Rick Cook





Rick Cook

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January 01, 1944 in The United States

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Rick Cook is a journalist, computer hacker, and fantasy author best known for his "Wiz" series of books. Since his hospitalization in 2000 he has not resumed fiction writing.

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One thing about this month, it's been educational. I'm learning about scanning internet domains, WordPress and several other things and I'm learning it the hard way.

The latest volley of folly concerns registering domains and setting up web pages and blogs. It's been a long, hard slog.

Right now I'm trying to deal with three domains I originally registered with JumpDomain. If you've never heard o... read more »
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Average rating: 3.80 · 1,771 ratings · 84 reviews · 12 distinct works
Wizard's Bane (Wiz, #1)
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 425 ratings — published 1989 — 2 editions
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The Wizardry Compiled (Wiz,...
3.81 of 5 stars 3.81 avg rating — 243 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions
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The Wizardry Consulted (Wiz...
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 186 ratings — published 1995
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The Wizardry Cursed (Wiz, #3)
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions
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The Wizardry Quested (Wiz, #5)
3.82 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 144 ratings — published 1996
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The Wiz Biz (Wiz, #1-2)
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 98 ratings — published 1997
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Mall Purchase Night
3.3 of 5 stars 3.30 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions
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Cursed and Consulted (Wiz, ...
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 1991 — 2 editions
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Limbo System
3.08 of 5 stars 3.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1989
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SHIFT HAPPENS: The New E-Pu...
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2011
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More books by Rick Cook…
Wizard's Bane The Wizardry Compiled The Wizardry Cursed The Wizardry Consulted The Wizardry Quested
Wiz (6 books)
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3.817073170731707 of 5 stars 3.82 avg rating — 1,312 ratings

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“Programming today is a race between software engineers striving to build bigger and better idiot-proof programs, and the Universe trying to produce bigger and better idiots. So far, the Universe is winning.”
Rick Cook, The Wizardry Compiled

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I love Tuttle's description of her May Fantasy Nominations:

A book I've been meaning to read, a book I was recommended and enjoyed, a book I read on my own and enjoyed, and a book of short stories by a well known author :)

 
  7 votes 38.9%

 
  7 votes 38.9%

 
  3 votes 16.7%

 
  1 vote 5.6%

18 total votes
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