Zoltan

By Lyndon Hardy

What is the best use of magic?
Zoltan, the grifter, knew
He was the best con artist around
Of course, he called himself Zoltan the Great!

Benthos was perfect! An isolated island in the great ocean. Full of ignorant rubes. They wouldn’t know the first thing about magic, whereas he knew all the rules. And he was wizard enough to dominate the imp named Brassbutt to do exactly as he commanded. Raking in pot after pot in poker games would be a snap.

He reached down and touched his leg. The magic anklet was growing tighter every day. Maybe he would garner enough gold to not only pay the interest on his debt this month, but maybe also decrease the principle as well.

A quick-read novelette of adventure, some high-stakes action, and a little romance thrown in.

Based in the same universe as the Magic by the Numbers series.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lyndon Hardy
• Release date: Sep 24, 2019
• ISBN: 9780999132036

Lyndon Hardy

I am a New York Times best-selling author of the Magic by the Numbers fantasy series. One Last Heist is planned to be published in December 2023 but will be available for preorder in September.I meld my knowledge from a PhD in elementary particle physics with the fantasy of alchemy, sorcery, and wizardry to produce tales in which there are constraints and limitations. Magic is not omnipotent. When the protagonists are in a jam, they are not saved with a simple bibbity, bobbiity, boo.With the exception that book 5, Magic Times Three, involves the same protagonists as book 4, The Archimage's Fourth Daughter, all the books in the series have different leading characters. They can be read in any order.I have some experience with adventures in our universe as well -- orchestrating the classic Rose Bowl Card Stunt in 1962. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Rose_Bowl_HoaxI have yet to come up with a plot in which a stamp collector saves the universe.

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