Wizard at Large
core novel 1988 Magic Kingdom of Landover
Record
| First published | 1988 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 3.86 (17,200 ratings, collected 2026-09-12) |
| Page count | 303 |
| First-edition ISBN | 9780345347732 |
| Internal chronology | 3 |
Synopsis
A botched spell cast by the well-meaning but inept court wizard Questor Thews accidentally transports the canine scribe Abernathy back to Ben Holiday's old world of Chicago, taking the kingdom's royal medallion of office along with him, while in Landover a strange bottle appears in Abernathy's place containing a dangerous magical creature that quickly escapes into the countryside. Trapped on Earth without his medallion, Abernathy must survive in an unfamiliar modern city while Ben, Questor, and their companions in Landover try to track and contain the threat that has been unleashed at home. The two crises unfold on parallel tracks, forcing Ben Holiday and his makeshift court to navigate both worlds at once to rescue their friend and undo the damage of Questor's mistake.
Where it sits
- Universe: Magic Kingdom of Landover
- Series: Magic Kingdom of Landover core; position 3 of 6 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Terry Brooks
Notes
- From the series record (Magic Kingdom of Landover): Distinct continuity from Terry Brooks's Shannara -- a lawyer buys a fictional magic kingdom advertised for sale and becomes its king.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Magic Kingdom of Landover: position 3 of 6: previous The Black Unicorn (1987) · next The Tangle Box (1994)
Sources
- Rating-platform listing: Magic Kingdom of Landover series
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizard_at_Large
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