shopping cart
Save up to 30% on our Staff Picks
Call us: 800-878-7323 HELP
McAfee SECURE helps keep you safe from identity theft, credit card fraud, spyware, spam, viruses and online scams.
Original Essays | December 12, 2009

Alexander McCall Smith: IMG The Courage of Others

0 comments By Alexander McCall Smith

I have recently written a novel about life in England during the Second World War. I felt some concern before I tackled this theme — the War... Continue »
  1. $16.76 Sale Hardcover add to wish list

    La's Orchestra Saves the World

    Alexander McCall Smith
Ships free on qualified orders.
Add to Cart
$3.95
List price: $6.99
Used Mass Market
Ships in 1 to 3 days
Add to Wishlist
Qty Store Section
2 Beaverton Science Fiction and Fantasy- A to Z

This title in other formats:

Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe

by James M Ward

Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe Cover

ISBN13: 9780765351104
ISBN10: 0765351102
Condition: Standard
All Product Details

Only 2 left in stock at $3.95!

Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Halcyon Blithe, being a young man of good breeding and lineage as well as endowed with those qualities and abilities of a sorcerous nature and wishing to fulfill his full potential, is ready to assume his proper place in the world. He aims to seek his fortune among those who tend and sail the awesome nautical juggernauts-the dragonships. With this in mind, Blithe gladly accepts his rank as Midshipwizard and becomes a member of the crew who man the dragonships-vessels which harness the bodies and strength of living dragons with seafaring technology. <BR>Combining elements of Hornblower with Harry Potter, and Robert Louis Stevenson with Robin Hobb, "Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe" is a nautical tale rich in magic and intrigue. A tale set against a panorama of fantastic naval battle as we follow the career of a young midshipwizard as he moves up through the ranks of His Majesty's Navy.<BR>

Review:

"Horatio Hornblower meets Harry Potter in a tale of magical martial warfare on the high seas."

(Mel Odom, author of The Rover)

back to top

About the Author

James Ward is both an award-winning and bestselling designer of games and author of gaming fiction. He lives in Elkhorn, WI.

back to top

What Our Readers Are Saying

Add a comment for a chance to win!
Average customer rating based on 1 comment:
whitefield3, November 13, 2008 (view all comments by whitefield3)
This creative fantasy follows Midshipwizard Halcyon Blithe on his first sea voyage in a way reminiscent of Horatio Hornblower by C.S. Forester. The sea battles and intrigues are so entertaining that you hate for the book to end. Thank goodness there is one sequel, sure hope there are more to come.
Was this comment helpful? | Yes | No
report this comment
back to top

Product Details

ISBN:
9780765351104
Author:
Ward, James M
Publisher:
Tor Books
Author:
Ward, James M.
Subject:
Sea & Ocean
Subject:
Dragons
Subject:
Fantasy - Epic
Subject:
Sea stories
Subject:
Sailors
Subject:
Fantasy fiction
Subject:
Wizards
Publication Date:
October 2006
Binding:
Mass Market Paperbound
Language:
English
Pages:
288
Dimensions:
6.78x4.26x.82 in. .31 lbs.
back to top

Other books you might like

  1. $4.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Dark Sons

    Nikki Grimes
  2. $5.00 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Peaches

    Jodi Lynn Anderson
  3. $3.95 Used Mass Market add to wish list

    Shackleton's Stowaway

    Victoria Mckernan
  4. $8.00 Used Hardcover add to wish list

    Anansi Boys: A Novel

    Neil Gaiman
  5. $5.95 Used Trade Paper add to wish list

    Uglies

    Scott Westerfeld
  6. $2.50 Used Mass Market add to wish list

    SOS Titanic

    Eve Bunting
back to top

Related Aisles

  • back to top

Powell's City of Books is an independent bookstore in Portland, Oregon, that fills a whole city block with more than a million new, used, and out of print books. Shop those shelves — plus literally millions more books, DVDs, and eBooks — here at Powells.com.