Daimbert Series by C. Dale Brittain

The ebook version of "A Bad Spell in Yurt" is the special twentieth-anniversary edition of this cult classic.The tiny kingdom of Yurt is the perfect place--or so it seems--for someone who barely managed to graduate from the wizards' school, especially after all that embarrassment with the frogs. But Daimbert, newly hired Royal Wizard of Yurt, senses an evil spell at work... moreThe ebook version of "A Bad Spell in Yurt" is the special twentieth-anniversary edition of this cult classic.The tiny kingdom of Yurt is the perfect place--or so it seems--for someone who barely managed to graduate from the wizards' school, especially after all that embarrassment with the frogs. But Daimbert, newly hired Royal Wizard of Yurt, senses an evil spell at work. But who could be responsible? The beautiful young queen? Her flighty aunt? The dour chaplain? The old, retired Royal Wizard, who seems to know more than he's saying? Or someone from out of the castle's past? Daimbert quickly realizes that finding out and saving his kingdom may take all the magic he never learned properly in the first place, with his life the price of failure--good thing he knows how to improvise! less

Caught between renegade magic and cranky religion, what's a poor wizard supposed to do? When the king of Yurt goes on vacation, leaving his Royal Wizard Daimbert in charge, he is faced with the escalating crises of the cranky saint of the shrine of the Holy Toe, an all-too-beguiling wood nymph, bizarre horned rabbits, a scandalous duchess, the royal nephew's mid-life crisis, and a monstrous creature made with spells they never taught at the wizards' school... moreCaught between renegade magic and cranky religion, what's a poor wizard supposed to do? When the king of Yurt goes on vacation, leaving his Royal Wizard Daimbert in charge, he is faced with the escalating crises of the cranky saint of the shrine of the Holy Toe, an all-too-beguiling wood nymph, bizarre horned rabbits, a scandalous duchess, the royal nephew's mid-life crisis, and a monstrous creature made with spells they never taught at the wizards' school. Daimbert had hoped--he thought--for a little more excitement and adventure, but at this rate the king won't have a kingdom to come home to. less

Western wizardry meets the mages of the exotic East. Neither will ever be the same. Daimbert the wizard is on the road to adventure with five guys from Yurt. Their search for a missing lord soon becomes a quest for a fabled blue rose and for an unthinkably powerful magical artifact from the time of Solomon. Along the way they face intrigue, treachery, black magic, and a big green djinn... moreWestern wizardry meets the mages of the exotic East. Neither will ever be the same. Daimbert the wizard is on the road to adventure with five guys from Yurt. Their search for a missing lord soon becomes a quest for a fabled blue rose and for an unthinkably powerful magical artifact from the time of Solomon. Along the way they face intrigue, treachery, black magic, and a big green djinn. Only Daimbert may be able to save their lives--and their souls--as the line grows thin between a fatal curse and finding one's heart's desire. less

Love and magic don't mix, and neither do wizardry and the church. But that doesn't stop Daimbert, the royal wizard of Yurt. When Daimbert discovers that the woman he's loved for years is marrying someone else, he decides to leave Yurt for Caelrhon. But no one wants him there and he senses hidden sinister plots at work.

It's not surprising that the daughter of a witch and a wizard has some innate magical aptitude, and Daimbert is more than willing to nurture her talent. But he's finding he also has to play dad to the rest of the younger genertion of Yurt. The duchess' stubborn twin daughters want to be respectively a knight and a priest, careers closed to women, and young King Paul is balking at marrying a perfectly respectable woman and wants to run away with the cook's daughter.

This is an established fantasy author (A Bad Spell In Yurt and other book is the Yurt series, issued by Baen). Release will be supported by a full-page advertisement in Locus, SF Chronicle, and SFWA.

The Royal Wizard of Yurt Book 8It's just a simple trip, or so it seems. Daimbert, wizard of Yurt, has returned to the wizards' school in the great City to visit his old masters and tell them how he's been practicing magic lately. But something's odd: wherever he goes, people think he's already been there... moreThe Royal Wizard of Yurt Book 8It's just a simple trip, or so it seems. Daimbert, wizard of Yurt, has returned to the wizards' school in the great City to visit his old masters and tell them how he's been practicing magic lately. But something's odd: wherever he goes, people think he's already been there. Does he have a doppelgänger, or is he losing his mind? And when he's kidnapped, do those responsible want him or another man? All the magic the masters thought they taught him may not be enough if the shadowy figure behind it all is seeking the destruction of institutionalized wizardry. less