Sorcerers is an enthralling blend of magic, religion, wisdom and philosophy from which Jacob Needleman creates a brilliant moral fable for our times.

"An extraordinarily absorbing tale." -- John Cleese
"A fascinating story that merges the pains of growing up with the intrigue of magic...constantly engrossing" -- San Francisco Chronicle
" The most challenging book you will read this or any year...You can hardly help being touched by the book's central message: that life's magical possibilities can be attained -- with commitment, struggle and choice...inspiring." -- Fiction Review

Adolescent Eliot Appleman joins the Sorcerers, a group of young magicians who share his yearnings and aspirations. As Eliot discovers he has genuine mystical powers, he is drawn into a perilous clash between two con icting forces -- the compulsion to manipulate others and the need to to master his own nature and find his place in the world.

Jacob Needleman is Professor of Philosophy at San Francisco State University, former Visiting Professor at Duxx Graduate School of Business Leadership in Monterrey, Mexico, and former Director of the Center for the study of New Religions at The Graduate Theological Union in Berkeley, California. He was educated in philosophy at Harvard, Yale and the University of Freiburg, Germany. He has also served as as a Research Fellow at Union Theological Seminary, and as guest Professor of Religious Studies at the Sorbonne, Paris. He is the author of many books including The New Religions, A Sense of the Cosmos, Lost Christianity and The Heart of Philosophy.