Matt Mantrell had discovered the gift of poetry in a place where it worked magic. He won fame and power, but as a commoner, he could not marry his true love. He swore against fate, and that he'd conquer a kingdom, if that's what it took to claim his bride. Then he discovered that such an oath can't be broken. Marching off against a tyrrant to win a land, he was about to face the loathsome and evil Gordogrosso. If he was to win this lopsided war, Matt was going to need more than a few stout companions and some well-worded verse....
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Poetry's magic--real magic--draws Matthew, Lord Wizard of Merovence, deeper into trouble in this sequel to Her Majesty's Wizard . In his alternative world, where words become truth and magic spells are created by verse, Matt's thoughtless declaration that (in order to be a worthy suitor to Alisande, the queen of Merovence) he would unthrone Gordogrosso, evil sorcerer-king of neighboring Ibile, lands him in the middle of that unhappy kingdom. He's joined by Narlh, a discontented dracogriff with an inferiority complex; Fadecourt, a cyclops with an unsavory reputation in Ibile; and the beautiful and noble Yverne, fleeing the attentions of the king's hoodlums. As the ill-assorted band moves in on Gordogrosso, Queen Alisande marshals her knights to save the beloved commoner whom she cannot wed (even though he is a wizard), and Matt's magic produces unusual results, including the addition of Robin Hood and his band to his forces. Stasheff's fantasy romp has a strong theological underpinning: God is serious about his creatures and about their taking responsibility for themselves, their actions and their words.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Prevented by his lack of royal blood from marrying the woman he loves, former college student Matt Mantrell--now Court Wizard to Queen Alisande--swears an oath to overthrow a neighboring tyrant and finds himself bound to carry out his promise. Aided by a group of companions, including a neurotic griffin, a cultured cyclops, and minions from heaven and faerie, Matt enters a land of darkness and evil to fight the good--and seemingly impossible--fight. Fans of pure fantasy will enjoy this sequel to Her Majesty's Wizard ( LJ 10/15/86).
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Theology meets fantasy - and fun,
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Just when you think you've had enough of these "average modern-day Joe goes back to medieval alternate universe and saves the world," you meet Matt, who somehow manages to be both human and heroic. Goes into even more debate than the original about the role of God, Christianity, and the essence of good and Evil. Lots of unusual characters and amusing sideplots that weave well into the whole. A very satisfying conclusion to the story of Matt; but be sure to read the other books in this series about Matt's friend Saul.
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I hate the cover, but the story is amazingly original and satisfying. Definitely worth the ugly cover. Make it into a normal sci-fi bound copy, and I'd love it.
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Sir Guy, Lord Wizard, Lord Matthew, Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, Black Knight, Sea King, Prince Rinaldo, King Gordogrosso, Sir Matthew, Don de la Luce, Little John, Saint Moncaire, Will Scarlet, Matthew Mantrell, Lady Yverne, Lord Archbishop, Sign of the Cross, Duke Bruitfort, Duke of Toumarre, Lady Sinelle, Breden Plain, Even Narlh, Sir Dai New!
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Sir Guy, Lord Wizard, Lord Matthew, Robin Hood, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian, Black Knight, Sea King, Prince Rinaldo, King Gordogrosso, Sir Matthew, Don de la Luce, Little John, Saint Moncaire, Will Scarlet, Matthew Mantrell, Lady Yverne, Lord Archbishop, Sign of the Cross, Duke Bruitfort, Duke of Toumarre, Lady Sinelle, Breden Plain, Even Narlh, Sir Dai New!
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- Robin Hood: A Tale of the Olden Time: Robin Hood Classic Fiction Library volume 1 (Routledge Library of Folklore and Popular Culture) by Anon on 5 pages
- Robin Hood (Grandes Aventuras) (Spanish Edition) by Walter Scott on page 209, and page 237
- My Son, the Wizard: Book V of A Wizard in Rhyme by Christopher Stasheff in Front Matter
- The Dragonriders of Pern by Anne McCaffrey in Back Matter
- In The Shadow by Stephen King in Front Matter
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- A Wizard In A Feud by Christopher Stasheff in Front Matter
- A Wizard In Chaos: The Fifth Chronicle of the Rogue Wizard by Christopher Stasheff in Front Matter
- A Wizard In The Way by Christopher Stasheff in Front Matter
- A Wizard In War: The Third Chronicle of the Magnus D'Armand, Rogue Wizard (Chronicles of the Rogue Wizard) by Christopher Stasheff in Front Matter
- A Wizard in Peace (Chronicles of the Rogue Wizard, Book 4) by Christopher Stasheff in Front Matter
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