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Apprentice to Master #0
Wizard Pair
The thrilling prequel to the Apprentice to Master Series.
Zhimosom and Rotiaqua are running for their lives when they learn that they are the last hope to save the dragons. The Evil Priest, Sulrad is killing dragons to power the magic he uses to enslave the dragon clan. With the remaining dragons under Sulrad's control, there will be no stopping his evil.
When Zhimosom learns that Rotiaqua's magic is bound to Sulrad's, he realizes that killing the Priest is not an option. Zhimosom must find a way to stop Sulrad before the Council falls under the dragon army, or lose his partner and his magic, and witness the destruction of the last of the dragons.
Zhimosom and Rotiaqua are running for their lives when they learn that they are the last hope to save the dragons. The Evil Priest, Sulrad is killing dragons to power the magic he uses to enslave the dragon clan. With the remaining dragons under Sulrad's control, there will be no stopping his evil.
When Zhimosom learns that Rotiaqua's magic is bound to Sulrad's, he realizes that killing the Priest is not an option. Zhimosom must find a way to stop Sulrad before the Council falls under the dragon army, or lose his partner and his magic, and witness the destruction of the last of the dragons.
- GenresFantasy
330 pages, Paperback
First published February 25, 2013
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About the author
James A. Eggebeen
11 books104 followersJames Eggebeen is a serial masochist repeatedly taking high tech companies through the growing pains of converting from a garage shop into a sustainable and profitable mature business.
He learned the value of hard work by being raised on a farm in Wisconsin where he learned auto mechanics from his saintly grandfather who patiently tolerated him and his siblings always under foot. His most frequent comment growing up was "Why did you people settle here when there are much warmer places to live?"
He confounded his teachers and most grown ups at a young age writing incredibly powerful algorithms for phenomenally underpowered computers at the dawn of the computer age. This is a skill he has employed throughout his professional career and still take great pride in (the confounding part mostly).
At 17 years of age he made a deal with the US Navy "Teach me about airplanes and computers. Take me anywhere it doesn't snow and I'm all yours." They kept the bargain and started him on a world traveling adventure that has continued far beyond his six-year enlistment.
He continued his world traveling adventures as a businessman frequently logging one fourth of his time out of he country. He feels as comfortable abroad as he does at home and has developed an appreciation for a wide range of cultures and cuisines.
He settled in Southern California after his service was complete and studied Engineering, Business and Finance at night while working at a series of start-up firms by day. He claims that growing up on the farm and the Navy have ruined his ability to sleep late and habitually gets up well before the sane portion of population starts their day.
He learned the value of hard work by being raised on a farm in Wisconsin where he learned auto mechanics from his saintly grandfather who patiently tolerated him and his siblings always under foot. His most frequent comment growing up was "Why did you people settle here when there are much warmer places to live?"
He confounded his teachers and most grown ups at a young age writing incredibly powerful algorithms for phenomenally underpowered computers at the dawn of the computer age. This is a skill he has employed throughout his professional career and still take great pride in (the confounding part mostly).
At 17 years of age he made a deal with the US Navy "Teach me about airplanes and computers. Take me anywhere it doesn't snow and I'm all yours." They kept the bargain and started him on a world traveling adventure that has continued far beyond his six-year enlistment.
He continued his world traveling adventures as a businessman frequently logging one fourth of his time out of he country. He feels as comfortable abroad as he does at home and has developed an appreciation for a wide range of cultures and cuisines.
He settled in Southern California after his service was complete and studied Engineering, Business and Finance at night while working at a series of start-up firms by day. He claims that growing up on the farm and the Navy have ruined his ability to sleep late and habitually gets up well before the sane portion of population starts their day.
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March 4, 2013
Book three of the Apprentice to Master series, Wizard Pair is actually the prequel to books one and two. It can be read out of sequence as it is a complete story.
Of all the books in the series, this one is my favourite. I love everything about dragons – their majesty, their mystery, their legends. The author’s take on the existence, and later disappearance, of dragons is unique. Mr. Eggebeen has woven this most intriguing character into his story and taken its role beyond that of a creature. His dragons have a purpose, individual voices and characters, and their interaction with the human race is, to say the least, eventful.
Lorit and Chihon take a back seat as we meet the two characters we were all wondering about – the Wizard Zhimosom and the Sorceress Rotiaqua, and we see how they arrived to be the Mighty Ones. A lot of loose ends get tidied up in this instalment of the wizards’ life, the most hilarious being the genuine awkwardness between Zhimosom and Rotiaqua. We get to meet the evil priest Sulrad, too, and we learn about the beginnings of the Temple of Ran. Do you remember the Plains of Grass with their scaly, squat inhabitants? What about the healing pools in Rohir? Both are explained here.
The plot is jam-packed with action and tightly twisted around the sub-plots. There is good pace and a mighty battle or two – how could you have dragons and not a war involving them? There is a little more emotion, more warmth to the dialogue, and there are also questions, choices that, as a reader, I wouldn’t want to have to make.
While Wizard’s Education’s forte is its finale of highly imaginative trials, Wizard Pair involves trials of a different kind, life lessons which are hard to live through, peppered all the way through the story. A very good book for those who love epic fantasy without too much gore, and brilliant for children, lovers of adventure and of dragons. Another five star read from Mr. Eggebeen. This series is getting better and better.
Of all the books in the series, this one is my favourite. I love everything about dragons – their majesty, their mystery, their legends. The author’s take on the existence, and later disappearance, of dragons is unique. Mr. Eggebeen has woven this most intriguing character into his story and taken its role beyond that of a creature. His dragons have a purpose, individual voices and characters, and their interaction with the human race is, to say the least, eventful.
Lorit and Chihon take a back seat as we meet the two characters we were all wondering about – the Wizard Zhimosom and the Sorceress Rotiaqua, and we see how they arrived to be the Mighty Ones. A lot of loose ends get tidied up in this instalment of the wizards’ life, the most hilarious being the genuine awkwardness between Zhimosom and Rotiaqua. We get to meet the evil priest Sulrad, too, and we learn about the beginnings of the Temple of Ran. Do you remember the Plains of Grass with their scaly, squat inhabitants? What about the healing pools in Rohir? Both are explained here.
The plot is jam-packed with action and tightly twisted around the sub-plots. There is good pace and a mighty battle or two – how could you have dragons and not a war involving them? There is a little more emotion, more warmth to the dialogue, and there are also questions, choices that, as a reader, I wouldn’t want to have to make.
While Wizard’s Education’s forte is its finale of highly imaginative trials, Wizard Pair involves trials of a different kind, life lessons which are hard to live through, peppered all the way through the story. A very good book for those who love epic fantasy without too much gore, and brilliant for children, lovers of adventure and of dragons. Another five star read from Mr. Eggebeen. This series is getting better and better.
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