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Old Nathan
FIFTH YEARS AFTER
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION,
MAGIC IS LOOSE IN THE BACKWOODS

The forces of evil are poised to prey on the folk of the hamlets and
hollows: witches, demons, and red-handed men--but first they'll
have to overcome Old Nathan the Wizard.

He doesn't claim much for his magical powers, but they're real
enough for what they are--and besides, he hasn't forgotten how to
use his long flintlock rifle ....

Enter the gritty, realistic world of Old Nathan, a backwoodsman
who talks to animals and says he'll face The Devil himself-and who
in the end will have to face The Devil in very fact.

"David Drake is one of those rare authors who seems capable of
switching from one mode of writing to another, hard science, near
future political thriller to high fantasy, with a smooth meshing of
gears."
-Science Fiction Chronicle

Cover art by Larry Elmore


Paperback

This is a work of fiction. All the characters and events portrayed in
this book are fictional, and any resemblance to real people or
incidents is purely coincidental.

First printing, October 1991

Distributed by Simon & Schuster
1230 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10020

Printed in the United States of AmericaA signed, numbered
limited-edition print of the artwork is available from the artist at
Elmore Studios, P.O. Box 358, Leitchfield, KY 42754.

ISBN: 0-671-72084-8

Copyright й 1991 by David Drake

"The Bull" previously appeared in Whispers Magazine, Whole
Number 23-34, October 1987, edited by Stuart Schiff.