The Science Of Magic

The Science Of Magic, Chapter 1

• Noderick
• Galleas
• Herbert and Noderick
• Noderick
• the Knack
• Something Nasty cont'd
• Hanna and Tiela
• Something Nasty cont'd
• Hanna and Tiela
• Toys
• Something Nasty cont'd

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 2

• In the beginning...
• null and void, part 1
• Herbert
• null and void part 2
• the Science of Magic
• Noderick
• Acronyms
• Father Vargas
• Something Nasty cont'd
• the Gnomes
• Something Nasty cont'd
• Herbert
• Something Nasty
• DUH.
• Something Nasty cont'd: What happened to Herbert
• HERBERT
• Delvers
• Spatio-Temporal Dislocation
• just left of center

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 3

• Peridot
• Spite
• Mystery
• Peridot
• Perverse
• Herbert and Doris
• Herbert and Noderick
• Herbert
• Noderick
• Herbert
• Sorcerer
• Pixie
• Herbert and Noderick
• the River
• river guide
• Herbert and Nod
• Dot

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 4

• gender confusion
• Library
• Nod is perplexed
• Elder
• Uh-oh
• steering committee
• Alchemy
• Transportation
• the Inn
• FLOP
• Arianna
• Vertigo
• Will Rumpledumpling
• Therol
• The Inn

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 5

• Cute
• Back door
• Phineas
• The Scepter
• Nod: The problem with relationships
• Spike
• Dellbury
• Eavesdropping
• Spike
• Cilantro
• small and slow
• The Council of Mages
• Mickey Finn
• Nod
• Althea
• Herbert feels awful
• Wondering aloud
• The Council of Mages
• Imagine that
• qorissa and Herbert
• Moo

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 6

• matchless
• Hanna and Tiela
• Wazoo
• Rosie
• Peridot
• medium-rare
• persuasion
• egg-zactly
• paranoia
• MOO?
• meanwhile
• wazoo 2
• sub-standard
• lightly toasted
• Natali
• ominous
• Hello?
• Raydeeo
• hot-seat
• ghost
• Sydney J. Folley
• salute

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 7

• Hanna and Arianna
• The trouble with Pixies, part 2
• Arianna explains
• Kidnapped (with apologies to R.L.S.)
• Elves disagree with Dragons
• Pervert
• Imagination, part 2
• The sword spell
• Nod
• Nod and Hanna
• Garostherealafinkle
• Herbert Explains
• Jenny
• Tiela Explains
• Joining
• Jeanne-Pierre and Natali
• Nod and Hanna, reprise
• pixilated
• morning after

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 8

• Doris
• Speak no evil
• Nod explains
• Vengeance
• The Tale of the Frog
• Say! You're no prince!
• Fru-fru Fairy
• The Point (with apologies to Harry)
• Merrydale
• Mayor Slugg
• It's not harassment, if you like it
• Captain Dyna
• The edge of allegiance
• Herbert

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 9

• Corporal Hanson
• What's Up Dot? (with apologies to everyone)
• Lullaby
• Last resort
• On-lookers
• Herbert
• X marks the spot
• Paddy O`Donohough
• Genuine Article
• READY
• STEADY
• Hanna & Tiela & Dot
• Wolverines
• Natali
• Kitten Burglar
• Omen
• Cat Nap
• S.N.A.F.U.

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 10

• I got it!
• No buts
• My Hero
• Merle
• the charm
• All's Well
• Fido
• Tiela
• The River
• the inevitable
• Net assets
• awakenings
• Lunch
• Dryad
• Hanna
• hunches (with apologies to Mssr. Hugo)
• spunk
• The Plan
• Therol
• Herbert
• qorissa
• Therol (partiemme deux)

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 11

• logic
• Natali
• Hocus-pocus
• Rosie
• salvage
• Phineas T.
• Drinn
• When dealing with Dwarves
• Tiela
• Lord Cardoram
• Herbert
• Nod
• Mavis
• Donna
• magician
• Given the Bird
• hex-dump
• Duke Haliford
• Fine tuning
• Prince Binky
• Ringer

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 12

• Plan B
• wondering aloud (apologies to I. Anderson)
• the importance of a proper landing
• Forest Song
• Hi-Ho
• Murry
• Recalcitrant
• Rear View
• the Scepter
• with apologies to Dr. Tolkien
• Herbert
• Nod: the faintest sound in the Universe
• Diamond Dot
• Spike Explains
• behind
• inventory
• pop!
• Herbert: delvings
• View from the Terrace
• Herbert: the path less taken
• Nod: spatial dislocation
• organism

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 13

• Dr-r-ruids
• Dot's Detour
• Gee, I hope this doesn't hurt too much
• Herbert
• cave and tunnel
• Nod: null and void
• null and void 2
• Enkvil
• Herbert: The Truth Of The Situation
• eye of the beholder
• more than a mouthful
• Everybody knows this is nowhere
• the Red General
• nasty, slithery, slimy
• Dread
• skunk
• Will Rumpledumpling
• C.O.D.
• On the squishing of Færies
• Phineas smiles
• Peridot

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 14

• If wishes were horses
• The Mayor of Centerville
• Will's plan
• aghast
• Null and Void: Noderick explains
• Herbert is incredulous
• Peridot
• meanwhile ...
• Conversation with a Dragon
• trying
• the first left
• The Council of Mages
• inertia
• inertia pt.2
• Centerville
• Enkvil
• you can't fight city hall
• prudence
• nightcap
• Herbert is amazed
• never say never-never
• Aphrodite's nose
• chastity
• The Council of Mages

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 15

• Minerva and Piewacket
• the Queen of Cats
• Cats
• the McElern Brothers
• Digital
• are we there yet?
• Home
• the stoicism of cats
• Reunion
• never mind St. Ives, what was he doing with all those cats!?
• look under the hood
• with apologies to Arthur and Stanley
• worms
• two steps behind
• S.T.D. (Spatio Temporal Dislocation)
• synchronization
• the Fourth-and-a-half Dimension
• Phineas
• Nod's plan
• artillery
• Fairy Tale
• Grandma! What big teeth...

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The Science Of Magic, Chapter 16

• Tink-tinabulation
• conductor
• Phineas' story
• busy-work
• control
• got a light?
• NOD
• the Wall
• Herbert
• sproing!
• It
• No good deed
• Special Effects
• Cowabunga!
• surprise
• Therol to the rescue
• Herbert on: the Scepter
• Maggie
• Hanna and Tiela
• Herb to qorissa
• Well, that's a switch.
• Click

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A Semi-Alphabetical List of References

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Author's Notes:

1. Rosie's Allergy
2. armour
3. Blackbodies
4. Cat's
5. Cilantro
6. Cute
7. Cytherea
8. Dryad's
9. Flame of Angerash
10. Fairy Bells
11. Gibber and Drool
12. Guava Jelly
13. Handshake
14. on the Social Hierarchy
15. inertia
16. innocent
17. insidious
18. kilt
19. Lady Cottingham's Book Of Pressed Fairies
20. league
21. Mental
22. monolith
23. mURTOGs
24. newt
25. Peter Pan
26. Primal Sounds
27. Paradox 2
28. Rash Limpballs
29. Reality
30. Another Reality
31. S.N.A.F.U.
32. sporran
33. Spatio-Temporal Dislocation
34. Synchronotic Projection
35. Tiela
36. Warrior 3000

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Herbert's Notes:

1. bestiary
2. Semi Biography
3. Nod's World
4. O'Tooles
5. Paradox 1
6. Real Magic

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Nod's Notes:

1. Even in air
2. Nod's Notes 2
3. Republicans
4. Crystall Ball

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O'Toole's Unabridged Compendium Of Translations from the Ancient

1. Anachronism
2. Descarte
3. the Great and Powerful Drinn
4. Wagerer's Gaeas
5. Mcguffin
6. Baldric
7. Cairn Al na Rog
8. Celts
9. The City Hall Debate
10. Centerville
11. Dragon's Hearts
12. Dragon's Memory
13. Druids
14. Dwarve
15. Dwarfs
16. Elves
17. The Færy
18. Fregck al na Rog
19. Færy Wings
20. Gaeas
21. Gnomes
22. O'Toole's Index
23. Jack O' Lantern
24. the Council of Mages
25. Melancholy
26. Herbert on: O'Tooles
27. Pixies
28. S.D.C.
29. Smished Fairy
30. Stringewart
31. Will O' The Wisp
32. Wizards
33. The Sceptre
34. snarfle
35. snerrup
36. Trrgg al na Rog

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I.E.U. Standard Universal Reference System:

1. Dr. Boisenberry
2. Delvers
3. S.J. Folley
4. Logisphere
5. Omniverse
6. Quarks
7. Schrödinger's Equation
8. Schrödinger's Cat
9. Lord of the Rims
10. nunki
11. Opells Theorum
12. Outer Rim
13. Red General
14. Spatial Dislocation
15. STD
16. String Theory

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The Science Of Magic, What's Next:
Book 2 in the Continuing Adventures of Herbert and Noderick

• What's New
• MS Reader and OEB

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Some you may not find, without help

• Welcome to The Science Of Magic
• It Starts Here
• Table Of Contents
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Contact Page
• Help!
• What The Reviewers are saying
• Author's Credits
• Copyright info
• Alphabetical List Of References
• Author's Notes
• O'Toole's Compendium of Translations from the Ancient

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