Dragonfrigate Wizard

Halcyon Blithe

By: James M. Ward

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Hardcover | 12 December 2006 | Edition Number 1

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His yeoman voyage now behind him, Blithe must now accept new responsibilities as he ascends to the rank of

DRAGONFRIGATE WIZARD HALCYON BLITHE.

In the latest chapter of the young wizard’s nautical education he finds himself second in command of a captured enemy vessel that must engage a demonship in combat before returning to port. Upon his return he is assigned duty on a dwarven dragonship where he and his shipmates encounter the deceit of politics and diplomacy before they can regain the security of their Arcanian dragonship and the company of their trusted crewmates.

Combining elements of Hornblower with Harry Potter, and Robert Louis Stevenson with Robin Hobb, the Halcyon Blithe are nautical tales rich in magic and intrigue set against a panorama of fantastic naval battles as we follow the career of a young midshipwizard as he moves up through the ranks of His Majesty's Navy.

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Second installment in a series about a Hornblower-esque teen wizard's ascendance up the naval hierarchy. The opening finds Halcyon Blithe, recently pardoned and promoted after being court-martialed (Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe, 2005), fighting a sea battle against the Arcanians' archenemies, the Maleen. In this first of several battles comprising the episodic plot, Ward reintroduces Blithe's central-fantasy-casting crewmates. Halcyon displays impressive skills but an equally remarkable knack for getting into trouble. On trial again after his half-demon side emerges in a scuffle with a demon ship, he's sentenced to . . . another promotion. Blithe and key members of his crew, including chief rival Elan Swordson, take a new post on the dragonship Rage, conducting an elfish ambassador to the Dwarven Empire.Not as fully realized as Naomi Novik's recent nautical fantasies featuring dragons (Black Powder War, etc., not reviewed), this series will best suit a younger audience, but it could charm anyone looking for an undemanding tale of magic. (Kirkus Reviews)

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