The Rover

By Mel Odom,

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Edgewick Lamplighter (Wick to his friends) is a humble librarian in the isolated halls of Greydawn Moors until dreams of wanderlust and a bit of dereliction in his duties result in his being shanghaied to a far-off land. Captured by pirates, sold into slavery, and adopted by a gang of…

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1 author picked The Rover as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This was a recent surprise for me. I had a friend recommend the Rover for me when I was complaining about not having enough books with that classic fantasy adventure fun. And boy am I grateful!

Following the adventure (or misadventures) of the Third-Level Librarian halfer Wick is an absolute blast. The unlikely hero is forced into our adventure when he’s kidnapped by pirates. And things only get wilder from there. Wick learns that there is more to life than his work at the library.

While on his wild adventure he finds new friends and even some new family in…

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