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Barth Anderson


Barth Anderson lives in Minnesota with his wife and children. He has written short fiction in numerous publications and anthologies, and six of his stories have received honorable mentions in The Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror. He was the winner of the Spectrum Award for best short fiction in 2004. The Magician and the Fool is his second novel.

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The Magician and the Fool
Written by Barth Anderson

eBook | pages | Spectra | Fiction - Science Fiction
978-0-553-90393-5 (0-553-90393-4)

March 25, 2008 | $16.00



For hundreds of years, men have sought their hidden futures in the legendary images of the tarot—but what secrets of the past are harbored by the priestess, the magician, the hanged man…and the fool? The author of the explosive The Patron Saint of Plagues returns with a richly textured mystical mystery...

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The Magician and the Fool
Written by Barth Anderson

Trade Paperback | 304 pages | Bantam | Fiction
978-0-553-38359-1 (0-553-38359-0)

March 25, 2008 | $16.00



For hundreds of years, men have sought their hidden futures in the legendary images of the tarot—but what secrets of the past are harbored by the priestess, the magician, the hanged man…and the fool? The author of the explosive The Patron Saint of Plagues returns with a richly textured mystical mystery...

Also available as an eBook.

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The Patron Saint of Plagues
Written by Barth Anderson

Paperback | 512 pages | Spectra | Fiction - Science Fiction
978-0-553-58835-4 (0-553-58835-4)

November 27, 2007 | $9.99



In this biological thriller of the near future, postinsurrection Mexico has undermined the superpower of the United States. But while the rivals battle over borders, a pestilence beyond politics threatens to explode into a worldwide epidemic. . . .

Since the rise of the Holy Renaissance, Ascension—once known as Mexico City—has become...

Also available as an eBook and a trade paperback.

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The Patron Saint of Plagues
Written by Barth Anderson

eBook | pages | Spectra | Fiction - Science Fiction
978-0-553-90239-6 (0-553-90239-3)

March 28, 2006 | $8.99



In this biological thriller of the near future, postinsurrection Mexico has undermined the superpower of the United States. But while the rivals battle over borders, a pestilence beyond politics threatens to explode into a worldwide epidemic. . . .

Since the rise of the Holy Renaissance, Ascension—once known as Mexico City—has become...

Also available as a paperback and a trade paperback.

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The Patron Saint of Plagues
Written by Barth Anderson

Trade Paperback | 384 pages | Spectra | Fiction - Science Fiction
978-0-553-38358-4 (0-553-38358-2)

March 28, 2006 | $18.00



In this biological thriller of the near future, postinsurrection Mexico has undermined the superpower of the United States. But while the rivals battle over borders, a pestilence beyond politics threatens to explode into a worldwide epidemic. . . .

Since the rise of the Holy Renaissance, Ascension—once known as Mexico City—has become...

Also available as an eBook and a paperback.