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The Fifth Sorceress.


Robert Newcomb. Read by Simon Jones Simon Jones may refer to:
  • Simon Jones (actor) (born 1950), British actor (played Arthur Dent in the BBC Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy radio and TV-series)
  • Simon Jones (cricketer) (born 1978), Welsh cricketer who plays for England
 Abridged. 5 cds. 6 hrs. Random House Audio. 0-553-71392-2. $29.95. Plot, author, reader notes. SA

Tristan, later known as The Chosen One, and Wig, the lead wizard, are among the few survivors of a massacre by the minions of the sorceresses. They've taken Tristan's pregnant twin sister prisoner, planning to train her to become the fifth sorceress, and they've also stolen the magical stone known as The Paragon. Their goal is simple--world domination by use of their combined inherent and stolen powers. With the help of a hunchbacked hunch·back  
n.
1. An individual whose back is hunched due to abnormal convex curvature of the upper spine. Also called humpback.

2. An abnormally curved or hunched back.

3. Kyphosis.
 gnome, Tristan and Wig attempt to regain the stone and free the imprisoned im·pris·on  
tr.v. im·pris·oned, im·pris·on·ing, im·pris·ons
To put in or as if in prison; confine.



[Middle English emprisonen, from Old French emprisoner : en-
 twin.

There is nothing not to like here. Good triumphs over evil, yet the story ends with a kind of loophole An omission or Ambiguity in a legal document that allows the intent of the document to be evaded.

Loopholes come into being through the passage of statutes, the enactment of regulations, the drafting of contracts or the decisions of courts.
 that could lead to a sequel. There is magic, wizards, sorceresses, gnomes Gnomes

The 15-year pass-through securities offered under Freddie Mac's cash program.

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, royalty and more. Furthermore, it's read by the exceptional Jones, whose precise British diction and powerful theatrical voice seem custom fitted to this story as he fully voices the many characters. Sharp abridging, a superlative narration and the story make this a marvelously rich and fanciful fantasy. Some brief suggestive sexual scenes. Miles Klein, Frisco, TX
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Author:Klein, Miles
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Article Type:Book Review
Date:Nov 1, 2002
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