Similon

by Cave

Alison didn't expect her new lodger to be a wizard desperate to show off his skills. When he mixes up two dimensions and the wizard realm of Theromantia invades 20th-century Middlesex, it falls to Alison to combat the chaos and restore order - but will Middlesex survive the adjustment?

Paperback

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Bella]

A somewhat bumbling wizard casts a spell that sets two dimensions--ours and a 'ye old' magical dimension with no electricity or running water but decidedly too many wolves--crashing together. Two young teenagers--Alison and Kevin--along with an assortment of secondary characters go through various trials in a bid to save the day.

I wouldn't seek it out, but if you see it in a library, give it whirl, it's a quick adventure into a bit of absurdity. Aimed at children who don't mind off-page deaths of a slightly comical nature (the wizards wander around losing students to wolves, a two-headed creature, and various other misadventures)

[Odhran · Rating 3 out of 5]

A fun, if rather simple, fantasy adventure of moderate wackiness.