Magic is real. It is also running out.

In ancient times, he was a powerful sorcerer known as the Phoenix. But mana—the energy that fuels every spell, enchantment, and act of wizardry—is a finite natural resource. Like oil or coal, it has been consumed faster than the Earth can replenish it. Across the centuries, magicians have fought deadly duels, kingdoms have collapsed, and entire civilizations have fallen in the struggle to control the world’s dwindling reserves of magical power.

Only a handful of ancient wizards have survived into the modern age. Scattered across the world, they conceal their true identities, hoard their remaining mana, and hide from one another for fear of discovery. Phoenix has endured by guarding his mana carefully—until an unknown sorcerer begins trying to kill him. Every attack forces Phoenix to expend more of his irreplaceable magic, steadily draining the limited supply keeping him alive. To survive, he must identify his hidden enemy, uncover the motive behind the attacks, and strike back before his final reserves are exhausted. But in a world starved of supernatural energy, even the most powerful mage may have only one spell left.

Roger Zelazny’s Mana from Heaven is an inventive contemporary fantasy tale set within the shared universe of Larry Niven’s The Magic Goes Away. Combining urban fantasy, magical mystery, and supernatural suspense, the story presents a meticulously constructed magic system in which mana functions as a finite resource governed by the same scarcity, competition, and ruthless economics as fossil fuels in the modern world. Through secret identities and centuries-old rivalries, Zelazny explores resource depletion, environmental decline, and the price of power.

Perfect for fans of Larry Niven, Jack Vance, Fritz Leiber, Poul Anderson, and Ursula K. Le Guin, as well as readers who enjoy stories of modern-day sorcery, secret magical societies, enchanted assassins, paranormal sci-fi thrillers, supernatural conspiracies, occult mysteries, ecological fantasy, dwindling-magic settings, and adventures filled with arcane warfare and immortal spellcasters.

"A storyteller without peer. He created worlds as colorful and exotic and memorable as any our genre has ever seen." -George R.R. Martin

". . . his performance was never anything other than dazzling." -Robert Silverberg

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