Wizard and the Floating City (Bazil Broketail) (Paperback)

by Christopher Rowley (Author)

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Product Description
Narrowly escaping the treachery that has stolen his throne, Prince Evander finds himself in exile, trapped in the middle of an epic conflict between good and evil that will determine the fate of fabled city of Monjon and its beautiful princess, Serena.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Roc (June 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451454693
• ISBN-13: 978-0451454690
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #207,602 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Read only if you like _Bazil Broketail_, April 14, 1999

By A Customer

This book wasn't a very good read, but it wasn't terrible, either. It is useful in that it shows the reader more of the Bazil Broketail universe, and fleshes out some of the geography of the region. Reading this book between _Dragon at World's End_ and _Dragons of Argonath_ will help, as the latter book somewhat builds on the _Wizard_ and keeps the same "bad guy". So, while you shouldn't read this as your first Rowley book, it does have its redeeming qualities. Definitly not a stand alone.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book Well Worth Reading., May 8, 2001

By A Customer

Christopher Rowley's mastery of the written word is clearly seen once again within this tale. If you enjoy the Bazil Broketail series you might very well enjoy this book too, though set in a different place and time then Broketail it is well worth the reading. The only complaint can be that it ends in a way that leads the reader to believe or to hope that there might be another book in this series, there is an opening too and maybe someday there will be a second book, but until then this is well worth the reading.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Myth, excellent Bildungsroman for the young reader, November 24, 1999

By	Kedron Benham (Cameron, AZ) - See all my reviews

Well first I think it is plain cheeky to critique a novel if one has yet to write one - not to mention write one succesfully. I notice other reviewers do not suffer from this compunction. Anyway, what a wonderful story. It teaches (without a hint of didactism - the bane of wannabe fantasy novelists) all of the key elements that will shape a Hero and that are so lacking in our X-generation. Self-sacrifice, valor, courage, chivalry, the character of evil and the character of good. Yes, the the 'sophisticated' post-modern reader (many from the haunts of the N-East and California, for some reason) will find this appraisal somehow naive - but then so would Waakzaam the Great. Well, well, for those who have ears to hear, this is a story to read, experience and live if you can! Wonderful reading! Have fun!