, Williamson has thrown in an assortment of characters from other tales – the brazen giant Talos and the… Read More