A Multitude of Monsters The Ebenezum Series Book 2 edition by Craig Shaw Gardner Literature Fiction eBooks
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"I've got you now, you wizardly pest, in my stomach you soon will rest!" Thus spoke Guxx Unfufadoo to the mighty wizard, Ebenezum. The dreaded rhyming demon had cruelly cursed the mage with a malady of magicks and now he was determined that the suffering sorcerer never reach Vushta, the City of Forbodden Delights, where he might find a cure.
A Multitude of Monsters The Ebenezum Series Book 2 edition by Craig Shaw Gardner Literature Fiction eBooks
Book 2 of the Ebenezum series is just as entertaining as the first book, "A Maldady of Magicks". TThe great wizard Ebenezum is still allergic to magic and he and his hapless apprentice Wuntvor are still trying to make their way to Vushta in order to get help, both for his illness and to prevent the Forxnagel, which will pretty much end the world. The problems mount, first as they're abducted to be ambassadors for a variety of monsters who want equal tapestry time with unicorns, then as the demons from the Netherhells try to prevent them reaching Vushta.Wuntvor, meanwhile, still falls for every pretty girl he sees, although things get a bit awkward when two of said pretty girls from his past appear at about the same time.
The story is very good and very amusing. I'd say it would be more suited to middle-grade children (and those of us who decline to become adults), not because there's anything wrong with the content (although the unicorn's partiality for Wuntvor embarrasses him exceedingly), but because most younger readers wouldn't enjoy the "mushy" way Wuntvor goes on about the [current] one and only love of his life. I can just hear my 9 y/o nephew saying, "Gross!" lol
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A Multitude of Monsters The Ebenezum Series Book 2 edition by Craig Shaw Gardner Literature Fiction eBooks Reviews
This book was absolutely hilarious! I especially loved the part with the multitude of Brownies! I highly recommend this book to anybody who can find it. It's great for a laugh (make that a barrel of laughs)!
This series of books is seriously laugh out loud funny when being read to the 8 to 12 year old audience. A sad wizard who sneezes when exposed to magic, goes on a quest for the cure. Monsters, creeps, and slimey characters are all included. A bit of gore, but what else can one expect, when compromised magic meets goo.
As I mentioned in my review of book 1 (Malady of Magicks) in this The Exploits of Ebenezum trilogy, if you allow yourself to enjoy the silly humor the book can be enjoyable. In my personal rating system a 3 star is a grade of B. 4 star an A and 5 star an A+ (exceptional). This book is good but only worth reading if you have read the 1st book. Continue on the journey with apprentice Wuntvor to the conclusion in A Night In the Netherhells.
This book was about as good as the first. Mainly the same characters, and, well, the same plot, because they have not yet reached the city of a thousand delights.
The one this that I really enjoyed about this book was Tap, the Brownie. I don't know why, but I loved that little guy. To me, he and the other Brownies were the best part of this series.
There were some funny moments, such as when the enchanted shoe took the floor at the monsters convention, but overall it was just okay.
I'm still hoping that the next book will have a bit more depth, and maybe a little more development in the characters.
And, as the city of delights seems to have disappeared, I think I can guess what the plot of the next novel will be. So, I hope that they come up with an interesting way to rescue the city from the foul clutches of the Netherhells.
So far, this series is not a favorite of mine (I like my humorous fantasy to be funnier than I found these to be) but I have hopes for the last book. It promises to be very....interesting.
The first book of the Ebenezum trilogy, "Malady of Magicks," is one of the funniest works of fantasy ever written. The sequel, "Multitude of Monsters," is not quite up to the same level of excellence. It felt like Gardner (whose first book was originally a cluster of short stories) was still getting used to the whole "novel" way of writing.
This novel picks up where "Malady" left off, with the magic-allergic wizard Ebenezum, his hormone-addled apprentice Wuntvor, the relentlessly truthful demon Snarks, and the none-too-swift-but-has-a-big-club warrior Hendrek ("Doom!"). They're still heading for the City of Forbidden Delights (and Wuntvor still can't wait), but they encounter unexpected delays in the form of Brownies, Brax the Salesdemon ("Along with your hellishly small fine print!"), the beautiful witch Norei, and a collection of magical beasties who want equal recognition as unicorns. (There is a unicorn too, who appears a little obsessed with pointing out that Wuntvor is a virgin) Any problems? Well, the demons are invading, and Ebenezum seems to have gotten himself into a giant shoe...
This is quite different in its layout. While the first book was a series of interconnected vignettes, this is a single, longer story. As a result, there is a different feel to it. Gardner seems to get a little stuck on some continuing themes (like the monster organization) and they last a little longer and become a little more serious than they should.
That said, the characters are as delightful as ever. Poor Ebenezum still sneezes up a storm whenever he's near magic; Wuntvor falls instantly in love with any female characters nearby him. Hendrek is not as full-fleshed as the others; Snarks is still great fun, though a little less prominent. Other faves like the "Damsel and the Dragon" show up, as does the deliciously slimy salesdemon Brax and the fearsome Guxx Unfufadoo.
His humor is as fresh and witty as ever, full of lunatic situations and the crazy spells. The dialogue is just believable enough, without being too kooky. (There are some fantasy novels where you half-expect to hear a laugh track)
Oh, and "Bog Womblers." You'll know it when you see it. Good fun, and on to "Night in the Netherhells." (What say the publisher reprints the Wuntvor books, hmm?)
Wonderful tale!
You can never go wrong with Craig Shaw Gardener. Read everything by him.
Book 2 of the Ebenezum series is just as entertaining as the first book, "A Maldady of Magicks". TThe great wizard Ebenezum is still allergic to magic and he and his hapless apprentice Wuntvor are still trying to make their way to Vushta in order to get help, both for his illness and to prevent the Forxnagel, which will pretty much end the world. The problems mount, first as they're abducted to be ambassadors for a variety of monsters who want equal tapestry time with unicorns, then as the demons from the Netherhells try to prevent them reaching Vushta.
Wuntvor, meanwhile, still falls for every pretty girl he sees, although things get a bit awkward when two of said pretty girls from his past appear at about the same time.
The story is very good and very amusing. I'd say it would be more suited to middle-grade children (and those of us who decline to become adults), not because there's anything wrong with the content (although the unicorn's partiality for Wuntvor embarrasses him exceedingly), but because most younger readers wouldn't enjoy the "mushy" way Wuntvor goes on about the [current] one and only love of his life. I can just hear my 9 y/o nephew saying, "Gross!" lol
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