Army of Darkness

Magira #2

by Hugh Walker

DAW #323, 1979. Stated First Printing. Paperback Original is in very good condition. Light wear to the front wrapper.

Genres: Fantasy

155 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 2, 1975

About the author

Hugh Walker is the pen name of Hubert Straßl, an Austrian Science Fiction and Fantasy author.

For the British scholar, see Hugh Walker.

Reviews

[Charles · Rating 5 out of 5]

The sequel to War-Gamers' World, and even better. I really thought this was just a good sword and sorcery story.

[Dan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish I could give 1/2 stars, as it really wasn't all that basd. You definitely needed to read the fiorst book (War-gamers World) to mak any sense of it, though. At 150 pages, I went through it in a couple of hours, so not too heavy. Some really interesting use of illusions in the plot, interesting villains, and clever tactics used by the protagonists lent no little excitement. I'm still unclear whether this is a real gaming setting or merely part of the plot, Magira being the geographical equivalent of the Necronomicon, or the like (Kids, it ain't real, dont try to buy it). The character names needed more work (Too many Mr "Ts"), and its hard to get a really deep feel for the local cultures, but as I said, it does a lot in a short space. Makes me want to visit again, in the 3rd book.