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"[[Weak but Skilled|Every one of the facts I have just listed is false.]]"|'''[[Absent-Minded Professor|Coelus]]'''}}
A fantasy novel by economist and omnienthusiast David Friedman. The story is set in a world where everyone has some magical talent, but magic is always very weak, at the time when the Laws of Magic are just starting to be formulated. The plot centers around [[Teen Genius|Ellen]], a new student at a School of Magic. [[Boy Meets Girl|she meets]] the young theorist [[Wide
[[Better Than It Sounds|This description does not do the book justice.]] Can be purchased for Amazon Kindle [http://www.amazon.com/Salamander-ebook/dp/B004TBD3Z0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=books&qid=1302823944&sr=1-1 here].
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* [[The Social Expert]]: Mari is a heroic version, serving as a [[Hypercompetent Sidekick]] in the world of politics to Ellen.
* [[Sparing the Aces]]: Main reason [[Mad Scientist|Coelus]] is alive.
* [[Talking the Monster
* [[Teen Genius]]: Ellen.
* [[Un-Equal Rites]]: Mages look down on witches. [[Science Marches On|Modern theory is that there's no difference.]]
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