Quest and Found

Quest #2

by K.B. Bogen, David Cherry (Illustrator)

Not Just Another Quest! “… this whole Journey business is going to drive me crazy …” Journeyman Sorcerer Erwyn has managed to survive the danger-packed first year of his travels, and made a host of new friends (and new enemies) along the way. Getting through the second year might be a bit of a problem. Between defending against attacks by all sorts of monsters and minions, suffering through Mother Nature’s deadly mood swings, and trying to prevent the evil Sorceress Sharilan from taking over the world, the young journeyman has doubts about his chances for survival. Not to mention periodically being forced to create new, untried, and potentially lethal magic spells in order to keep everyone alive long enough to confront the sorceress. And then there are the damselflies … Unfortunately, miniature mass murder is out of the question. A Friend in Wolf’s Clothing ... White fangs glistened wetly in the sunlight. Jaws opened wide. For a moment, the boy thought could see all the way down the creature’s throat as she raised her head, leaned forward—and licked him right smack on the nose. Erwyn fell sideways. While he picked himself up off the ground, the wolf decided to get comfortable where she was. Lying down with forelegs stretched in front of her, head resting on her paws, the creature watched Erwyn intently. The boy stared back. The wolf’s mouth still hung open, her long pink tongue hanging out, and her sides shook. From the sound she was making — “Are you laughing at me?” Impossible. “Wait a minute! Wolves can’t laugh.” He paused. “Or can they?” Well, Virgil talked. If dragons could talk, maybe wolves could laugh. “Don’t I know you from somewhere?” Of course he did. But the sleek black coat of the wolf bore little resemblance to bouncy brown curls. And the last time he’d seen her, she had two legs, not four. He still didn’t trust her, in any guise. Erwyn stood up slowly, eyeing his visitor in case she wasn’t just making a friendly visit. But the wolf didn’t move. The boy began inching his way around the creature to where Bandal stood quietly cropping the grass. The unexpected arrival of the wolf didn’t seem to bother the horse, at all. Erwyn took another tentative step. Something crunched loudly beneath his boot and the wolf leaped to her feet, growling, her teeth bared.

236 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 1, 2016

About the author

Born in Fort Worth and raised in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, Karen Bogen is one of the proverbial Native Texans. She began writing at the tender age of seven. Even then, she'd already chosen writing as a career; she just didn't know it yet. It took over four years for her subconscious to convince her.

Between bouts of "writing fever," Karen found time to earn a degree in Computer Science Engineering and raise a family. She currently lives in the Fort Worth-Arlington area with her husband, David; two sons, Jody and Sean; three cats; a rabbit; and an odd number of houseplants.

(above bio from her 1994 novel, Go Quest, Young Man)

Reviews

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not quite as funny as the first one, but still quite amusing. I don't think anyone who liked the first one will be disappointed by this one. It's a shamer more haven't been released yet, these are fun.

[Art · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed this continuation of Erwyn's story. It was a little funnier back when Erwyn was less competent, still the story is fun and moves plenty fast. I hope we get to see how it all resolves