This is a very creative fantasy. The author and I have read many of the same
books and seen many of the same movies and it appears we share a quirky sense
of humor. I know this due to his frequent
references to obscure events in other books.
The protagonist is a graduate student working on his dissertation
through a practicum where he is the "Dark Lord" an evil ruler. Avery, the Dark Lord graduate student's
premise is that the forces of good need to be united by their opposition to
great evil. Once the great evil is
conquered there will be eons of peace and prosperity.
This all takes place on a subworld which might be identified
as a parallel but not equal world. The
center of the subworld universe is Mysterium where Avery is studying
magic. Subworlds are more ephemeral
than inner worlds such as Earth. Avery
hopes by stabilizing Trelari, he can keep it from devolving into chaos and
destruction.
Murphy's law leads Avery down the proverbial primrose path
where his plans go off the tracks. He
is forced to return to Trelari and start a quest with the heroes that opposed
him as the Dark Lord. The quest is arduous and Avery discovers that
without immense magic he isn't much of a hero.
This is an entertaining story with a complex plot and loads
of humor.
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