Secrets of the Trade: A Shifty Magician Short Story

Warlock's Weekly's Top 10 division lists for the practitioners of the Trade is black magician Damien Rathschild's guilty pleasure. His apprentice, Shelton "e;Shifty"e; Sharpe, finds out the Top 10 lists encourages aggressive competition among the magicians who want to improve their standing in the lists. Damien is outraged when inexperienced up-and-comer Calvin Whitby is given the top spot in his ...