It all began when the wizards of the White League were under attack by their opponents of the Black League & 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 & 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 & 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 & prove that when it comes to spells & sorcery nobody but nobody can beat a Silicon Valley computer geek!