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Third in the Wizard in Rhyme series. DJ illustration by Darrell K. Fine in near fine jacket unobtrusive sticker over bar code. Chris Korczak, Bookseller Published: Del Rey, As new 1st in mylar. Del Rey Books, Hard Cover Standard used condition. Reading copy or better. Book Three of a Wizard in Rhyme. Saul heals 'doctors' witches, rescue Bite from Spider King sends Saul 25, student of physics, philosophy and karate, after only friend Matthew, to world where rhymes are spells and Good always vanquishes Evil.
Saul heals 'doctors' witches, rescues helpers, calls guardian angel against devils. Elf prince tames troll Gruesome, offers aid.
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St Moncaire knight-monk adds squire Gilbert Father Ignatius hears witches' confessions. Poet Frisson scribbles more spells. Jailed 'Rat Raiser' was top bureaucrat. Gremlin and Max are amoral demons of mischief and entropy. Matt adds gang from four years, while Saul questions morality. Published first published February Wizard in Rhyme 3.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about The Witch Doctor , please sign up. Lists with This Book. While there are a number of good things about this book, I am disappointed and irritated by the fact that Mr. Stasheff felt it was necessary to repeat a scene from Her Majesty's Wizard , verbatim and in full. The only things which changed in this book were the characters' names. While the series starts out as quite entertaining, it starts to fall off in plot quality after the first four titles. Nov 03, Nathan Dehoff rated it liked it.
While the first two books of this series were focused on Matthew Mantrell, a graduate student who was transported to a more fantastic but less morally complicated world and became a wizard, this one mostly follows his friend Saul Bremener, who finds himself in the same world and is even more reluctant than Matt was to dedicate himself to either good or evil. He seeks to defeat Suettay, the witch queen of Allustria, and manages to save several of her hench-witches, hence the title.
He teams up wi While the first two books of this series were focused on Matthew Mantrell, a graduate student who was transported to a more fantastic but less morally complicated world and became a wizard, this one mostly follows his friend Saul Bremener, who finds himself in the same world and is even more reluctant than Matt was to dedicate himself to either good or evil.
He teams up with his guardian angel, a poet whose rhymes come true, a troll who's enchanted not to eat people, a squire, and an attractive ghost. They also ally themselves with the Spider King, who has his own dimension that intersects the others.
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There's more discussion of the nature of alternate worlds, and of course a lot of moral philosophy. Saul isn't really as morally ambiguous as he makes himself out to be, and even the other characters notice this, so it's probably intentional. The thing is, the way this world is written, there doesn't seem to be any real reason NOT to choose good over evil, as they're both clearly and unambiguously defined. I've written before about the God of the Bible frequently doesn't follow His own moral code, but this series doesn't really get into that.
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Aug 16, Deborah rated it did not like it. I loved the first two books. This was extremely tiresome, in part because it took large chunks from the first book. There was hardly anything original in it, and it got to be a real slog to get through. Apr 14, astral rated it it was ok. If I never read about another sleepy eyelid, it'll be too soon. Quest bogs down in philosophy blather, repetition, plagiarism from 1,2 in series; denial reputes hero. Saul, seeking his only pal Matt, wakes from spider bite to spectacular scenery "most glorious sunsets" p 43, a world where rhymes are spells, and Good always conquers Evil no spoiler.
Dese Quest bogs down in philosophy blather, repetition, plagiarism from 1,2 in series; denial reputes hero. Deservedly forgot read before. Saul denies reality, allegiance, yet helpers flock. His everpresent guardian angel dad? Geas from "elfin prince" p 67 tames carnivorous troll Gruesome, promises aid on-call. Demons of entropy and mischief, Max and Gremlin, are amoral. To older Saul, "from the airy height of 25", squire Gilbert 18 seems "very young" p Order of Saint Moncaire, patron of Merovence, trains monk-warriors, like Templars.
Father Ignatius hears confessions of witches, so Saul can heal repentant sick thus title by spells from himself and prolific scribbler Frisson. Freed prisoner 'Rat Raiser' commands rodents , former chief bureaucrat government by desks , and Matt's team are vital in the final battle. Three days ago, Matt left behind a parchment he was translating, now spiders infest the empty rooms. An especially "big fat one" p 19 bites Saul on the neck while he translates runes on a brand-new parchment to "Hey Paul nickname , get in touch" p Arachnids continue to inform "scampered straightaway back" p the Spider King.
Master manipulater weaves plots "at the nexus of the worlds" p , "between the universes" p , his "tendrils reaching where "my analog, one very like to me, was born", on Earth "Louis XI" p , sends unwanted companions to defeat evil Queen Suettay. Reason for villain name, maybe pun, is incomprehensible, like more boring blather skipped. Philosopher by degree studying for physics Master continually argues the meaning of good and evil, refuses to commit to either, denies "hallucination" p 20, "raving delusions" p He acts opposite of claim "determined not to be committed, you see - not to a woman, not to an idea, not even to myself, if I can help it - but especially not to good or evil" p Presence is "here because of a friend" Matt p Passages from previous books repeat - 1 same Greensleeves song binds lovers, Max p Suettay left unconfined like Bruitfort, but no argument against death sentence.
Rather they know not how to kill her yet because her heart is elsewhere. Decision reversed "kill in cold blood.. Even then, she believes Father of Lies, that she will rejoice punishing weaker villains there, not suffer herself.
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Saul behaves well despite contrary refusal to 'commit', kind, rescues Frisson view spoiler [ from Famine demon, teaches to read and write, so unavoidable inspiration is vital hide spoiler ] , again with Ignatius view spoiler [ from tempting nymph Thyme hide spoiler ]. Karate student since childhood bullies knows how to fight. Blow-by-blow is reminiscent of Louis L'Amour, especially boxing bouts https: Supernatural stretches to excess. Elfin prince sees "aura", Gilbert's commander dreams "this man is a hinge - upon him will turn great events, and if he can be held to the path of goodness" p Fleshly temptation is classic "where Circe beguiled the men of Odysseus dwells a nymph named Thyme" p , he ignores "more beautiful and seductive and sensuous" p , has to rescue succumbed Frisson again.
Again, do you see relevance? Aug 19, Simon Mcleish rated it liked it. Originally published on my blog here in August