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A Wizard's Tale
Category:
Fantasy
Publisher: Books For Youth
ISBN-10: B0057H0NCG
Type: Fiction
Copyright: June 21, 2011
After the death of his father, a boy seeks to become a great wizard.
A year after the death of his father, fifteen-year-old Traphis stumbles across his father’s hidden collection of books. Forbidden from learning magic at a young age, he resolves to read the books in secret. Doors to a dark and formidable world begin to open, and a treacherous adventure awaits both him and his newfound friends. In their journey to fight the power of lies, betrayal, and greed, they discover that no matter how well they master their magic skills, they are powerless without the most important skills in life, such as the abilities to trust, care, and forgive.
Excerpt
THE CAVERN WALLS became visible before fading back into the darkness. A surge of power flooded through Traphis’ fifteen year old limbs and then vanished. He wrenched forward, dropped to his knees, and gasped for air. Breaths echoed throughout the cavern as sweat trickled down his cheeks. When he regained his composure, he leaned against his father’s staff and wiped the dampness from his brow.
At this rate, I’ll never become a wizard. Traphis tensed at the thought. He always made it look so easy. Why his father had prevented him from learning magic, Traphis never understood. It only seemed natural for a wizard to pass down his secrets to his son, but that no longer mattered; it was too late for answers. He bit his lip. This was not the time for sorrow—he would take his father’s place and become the greatest wizard of all time.
A soft breeze ran through his dark brown hair. He tightened his grip on the wooden staff and stubbornly pulled himself upright. Despite the pain and fatigue, he would try again. He had come too far to give up now.
Traphis breathed deeply of the cool cavern air. He sat down, shifted on his makeshift wooden chair, and then closed his eyes once again. Deep in his mind he pictured a three-dimensional realm, a fathomless, empty void. A moment later his father’s face surfaced, which exhibited a variety of expressions; some happy, some sad. For just a moment, Traphis fixed his gaze on his father, cherishing every smile, smirk, sneer, and grin. And then his father was replaced by a field of flowers, which withered and died. New images formed and came at him in a flood of confusion like wasps attacking their prey. He tried to push them aside, but as soon as he averted one, two more took its place.
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