Wizards of the Game

by Lubar, David

• ISBN13: 9780399237065
• ISBN10: 0399237062
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-04-14
• Publisher: Philomel

Summary

Mercer Dickenson lives for the battle. Along with his warrior-mage, Shath'dra, Mercer plans to dominate the world of Zule with wealth and power. But first, there is the little problem of Geography class. . . . Such is the real world for Mercer, an eighth grader who loves nothing more than the role-playing fantasy game Wizards of the Warrior World. Until, that is, a group of students protest the game for its simulated use of magic. The local press picks up on the story, and the next thing he knows, Mercer is being stalked by four real-life wizards who desperately need his help. Suddenly the role-playing has become all too real, and Mercer's own life is at stake. David Lubar has written a funny, tongue-in-cheek fantasy very much in the tradition of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Table of Contents

Killing Time	p. 1
Raising Tcouble	p. 6
Stripped of All Dignity	p. 11
A Devil of a Problem	p. 16
The DownSide of Downtown	p. 21
Let the Games Begin	p. 27
Meeting With Some Problems	p. 32
What's the Big Idea?	p. 37
Welcome to My Other World	p. 44
Meet Chuck	p. 49
No More Mr. Knife Guy	p. 55
Ed Fled	p. 60
A Heck of a Column	p. 64
Demon-stration	p. 70
Flipped Out	p. 76
Press Start	p. 83
De-fence	p. 89
Don't Read Everything You Believe	p. 95
A Little Help	p. 100
Disorderly Conduct	p. 106
Hit by a Board	p. 113
For My Next Trick...	p. 119
The Tables Are (Re)turned	p. 123
Playing With the Truth	p. 128
Vanishing Wizards	p. 132
Look Who Popped Up	p. 137
Stopping by the Art Room for a Spell	p. 143
Mind If I Cut In?	p. 149
Dust in the Nick of Time	p. 154
Mopping Up	p. 159
Fun and No Games	p. 164
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