- School & Library Binding: 303 pages
- Publisher: Turtleback Books (July 1989)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0785754768
- ISBN-13: 978-0785754763
- Product Dimensions: 17.7 x 10.9 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,301,727 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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A spell to restore the Court Scribe of Landover to human form backfires, and Landover's King embarks on a quest to his native world to rescue his friend and retrieve the medallion of Kingship from the clutches of a greedy wizard. Humor abounds in this engaging fantasy as Brooks continues the adventures of King Ben, Questor Thews, Abernathy, and their companions. Recommended where the series is popular. JC
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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A marvellous fantasy trip' Frank Herbert 'If Harry Potter has given you a thirst for fantasy and you have not discovered the magic of Terry Brooks, you are in for a treat' ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS 'Confirms Terry's place at the head of the fantasy world' Phi
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Ben Holiday sighed wearily and wished he were somewhere else besides where he was. Read the first page
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4.0 out of 5 stars
This series continues to roll on with energy,
By Jerry "a sci-fi/fantasy lover" (Macon, GA USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wizard at Large (Mass Market Paperback)
The landover works are very well done, with stand out characters. Action, missteps, all done with great skill. Keep up the good work!! If you like books like this one, might I suggest another I've recently come across. The Unsuspecting Mage by Brian S. Pratt. It's another fantasy adventure sure to please. I highly recommend it.
4.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Wizard at Large (Mass Market Paperback)
The third book in the series starts off with very excited Questor who is positive that he can now revert Abernathy the court scribe and talking terrier back to his human form. During the incantation Questor sneezes and instead of tranforming him, he transports him. To Earth and in the castle/fortress of the original heir to Landover, Michael Ard Rhi. Much had been made of this guy in first two installments and Terry Brooks does not disappoint. This is one of the authors best villians. Ben immediatly crosses back over to go get him. Willow comes along. Leaving Questor in charge, hence the title of the book. Questor now has the task of recovering a magical bottle complete with a evil bottle imp that is reeking havoc in the land. All thanks to the filthy and meddling G'home Gnomes, Philip and Sot.The one thing that I have always liked about this series is that in the beginning, the hero is just as clueless to the world Landover as the reader. The world starts off small and Brooks is great at adding layer after layer with each book. The last book was more focused on the character growth of Ben. Here it concentrates more on Questor, Abernathy and, surprisingly, the ambiguous River King. There is a great battle between wizard and dragon, but there is also another incident that happens on earth that, while good, strains belief even for a fantasy. All in all, a great book and fans of the series will not feel cheated. Makes you definitely want to get the next one.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Worst book in the series,
By Kyle Quirk (Huntley, ILL USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Wizard at Large (Mass Market Paperback)
A Wizard At LargeBy: Terry Brooks ISBN: 0345362276 In the place of Landover, a Magic Kingdom, there are rules about magic and Dragons. For example A dragon can go back to earth and back without using magic. A human has to have magic or a special medallion that has magic in it. This story takes place in Landover. Landover has wizards, fairies and dragons in it. The problem of the story was that a man got changed into a dog to hide from an evil wizard. The reason he was hiding was because he beat a kid for throwing dogs off the top of the castle. A wizard named Questor is trying to make the man come back. He had an almost perfect spell. In the middle of the spell he sneezes and sends the dog somewhere and a bottle appears with an evil demon inside of it. The rest of the book is about the people of Landover searching for the dog and the bottle. I thought this book was real stupid. I don't recommend the book to anyone. The plot was to farfetched. How could a guy buy a magic kingdom? I don't think anyone would like this book. This book was kind of related to the Lord Of The Rings. The good wizard was like Gandalf except he couldn't get any spells right.
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