The Haunted Wizard

CAN THE WIZARD OF RHYME SOLVE A ROYAL CRIME? There's little love lost between the kindly monarchs of Merovence and the scheming sovereigns of Bretanglia. But when the brutish Prince Gaheris - heir apparent to the Bretanglian throne - is murdered during a brawl in a Merovence tavern, any pretense of civility between the two kingdoms flies out the window faster than the mysterious brigand who committed the dastardly deed. While the outraged king and queen of Bretanglia declare their intention to lay siege to Merovence, royal wizard Matthew Mantrell suspects the slain prince was done in by one of his own "loyal" subjects. As both sides gird for battle, Matt sets out - with trusty dragon in tow - to catch the killer. But the road to royal justice is rocky indeed, and a powerful sorcerer, a sinister cult of false druids, and a mischievous spirit are just some of the obstacles Matt must conquer - by wit or wizardry - to save his enchanted land from unholy forces of darkness . . .

A WORLD OF TROUBLES - TIMES TWO! Matt Mantrell - Her Majesty's Wizard - conjured himself from magical Merovence to Jersey City for a long-delayed visit to his parents. Back in his hometown vicious, drug-dealing gangs had reduced Matt's old neighborhood to a wasteland, driven his father out of business, and forced his parents to the brink of destitution and homelessness. The only answer was for Matt to transport them - permanently - to Merovence. But once back in that realm with his parents in tow, Matt found that Merovence and the neighboring Kingdom of Ibile faced imminent subjugation by the conquest-hungry Moors. As Queen Alisande led her army to engage the enemy head-on, Matt launched his own campaign - with the aid of his fledgling wizard father, the faithful dragon Stegoman, and a hapless tag-along thief. Grappling with djinnis, matching wits with a Moorish military genius, and trading spells with sinister sorcerers, they sought to root out the real enemy behind the mayhem: a cunning and deadly wizard who served the most evil master of all... The ebook includes and a new introduction by the author and new cover art by Ashley Cser!

Take a little Horror home with you While visiting HorrorLand, Marco Gonzales and his friend Gabriella Smith find a rare edition of the The Wizard of Ooze at Jonathan Chiller's HorrorLand shop. The Ooze is a popular graphic novel series about an evil mutant who is made of oil sludge. Marco is excited because in the back of the comic are secret instructions on how to gain your own super powers. Unfortunately, after mentioning the special edition at a comic convention, a couple of unsavory characters want the book, including a guy dressed in an Ooze costume. Marco could really use those super powers right about now

While thirteen-year-old Johnny Dixon lies dying, possessed by an evil spirit, his friends, an elderly professor and a schoolmate, try to find some way to free him.

At the old Ross Building, something is going bump in the night. Neighborhood kids are scared to go near it, and no one in their right mind would live there. The townspeople whisper about ghosts, but no one knows what really happened in the Ross Buildingno one but the spirits themselves. Ten-year-old detectives Taylor and Amber know all about the place, and they also know its haunted. One night, the ghostly vision of a girl beckons them both inside, and these two sleuths cant help but wonder: Who is the ghost girl? What happened to her? And why does she seem to want their help? Someone is keeping Taylor and Amber from the truth, and they are determined to find out who but they find themselves facing serious danger as they do so. Will the kids end up ghosts, too, just like the spirit girl who first took them to the old Ross Building? Or with a little snooping aroundand the help of two well-informed senior citizenswill Taylor and Amber solve a century-old mystery?

Dorothy flies over the rainbow in this adaptation of the beloved movie The Wizard of Oz.

Christopher had always been afraid to go near the haunted Marston Mansion, just like everyone else. The very day he decided he was going to be the first one to go into the gates, he got the scare of his life. But he was determined to confront his own fear; even if it meant doing it alone. What he found was so powerful, he could tell no one about it. If he did, he would lose it all

A little wizard is having trouble learning to fly, until he meets a dragon who helps him in an unexpected way.

A FAMILY LOST IN A WORLD OF MAGIC AND MONSTERS A scientist from Earth at heart, Rod Gallowglass has come to terms with the “magic” of the medieval lost colony planet of Gramarye, and is just beginning to understand his own powers. But when his enemies lure his family through a portal into what appears to be an alternate universe, he must follow them into a world where magic really does seem to work and where the laws of the universe seem to have been rewritten. Reluctantly drawn into a dynastic conflict, hunted by monsters both faery and human, can Rod and his wife Gwen keep their children free and safe, let alone find a way back to their home world of Gramarye? Bringing his renowned blend of science fiction and fantasy back to the world of Gramarye, Christopher Stasheff once again redefines what is real and what is “magic.”