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Secret of the Sixth Magic (Magics, Bk 2)
Secret of the Sixth Magic - Magics, Bk 2
Author: Lyndon Hardy
The Laws of the five magics were being set aside. First to go were those of the high art of sorcery. Then true magic, upon which the commerce of all Arcadia depended, had been voided. And now even thaumaturgy, the engineering knowledge of the world, was under attack. Jemidon had traced the trouble to Melizar, the strange, cold being who had seem...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780345303097
ISBN-10: 0345303091
Publication Date: 8/12/1984
Pages: 366
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3.9 stars, based on 32 ratings
Publisher: Del Rey
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Kibi avatar reviewed Secret of the Sixth Magic (Magics, Bk 2) on + 582 more book reviews
A worthy sequel to "Master of the Five Magics", July 8, 2005
Reviewer: Luke Waygood (Jamestown, NY United States)

In his first book, the author not only detailed a heroic quest but also managed to apply great logic to the laws of magic.

With this book, the author takes his concept and expands on it, introducing "meta-laws" which govern the basic laws of magic.

In this tale, we're introduced to Jemidon, a young man with an unerring ability to fail in the simplest of spells in all of the arts. What he does possess, however, is a brilliant analytical mind that is excellent at solving puzzles. He puts this great mind to work when he realizes that the strange creature known as Melizar is slowly rendering each of the five branches of magic useless. So it is that Jemidon sets out to stop Melizar, and in doing so he learns about "meta-magic".

I would agree with one reviewer - in this novel the author gets a little heavy with his logical explanations and deductions, which can get a little confusing...the first time I read it as a kid, I didn't fully appreciate the novel. Now, I consider it a brilliant book.

Finally, the author once again shows how the smallest of things can have a great impact on the outcome of the quest!

I thoroughly recommend this novel to anyone
reviewed Secret of the Sixth Magic (Magics, Bk 2) on + 141 more book reviews
Great books!!! Starts with "Master of the Five Magics." Absolutely GREAT reads! They're funny and smart and imaginative and creative and yay! I love 'em!
icesk8tr avatar reviewed Secret of the Sixth Magic (Magics, Bk 2) on + 363 more book reviews
In this tale, we're introduced to Jemidon, a young man with an unerring ability to fail in the simplest of spells in all of the arts. What he does posess, however, is a brilliant analytical mind that is excellent at solving puzzles. He puts this great mind to work when he realizes that the strange creature known as Melizar is slowly rendering each of the five branches of magic useless. So it is that Jemidon sets out to stop Melizar, and in doing so he learns about "meta-magic".


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