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This book was about an astronaut studying an alien race. The alien village leader thinks he's a wizard or warlock, he also thinks the astronaut is a monster there to attack them. He uses ordinary things to make his magic and cause problems for the astronaut who's just there to study them.
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I think that may be The Flying Sorcerers by Larry Niven and David Gerrold.
The plot concerns the efforts of an astronaut and
geologist/anthropologist, known to the natives as "Purple", to escape
from a primitive world on which he is stranded and return to his
people. The events are seen from the perspective of Lant, one of the
natives, who becomes, in the course of the novel, Speaker (chieftain)
of his people.
The natives, a fur covered people, believe in magic and the book shows
how sufficiently advanced technology would be perceived by a primitive
society.
Purple lands in an egg-shaped vehicle. He casually disrupts the lives
of Lant's people, and thoughtlessly demeans Shoogar, the village
magician. Shoogar gets revenge by destroying Purple's vehicle, which
results in an atomic explosion. Many of the villagers are dead or
injured: the rest, including Lant and Shoogar, are forced to flee.
Purple is presumed dead.
Shoogar does indeed use ordinary things to destroy Purple’s vehicle.
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I think that may be The Flying Sorcerers by Larry Niven and David Gerrold.
The plot concerns the efforts of an astronaut and
geologist/anthropologist, known to the natives as "Purple", to escape
from a primitive world on which he is stranded and return to his
people. The events are seen from the perspective of Lant, one of the
natives, who becomes, in the course of the novel, Speaker (chieftain)
of his people.
The natives, a fur covered people, believe in magic and the book shows
how sufficiently advanced technology would be perceived by a primitive
society.
Purple lands in an egg-shaped vehicle. He casually disrupts the lives
of Lant's people, and thoughtlessly demeans Shoogar, the village
magician. Shoogar gets revenge by destroying Purple's vehicle, which
results in an atomic explosion. Many of the villagers are dead or
injured: the rest, including Lant and Shoogar, are forced to flee.
Purple is presumed dead.
Shoogar does indeed use ordinary things to destroy Purple’s vehicle.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 20:06
Mike ScottMike Scott
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If confirmed, it's a duplicate of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/182785/… (which was accepted via comment)
– Organic Marble
Dec 19 '18 at 20:48
That's it, thanks so much. Merry Christmas
– boppa54
Dec 21 '18 at 16:14
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I think that may be The Flying Sorcerers by Larry Niven and David Gerrold.
The plot concerns the efforts of an astronaut and
geologist/anthropologist, known to the natives as "Purple", to escape
from a primitive world on which he is stranded and return to his
people. The events are seen from the perspective of Lant, one of the
natives, who becomes, in the course of the novel, Speaker (chieftain)
of his people.
The natives, a fur covered people, believe in magic and the book shows
how sufficiently advanced technology would be perceived by a primitive
society.
Purple lands in an egg-shaped vehicle. He casually disrupts the lives
of Lant's people, and thoughtlessly demeans Shoogar, the village
magician. Shoogar gets revenge by destroying Purple's vehicle, which
results in an atomic explosion. Many of the villagers are dead or
injured: the rest, including Lant and Shoogar, are forced to flee.
Purple is presumed dead.
Shoogar does indeed use ordinary things to destroy Purple’s vehicle.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 20:06
Mike ScottMike Scott
50k4158205
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If confirmed, it's a duplicate of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/182785/… (which was accepted via comment)
– Organic Marble
Dec 19 '18 at 20:48
That's it, thanks so much. Merry Christmas
– boppa54
Dec 21 '18 at 16:14
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I think that may be The Flying Sorcerers by Larry Niven and David Gerrold.
The plot concerns the efforts of an astronaut and
geologist/anthropologist, known to the natives as "Purple", to escape
from a primitive world on which he is stranded and return to his
people. The events are seen from the perspective of Lant, one of the
natives, who becomes, in the course of the novel, Speaker (chieftain)
of his people.
The natives, a fur covered people, believe in magic and the book shows
how sufficiently advanced technology would be perceived by a primitive
society.
Purple lands in an egg-shaped vehicle. He casually disrupts the lives
of Lant's people, and thoughtlessly demeans Shoogar, the village
magician. Shoogar gets revenge by destroying Purple's vehicle, which
results in an atomic explosion. Many of the villagers are dead or
injured: the rest, including Lant and Shoogar, are forced to flee.
Purple is presumed dead.
Shoogar does indeed use ordinary things to destroy Purple’s vehicle.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 20:06
Mike ScottMike Scott
50k4158205
I think that may be The Flying Sorcerers by Larry Niven and David Gerrold.
The plot concerns the efforts of an astronaut and
geologist/anthropologist, known to the natives as "Purple", to escape
from a primitive world on which he is stranded and return to his
people. The events are seen from the perspective of Lant, one of the
natives, who becomes, in the course of the novel, Speaker (chieftain)
of his people.
The natives, a fur covered people, believe in magic and the book shows
how sufficiently advanced technology would be perceived by a primitive
society.
Purple lands in an egg-shaped vehicle. He casually disrupts the lives
of Lant's people, and thoughtlessly demeans Shoogar, the village
magician. Shoogar gets revenge by destroying Purple's vehicle, which
results in an atomic explosion. Many of the villagers are dead or
injured: the rest, including Lant and Shoogar, are forced to flee.
Purple is presumed dead.
Shoogar does indeed use ordinary things to destroy Purple’s vehicle.
answered Dec 19 '18 at 20:06
Mike ScottMike Scott
50k4158205
answered Dec 19 '18 at 20:06
Mike ScottMike Scott
50k4158205
answered Dec 19 '18 at 20:06
Mike ScottMike Scott
50k4158205
answered Dec 19 '18 at 20:06
Mike ScottMike Scott
50k4158205
50k4158205
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If confirmed, it's a duplicate of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/182785/… (which was accepted via comment)
– Organic Marble
Dec 19 '18 at 20:48
That's it, thanks so much. Merry Christmas
– boppa54
Dec 21 '18 at 16:14
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If confirmed, it's a duplicate of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/182785/… (which was accepted via comment)
– Organic Marble
Dec 19 '18 at 20:48
That's it, thanks so much. Merry Christmas
– boppa54
Dec 21 '18 at 16:14
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If confirmed, it's a duplicate of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/182785/… (which was accepted via comment)
– Organic Marble
Dec 19 '18 at 20:48
If confirmed, it's a duplicate of scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/182785/… (which was accepted via comment)
– Organic Marble
Dec 19 '18 at 20:48
That's it, thanks so much. Merry Christmas
– boppa54
Dec 21 '18 at 16:14
That's it, thanks so much. Merry Christmas
– boppa54
Dec 21 '18 at 16:14
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Welcome to Science Fiction & Fantasy! This question would be improved by going through the checklists here; How to ask a good story-ID question?
– Valorum
Dec 19 '18 at 19:15
Closure note: both answers accepted via comments.
– Organic Marble
Dec 31 '18 at 18:19