Del Rey, New York, 1985. Mass MarketPB.
Alodar was a mere apprentice thaumaturge, learning the least of the five
arts of magic. As such, he had no right to aspire to the hand of the fair
lady, Queen vendora, not even when he saved her during the demon-inspired
seige of her frontier castle. But aspire he did. His quest forced him from
one exacting branch of magic to another, with the rewards he earned always
going to others. Finally, only the branch of wizardry remained- the great,
almost lost art of controlling demons. It was then that he learned of the
ancient plot behind his rise- and faced the greatest danger any man could
dare! Alodar's quest is not only a stirring tale of adventure, but also one
of the most logical detailings of the laws of magic ever to appear in
fantasy.