Aquamancer

Mancer #2

by Don Callander

Douglas Brightglade, Journeyman Pyromancer, travels far into unknown lands to investigate rumors of an evil coven--and is taken prisoner by power-mad witches.

The rules state that a Master cannot aid a Journeyman--under any circumstances. So it's up to Douglas' wife-to-be, an Apprentice Aquamancer, to save him.

Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction Fantasy, Young Adult

289 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 1993

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

[Raphael Desreumaux · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read this instead of all the other books I started cuz I needed some fast food.

[Lincoln Wert · Rating 3 out of 5]

Second in the 'Mancer series, involves more Myrn and we meet Douglas' new familiar Marbleheart the otter.

Fun entry, flowery language, nice adventure.

I admit, I am annoyed that no one seems to have proofread these books before printing them, it looks as though someone scanned the physical mass-market release book, ran it through an OCR program and just printed what came out without double-checking. Very annoying.

Not annoying enough to make me lower the rating.

[Jade · Rating 2 out of 5]

As a teen, I found this at the local library and was drawn to the pretty cover art. Foolish me, I thought this was a serious fantasy, but even teen-me recognised it was a bit of fluff while I was reading it.

Amusing enough that I still remember picking it up and finishing it, but I never went back to it once I set it down.

[Nate · Rating 4 out of 5]

Better than the first book.

This series is cute and silly, but this book holds together better than the first entry in the series. The kindle version has a lot of typos, unfortunately.

[Pam · Rating 2 out of 5]

Overall series review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Anne Taylor · Rating 3 out of 5]

I find a few aspects to be formulaic, but Myrn is an excellent character and the introduction of Marbleheart is a lot of fun. I look forward to more of him in the coming books.