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Lyndon Hardy

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New York Times best-selling author of the Magic by the Numbers fantasy series.

One Last Heist, the seventh book in the series, is now available.

I meld my knowledg in 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. ht ...more

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I recently acquired the 1980s Del Rey printing of Master of the Five Magics but learned here on Goodreads that you're issuing 2nd editions of this trilogy. How will these editions differ from the originals?

Lyndon Hardy Hi Patrick

I am happy to hear that you have bought MFM and hope you enjoy it.

The basic plot flow of the two editions is the same, but there are some di…moreHi Patrick

I am happy to hear that you have bought MFM and hope you enjoy it.

The basic plot flow of the two editions is the same, but there are some differences in the second edition:

1. Added some chapters in both the beginning and ending -
Some more backstory on Alodar
Longer final confrontation
2. Added an author's afterward
How I came to write the book and what I wanted to achieve
3. Added a glossary
Links to wikipedia for all of the (perhaps) unusual terms
A few extra little jokes

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I enjoy rigorously internally-consistent magic systems in fantasy novels. Did you have any specific inspirations for the magic systems in your books? I have enjoyed reading and re-reading your novels several times over the years since I first encountered them as a teenager. I will probably re-read them again soon.

Lyndon Hardy Hi James

Inspiration? Yes, when I was a teenager I very much enjoyed Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics -- three short simple concepts from which a …moreHi James

Inspiration? Yes, when I was a teenager I very much enjoyed Isaac Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics -- three short simple concepts from which a wealth of stories evolved. I was also a big fantasy fan, and I couldn't help wondering if the same concept - stories rooted solidly in underlying laws could be used for fantsy as well as science fiction. Many years later when I decided to start writing, that was my starting point.

Thanks for the question.

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Average rating: 3.77 · 8,233 ratings · 271 reviews · 11 distinct works • Similar authors

	Master of the Five Magics (Magic by the Numbers, #1) 3.81 avg rating — 5,505 ratings — published 1980 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Secret of the Sixth Magic (Magic by the Numbers, #2) 3.70 avg rating — 1,709 ratings — published 1984 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Riddle of the Seven Realms (Magic by the Numbers, #3) 3.66 avg rating — 903 ratings — published 1988 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Archimage's Fourth Daughter (Magic by the Numbers, #4) 3.75 avg rating — 53 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magic Times Three (Magic by the Numbers, #5) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 13 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zoltan 3.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Vivian (Island Magic #1) 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Double Magic (Magic by the Numbers, #6) 3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Last Heist (Magic by the Numbers, #7) 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Zoltan and Vivian (Island Magic #3) 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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