Not Long Before the End

Larry Niven

Book 1 of The Magic Goes Away

Language: English

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Fantasy

Publisher: NY: Mercury Press, 1969. 1st edition. 1st printing. Digest magazine

Published: Apr 2, 1969

Date Read: Jul 1, 1997
Form: Novella
Pages: 15
Read Status: read
Shelves: read
Word Count: 4060

Description:

Nominated for both the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award, this short story introduces the Warlock, who discovers to his horror that the world's mana, the fuel that makes magic work, is rapidly dwindling. The news spells doom for magic-based society. Unfortunately, no secret that powerful can stay hidden for long. **