He looked like a cross between a dragon and a catfish, and he could bend iron bars into pretzels with a flick of his hand. But what Zdim the mild-mannered demon really was, was a scholar of logic and philosophy. That's why when Zdim was drafted for a year's servitude on the mortal plane he felt that a monumental administrative error had been made.

And even though Zdim resolved to be absolutely obedient and to do exactly what he was told, the wizard who employed him soon agreed...

Published
1973
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The novels of The Novarian Series are: 1. The Emperor\'s Fan, 2. The Fallible Fiend, 3. The Goblin Tower, 4. The Clocks of Iraz, 5. The Unbeheaded King, 6. The Honorable Barbarian and 7. The Sedulous Sprite (unpublished).The Goblin Tower, The Clocks of Iraz and The Unbeheaded King form a trilogy called The Reluctant King, which is the core of The Novarian Series.
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