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Title: Queenmagic, Kingmagic

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Title: Queenmagic, Kingmagic Title Record # 5220
Author: Ian Watson
Date: 1986-09-00
Type: NOVEL
Language: English
Note: The first part of this novel, Queenmagic, Pawnmagic was first published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 1986
Synopsis: From the front flap of the Gollancz first edition: "In another world, somewhere in space and time, two nations, Bellogard and Chorny - are locked in perpetual war, conducted by magic. Each of the main members of the two countries' courts - King, Queen, Prince, Bishop, Knight and Squire - has their own form of magic, and special ways of moving magically. A war may continue for centuries, until one side succeeds in killing the other side's King, at which point the whole world vanishes, only to reappear and have the cycle begin again... Pedino is a young Bellogardian who is sent to uncover a Chornian spy. During his adventures he meets and falls in love with a whore, Sara, and Pedino's whole world is threatened with extinction. There have been many stories modelled on chess games, but none so ingenious and enjoyable as Ian Watson's latest novel. And the story of Bellogard and Chorny is only the beginning. When Pedino and Sara manage to escape the destruction of their universe, they find themselves in a series of even more bizarre worlds operating under still stranger rules, as they seek to discover the purpose of their existence, and the meaning of their universe."
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Year Language Title
2003Translated by Lorenzo Luengo
Spanish Magia de Reina, magia de Rey

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Queenmagic, Kingmagic 1986-09-00 Ian Watson Gollancz (Gollancz SF Series (4)) 0-575-03883-7
£9.95?£: UK pound
205
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Kathleen Aldridge Checkmark
Queenmagic, Kingmagic 1988-02-00 Ian Watson Grafton 0-586-07414-7
£2.95?£: UK pound
239
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Geoff Taylor Checkmark
Queenmagic, Kingmagic 1988-02-00 Ian Watson St. Martin's Press 0-312-01503-8
$14.95?$: US dollar
205
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
novel Checkmark
Queenmagic, Kingmagic 1988-12-00 Ian Watson St. Martin's Press 0-312-91293-5
$3.50?$: US dollar
205
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
novel Checkmark
Magia de Reina, magia de Rey 2003-03-00 Ian Watson Bibliópolis (Bibliópolis Fantástica #3) 84-932836-4-9
€16.95?€: Euro
256
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel Roberto Uriel  
Queenmagic, Kingmagic 2009-09-00 Ian Watson Immanion Press 978-1-904853-66-4
£9.99?£: UK pound
200
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
novel  
Queenmagic, Kingmagic 2011-09-29 Ian Watson Gateway / Orion 978-0-575-11464-7
£4.99?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
novel  
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