โ Scribed by Robert Asprin; Walter Velez
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
SUMMARY: The apprentice Skeeve is just getting used to his duties as Court Magician of Possiltum. Then King Roderick decides to take a powder, leaving Skeeve in his place to marry his homicidal fiancee and face the Mob's fairy godfather--who makes him an offer he can't refuse.
Skeeve, the Court Magician to Possiltum is ordered to impersonate King Roderick for a day. One of his duties is to marry Roderick's fiance, Queen Hemlock, who possesses the sort of face and figure that features in the "before" bit in adverts. Her habits, too, fall into the category of homicidal.
SUMMARY: Revolution is in the air. The king's court sorcerer is being eyed with suspicion. Not for dabbling in the black arts...not for consorting with a demon...not for having a dragon as a pet...not even for being mobbed up. But for the greatest crime of all: raising taxes. Who is this terrible