Review of 'The dragon, the earl, and the troll' on 'Goodreads'
3 stars
Ten years after reading this series for the first time, and I'm beginning to really sympathize with the crotchety old mage Jim is apprenticed to. So many little problems, all with a (potentially) easy magical solution, and still he persists in doing things the hard way. You're a mage, Jim Eckert - do some goddamned magic! I thought I remembered him being a lot more thoughtful, as far as magic went, but apparently that doesn't happen until much farther along in the series.
Ten years after reading this series for the first time, and I'm beginning to really sympathize with the crotchety old mage Jim is apprenticed to. So many little problems, all with a (potentially) easy magical solution, and still he persists in doing things the hard way. You're a mage, Jim Eckert - do some goddamned magic! I thought I remembered him being a lot more thoughtful, as far as magic went, but apparently that doesn't happen until much farther along in the series.