Author: WALKER, HUGH (PSEUDONYM OF HUBERT STRAßL)
Title: War-Gamers' World Magira I
Description: New York: Daw Books, 1978. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book has some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends, corners and edges. There is generalized rubbing to the covers, and some fading as well. The rear cover of the book has spots of foxing / discoloration. The text pages have some light generalized toning. The front endpaper has an ink stamp of a horse in purple ink. "Pseudonym of Austrian author Hubert Straßl (1941- ) , whose Magira sequence – featuring a character who first creates a Wargame and then becomes absorbed within it – begins with Reiter der Finsternis (1975; trans Christine Priest as War-Gamers' World 1978) , Das Heer der Finsternis (1975; trans Christine Priest as Army of Darkness 1979) , Boten der Finsternis (1976; trans Christine Priest as Messengers of Darkness 1979) , and continues with further not-yet translated titles, Dämonen der Finsternis ["Demons of Darkness"] (1978) , Gefangene der Finsternis (1979) and Diener der Finsternis (1979). The protagonist's adventures in his Virtual Reality increasingly take on a Science Fantasy colour. " (from the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction). Very Good- .

Keywords: Science Fiction Hugh Walker Huber Strassl War Games


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