The Miracle-Workers is a science fiction novella by Jack Vance published in 1958. It was first published in Astounding Science Fiction in the July 1958 edition. It is about humans on an Earth-like planet which was colonized by space travellers many centuries ago. In the intervening years, the inhabitants have lost their understanding of science and have regressed to a medieval state of technology, aided by their use of voodoo, telepathy, and magic. Change is set in motion when a maverick apprentice Jinxman starts to rediscover the scientific method and learn about science.
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- contained in Big Planet / The Blue World / The Dragon Masters and Other Storiesomnibus
- contained in Eight Fantasms and Magicscollection
- contained in Fantasms and Magicscollection
- contained in Green Magic: The Fantasy Realms of Jack Vancecollection
- contained in Modern Classic Short Novels of Science Fictionanthology
- contained in Spellsanthology
- contained in The Arbor House Treasury of Great Science Fiction Short Novelsanthology
- contained in The Dying Earth Series & Moreomnibus
- contained in The Jack Vance Treasurycollection
- contained in The Miracle Workers / The Dragon Masters / The Last Castlecollection
- contained in The SFWA Grand Masters, Volume 3anthology