The Wizardry Quested

Wiz Series, Book 5

By: Rick Cook

Narrated by: Joe Hempel

Preparing to protect a 20-foot dragon from the wrath of his own wife, Wiz joins forces with his eccentric companions in an adventure filled with Soviet ex-spies, a band of dwarves, zombie dragon riders, and a fluffy pink mechanical rabbit.

©1996 Rick Cook (P)2020 Tantor

Excellent Ending

This last book of the Wiz series is the best of the lot. In some ways it's a retelling of the first book in the series, with many of the same story beats, but it's handled better than the first story.

The comedic and satirical elements are done well, the plot is engaging, the characters are personable and interesting, and the world building is excellent.

The entire series is recommended, especially for anyone with a foot in the technology industries, and particularly anyone who is, or has spent time with, a programmer.

It's regrettable that Rick Cook was unable to write anything further in the series. His talent is missed.

Lack of ending to each story

None of the books in this series have a climactic or well written ending. Feels like author gets tired of each rendition halfway through and gives up