Wiz Series by Rick Cook

What Wiz Zumalt could do with computers was magic on Earth. Then, one day the master computer hacker is called to a different world to help fight an evil known as the Black League. Suddenly, the Wiz finds himself in a place governed by magic--and in league with a red-headed witch who despises him.

After his adventures in Wizard's Bane, Wiz Zumwalt thinks he deserves a little peace and quiet. But The Black League is making plans to strike back at their nemesis, and Wiz must come up with another trick to defeat them. This time, he plans to bring to his new world the finest programming teams of Earth!

Q: How does a shanghaied computer geek conquer all the forces of Darkness and win the love of the most beautiful witch in the world?A: By transforming himself from a demon programmer into a programmer of demons!It all began when the wizards of the White League were under attack by their opponents of the Black League and one of their most powerful members cast a spell to bring forth a mighty wizard to aid their cause. What the spell delivered was master hacker Walter "Wiz" Zumwalt... moreQ: How does a shanghaied computer geek conquer all the forces of Darkness and win the love of the most beautiful witch in the world?A: By transforming himself from a demon programmer into a programmer of demons!It all began when the wizards of the White League were under attack by their opponents of the Black League and one of their most powerful members cast a spell to bring forth a mighty wizard to aid their cause. What the spell delivered was master hacker Walter "Wiz" Zumwalt. The wizard who east the spell was dead and nobody -- not the elves, not the dwarves, not even the dragons -- could figure out what the shanghaied computer nerd was good for.But spells are a lot like computer programs, and, in spite of the Wiz's unprepossessing appearance, he was going to defeat the all-powerful Black League, win the love of a beautiful red-haired witch, and prove that when it comes to spells and sorcery, nobody but nobody can beat a Silicon Valley computer geek!Published in parts as Wizard's Bane and The Wizardry Compiled This is the first unitary edition. less

Wiz Zumwalt and his gang of Silicon Valley hackers and otherworld wizards must stop whoever has created the adjoining universe, where magic and technology both work and whose power could destroy their own world.

Computer programmer extraordinaire "Wiz" Zumwalt, the man who mastered magic, has been taken prisoner by the dragons, who demand a piece of the magical action. What's a Wiz to do?

When a spell summoned master hacker Walter "Wiz" Zumwalt to a world of wizards and witches, he soon discovered that spells were a lot like computer programs. Wiz defeated the evil sorcerers' league and won the love of the beautiful witch Moira.But now Wiz has new problems: a deadly curse, computer criminals from his own world, and the dragons, who are alarmed by his new-fangled spells. Fortunately, when it comes to spells and sorcery, nobody but nobody can beat a Silicon Valley computer geek!

Computer programming and magic have never been an easy mix, but when you add a couple of Soviet ex-spies, a 20-foot lobster hungry for a landfood dinner, 128 dwarves on a quest of their own, the Endangered Species Act, zombie dragon riders, a top-secret U.S. military base, a computer trade show, a pink mechanical rabbit with a gun and attitude--things get complicated for Wiz.

This is the bare bones of what should have been the sixth book in the Wiz series about the adventures of a gang of computer programmers in a world where magic works like a computer program and in our world where a surprising number of things work like magic. [...] The point is, this is not finished and it never will be finished. [...] However Wiz, Moira and their friends are popular with a lot of folks, and there are the germs of some damn fine ideas buried in this mess... moreThis is the bare bones of what should have been the sixth book in the Wiz series about the adventures of a gang of computer programmers in a world where magic works like a computer program and in our world where a surprising number of things work like magic. [...] The point is, this is not finished and it never will be finished. [...] However Wiz, Moira and their friends are popular with a lot of folks, and there are the germs of some damn fine ideas buried in this mess. So, after floating the idea on my blog "Rick Cook's Notebook", and getting a positive response, I decided to put what I've got on the web. That way Wiz fanatics -- and utter masochists -- can unscramble it and, I hope, get some enjoyment out of it.--Rick Cook, from Apology: Read This First in the online publication of the partial draft less