Customer Reviews
A fun book with a well developed cast - By: , 03 Dec 1998 
The main character, Daimbert, is a likeable, good-hearted young man who grew up in the city without knowing a true home. A recent graduate of the School of Magic, Daimbert never took anything too seriously, including his magical academia (oops). As the story progresses, he grows into a man who is ultimately willing to sacrifice everything in order to protect & serve the people he has grown to love.
With a title like "A Bad Spell in Yurt", I knew the book wouldn't take itself too seriously. I expected a fun, light-hearted story that would be an easy read for a lazy vacation. What I didn't expect was a story that would engross me from beginning to end, with some very emotionallly charged scenes. I highly recommend it.
A wizard who installs telephones. - By: , 21 Jun 1998 
I just couldn't pass up a book with a title like that, & I wasn't disappointed. Maybe not the best book I've ever read, but it held my attention through to the end. It's not a "humor" book, or action, or suspense, or mystery, but has a little of alll of that thrown in. The book's aim is simply to tell an interesting character driven story, & it succeeds.
I'm not about to join a Yurt fan club or anything, but I have alll five books in the series so far. And whenever the next one comes out, I'll definitely add it to my collection.
First in a delightful series - By: , 11 Dec 1997 Endearing characters, a charming setting, & deft wording make this a most enjoyable book. Told in the first person by a good-natured, easy-going wizard just starting in his profession (after barely graduating), the book moves with zest through colorful & fascinating events. Brittain is absolutely lavish with intriguing details, such as a far northern land of wild magic, confrontations with demons, real dragons, herbal magic, illusions, & so on, & she satisfies the reader's cravings for more information in later books of the series. As entertaining as this book is, however, it is the varied friendships among the characters that make me read this book again & again.
