Too Many Magicians

Too Many Magicians is the only Lord Darcy novel written by Randall Garrett.

It was first serialized in Analog Science Fiction in 1966 and published in book form the same year by Doubleday Publishing. It was later gathered together with Murder and Magic (1979) and Lord Darcy Investigates (1981) into the omnibus collection Lord Darcy (1983, expanded 2002).

The novel was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 1967.

Plot
Lord Darcy has to solve a mysterious murder case at a sorcerers' convention, in which his loyal companion, Master Sean, is the prime suspect.

Cast of Characters

 * Goodman Georges Barbour
 * Commander Lord Ashley
 * Lord Admiral Edwy Brencourt
 * Henri Vert, Chief Master-at-Arms of the City of Cherbourg
 * Sir Eliot Meredith
 * Master Sean O'Lochlainn
 * His Lordship, the Bishop of Winchester
 * His Grace, Charles, Archbishop of York
 * Lord Bontriomphe, Chief Investigator for the Marquis of London
 * Lyon Gandolphus Grey, Grand Master of the Guild of Sorcerers
 * Lord John Quetzal, Journeyman of the Sorcerers' guild
 * Master Sorcerer Ewen McAllister
 * Netsualcoyotle, Duke of Mechicoe
 * Master Sorcerer Sir James Zwinge
 * Lord Darcy
 * His Grace, the Marquis of London, Lord Darcy's cousin
 * Master Netly Dale
 * Mary, Dowager Duchess of Cumberland
 * Goodman Lewie Bolmer
 * Hennely Grayme, Chief Master-at-Arms of London
 * Bridget Courville, a chambermaid at the Royal Steward Arms
 * Warder Linsy, warder at the Tower of London
 * Sergeant-Warder of the Tower of London
 * Warder Jason, a warder of the Tower of London
 * Damoselle Tia Einzig
 * Sir Thomas Leseaux
 * Raymond, Duke of Dauphine
 * Rev'd Fr Dominique ap Tewdwr OSB
 * Edwin, Duke of Cumberland
 * Geffri, seneschal of Carlyle House
 * Father Quinn, a Benedictine monk
 * Father Patrique, a Healer of the Order of St Benedict
 * Lord High Admiral Peter de Valera ap Smith
 * Captain Percy Smollett, Chief of Naval Intelligence, European Branch
 * King John IV
 * "FitzJean"
 * Armsman Jeffers
 * Armsman Dubois
 * Journeyman Juseppy, a forensic sorcerer in Cherbourg
 * Paul Nichols, night manager of the Royal Steward Arms
 * Barney, footman on one of the Marquis of London's coaches
 * Denys, coachman of the same coach
 * Goodman Colin MacDavid
 * Neapeler Einzig, Tia's paternal uncle
 * Petty Officer Hosquins
 * Arthur, an Armsman of London
 * Sergeant-at-Arms Peter O Seachnaill
 * Sergeant-at-Arms Michael Coeur-Terre
 * The Sidi al-Nasir

Magic
The following spells and laws of magic are mentioned in Too Many Magicians.


 * The Tarnhelm Effect