When the current drought has gone on so long that people worry about their crops, Oliver decides to go out into the world and bring back rain from the Cloud Farmers, only to find out that a mob of village people had that very same idea and is kind of forcing Oliver to go. Oliver is the resident mage of a small farming village – ever since the old mage died, after teaching Oliver everything he knew… or trying to at least, between periods of dementia. The armadillo had about wet himself laughing.
His attempts to summon elementals resulted in nosebleeds, and there is nothing more embarrassing than having your elemental leave the circle to get you a tissue, pat you comfortingly, and then disappear in a puff of magic. He only knew three spells, and one of them was to control his allergy to armadillo dander. His familiar reminded him of this several times a day. The same goes for this little book aimed at a younger audience.įirst line: Oliver was a very minor mage. You can always expect lovable heroes with a solid moral compass, charming stories, and practical characters. Kingfisher writes, whether it’s her fairy tale retellings or the massive graphic novel Digger she published as Ursula Vernon.
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