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CIRCUS WORLD

A Berkley Book / published by arrangement with the author

PRINTING HISTORY

Berkley edition / January 1981

All rights reserved.

Copyright й 1981 by Barry B. Longyear.

"The Tryouts," copyright й 1978 by Davis Publications, Inc.

"The Magician's Apprentice," copyright й 1978

by Davis Publications, Inc. "The Second Law," copyright й 1978 by Davis Publications, Inc.

"Proud Rider," copyright й 1978 by Davis Publications, Inc. "Dueling Clowns," copyright й 1979 by Davis Publications, Inc.

"The Quest," copyright й 1979 by Davis Publications, Inc. "Priest of the Baraboo," copyright й 1979 by Davis Publications, Inc.

Cover illustration by John Rush. This book may not be reproduced in whole or in part, by mimeograph or

any other means, without permission.

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200 Madison Avenue, New York, New York-10016.

ISBN: 0-425-04709-1 A BERKLEY BOOK о TM 757,375

PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

DEDICATION

Book dedications are an inadequate but cheap way of attempting to pay off debts. "The Tryouts" was the first story I ever sold. With the interest of George H. Scithers in the story's premise, and the pitiful bit of leverage of my first sale, I proposed to George a series of stories that would constitute an episodic novel. In the process of purchasing these, and other stories, George had placed into Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine's inventory approximately 150,000 words worth of my stories before "The Tryouts" appeared in the November-December 1978 issue of lA's sfm. This kind of commitment doesn't come cheap, and is not done without risk. But. it happens. New writers take note. Therefore, to the man who bought them, and to the man who paid for them, Circus World is gratefully dedicated to:

George H. Scithers Editor, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine

and

Joel Davis President & Publisher, Davis Publications, Inc.

Contents

1 The Tryouts

15 The Magician's Apprentice