Kallie and the Fishermen

Kallie and the Fishermen 1998 Post 327

Kallie and the Fishermen is a sequel to Kallie Fetches the Dragon (Post 177). In this story, Kallie has been the wizard's apprentice for some time. She loves her life, her studies and her companions, even the irascible wizard. When her fisherman father Kandos is hurt, he very reluctantly sends for Kallie to come home. The other fishermen think it's a good thing she's no longer playing with magic, and persist in believing it's all nonsense anyway... Finally, Kandos gets Kallie to demonstrate her powers. He gives her a choice, and she says she'll stay and look after him, but he knows where she really belongs, and a gull carries a message. At the wizard's castle, her fellow apprentice reads it and yells with delight; "Send for the wizard's dragon! Kallie's coming home!"

Some years after this book was published, I was surprised to find a listing for a book called Kallie the Wizard's Apprentice. It turned out to be a Canadian edition of one of the books. I had no idea until then that it existed.

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