What Good is a Glass Dagger?
Author:
Publication date:
1972-09
Publication type:
Short Story
Published:
Fantasy and Science Fiction, September 1972
Opus No.:
52
Setting:
Magic Universe: Warlock
I.U.C.:
W. 03
Characters:
Warlock;
Clubfoot;
Wavyhill;
Aran the Peacemonger
Summary:
This sequel to "Not Long Before the End" continues the story of the Warlock and his terrible secret, which is slowly leaking out with many unforseen consequences. Niven delves deeper into his world of mana-based magic, exploring the true nature of werewolves, the dark art of necromancy, and the mystery of Atlantis.
Notes:
Werewolves and necromancy and trolls, oh my!
Reprints:
Reprints Characters Notes Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy: Witches & Wizards, ed. Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg & Charles G. Waugh, Bonanza 1985; A Magic-Lover's Treasury of the Fantastic, ed. Margaret Weis & Martin H. Greenberg, Warner Aspect 1998; Flight of the Horse, The; Magic Goes Away, The; Playgrounds of the Mind; Time of the Warlock, The