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Trying to recall the name of a book I read as a teen in the late 90s/early 2000s. It was set in a dystopian futuristic city, and followed a teenage punk scrabbling to make ends meet in the city. At the start of the book, he meets a strange old man who literally appears out of nowhere, and proclaims himself to be a wizard - and he decides to take our protagonist as his apprentice (I think after said protagonist tried and failed to rob him). Whilst the boy thinks the man is mad, both for the assertion of his magical powers and his stated goal being to conquer the world, he tags along with him. At the book's climax, the wizard summons a green, orc-like monster (making our protag realize he really is real) and makes his big attempt to basically kill the city's leader and take over for himself. The book ends with the two being dropped down into the tunnels beneath the city - which actually turns out to be good for our protagonists; down in the earth, the wizard can finally fully recharge his mana reserves. He declares the punk's world isn't worth the effort of conquering and opens a doorway to a new world, with our hero following him through, now committed to learning how to be a wizard himself. Does anyone know what book this could be? Also, would this count as an example of Mage in Manhattan?