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One Wizard Place

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Behind the glass doors, guarded by stone statues of giant winged creatures, is the headquarters of numerous governmental offices. These include the Mythical Bureau of Investigation (MBI) and the Incantation Enforcement Agency (IEA). Justin Kasey Hobskin (known as Kace), works with his partner Murdox as an agent of the Counter-Curse division of the IEA. This is a position he took after a very nasty curse left his father turned into a wolf, and Murdox a talking wolf-dog(an unfixable condition that has left him very out of sorts). The counter curse department is a small one whose agents are in charge of righting magic that has gone wrong. It's a tough job to have. It is too bad that there are only the two of them doing it.

After returning back to the office after a long, tough job of clearing a house of a particularly nasty infestation of nixies, Kase and Murdox are given their next assignment. The elf king of Greylock has accidentally drunk a potion which is slowly turning him to stone. Upon visiting the king, the partners discover that in order to cure him they need a very rare and hard to get ingredient. They will have to travel far, find the needed ingredient, and get back to the king with only ten days before the spell becomes irreversible!

In this, his first novel, author D.M. Paul has created a wonderful world where technology and magic mix. He introduces us to city named Cloudview that is a hundred levels high, each level a city in its own right. Where its inhabitants travel around by slug system(what was once the bus system), the vertical train (between levels), and the horizontal tube(a one level train-like system) It is populated by a myriad of inhabitants who don't always seem to be what they are. This book, while written for younger readers, will enchant and delight adult fans of fantasy fiction as well. This is the first book in a three book series, Book two Sentinel will be released later in 2006.

This is a great book. I found a Podcast of the audio book and really liked what I heard. So I decided to purchase the paper copy. This was even better than I expected. It's fast paced with action and fantastic visual effects almost like you were watching a movie. I read the book over the weekend and hardly put it down. I have to say that I'm impressed with this new author. I hope to see more in the future.

I was looking for something cute and amusing. Having enjoyed the Harry Potter series I thought I would give this one a try. However, it was too much like the Harry Potter books and not original in the least. The author was not able to write a book that captured me. I was very dissapointed.

This book showed up in my son's school library and he checked it out. Mind you, he's the kind of kid who would much rather play video games to reading, but somehow this caught his interest. He read the whole thing through and requested I buy the other two in the series. Anything that will get my son reading is 5 stars in my book.

From the opening pages One Wizard Place captures the imagination with a mystical tale of unique characters and dreamlike settings. The reader will be intrigued by the fates of young Kase Hobskin and his trusty companion as they race against time,through fantastic challenges, to save an enchanted king.

One Wizard Place contains wonderfully detailed landscapes and action sequences that produce vivid images in the mind of the reader - all while maintianing a curious and playful tone that should appeal to adventure-seeking readers of all ages. A must read!

A unigue story that combines magic and technology. Kase is a young boy who has found his way into an altenate dimension where animals talk and magic is common. He and his patner Murdox, a talking wolf-dog, are the two agents sent out when magical mistakes are made. But sometimes the duo can get in over their heads, such as helping an elf-king who is turning into stone. One of the most interesting aspects of the story is the tragedy the binds the two together. It's a unique twist to a story about a boy and his dog. Or is it a dog and his boy?

This book is great - a super imaginative, enchanting, comical, action-filled adventure. The main characters, Kase and Murdox, are hysterical, down-to-earth and endearing. The world they take you to is a cross between a fantastic thrill ride and a wacky sci-fi movie. What I really love about this book is that it is creatively dazzling while remaining unpretentious and genuine.

I really enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it to anyone -- not just those who enjoy the sci-fi/fantasy genre. It was very entertaining and I could not put it down.