Book description
The Best Mislaid Plans Wizardly schemes, Jorian knew went oft a-gley.
But this time the wizard's plan seemed simple. Since ancient prophecy
foretold that the clocks would save Iraz, Jorian must repair the great
tower clocks that his father had built. If everything went well, Karadur
could then plan the rescue of Jorian's beloved wife, Queen Estrildis
from Xylar. And Jorian would be appointed Clockmaster of Iraz, a
position that would require him to break a pirate siege, placate an
amorous priestess, and stay at least one step ahead of the Royal Guard
of Xylar - where he was still wanted as the star sttraction of a royal
beheading! Lyon Sprague de Camp was born in 1907 and died in 2000.
During a writing career that spanned seven decades, he wrote over a
hundred books in the areas of science fiction, fantasy, historical
fiction, non-fiction and biography. Although arguably best known for his
continuation of Robert E. Howard's Conan stories, de Camp was an
important figure in the formative period of modern SF, alongside the
likes of Isaac Asimov and Robert A. Heinlein, and was a winner of the
Hugo, World Fantasy Life Achievement and SFWA Grand Master awards.
