Thomas, Wizard's Son: The Tales of Trymyll Book One

by Joseph R. Mason

The first in a trilogy, The Tales of Trymyll, from award-winning poet and author Joseph R. Mason. In Book 1, we meet Thomas, he is 13, he doesn't believe in magic, wizards, or dragons. But one Sunday, he is led into a cave which no one else can see, where he encounters a purple dragon called Howell who guides him through the cave to the land of Trymyll, here he meets a wizard. A proper and powerful wizard who does magic, real magic. But the magic is draining from Trymyll just as it has from our world, and there's an evil, misanthropic, and powerful wizard who wants to destroy the land of Trymyll and everyone in it. Can Thomas save the day? He has no magic, he doesn't even believe in magic, so how can he? The story leads us on a path of discovery with dragons, wizards, elves, and the odd dwarf. The book has humour, pathos, and teenage angst. There is no swearing, innuendos, or suggestive comments, just wholesome and clean, good versus evil storytelling.

308 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 23, 2020

About the author

I was born Joseph R. Mason on a cold February day sometime in the 1950s in East Dereham, Norfolk, England, and have a birth certificate to prove it. My birth mother died when I was four days old. I was taken in, (kidnapped), by an aunt, relocated to London, and subsequently adopted without my birth father’s knowledge or consent. At my adoption, I was renamed, Richard J. Kirk. I somehow have another birth certificate to prove that. I am sure that having two birth certificates is not strictly legal but I don’t think the authorities were so fussy in the old days, and the adoption department at Wandsworth Council obviously didn’t ask the right questions. I write using my birth name to honour my birth parents and siblings.

I am a retired engineer, an evangelical Christian and a member of the leadership team at a large Baptist Church in Eastbourne, East Sussex where I have been a member for over 40 years. I look after membership and oversee our GDPR policies and implementation.

I am married (since 1977) have three grown-up children and five grandchildren.

I write mainly for my own amusement but always in the hope it might also bring pleasure to others.

The current range of books is aimed at children and adults of age 7 to 77½ believing that there is always a gap for fast-paced and humorous literature for this age group. The chapters are short, to fit in with bedtime reading and my attention span!

My poetry can be more raw, edgy and often exposing. So is aimed at a more adult audience.

Reviews

[Charlotte · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read for all the family!

[Jez Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

A cracking story full of twists and turns. A different take on the wizard genre. Best to read all three in the series for the full experience.