Cursed by Heaven and Hell, the Mage of Many Names wanders the ages from land to land, his ways often mysterious, his goals changing with events and his moods. At periods he is generous, even honorable, while in other times he is diabolic and quite mad.
From ancient Rome to modern Iraq and then to worlds beyond, he goes by names such as Simon Magus, John Dee, and many others. He can be the strongest of companions yet the most dangerous of enemies.
Within this collection are 16 short stories:
The Mage Who Would Not Die
Midnight in Oplontis
The Unconquered Mage
Behold Now the Behemoth
Carcass and Mallet
Devil and Devil Damned
Where the Baptized Drown
Interlude in Lombardy
Bullets for Amy
Born to Bring Trouble
Walking Between the Rain
Terror in the Flare Lights
Killing Just for Fun
Beneath a Persian Sun
The Way the Sunlight Lies Upon Her Hair
The Impulse to Punish
A number of these stories have appeared elsewhere in print or in digital formats, but this is the first time they have all appeared together.
