Major fun. Inspired silliness. Captivating action sequences. Sly humor. Can I say I'm hoping they make this into an animated movie/TV series too?
Basic story line: There are wizards and there are warriors. Wizards are magic, warriors want to wipe out magic. Along comes our misfit heroes, who as you might guess, clash in a big way. First there's Xar, the son of the wizard leader, whose magic hasn't "come in" yet -- he's a troublemaker and kind of stupidly arrogant, but in an endearing way -- and he's determined to find some way to steal magic, because his older brother is a self-righteous pain in several portions of his anatomy. Then there's Wish, the youngest daughter of the warrior queen, with an eye patch and a bad leg, who's always messy and disappointing her beautiful, cold mother. And her assistant bodyguard/friend, Bodkin, who's trying to keep her out of trouble. Magic and magical items are forbidden, and the warriors are armed with iron, which should cancel out magic Funny thing: Wish has a new friend/pet -- an iron spoon that's come alive. When the spoon runs away, after Bodkin says they have to turn it in to the queen to have its magic removed, Wish goes after the spoon. Bodkin goes with Wish to keep her out of trouble. They run into Xar and his band of assorted magical creatures, out to capture a witch (not what you think -- it's got feathers and it's part feline and it's dang nasty, with poison blood) to extract its magic, to make Xar magic. Doesn't matter that witches are supposed to be extinct, and to run into one is usually fatal. Maybe.
I'm not going to tell you any more. You have to hear this to believe it.
Trust me, get the audio version, because David Tennant (one of the many Drs. Who) is the narrator and he's brilliant and funny, with all the voices he creates, adding up to an audio feast.
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