The Alchemist and the Witch

By Christopher Stasheff

A BATTLE OF SCIENCE VS. SORCERY FOR LOVE AND DEATH!

 

SAMONA is a witch who, resenting the alchemist Amer for having magical powers without selling his soul to Satan in exchange, tries to turn him to the dark side.

 

AMER is a shy young alchemist who meets his match in a lovesick witch who uses every magical scheme in the book to capture his heart.

 

DEATH has come to claim Amer's soul for making a deal with the Devil to acquire magic - even though he hasn't.

 

Can Amer convince Death that he's discovered magic on his own, with no hellish assistance, all the while dodging Samona's love spells and aphrodisiacs? Read the story to find out!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stasheff Literary Enterprises
• Release date: Apr 5, 2023
• ISBN: 9781953215611

Christopher Stasheff

Christopher Stasheff was a teacher, thespian, techie, and author of science fiction & fantasy novels. One of the pioneers of "science fantasy," his career spaned four decades, 44 novels (including translations into Czech, German, Italian, Russian, and Japanese), 29 short stories, and seven 7 anthologies. His novels are famous for their humor (and bad puns), exploration of comparative political systems, and philosophical undertones. He has always had difficulty distinguishing fantasy from reality and has tried to compensate by teaching college. When teaching proved too real, he gave it up in favor of writing full time. He tends to pre-script his life, but can't understand why other people never get their lines right. This causes a fair amount of misunderstanding with his wife and four children. He writes novels because it's the only way he can be the director, the designer, and all the actors too. Chris died in 2018 from Parkinson's Disease. He will be remembered by his friends, family, fans, and students for his kind and gentle nature, and for his witty sense of humor. His terrible puns, however, will be forgotten as soon as humanly possible.

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