Mage of Fools Eugen Bacon 9781946154842

In the dystopian world of Mafinga, Jasmin must contend with a dictator's sorcerer to cleanse the socialist state of its deadly pollution. Mafinga's malevolent king dislikes books and, together with his sorcerer Atari, has collapsed the environment to almost uninhabitable. The sun has killed all the able men, including Jasmin's husband Godi. But Jasmin has Godi's secret story machine that tells of a better world, far different from the wastelands of Mafinga. Jasmin's crime for possessing the machine and its forbidden literature filled with subversive text is punishable by death. Fate grants a cruel reprieve in the service of a childless queen who claims Jasmin's children as her own. Jasmin is powerless -- until she discovers secrets behind the king and his sorcerer.

About the Author
Eugen Bacon is African Australian, a computer scientist ment ally re-engineered into creative writing. Shes the author of Claiming T-Mo by Meerkat Press and Writing Speculative Fiction by Red Globe Press, Macmillan. Eugens work has won, been shortlisted, longlisted or com mended in national and international awards, including the Bridport Prize, Copyright Agency Prize, Australian Shadows Awards, Ditmar Awards and Nommo Award for Speculative Fiction by Africans.

Awards
Commended for Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards (Science Fiction) 2022.



Book Information
ISBN 9781946154842
Author Eugen Bacon
Format Paperback
Page Count 200
Imprint Meerkat Press
Publisher Meerkat Press
Weight(grams) 308g