The Warlock in Spite of Himself

Warlock #1

by Christopher Stasheff

For three decades Christopher Stasheff's Warlock series has captivated readers nationwide. Now, in a special collector's edition with a new introduction by the author, readers will turn to the masterful novel that started the legend, where a young man seeking adventure finds a world more fantastic than he'd ever dreamed possible. A world where elves, witches, goblins and all the other creatures of legend from Earth's Middle Ages are reality. Where good and evil are as sharply defined as black and white. Where a people of witches and warlocks linger treacherously on the brink of destruction. Only Rod Gallowglass, a hard-headed man of science, can save the land of Gramarye from doom. But Rod does not believe in magic...

378 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1969

About the author

The late Christopher Stasheff was an American science fiction and fantasy author. When teaching proved too real, he gave it up in favor of writing full-time. Stasheff was noted for his blending of science fiction and fantasy, as seen in his Warlock series. He spent his early childhood in Mount Vernon, New York, but spent the rest of his formative years in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Stasheff taught at the University of Eastern New Mexico in Portales, before retiring to Champaign, Illinois, in 2009. He had a wife and four children.