It all began when the half-able wizard Questor Thews
announced that finally he could restore the Court Scribe Abernathy to human
form. It was his spell that had turned Abernathy into a Wheaten Terrier—though
with hands and able to talk. All went well—until the wizard breathed the magic
dust of his spell and suddenly sneezed. Then, where Abernathy had stood, there
was only a bottle containing a particularly evil imp. It had been in the
collection of Michael Ard Rhi, former King of Landover, now exiled to Earth.
Abernathy must now be a part of that collection!
Meanwhile, High Lord Ben Holiday set forth for Earth taking
his green but beautiful love, Willow, with him. Unfortunately, they were long
in returning, and without the soil in which to root as a tree at times, Willow
could not survive long. That left it up to Questor Thews to save them. Grimly
he set out to seek help, knowing himself to be incompetent. And to make things
worse, the imp had escaped and sought the help of the evil witch Nightshade,
now back from exile in Faerie. Questor's only idea seemed impossible, but…
Wizard at Large is the third book in the Magic
Kingdom of Landover Series by Terry Brooks, which starts with Magic Kingdom for Sale.