Comments on: Procedural-code-as-magic trilogy goes Creative Commons http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:18:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-7505 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7505 While not creative commons-ed, the "Wizard" series by author Rick Cook was absolutely intensively magic-as-code, to amazing heights. The books he wrote in the series were Wizard's Bane (1989), Wizardry Compiled (1989), Wizardry Cursed (1991) Wizardry Consulted (1995), and Wizardry Quested (1996). His character is a programmer who, instead of learning the difficult spells painstakingly learned by the wizards before him, essentially writes a magic operating system. One example of this is where he essentially <i>greps for the princess</i>. A great series, worth checking out. While not creative commons-ed, the “Wizard” series by author Rick Cook was absolutely intensively magic-as-code, to amazing heights. The books he wrote in the series were Wizard’s Bane (1989), Wizardry Compiled (1989), Wizardry Cursed (1991) Wizardry Consulted (1995), and Wizardry Quested (1996).

His character is a programmer who, instead of learning the difficult spells painstakingly learned by the wizards before him, essentially writes a magic operating system. One example of this is where he essentially greps for the princess.

A great series, worth checking out.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-7509 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7509 But will we see any (semi-)functional based spell casting? Will the main character explode their foes with a storm of lambdas? But will we see any (semi-)functional based spell casting? Will the main character explode their foes with a storm of lambdas?

]]> By: Cardinal Ximinez http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-7517 Cardinal Ximinez Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7517 This description reminds me a lot of the premise behind Rick Cook's Wizard's series. "Wizard's Bane" and "Wizardry Compiled" are both available in the Baen Free Library, too, which is where I discovered them... http://www.baen.com/library/ This description reminds me a lot of the premise behind Rick Cook’s Wizard’s series. “Wizard’s Bane” and “Wizardry Compiled” are both available in the Baen Free Library, too, which is where I discovered them…

http://www.baen.com/library/

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-7521 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7521 Fr r n, Srd 'n Srsry sks! Fr r n, Srd ‘n Srsry sks!

]]> By: mikelietz http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-7530 mikelietz Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7530 How soon until these go up on DailyLit? How soon until these go up on DailyLit?

]]> By: Maxwell Hammer http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-7532 Maxwell Hammer Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7532 Yeah, great, pdf or word doc. Why do people do that? Why can't it be put out in html or text? Damn, if you're really that worried about not making money from it then put google ads on it and put it out in html. Yeah, great, pdf or word doc. Why do people do that? Why can’t it be put out in html or text?

Damn, if you’re really that worried about not making money from it then put google ads on it and put it out in html.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-8836 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-8836 For those of you with an e-ink reader, these books are now available on Feedbooks too: http://www.feedbooks.com/discover/view_author/242 For those of you with an e-ink reader, these books are now available on Feedbooks too: http://www.feedbooks.com/discover/view_author/242

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-7834 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7834 These stories also have some great examples of mystical reverse engineering and spell "hacking" as Max and Karlini try to figure out some of the mysteries of the gods. These stories also have some great examples of mystical reverse engineering and spell “hacking” as Max and Karlini try to figure out some of the mysteries of the gods.

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-7612 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7612 Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for posting this! This has long been one of my absolute favorite series of books and the last time I checked for Mayer Brenner, I wasn't able to track any recent information down. I truly hope that Mayer publishes more fantasy in general and more stories set in this world in particular. I'll be pointing these out to all my friends who have never gotten a chance to read the books! :-) Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! for posting this!

This has long been one of my absolute favorite series of books and the last time I checked for Mayer Brenner, I wasn’t able to track any recent information down.

I truly hope that Mayer publishes more fantasy in general and more stories set in this world in particular.

I’ll be pointing these out to all my friends who have never gotten a chance to read the books! :-)

]]> By: Anonymous http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-8126 Anonymous Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-8126 Just read the first one; it felt more like enginnering-as-magic than procedural code, though there were some places where one could get that feel. More than either, however, it felt like Star-Trek-technobabble-as-magic. Not that that's a bad thing; Star Trek's "technology" has a very different feel from standard fantasy magic, and seeing the former used for the latter was definitely worth reading. The boook had a nice ensemble of characters, too, which is always good. Just read the first one; it felt more like enginnering-as-magic than procedural code, though there were some places where one could get that feel. More than either, however, it felt like Star-Trek-technobabble-as-magic. Not that that’s a bad thing; Star Trek’s “technology” has a very different feel from standard fantasy magic, and seeing the former used for the latter was definitely worth reading. The boook had a nice ensemble of characters, too, which is always good.

]]> By: Zute http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-78020 Zute Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-78020 Im gonna buy this one, like to read about creative commons Im gonna buy this one, like to read about creative commons

]]> By: tamago http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-7636 tamago Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7636 Good to see these books getting back out there. I own paperbacks of all of them so it doesn't effect me much but I hope it brings the author much deserved new success. P.S. It's a quartet, not a trilogy :) Good to see these books getting back out there. I own paperbacks of all of them so it doesn’t effect me much but I hope it brings the author much deserved new success.

P.S. It’s a quartet, not a trilogy :)

]]> By: Matt Staggs http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-7897 Matt Staggs Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-7897 Great cover - I really like it. Can't wait to go read the book. Great cover – I really like it. Can’t wait to go read the book.

]]> By: Tomasz Gorski http://boingboing.net/2007/09/05/proceduralcodeasmagi.html#comment-12266 Tomasz Gorski Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-12266 It's really cool that someone release books on CCL. I will read it. Regards It’s really cool that someone release books on CCL. I will read it. Regards

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