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Author:	Christopher Stasheff
Title:	The Warlock In Spite Of Himself
Publisher:	Ace
Country:	USA
Date:	1969
Format:	Paperback
Genre:	Fiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy
Cat#:	87300
Total Editions:	2
Rating:	8.0 Rate
Collection:	I Own It I Want It
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ppint. 17th Jan 2020		ace books mmpb first printing, first edition cover art by jack gaughan (credited) cover price 75¢ 288pp. including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising



ppint. 6th Sep 2018		warlock of gramarye (rod gallowglass) series #1: #0: "escape velocity" (1983), q.v. #1: "the warlock in spite of himself" (1969) (this book) #2a: "king kobold" (1971), q.v. #2b: "king kobold revived" (1984), q.v. #3: "the warlock unlocked" (1982), q.v. #4: "the warlock enraged" (1985), q.v. #5: "the warlock wandering" (1986), q.v. #6: "the warlock is missing" (1986), q.v. #7: "the warlock heretical" (1987), q.v. #8: "the warlock's companion" (1988), q.v. #9: "the warlock insane" (1989), q.v. #10: "the warlock rock" (1990), q.v. #11: "warlock and son" (1991), q.v. #12: "the warlock's last ride" (2001), q.v. yr hmbl srppnt. does not know whether the story, "the warlock's grandfather" (novella) original in stasheff's collection, "mind out of time" (2003), q.v. includes the character, rod gallowglass - or even "fess" - within its pages.° omnibus editions: n.b. the contents of merkin & british omnibus editions bearing the same title differ as noted: "to the magic born" (merkin sfbc hardcover 1986), q.v. #0 & #1 "warlock: to the magic born" (uk p/b 1990), q.v. #0, #1 & #2b "the warlock enlarged" (merkin sfbc hardcover 1986), q.v. #2b, #3 & #4 "the warlock enlarged" (uk p/b 1991), q.v. #3 & #4 "the warlock's night out" (merkin sfbc hardcover 1988), q.v. #5 & #6 "the warlock's night out" (uk p/b 1991), q.v. #5, #6 & #7 "odd warlock out" (merkin sfbc/guild america books hardcover1989), q.v. #7, #8 & #9 (this last was announced as a forthcoming tor uk/pan books/pan macmillan title for 19/4/2008 but it would seem not to've been published; by including #7, unless contents varied from u.s, it would have overlapped the contents of the 1991 uk omnibus "the warlock's night out".) prequels to the warlock of gramarye (rod gallowglass) series: "st. vidicon to the rescue" (2005), q.v. is arguably a prequel to the entire warlock of gramarye series, since various characters in the series either swear by, make expostulation concerning, or take st. vidicon for having had real life existence within stasheff's fictional setting. yr hmbl srppnt. does not know whether the novel incorporates two earlier-published st. vidicon stories°: "the martyrdom of st. vidicon of cathode" (novella) original in stasheff's collection "mind out of time" (2003), q.v. "the afterlife of st. vidicon of cathode" (novelette) in the original anthology "masters of fantasy" edited by brian thomsen & bill fawcett (2004), q.v. ° - advice from any bookcatter knowledgeable upon either or both points would be welcome



ppint. 11th Dec 2017		Rated 8/10 #1 and first-written of the "warlock of gramarye" fantasy/sf novels featuring rod gallowglass, his robot black horse, "fess", brom o'beirin (sp?) and gwendolyn, and tom, leavening the sometimes very serious problems and situations faced by the characters with a refreshing ability of the major players as well as the minor to miscalculate and even make outright mistakes, set on a somewhat anomalous planet, in a rather peculiarly-arranged world originally settled by a fairly broad assortment of excessively romantic medieval recreationalists, and told with a lightness of touch that generally does not undermine the story by forcing a mental double check during the reading. . . ("king kobold" (ace books 1971), q.v., the sequel, was later rewritten and published in considerably different form entitled "king kobold revived" (ace books 1984), q.v.; it is sufficiently different a story from the original version, to read the earlier story as a "road not taken", a variant that remains enjoyable for itself (if somewhat confusédly).) (and immediately before this, christopher stasheff wrote a prequel to the first three of the rod gallowglass/ warlock of gramarye series, "escape velocity" (1983), which is an enjoyable sf novel - but which lacks much of the magic feel of the first half dozen of the series, rather, since ''gramarye'' has yet to be founded.) 6 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?



ppint. 11th Dec 2017		first edition bears cover art by jack gaughan; second and subsequent ace mmpb printings share cover art by stephen hickman (variously un-, or credited stephen, steve; signed "steve hickman") with mostly rising cat#/isbn and cover prices: 1/1978 2nd printing cat# 87301-4 (likely indicia-given sbn/isbn (0-)441-87301-4) cover price $1.50 380pp? including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising so re-set from original typesetting 3/1982 (3rd or 4th ace mmpb printing - not seen/seen reported) cat# 87302-2 (likely indicia-given sbn/isbn (0-)441-87302-2) cover price $2.75 380pp? including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising 5/1983 fifth ace mmpb printing isbn 0441-87303-0 cover price $2.95 380pp. (check) including titles, indicia etc, end pp. advertising 10/1983 near-identical sixth ace mmpb printing for differences from fifth printing: refer to indicia publishing history 4/1984 near-identical seventh ace mmpb printing differs: isbn 0-441-87304-9 cover price (canadada $3.25) $2.95 u.s. so this printing should be re-flagged "international" according to respected moderator's rule - or not so re-flagged according to equally well-respected moderator's heartfelt plea... indicia publishing history states seventh printing undated/date not as-yet reported isbn 0-441-87305-7 cover price (?canadada?) $3.50 u.s. .. .. ?? 2/1986 tenth ace mmpb printing stated; but 13th printing by lowest remaining number in number-string ?? isbn 0-441-87337-5 cover price (?canada? (not seen reported)) $3.95 u.s. .. .. 6/2004 ?nth ace mmpb printing (which not reported) isbn 0-441-87302-2 cover price (?canadada?) $5.99 u.s.



ppint. 9th Sep 2022		granada publishing mayflower / granada imprint p/b second granada group printing transitional: mayflower only on front cover, above granada on title page, granada only on spine dedication: to jeannie d. cover art by gino d'achille (unsigned (whole painting prob'ly signed gd, but not cover), credited on back cover) cover price £1.25, $4.95 australia, $4.95 new zealand 288pp. including 4pp. titles, indicia etc, 4 end pp: 1 blank, 3pp. advertising (this comment is from another edition of this book)

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Christopher Stasheff - The Warlock In Spite Of Himself - Mayflower / Granada - Paperback - UK - 0583124364 (1982)