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LibraryThing member cahallmxj
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Daimbert the royal wizard of yurt just wants to bring his young daughter (who everybody thinks is his niece) for a visit to the kingdom of yurt to show her what dear ole dad does for a living.... and find a way to tell her and everybody else that she is actually his daughter, since the rules
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I like these book and the only reason I'm not giving it a five is 1. Its a series and eventually unless the publisher or the author see the light they tend to run out of steam. and 2. This paticular series I know is a good series, but it is also one of those that I tend to rember the story less than I rember what antics the characters are up to. This doesn't mean it's one gag after another it's just the book gets serious for awhile with Daimberts conspiracy theories and then (usually) the comedy turns back on when he invebitaly finds out how wrong he was and tries to make up for it. But it is a good read and hopefully the next book, which is apparently the last, will tie up this great series with a memorable finale that will leave readers laughing long after the have read it. As another review pointed out it really is necessary to read the proceeding books as the story does reference the previous books rather heavily in some places. I would recommend this to anyone who likes light fantasy with a comdey bent thrown in.
m.a.c
Daimbert the royal wizard of yurt just wants to bring his young daughter (who everybody thinks is his niece) for a visit to the kingdom of yurt to show her what dear ole dad does for a living.... and find a way to tell her and everybody else that she is actually his daughter, since the rules
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of wizardy and social class forbid a wizard from ever marrying, much less having a daughter. He thinks everything should be simple, but as he has found througout his career anything he gets involved in rarely stays that way. Pretty soon he has a princess in exile staying at the castle (with a rather large and paranoid automan protecting her), a wave of undead warriors attacking him, a strange man performing mircales in a nearby city and the sneaking suspicion that a long ago foe has returned to fufill his promise of revenge. To top it all off The king wants to marry the kitchen girl, two princess from a neighboring kingdom want to be a priest and a knight, and his daugher wants to grow up to be a wizard. Is it any wonder that he can't figure out which conspiracy is out to get him? --------
I like these book and the only reason I'm not giving it a five is 1. Its a series and eventually unless the publisher or the author see the light they tend to run out of steam. and 2. This paticular series I know is a good series, but it is also one of those that I tend to rember the story less than I rember what antics the characters are up to. This doesn't mean it's one gag after another it's just the book gets serious for awhile with Daimberts conspiracy theories and then (usually) the comedy turns back on when he invebitaly finds out how wrong he was and tries to make up for it. But it is a good read and hopefully the next book, which is apparently the last, will tie up this great series with a memorable finale that will leave readers laughing long after the have read it. As another review pointed out it really is necessary to read the proceeding books as the story does reference the previous books rather heavily in some places. I would recommend this to anyone who likes light fantasy with a comdey bent thrown in.
m.a.c
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LibraryThing member ashleytylerjohn
Good one, with the stakes seeming higher than usual ... I think of this series as unusually gentle and comforting (esp. compared to the prevailing current mood for fantasy series) and this one held true to its usual tone but upped the tension ... nothing like children in jeopardy for accomplishing
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that. Probably my favourite so far since the first one. Show Less
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Wizard of Yurt, 5
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