Marbleheart

Mancer #5

by Don Callander

Companion wanted...sea otter preferred.Marbleheart was a sleek, dark-furred sea otter. He'd rescued maidens, fought witches, even installed a new emperor on the Dragon Thron of Choin. But lately, Marbleheart's been bored.

But all that's about to change...

A restless prince.

A bored sea otter.

An incredible quest...

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction

288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 1, 1998

About the author

Donald Bruce Callander (1930–2008) was an American fantasy novel author, photographer, editor and graphic artist. He authored Pyromancer, a tale of young wizard-in-training Douglas Brightglade, and nine other published novels.

Born in Minnesota, Callander joined the U.S. Navy after high school, serving four years of active duty during the Korean War, and then 20 years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. In 1952, Callander married Mary Lee Omohundro and moved to Washington, D.C., where he began a 30-year career as a writer, photographer, editor and graphic artist with the American Automobile Association.

Following his retirement, Callander settled with his second wife, Margaret, in Orange City, Florida, where he died on Friday, July 25, 2008.[1]

Reviews

[Nate · Rating 4 out of 5]

The weakest entry in the series, almost nothing even remotely interesting happens in this book. What does happen is formulaic and at no point do any of the characters even seem to be worried that they won't walk through every single challenge put in front of them. The whole thing just feels tired and worn, without any of the energy of the earlier books in the series.

[Jim Lemburg]

Very good story about a young Pyromancers familiar going on a quest to rediscover himself
I enjoyed it a lot I would recommend reading it after the first four