Wizenbeak

by Alexis A. Gilliland

Book Overview

Fiction, Fantasy, Something is definitely rotten in Cymdulock. There is on person they all can depend on in this rotten mess - Wizenbeck. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345361164
• Release Date: August 1989
• Publisher: Del Rey
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.

Customer Reviews

I went out and looked for more of Gilliland. Immediately.

This was a real gem. It was a fantasy that created characters worth my time, plot that held together and a fine humor.

A fantasy, but gritty and fascinating.

This little-known book is a gem. While technically a fantasy, it's very definitely not the kind with fairies and unicorns. The plot involves sorcery and the fall of a dynasty. The main character, Wizenbeak, is a water wizard, that is, he specializes in dealings with aquifirs, flow rates, purification, etc. He's like a civil engineer, only he uses magic instead of bulldozers. Wizenbeak ends up as protector of the heirs to the throne, and is forced to gather an army to protect them. The characters are good, the dialogue is witty, people you like die. I highly recommend all of Gilliland's books and hopes he writes more.