← Back to search
Cover of Wizard

Wizard

John Varley (1980)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingR
Pages (Standard (250-400))
SeriesGaean #2
Setting
CSM age18+
Goodreads4.06
Buy on Amazon ↗Buy on Bookshop.org ↗Buy on Apple Books ↗

Content levels

ViolenceModerate
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Mental IllnessViolencePsychosis

Positive tags

AdventureMysterySurvival

Protagonist archetypes

Multiple POVsEnsemble Cast

Tropes

Sentient Building / PlaceLost CivilizationMorally Gray ProtagonistUnreliable NarratorQuest

Themes

Sanity and MadnessSurvivalFree Will vs ControlHuman vs DivineConsciousnessPower and Corruption

Synopsis

In the second novel of the Gaean trilogy, human explorers have entered the sprawling mind of Gaea. Now they must fight her will. For she is much too powerful ... and definitely insane. Reissue.

Tags

Science FictionPlanetary RomanceSpace OperaHard SF