Gerald turns the world into chaos because of his ‘Let’s see what happens’ attitude. These novels can be read in order or as stand alone. They are complete stories, but may have references to locations and characters from other novels in the series.
GERALD BECOMES A WIZARD
Life as a Royal Equine Poop Coordinator isn’t the life for Gerald.
His family business revolves around the rear end of horses and, as far as he is concerned, that is something he is not destined for.
The life of a great wizard is on the horizon and Gerald is sure that when he reaches four feet eight his wizarding gene will kick in, and he will become what he has always dreamed of.
Of course the fact that no-one in his family tree, as far as anyone can remember, has ever been a wizard could put a kink in Gerald’s plans.
This is a 10,000 word prequel short story, which takes a peek at the year before Gerald’s dream comes true. The journey and actual achievement of his dream was not a smooth ride.
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GERALD AND THE AMULET OF ZONRACH
In the realm of Wyverndawn, a wizard’s height is the mark of his power, and shrinking an entire inch is disastrous for twelve-year-old Gerald.
Looking for promotion of an inch or two, Gerald attempts to create a village landmark using his superior wizarding skills. But the spell he bought – from a guy who knows a guy – is a tad more powerful than he anticipates. The resulting earthquake breaks off a chunk of Wyverndawn from the rest of the realm allowing Vabalaz, a highly dangerous wizard, to escape from prison.
A red-faced Gerald is banished from his village and, to complete his shame, is demoted another inch; two more and he’s likely to become a Royal Equine Poop Disposal Coordinator.
Gerald’s questionable acquisition of a certain golden amulet could be the answer to his problems. But when Vabalaz discovers it may also be the key to creating his elite wizard realm, Gerald is elevated to evil wizard’s enemy number one.
Gerald’s hopes of returning home hinge on repairing the damage to Wyverndawn and thwarting Vabalaz’s plans. Failure could mean Gerald’s next spell might well be his last.
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GERALD AND THE THREE PRINCESSES
Gerald is shocked to find his nose pressed against a two-hundred foot tall tree, and the fact that he was supposed to end up at the Wizards’ Court in Silverfell just goes to show that sticking an amulet into a simple slot isn’t as easy as you would have thought.
He is greeted by an impressive looking wizard named Derek, and is informed that a local witch is kidnapping the king’s daughters. Stealing her Rampion has gotten her into a lather and her promise of taking his daughters once they reach twelve years of age is more than just an idle threat. Derek now has the task of rescuing them.
Gerald couldn’t resist agreeing to help, but as usual, his mouth engaged before his brain and he has now trapped himself and his friends in DeFareyTayl until the quest is successfully completed. Much to his chagrin he also finds out that this realm is topsy-turvy when it comes to the promotional aspects of the wizarding profession and every time he does well he will shrink an inch.
The only way that Gerald, and his friends, can return to Wyverndawn is to aid Derek in his quest to rescue the princesses, but the price of success might be that Gerald and Colin return home as Royal Equine Poop Disposal Coordinators, and the majestic Zach could end up as a newt.
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