A Wizard in a Feud by Christopher Stasheff

A Wizard in a Feud by Christopher Stasheff

HOW DO YOU STOP AN ENDLESS CYCLE OF VIOLENCE?

When Gar Pike-the Rogue Wizard-and his traveling companion Alea land on a lost colony planet to do some minor ship repairs, they decide to take some time for shore leave and explore. It's not long before they meet one of the planet's local life forms: Fairies.

As they explore the world and meet its inhabitants-colonists long ago transplanted from Scotland and then forgotten-they quickly realize every clan is feuding with their neighboring clans. Though everyone secretly wants peace, nobody listens to the few people brave enough to preach it-and send them into exile instead.

Posing as traders and healers, Gar and Alea team up with the Fairies, the Wee Folk, and two particularly courageous exiles to reintroduce the abandoned Druidic religious traditions to the people in an attempt to bring peace to all the clans.

But can anyone return peace and order to a world where constant clan warfare has been a way of life for generations?

Christopher Stasheff was a science fiction and fantasy novelist, as well as a teacher, actor, and technician. His career spanned four decades, with 44 novels (including translations into Czech, German, Italian, Russian, and Japanese), 29 short tales, and seven anthologies under his belt. His books are known for their wit (and poor puns), comparative political analysis, and philosophical undertones. He's always struggled to tell the difference between dream and reality, and he's tried to compensate by teaching college. He gave up teaching when it became too real for him, preferring to write full-time instead.

He has a habit of scripting his life, but he can't figure out why other people can't seem to get their lines straight. With his wife and four children, this produces a lot of misunderstanding. He writes novels because it's the only way he can direct, design, and cast all of the actors. Chris died of Parkinson's Disease in 2018.

His kind and kind attitude, eagerness to guide and advise anybody who asked, and sharp sense of humor will be cherished by his friends, family, admirers, and students. His horrible jokes, on the other hand, will be forgotten as quickly as possible.