Series
A Wizard in Rhyme
Christopher Stasheff · 8 novels · 1986–2000
A Wizard in Rhyme is a series of fantasy novels by American writer Christopher Stasheff. The series follows the character of Matthew Mantrell, an English literature Ph.D. student, who is transported to a magical world where poetry is used to cast spells. There his knowledge of poetry, gained through his literature studies, establishes him as a powerful wizard and positions him as "lord wizard of the realm". The series consists of eight novels, and is said to have hints of L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt.
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
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Stats
By decade
- 1980s1
- 1990s4
- 2000s3
Shape
8 novels
1 author · completed series
reads like:fantasywizardssecondary worldtimeless or unspecifiedadventurousadult
Mood
Bright and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 44%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book8 of 8 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- The Oathbound Wizarddarkest · most intense
- The Feline Wizardbrightest
- Her Majesty's Wizardcalmest