F/SF

Magnus and Dirk head off and land on a planet so messed up that it's constantly in a state of war - and that's just the way that the King and all the nobility likes it. Underneath, though, there's a general feeling of dread among not just the peasantry but the military also. So with great skill, planning, luck and a troupe of players, Magnus and Dirk engineer a massive uprising that forces the king to accept the ruling of a council of nobles, but also forces each noble to accept the rulings of a serf council taken from each of their districts.

I liked this one better than the previous two. The interplay between Dirk and Magnus is better - with Mangus being the straight man and Dirk providing a little off-to-the-side snide commentary. Magnus is still a little too much man all the time, but I think Stasheff is starting to tone him down somewhat. The more toned down, the better, in my book. Although I'm not sure how we're going to get Magnus toned down from 7' tall down to a more reasonable 6'4" or so... ( )