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Wizard at Large

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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.

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.

A Wizard At Large
By: 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.

A Wizard At Large
By: 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.

This was the first Brooks' book I read, and after I read this one - I oredered the rest of the series. This book is still better than the rest, but I might feel this because the others were repetitive.

If you've already read the other books in the Landover series, you might find this one boring, as i did for the other books.

The plot thickens...now, our man Holiday must rely on his incompetant Wizard to save him and his wilting willow woman.... oh, and the dogman that they went to save, before they had to be saved, because the Wizard sneezed. What? It's Great! Take a break from reality, with this lovely piece of escapism. Don't forget to come back, though...or, we'll send Questor Thews after you!

Brooks makes this one very lighthearted as well, which is nice. The friendship between Abernathy and the earthling is a very cool touch. Poor dragon by the way. The plot is fun and always very original. It is nice that Brooks keeps you wondering until the very end. Read it.

This book was pretty good. There really weren't any slow parts. Another light-hearted adventure for any fantasy fans.

This one was better than Landover #2 (the Black Unicorn). It was okay, but sort of childish in some parts. Not the best one in the series though. One part that lost my interest was the plot was set on Earth, which is not as fun as Landover.

I've read all but three of Terry's book, I haven't read HOOK, RUNNING WITH THE DEMON, or A KNIGHT OF THE WORLD, and let me tell you, this was his worse book by far. Don't get me wrong, it was an alright book, and a necissity for the landover series, I just didn't enjoy it as much as the other. This book seemed like it moved real slow, and at parts I had to force my self to keep reading it, but if you like Terry Brooks and his landover novels, this is a must read book.