![]() ![]() This year's appointee to the onerous post of Dark Lord (who must act as chief villain and tour-coordinator) is Blade's mild-mannered father, Derk, who would far rather spend his time creating marvelous new animals (he already has flying pigs, talking horses and clever geese). The local population is bullied, cajoled and paid hard cash to participate, all because of a deal struck with a demon some 40 years ago. Addis will give you""), the Pilgrim Parties are in fact highly choreographed package tours. ![]() Chesney (""A Dark Lord's citadel must always be a black castle with a labyrinthine interior lit by baleful fire-you will find our specifications in the guide Mr. Organized by the sinister and implacably bureaucratic Mr. Each year, the country's magical agrarian economy is disrupted by the Pilgrim Parties-tourists from a world much like ours, come in search of Tolkienesque adventure. Something is decidedly rotten in the enchantment-laden world in which teenage fledgling wizard Blade has grown up. On a par with Jones's best (Charmed Life Fire and Hemlock), this expansive novel manages to be both an affectionate send-up of the sword-and-sorcery genre and a thrilling fantasy adventure in its own right. ![]()
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