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Mulogo's Treatise on Wizardry: A Wizard’s Guide to Survival in a World Where People Want to Kill You and Take Your Stuff (Exceptional Advice for Adventurers Everywhere Book 1) (English Edition) Formato Kindle

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So you want to be a wizard?

You know being a wizard is not all quests filled with high adventure, finding priceless treasure, warm adulation and reward, and uncovering newfound knowledge?

You really want to be ensorcelled by fell magics, accosted by boisterous knights, enchanted by hostile magicians, waylaid by villainous rogues, attacked by creatures from the nether realms, cursed by dread warlocks, and worse? And those on some of your better days?

Seriously?

Are you crazy?

If you are (crazy, not serious… serious is optional), then Mulogo is the wizard for you and Mulogo’s Treatise on Wizardry is the guide you’ll live by!

Mulogo’s Treatise on Wizardry provides a concise summary in plain (well, mostly plain) language for wizards who wish to have a manual for survival in a harsh world where people (and much nastier) want to kill you and take your stuff (usually in that order).

With varied subject topics ranging from Allies and Whether to Buy Them, On Reducing Risk (and Capitalizing on the Failure of Others), Protecting Yourself From Yourself, How to Minimize the Curiosity of Others, and When Griffins Attack, Mulogo’s Treatise on Wizardry will allow you to thrive… but first you have to survive.
Hopefully you’ll enjoy a few laughs along the way.1

Scribe’s Notes:

1. Mulogo’s Treatise on Wizardry is a largely farcical text making light of wizardly conventions within the larger fantasy, gaming, and roleplaying traditions, assorted related communities and offshoots, memes, and various cultural derivatives.2

2. If you do not like satire, or laughing, this book is not for you.3

3. Perhaps a more exciting tome like Navel Lint, Its Permutations and Harvesting would be more to your liking.4

4. Mulogo does not condone laughing.

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Praise for Mulogo's Treatise on Wizardry:

"Luckily, I happened upon Mulogo's Treatise on Wizardry early on in my tutelage while perusing my Master's library. The Treatise remains to this day one of the most influential and formative works on my development and outlook as a magician. Mulogo's insights helped me survive my grueling training with a fell god and become the Priest I am today." – Wrindanneth the Red, erstwhile Priest of Maeth Onai, member of the Fists

"I avoided Mulogo’s Treatise on Wizardry like the plague during my training, as its perspective is entirely unlike my own. It had no influence on my profession or progression. I have little need or interest in being like either Mulogo or Wrindanneth." – Aroganji, Fang Shih of Chang Sen, member of the Fists

"I never heard o' Mulogo's Treatise til Wrindanneth showed it ta me. I have no need fer a manual on trimmin' my nose hairs. They help support my beard." – Slate Flintforge, Dwarven Bor'Banna, Brewmaster, Eater of Leftovers, and member of the Fists

"I could never make it past the subtitles." – Hoyt, Proprietor of Hoyt's - Oddities, Found Goods, and Sundries, wizard of Tellanon
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  5. Data di pubblicazione
    14 febbraio 2014
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L'autore

Through such simple questions as, "What if we lived in a world where our beliefs were real, tangible, and actualizable?" Joe explores the possible through thought, fantasy, wit, and character. Including influences such as Shunryu Suzuki, Tolkien, Krishnamurti, Iain M. Banks, Laozi, Stephen R. Donaldson, Philip Kapleau, Raymond E. Feist, Edward O. Wilson, Dan Simmons, and David Bohm, Joe creates existential fantasy filled with rich worlds, concepts, stories, and ideas. Joe holds an advanced degree in environmental management from Duke University where he also studied religion with a focus on meditative, experiential, and transformative traditions. When not at play with his family, he enjoys reading, writing, and relaxation. When he can, Joe also practices various martial traditions in which he has attained the victim level of proficiency. For more information, please visit Joe's website at: www.josephjbailey.com.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00ATROASW
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ Joseph J. Bailey; 2° edizione (14 febbraio 2014)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Dimensioni file ‏ : ‎ 2655 KB
  • Da testo a voce ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supportato
  • Miglioramenti tipografici ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Non abilitato
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
  • Memo ‏ : ‎ Su Kindle Scribe
  • Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 90 pagine
  • Recensioni dei clienti:
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Art Smith
4,0 su 5 stelle Wondfull book
Recensito in Canada il 4 ottobre 2016
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Awesome book to read.
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Ben W
5,0 su 5 stelle Amusing, and different, fantasy book
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 13 gennaio 2016
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Hi folks. See that title up there? Yes it really is that long. Actually, that's the shortened title - the actual full title in the book is: "Mulogo's Treatise on Wizardry: Being a Succinct Guide to a Magician's Survival in a World of Frequently Misguided but Well-Intentioned Knights, Wise but Often Hungry Dragons, Hordes of Rampaging Extradimensional Interlopers, Treacherous Backstabbing Rogues, Far-Reaching Nefarious Plots, and Random Calamity Brought Forth by Sorcerous Error." (Whew!) But that clues you in to the humor behind this work.

So what is "Mulogo's Treatise on Wizardy etc."? It's done in the style of a tome, as dictated by Mulogo by his scribe, the young Ludaceous Vaer Mordicanum. Like most ancient works, every chapter deals briefly with a subject, offering advice or correction. Every section likewise has "scribe's notes" by Ludaceous, either to clarify what Mulogo meant, give the reader some of the truth behind the matter, or to make a snide crack at Mulogo behind his back. If you've ever read something from the Middle Ages or beyond that was similar to this, you'll probably appreciate the format and humor of author Joseph Bailey. It especially gets amusing near the end, when Mulogo starts to figure out what Ludaceous is doing.

What can one learn from this tome? It turns out wizardry is not everything Harry Potter would have us believe. Mulogo himself asks the reader, "I am a wizard. Are you sure you want to be one?" It's a life where one is seen as a means to an end, where everyone is out to take your power or your riches, and where the one single skill that must be known (as Mulogo emphasizes over and over again) is to know how to survive. But don't worry! There are tricks and tips provided to assist you. One of these is to take a well-meaning and laid back job. Mulogo's advice? Own a bakery. As he points out, "How often have you heard of a band of stalwart adventurers raiding the fortified coffers of a pastry shop?"

I got this book because it seemed to be different than others, and I wasn't quite sure what to expect. As it turns out, I was most happy with it! It was an amusing read, and had me laughing plenty of times, especially near the end. I highly suggest it to anyone seeking a short fantasy read.
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Martyn Stanley
4,0 su 5 stelle A bit odd-ball, but well worth a read for fantasy lovers!
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 28 aprile 2016
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There's nothing like a great fantasy story! And this is NOTHING like a great fantasy story. Sorry, if you were expecting, adventure, excitement and encounters with daemons from alternate dimensions... This just isn't going to fulfill your needs if that's what you're after.

What you DO get with this title is a lot of satire and dry wit.

Cover aside, this seems very professionally put together for a title I snapped up for the princely sum of nothing at all, from Amazon. Yes, I downloaded it for free, and it definitely offered great value for money, however I think would also have done if it had been a couple of quid.

A great book is all about character development, and this book is all about character development. While the slightly irreverent Mulogo tries to impart his considerable knowledge about the business of 'wizarding', his scribe mocks and ridicules his pomposity in the footnotes. It starts to read like a conversation between a somewhat arrogant wizard and his disgruntled servant. Mulogo offers up often dry, satirical advice, with an air of snootiness about him - then the scribe slaps you with the punchline, often giving a more real insight into the kind of person Mulogo is.

This might appeal to readers who are into table-top gaming or RPG games on consoles and computers. Mulogo almost reads like an Unseen University Alumni. It could make an amusing companion guide to a novel about Mulogo or as source material for a pen and paper RPG.

Here of course, lies the flaw. At least to me, despite this being laugh out loud hilarious at times, at other times it just isn't. That's fine, but normally there's a story, a narrative to drive things forwards and keep you interested. In this case there isn't. You often read the boring bits of books to get to the good bits, but in this one, it's a bit more stop-start. There isn't the curiosity of wanting to know what happens to entice you to plough through the drier sections.

So yes, this is a very well put together ebook, but it's also very odd and probably only worth going beyond the sample if you 'get it' and appreciate the humour. At times it IS a tad repetitive, however for the most part it's a very enjoyable read and it definitely gave me a chuckle.

I think I'd actually like to read a novel about Mulogo and his scribe, despite the format - you can tell they have a great chemistry and their interactions in the more typical format would probably also be very amusing and enjoyable to read. I hope Bailey writes Mulogo and his scribe a full novel, I think this would be a great companion to such a book.

Humour aside, the second half of the book is a glossary of terms and it's again very well put together. Bailey introduces some terms I'm not familiar with, and he describes many which I am. If you're writing a fantasy novel or a campaign for an table top RPG then the glossary section is a potential source of inspiration that might be worth checking out.

To put something as unusual as this out was perhaps a tad risky, most fiction readers want a narrative and a plot - this has neither. However I think this was a worthwhile effort. Bailey is clearly a talented writer with an eye for detail. If his writing here is anything to go by, his stories will be excellent.

A small thing that other people haven't mentioned in their reviews is the pleasing consistency in Mulogo and the scribes tone. They both have a very distinct voice, which seems to convey their personality well.

So, to sum up; a bit of a slog at times, because I like a plot. But well written and funny - so 4 stars!
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Tim Jovick
4,0 su 5 stelle Short, fun guide for neophyte wizards
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 14 settembre 2014
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The extended title for this work is: "Mulogo's Treatise on Wizardry - A Wizard's Guide to Survival in a World Where People Want to Kill You and Take Your Stuff (Exceptional Advice for Adventurers Everywhere)." I got this free through Goodreads and the author in exchange for a fair review. It's sort of a set of guidelines for neophyte wizards. The "author Mulogo, 300+ years old, with the help of his Scribe, "Ludaceous Vaer Mordicanum, Scribe, Lesser Under Understudy, Apprentice Wizard 3rd Order, Gofer 2nd Class, Semi-Rebellious Sycophant, Assistant Baker and Order Clerk, and Yes-Man." The Scribe provides us with numerous footnotes related to Mulogo's ponitifications. Most of these footnotes are snide and sarcastic, impugning the character and judgment of his employer, making for a quite funny juxtaposition between the clueless Mugolo and Ludaceous.

While we have the usual "protecting yourself and your potions/spells/etc. from those who would manipulate/steal from/kill you," the main thrust of the work is to encourage those who be wizards not to become a media personality, but to be humble and "blend in" to society, so as not to call undue attention to oneself and thereby render oneself vulnerable to the woes expounded above. Not a bad message for any of us, really.

As somewhat of a contrast to the drollery of the text itself, this book has an appendix/glossary of terms, types of magic, human and humanoid creatures and mythological ideas, which takes up fully a fourth of the book and would, I should surmise, be more appropriately appended to a much longer, epic and complex work (I do indeed hope that Mr. Bailey is working on such a tome, for I believe I would read it). My thanks to Mr. Bailey for offering this for review with no financial recompense; I always appreciate authors putting themselves "out there."
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3,0 su 5 stelle Text book text
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 23 aprile 2018
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It was as advertised. I read the whole thing. I am not sure if I want to read fantasy, go draw, or take a nap before bothering to choose.

(Nice work)
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