Before graduating from the school of magic, Khalid is allowed to inhabit his first lamp, but he forgets to restrict his master to three wishes and must find a princess to save him from a lifetime of servitude.
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Two student genies, self-assured (and somewhat spoiled) Khalid and classroom bully Gamal vie for the affections of a third student genie, the expert magic-worker Tamar. The magical adventure begins when Khalid pledges service to Haroun--his first-ever human master--but forgets to add the traditional "three wishes only, and no wishing for more wishes," stipulation. Haroun takes full advantage of Khalid's oversight and enslaves the novice genie to what may well be an eternity of servitude. Tamar, seeking to rescue Khalid, teams up with a cantankerous talking alley cat and a strong-willed princess, both of whom add their own distinctive flavors to this airy confection. Since fantasy is not a genre that often lends itself to humor, Friesner's ( New York by Knight ; Harpy High ) accomplishment here is even greater. Cleverly crafted and fun to read, the genies' hilarious high jinks are thoroughly entertaining. Illustrations not seen by PW. Ages 12-up.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Kirkus Reviews
There are--count them--nine genies in this slapstick tale of pride going before a fall, love requited (and unrequited), and don't-count-your-chickens. Genie Khalid, star pupil of master teacher Ishmael, forgets to say (on his trial rub) that none of Haroun's three wishes can be a wish for more wishes. Result: Khalid is doomed to serve Haroun and no one else, while Ishmael is imprisoned by the genie council. But Haroun agrees to free Khalid after beautiful genie Tamar brings princess Nur to Haroun's palace, despite the machinations of evil genie Gamal- -who's jealous of Tamar's love for Khalid--and the interference of the entire council of five. (It also takes the help of talking cat Boabdil, who ends up with three wishes apiece from six genies.) Aye, there's the rub... Each entry in the ``Dragonflight'' series (this is the eighth) deals with a major fantasy theme. Is the one here goofy humor, or tales of the Djiin? Either way, it's a smoothly written tale, and SF great Kelly Freas's drawings are as apt and appealing as they were 30 years ago. (Fiction. 12+) -- Copyright ©1993, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.
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Hilarious fantasy for everybody,
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This review is from: Wishing Season (Dragonflight) (Hardcover)
My daughter, who is 14 really liked this book, but I found it first ! (I reccomended it to her !) There is a little bit of a love story in it and alot of wise-cracking. The mishaps that the genies and humans go through are hilarious. As a parent I was happy that the language was clean and yet still funny. It was a real light-hearted read, and after reading it, we immediately bought a copy.
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