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Wizard At Large

A spell for Abernathy

It all began when the half-able wizard Questor Thews announced that finally he could restore the Court Scribe Abernathy to human form. It was his spell that had turned Abernathy into a Wheaten Terrier-though with hands and able to talk. All went well-untilthe wizard breathed the dust of his magic spell and suddenly sneezed. Then, where Abernathy had stood, there was only a bottle containing a particulary evil imp. It had been in the collection of Michel Ard Rhi, former King of landover, now exiled to Earth. Abernathy must now be a part of that collection! High Lord Ben Holiday set forth for Earth, taking his green but beautiful love, Willow, with him. unfortunately, they were long in returning. And without the soil of Landover to root as a tree at times, Willow could not long survive. That left it up to Questor Thews to save them. Grimly he set out to seek help, knowing himself to be incompetent. And to make things worse, the imp had escaped and sought the help of the evil witch Night shade, now back from exile in Faerie. Questor's only idea seemed impossible, but... Copyright 1988 by Terry Brooks. Cover art by Rowena Morrill. Published by Del Rey books.