“Second Journey of the Magus”

Title“Second Journey of the Magus”
Year for Search2010
AuthorsMacLeod, Ian R[oderick](b. 1956)
Secondary TitleSubterranean
Date PublishedWinter 2010
KeywordsMale author, Northern Ireland author
Annotation

The last surviving of the three Magi travels back to the Holy Land and discovers a land where Christ had given in to the temptation to rule the world. Israel is a eutopia, but he has to make his way through the remains of the slaughtered Roman army to reach it, and the rest of the world will be subdued in the same way.

Additional Publishers

Rpt. in his Snodgrass and Other Illusions: The Best Short Stories of Ian R. MacLeod. [New York]: Open Road Integrated Media, 2013. Ebook.

URLhttp://subterraneanpress.com/magazine/winter_2010/fiction_second_journey_of_the_magus_by_ian_r_macleod.
Author Note

Northern Ireland author (b. 1956)

Full Text

2010 MacLeod, Ian R[oderick] (b. 1956). “Second Journey of the Magus.” Subterranean (Winter 2010). http://subterraneanpress.com/magazine/winter_2010/fiction_second_journey_of_the_magus_by_ian_r_macleod. Rpt. in his Snodgrass and Other Illusions: The Best Short Stories of Ian R. MacLeod. [New York]: Open Road Integrated Media, 2013. Ebook.

The last surviving of the three Magi travels back to the Holy Land and discovers a land where Christ had given in to the temptation to rule the world. Israel is a eutopia, but he has to make his way through the remains of the slaughtered Roman army to reach it, and the rest of the world will be subdued in the same way. Northern Ireland author.