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They Were The Best of Gnomes, They Were The Worst of Gnomes (Tales From a Second-Hand Wand Shop Book 1) (English Edition) Formato Kindle

Edizione Inglese di Robert P. Wills (Autore), Rio Taylor (Illustratore) Formato: Formato Kindle
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Completely re-edited in June 2022.

They were the Best of Gnomes They were the Worst of Gnomes – Book 1
Well, one each, really. These two Gnomes -Grimbledung and Drimblerod- are just trying to get along in life when their worlds collide. Drimblerod has a problem with the Merchant Guild. They aren’t happy with the level of his sales at his used wand shop, Second Hand Sorcery. The issue is that his low sales affect the amount of their cut off the top.

To make matters worse, the local Merchant Guild Dues Collector (an Ogre no less) is unhappy with Drimblerod’s income because that directly affects his cut off the top which comes before the Guild’s cut off the top, of course. There are a lot of tops when it comes to guilds. The problem is times are tough (for more than just Drimblerod) and with folks out of work, most of the people coming into Drimblerod’s shop are those nefarious, hated-by-merchants ‘window shoppers’ who aren’t planning on buying anything. If they just kept to themselves, it wouldn’t be so bad, but they also seem to talk actual customers out of buying wands!

Now Drimblerod is in the market for a new partner to help get rid of these pesky non-buying folks to make room for those actually in the market for a reliable used magic wand. While searching a battlefield for wands he can resell, Drimblerod comes across the solution- a partner he can trust (he's a fellow Gnome, after all) and one that will keep away pesky non-buying window shoppers.

Little does he realize that his new-found partner suffers from Pixie Madness! And not the good kind. As Grimbledung gets used to his new life of respectable shop ownership, the pair end up befriending Nulu Bentknees the Trolless across the street, Pozzuoli Consigliore the Dwarf next door, and even the town constable- Akita Finnish (a Werewolf who would rather bask in the sun than do anything else).

Along with Big Julie, the headmistress of the school of magic down the road, this diverse group tries to deal with Grimbledung's antics as they try to refocus his outlandish get rich schemes and unpredictable outbursts into something more productive. Or at least more quiet!

Honestly, they would be happy if he paid for some of his drinks. Things start to heat up for the gang when Grimbledung manages to annoy the entire Great Halfling Empire. Well, not the whole Great Halfling Empire but at least the Halfling soldiers in town. It takes until late in Book 2 for the ENTIRE Empire to get annoyed with him.

He is just one Gnome, after all. With an impending invasion, everyone is on their toes. It doesn't help that Grimbledung is stepping on them!

We'd like to say that "Everything works out in the end" but “Raging Inferno!” is unfortunately more accurate.
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  1. Età di lettura
    10 - 18 anni
  2. Libro 1 di 7
    Tales From a Second-Hand Wand Shop
  3. Lunghezza stampa
    333 pagine
  4. Lingua
    Inglese
  5. Data di pubblicazione
    24 dicembre 2013
  6. Scorri Pagina
    Abilitato
  7. Word Wise
    Abilitato
  8. Miglioramenti tipografici
    Abilitato
  9. Memo
    Su Kindle Scribe
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Robert P. Wills is a Military Intelligence Chief Warrant Officer Four in the U.S. Army. He is currently stationed in Germany where he and his wife are enjoying being empty-nesters and living in a massive four-story house build in 1750. It is much too large for them and they like it that way. Along with writing, Robert is an inventor with three patents (6,559,556, 7,293,681, 8,561,951), a patent pending, and several innovations in his workshop. One innovation- the World's Greatest Garden Hose Guide is currently available on Amazon. He also has a marginally successful wand business on Etsy under the name SecondHandSorcery where customers are routinely insulted by Grimbledung. The odd part is that they seem to like it. Robert sells his inventions under the name SixToesInnovations- a US Veteran owned company. Buy American people!

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B007SGP36A
  • Editore ‏ : ‎ SixToes Innovations Publishing; 5° edizione (24 dicembre 2013)
  • Lingua ‏ : ‎ Inglese
  • Dimensioni file ‏ : ‎ 6988 KB
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  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supportato
  • Miglioramenti tipografici ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Non abilitato
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Abilitato
  • Memo ‏ : ‎ Su Kindle Scribe
  • Lunghezza stampa ‏ : ‎ 333 pagine
  • Numeri di pagina fonte ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1530930766
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Brian Beam
5,0 su 5 stelle Great Comic Fantasy
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 29 maggio 2012
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I have to start this out in saying that this book is absolutely hilarious and Robert P. Wills shines as an incredibly witty writer. The banter between characters is nothing short of entertaining-heck, the characters themselves are each entertaining and unique in their personalities. The author had to have had a lot of fun with the chapter names too.

The story centers mainly on the meeting of Grimbledung and Drimblerod and tells the tale of how they become friends and run a wand shoppe together(and I have to say I love how Robert P. Wills actually sells wands through Etsy under the Second Hand Sorcery name). There's plenty of comical misadventures to keep the story moving at a quick pace and though it is a good-length book, it's over before you know it. All the characters the protagonists interact with are very well written and are brimming with personality. Rat could be the funniest written character I've ever had the pleasure of reading about.

My only problem was with the editing. I'm mostly okay with a few typos and grammar errors(being guilty of them myself), but sometimes a character's name would be used in the wrong place. For one, towards the end of a chapter after the two gnomes meet a character named Julie, she is referred to as Nulu(a completely different character) for a full page at the end of the chapter.

Slight editing errors aside, this is a wonderful book that I think any fantasy lover can enjoy and am looking forward to furter (mis)adventures of these two gnomes.

Oh, and I can't believe I almost forgot to include how wonderful Rio Taylor's artwork is throughout the book!
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Mary H
4,0 su 5 stelle It was a fun romp through adventures with two gnomes of very different ...
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 29 settembre 2016
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It was a fun romp through adventures with two gnomes of very different temperament. It reminded me of the old Laurel and Hardy movies.
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LondonKiwiEmma
4,0 su 5 stelle Entertaining Read
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 26 ottobre 2012
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Charting the adventures and mis-adventures of two gnomes, I lighted on this e-book, and thinking it sounded delicious, appealing to my love of Terry Pratchett I devoured this in an afternoon or so. Really funny, slightly discombobulated (a few editing errors which make things a bit odd) I think Robert P. Willis is someone that I'm going to keep an eye out for.

Basically, two gnomes selling wands (one from a shoppe, one from a cart - often being moved on) join forces. "City ordinances are broken. Neighbors are annoyed. The Constable becomes involved. Even the Magician's Guild sends over some Enforcers to deal with them. Things are looking up for the Gnomes!"

Such great characters - Grimbledung and Drimblerod, "a neurotic Jousting Dummy, an immortal (so far) Rat, a Trolless who runs the Tavern and Restaurant across the street, a Dwarf next door with (alleged) Mob ties, and the Head Mistress of the local School of Magic (with definite Mob ties)". This series the beginnings of a great Terry Pratchett-esque world. I felt the plot could do with tightening in places, it does wander a bit, but the characters and writing is just so funny. I also loved the creative chapter names.

A good commuter read, certainly a 'Willing suspension of disbelief' it's a great, funny escapist fantasy read. I'm really looking forward to this writer and future series - not to mention the fantastic illustrations scattered throughout the book.
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anon1278
3,0 su 5 stelle Interesting story - shame about the basic errors.
Recensito nel Regno Unito il 19 maggio 2012
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This is an unusual book, with what could be a decent story. The characters are funny and there are some humourous incidents.

As with most of the free kindle books I have read so far however it requires a decent proof-read. Sometimes the errors are minor and do not intefere with the telling of the story - for example speech marks in incorrect locations. On other occasions though the errors are glaring, and interrupt what could be a much better story.

I am not referring here to the deliberate (I assume) grammatical errors when certain characters are speaking, which I believe to be trying to impart certain ideas and feelings about that character. I am talking about the chapter where the two gnomes are meeting with Julie to arrange a business deal, and for a whole page Julie is referred to as Nulu (a different female character), or the occasions where the wrong gnome is referred to (Drimblerod watching Drimblerod for example), or the reference to quintuplet Gnolls which names 4 Gnolls (with clear references to 4 Gnolls on later occasions).

A decent proof-read to sort out these confusing errors and this story could easily be a 4 star book.
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Nancy Howells
3,0 su 5 stelle Book was ok, but hard to read (at least for me)
Recensito negli Stati Uniti il 19 luglio 2017
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NOTE: This review is given for Review Club, from which I received the book for free.

I thought I'd love this book, because I adore gnomes, even the gnomes that look like potatoes and are stupid. But this was hard. It was hard to keep the two main gnome characters straight - they were very different characters, but their names had similarities, and it took me awhile to remember who was who. Eventually I got there, but the story was very, very slow, and it took me quite some time to read it, because I just wasn't that into it. I usually can read a book in two days (with daytime commitments!) but this one dragged on, and on, and on. Maybe it just wasn't for me, because the writing itself was fine.

I would recommend this book for people with more patience than I.
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