
Bedlam's Bard
Mercedes Lackey and Ellen Guon's Bedlam's Bard (1992) is a stage-magic fiction novel. Key subjects include bards and bardism, psychotropic drugs and magicians.
14 Open Library readers have it on their want-to-read list. It has been published in 4 editions.
It runs to roughly 617 pages — 11–12 hours of reading at an average pace.
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Who wrote Bedlam's Bard?
Bedlam's Bard was written by Mercedes Lackey and Ellen Guon and first published in 1992.
What genre is Bedlam's Bard?
It is usually shelved as Magicians & Illusionists.
How long is Bedlam's Bard?
The median edition has 617 pages, about 11–12 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.
What books are similar to Bedlam's Bard?
Readers who like it often enjoy The Lost Years of Merlin, Rise of a Merchant Prince and Skulduggery Pleasant.
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