The Magician

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Overview:

Title: The Magician
Author: J. P. Boyd
Year: 1991
Type: Short Fiction

Editions/Publications:

Unknown. Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1991 (Unknown, J. P. Boyd, Davis Publications, $2.50, 196 pages, digest, MAGAZINE)