Lord Darcy Investigates: Randall GarrettLord Darcy dwells in an alternate world the history of which diverged from our reality during the reign of King Richard the Lionheart in which King John never reigned and most of western Europe and the Americas are united in an Angevin Empire whose continental possessions were never lost by that king. Magic based technology replaces science. Lord Darcy serves the king of a prosperous Empire its citizens are contented, its rulers are just, its allies