| Publication date: | 1940.09 |
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| Genre: | Science fiction novella |
| Preceded by: | Blowups Happen |
| Followed by: | Sixth Column |
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“Magic, Inc.” is a novella by Robert A. Heinlein. It was originally published in “Unknown Fantasy Fiction” September 1940, under the title “The Devil Makes the Law.”
Exposition
Under the guise of an agency for magicians, Magic, Inc. was systematically squeezing out the small independent magicians. Then one businessman stood firm. With the help of an Oxford‐educated African shaman and a little old lady adept at black magic, he went straight to the demons of Hell to resolve the problem—once and for all!