Forward the Mage

.” . . readers will delight in the novel’s intricacy and humor as well as in the delightful satire of bureaucracy, government, and other aspects of society. A swift-moving adventure story laced with fantasy, romance and intellectual teasers … [fans] will soon be clamoring for the sequel.”“Forward the Mage is fantasy writing at its best … fast-paced action and complex, believable settings.”“Monty Python and Bill and Ted let loose in Tolkien’s Middle Earth couldn’t be any funnier than this gang of fantastic clowns.”“The Philosophical Strangler … achieves the zany and frequently the bizarre … Flint can stand comparison with Terry Pratchett.”

Eric Flint was the creator of the New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series, the best-selling alternate history series of all time. Beginning with 1632, Flint–along with dozens of cowriters–chronicled what happened when the 20th-century town of Grantville, West Virginia, was transported through time and space to 17th-century Europe. In addition, Flint was the author, with New York Times best seller David Weber, of the Crown of Slaves Saga, as well as the Belisarius series with best-selling author David Drake. Flint was the editor of Jim Baen’s Universe, as well as numerous short story anthologies. Before becoming a writer, Flint worked as a trade union organizer, longshoreman, truck driver, auto worker, steel worker, oil worker, meatpacker, glassblower, and machinist. Eric Flint passed away in 2022.