Fuzbud And The Wizard

Fuzbud was tired of herding goats. He jumped at the chance to spend the summer at the castle in Milara with Princess Nightshade and Hannah War-Daughter. None of them realized their small world was changing and their peaceful times were in danger. Who could have guessed they'd get caught up in a war? Fuzbud, who thought his adventures were already done, would never have believed he'd get tossed into a dragons' den. He never thought he could be hurt so badly trying to protect a friend. And never in his wildest dreams did he think an unlikely, bumbling, old wizard could change his life forever.

Hannah War-Daughter and Fuzbud, the wizard’s apprentice, once again find themselves on a desperate and dangerous journey, this time to save their Princess Nightshade. No one knows for sure where she is or why she was taken. Faith and determination send them separately far away, searching for almost mythical places and beings. Hannah searches for an evil place known as Black Mountain, and Fuzbud and Saraly, his friend, comb the mountains for a unicorn, hardly daring to believe they even exist any more. Their success or failure will change the fate of their whole kingdom.

The royal children's guardian, Hannah the White, goes missing, Resident Wizard Fuzbud vanishes, and Wizard Gloxnix disappears. The king and queen are worried and have nowhere to turn. Without Hannah and Fuzbud or Gloxnix, who is going to find out what is going on? Is the castle under siege? Is magic involved? Who is responsible? The children are restless and dragon watching becomes their current excitement. They are overjoyed when Saraly War-Daughter returns home with her dragon, Zibannli. Saraly has no idea what she is about to discover. Then a new and unsuspected talent surfaces, uniting princess and dragon. But how could a small girl have any effect on such events? While Fuzbud is gone, a strange wizard turns up asking for a job. Might he be the help that is needed during this crisis? Is he really what he seems? Moon-Daughters, War-Daughters, and Wizards is the sixth book in the adventures of all these friends. Working together, they struggle with one of the strangest events in Milara's history. Things are never going to be the same.

Sixteen years have passed since Princess Nightshade and Prince Sigmun became King and Queen of Milara. Resident Wizard Fuzbud, Hannah the White, and Saraly War-Daughter are all older and busy with their own concerns. Saraly, whose own vocation has taken her far from Milara, is mysteriously called home to help confront an unknown danger. Saraly renews her acquaintance with Hepzibannah, a dragon, and his almost grown dragonet, Zibannli. With their help, Saraly and her friends try to overcome the pirates and fire lizards threatening the small kingdom. As though that disaster isn't enough, the royal children take their fates into their own hands and run away. Is it possible to protect the kingdom and make sure the children survive? This is the fifth book in the series about the Kingdom of Milara and its people.

Folktales and fairy tales are living stories; as part of the oral tradition, they change and evolve as they are retold from generation to generation. In the last thirty years, however, revision has become an art form of its own, with tales intentionally revised to achieve humorous effect, send political messages, add different cultural or regional elements, try out new narrative voices, and more. These revisions take all forms, from short stories to novel-length narratives to poems, plays, musicals, films and advertisements. The resulting tales paint the tales from myriad perspectives, using the broad palette of human creativity. This study examines folktale revisions from many angles, drawing on examples primarily from revisions of Western European traditional tales, such as those of the Grimm Brothers and Charles Perrault. Also discussed are new folktales that combine traditional storylines with commentary on modern life. The conclusion considers how revisionists poke fun at and struggle to understand stories that sometimes made little sense to start with.

Princess Nightshade and her friends are at it again, this time accepting a desperate plea for help. Hannah, retired from being a war-daughter, has been teaching Saraly all she knows. Fuzbud is well on his way to becoming a wizard with Wizard Gloxnix's help. With Intessa, the unicorn, they all embark on a voyage across two seas that could end in disaster. Will friends like Intessa and Hepzibannah, the dragon, be able to help? And how can they outwit an evil old Vizier who has managed to rule many kings for too many years? As always, however, it is the unexpected that really tests their hearts, their strengths, and their friendship. The future of three kingdoms may be resolved by their success, or failure.

Milara was bound in tradition, and Princess Nightshade was "different." She was also bored, and she took matters into her own hands. Was it any wonder that trouble was the natural outcome? The princess was about to learn that she couldn't solve every problem by herself, and that the world out there was even stranger than she had dreamed.