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THE
flying sorcerers
David Gerrold
and
Larry Niven
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A Del Rey Book
Published by Ballantine Books
Copyright й 1971 by David Gerrold and Larry Niven
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright
Conventions. Published in the United States by Ballantine
Books, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, and
simultaneously in Canada by Ballantine Books of Canada, Ltd.,
Toronto, Canada.
A shorter version of this novel was first published as a serial
titled "The Misspelled Magishun," in // Magazine, copyright
й 1970 by Universal Publishing & Distributing Corporation.
ISBN 0345253078175
Manufactured in the United States of America
First Edition: August 1971
Second Printing: March 1977
Cover art by Boris Vallejo
I was awakened by Pilg the Crier pounding excitedly on
the wall of my nest and crying, "Lant! Lant! It's happened!
Come quickly!"
I stuck my head out. "What's happened?"
"The disaster! The disaster!" Pilg was jumping up and
down in excitement. "I told you it would happen."
I pulled my head in and dressed. Pilg's joy was a frightening
thing. I felt my fur rising, fluffing out in fear as I