What secret lay in the depths of the volcano?

How could you survive in the blistering heat?

Would you last long enough to discover what was there?

Could you learn something that would help in the quest for the love of the beautiful queen?

Based on the magic folklore of our own world, the quest of Alodar, the journeyman, takes him from one form of magic to the next, each with its own unique rules and constraints. Each step requiring him to press on. Each one bringing everyone in the universe closer and closer to everlasting enslavement.

Written by New York Times Best Selling Author Lyndon Hardy

Some of the Amazon reviews for the first edition:

A definite must read -- Britt

One of the greatest fantasy novels from the 1980s - Judith

Great book -- Grooveman

I can't say enough good things about this book -- Amazon customer

A truly great read -- Jeffery S. Miller

This book is flawless and fascinating. I can't wait to read it again -- Amazon customer

I grew up reading fantasy and science fiction, and one of the greatest regrets I have is that I never found more than three books written by Lyndon Hardy, an author I still consider an automatic buy. In a way, this man's work defined what I expect from fantasy -- Amazon customer

As my bookshelves continue to grow, I can name only a handful of books that I continue to revisit time and time again. Duncan's Magic Casement series. Feist's Riftwar. Moon's Saga of Paksenarrion. And above all, Hardy's Master of the Five Magics. -- Amazon customer

About the Author

Lyndon Hardy (1941- ) Author, prankster, grandfather He became interested in fantasy while wandering through the fringes of fandom when he was at Caltech. In addition to reading and writing, he has sporadic bursts of enthusiasm for collecting stamps and playing cards. As of yet, he has not figured out a plot line for a stamp collector who saves the world

While at CalTech, in 1960 he organized and led what has been called the best college prank ever pulled - The Rose Bowl Card Stunt Caper.

He lives with his wife, Joan, in Torrance, California. Together they have two daughters and four living grandchildren. Lyndon Hardy was born in Los Angeles, and except for a few years spent in Texas while growing up, has lived in California all his life. He received a BS in Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1962 and a PhD in Physics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1966. For 30 years he worked at TRW helping to build ground station software for satellites. After retiring from aerospace, he cofounded a software consulting firm, Alodar Systems, specializing in business processes, ERP solutions, and application integration. In 2016, he retired the company and began a new full time career of writing.

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