A firemaster wizard's young apprentice must quickly learn the ways of pyromancy before the dreaded Ice King turns the world into a wasteland as cold as his wicked soul...The sign nailed to the twisted, rickety gate in the broken-down wall read:APPRENTICE WANTEDto learn the MYSTERIES and SECRETS of WIZARDRY in the Discipline of FIRE from a MASTER MAGICIAN, SUPREME SPELLCASTER, WONDERFUL WIZARD AND PRESTIGIOUS PYROMANCER!I require a bright, obedient, well-witted lad of at least ten summers and at most sixteen winters to assist me and learn the ART and SCIENCE of PYROMANCY. Must be neat, prompt, well spoken and have a LARGE BUMP OF CURIOSITY.Also should be able to read, to write a fair manuscript, and not snore except when asleep on his back. Signed... The Wizard Flarman FlowerstalkINQUIRE WITHIN**About the AuthorDonald Bruce Callander 1930 -- July 25, 2008 Don Callander was the best-selling author of the 'Mancer series and the Dragon Companion series. Don originally worked as a travel writer/photographer and graphic designer before retiring to start his writing. Don was born in Minneapolis, brought up in Duluth, Minnesota, and graduated from high school there before enlisting in the U. S. Navy in 1947. After serving four years on active duty (including the Korean War) he transferred to the Naval Reserve where he served as a 'weekend warrior' for twenty additional years. He settled in Washington, D.C., where he married, raised four children, and worked on the Washington Post newspaper and in National Headquarters of the American Automobile Association (40,000,000 members!) until his retirement in 1991.Auszeichnung : isbn searchedwords : 102049