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Tales from a Second Hand Wand Shoppe #5
Grimbledung and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good Mine
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The Gnomes are on the road! This time they aren't being chased. By anyone. Well, maybe greed is riding shot gun, and there are Elves looking for them, but all in all, Grimbledung and Drimblerod are the ones doing the chasing.
Of untold fortune and glory!
The Lost Picman's Mine has long been the subject of bedtime stories and barroom chats. Or, in Grimbledung's case, a casual mentioning by a certain Gargoyle. Either way, Grimbledung is filled with avarice with a capital AHHHH! Thanks to some hounding, his partner goes along to find the treasure. Who's watching the shop you ask? Two hopefully reformed Magician Guild Enforcers is who.
What could go wrong on the road? Lots:
There's missing food, missing maps, missing directions to the mine. Then of course, actually finding the mine. Then there's that getting home issue. Did we mention the wand shop is missing? Or the pair of dragons? We probably should at some point...
What could go wrong back in Julesville?
Probably more than lots. Probably something like this:
The gang back in Julesville has their hands full when some carnivorous Elves arrive to reclaim their stolen spices. From the missing Grimbledung. Or else.
It seems that an election is required to replace Big Julie, who had agreed to leave office once the threat of invasion by the Halfling Empire was gone. It has. But she's still in office. Now crowds are gathering in front of her school led by the mysterious Magnus Opus von Magnus. He's demanding an election. Or else!
Thanks to the Assassin Guild, Liverioso's long lost love is found! And he wants to go find her immediately. Or else.
That's where the shop ends up missing. For a little while anyway.
Does it all work out? Sure it does! Happy endings is what we're all about here at Second Hand Sorcery.
Fine, maybe 'happy' is a strong word. How about a moderately pleasing ending?
At least until those two dragons show up again.
The Gnomes are on the road! This time they aren't being chased. By anyone. Well, maybe greed is riding shot gun, and there are Elves looking for them, but all in all, Grimbledung and Drimblerod are the ones doing the chasing.
Of untold fortune and glory!
The Lost Picman's Mine has long been the subject of bedtime stories and barroom chats. Or, in Grimbledung's case, a casual mentioning by a certain Gargoyle. Either way, Grimbledung is filled with avarice with a capital AHHHH! Thanks to some hounding, his partner goes along to find the treasure. Who's watching the shop you ask? Two hopefully reformed Magician Guild Enforcers is who.
What could go wrong on the road? Lots:
There's missing food, missing maps, missing directions to the mine. Then of course, actually finding the mine. Then there's that getting home issue. Did we mention the wand shop is missing? Or the pair of dragons? We probably should at some point...
What could go wrong back in Julesville?
Probably more than lots. Probably something like this:
The gang back in Julesville has their hands full when some carnivorous Elves arrive to reclaim their stolen spices. From the missing Grimbledung. Or else.
It seems that an election is required to replace Big Julie, who had agreed to leave office once the threat of invasion by the Halfling Empire was gone. It has. But she's still in office. Now crowds are gathering in front of her school led by the mysterious Magnus Opus von Magnus. He's demanding an election. Or else!
Thanks to the Assassin Guild, Liverioso's long lost love is found! And he wants to go find her immediately. Or else.
That's where the shop ends up missing. For a little while anyway.
Does it all work out? Sure it does! Happy endings is what we're all about here at Second Hand Sorcery.
Fine, maybe 'happy' is a strong word. How about a moderately pleasing ending?
At least until those two dragons show up again.
380 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 6, 2016
8 people want to read
About the author
Robert P. Wills
29 books13 followersRobert P. Wills retired as a U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Four in 2015. After 25 years of Army silliness, he decided that writing fantasy stories about unstable Gnomes was a logical career choice after writing intelligence reports for a living.
Robert lives in the Central Florida area where he and his wife are enjoying empty-nesting and spending far too much time wandering around various theme parks. Well not Sea World because they yell at Robert when he pets the dolphins. At the dolphin petting pool. He doesn't get it either.
Along with writing, Robert is an inventor with four patents 6,559,556, 7,293,681, and 8,561,951, and 12,133,957) and several innovations in his workshop.
His patented onboard carrying system for Jeep Wrangler Doors is now on sale on several online outlets as well as at the various Jeep and Off Road events he visits as a vendor.
Robert sells his inventions under the name SixToesInnovations- a US Veteran owned company with his products made in Central Florida.
I am not sure why I wrote my biography in the third person.
Robert is funny that way.
Robert lives in the Central Florida area where he and his wife are enjoying empty-nesting and spending far too much time wandering around various theme parks. Well not Sea World because they yell at Robert when he pets the dolphins. At the dolphin petting pool. He doesn't get it either.
Along with writing, Robert is an inventor with four patents 6,559,556, 7,293,681, and 8,561,951, and 12,133,957) and several innovations in his workshop.
His patented onboard carrying system for Jeep Wrangler Doors is now on sale on several online outlets as well as at the various Jeep and Off Road events he visits as a vendor.
Robert sells his inventions under the name SixToesInnovations- a US Veteran owned company with his products made in Central Florida.
I am not sure why I wrote my biography in the third person.
Robert is funny that way.
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