"Barry Longyear - Circusworld 1 - Circusworld" - читать интересную книгу автора (Longyear Barry)

George H. Scithers Editor, Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine

and

Joel Davis President & Publisher, Davis Publications, Inc.

Contents

1 The Tryouts

15 The Magician's Apprentice

56 The Second Law

86 Proud Rider



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112 Dueling Clowns

118 The Quest

147 Priest Of The Bamboo

The Trvouts

The stranger sat cross-legged on the sand staring at the vent from which the natural fire of the
planet Momus illuminated the small wayside depression on the road to Tarzak. His black hood was
pulled forward leaving only twin dancing flames reflected from unblinking eyes*as evidence of a
face. As a light breeze rose from the desert, bringing the heavy smell of sulphur from the fire, a
portly figure dressed in grey robe and apron stepped between the rocks into the firelight. He
raised his hand and motioned toward a place near the flames.

"The fire is free," answered the black-hooded stranger. The newcomer squatted next to the flames,
pulled a wad of dough from his pack and placed it on a rock close to the fire. In moments the
sweet smell of cobit bread drove the odor of sulphur from the depression.

"Care you for some cobit, stranger?"

"For half, two movills. No more."

"Two? Why, it would distress me no more to hand out my bread for nothing."

"In which case, I would gladly take all."

"Three."