Books in the A Wizard in Rhyme series

Matt Mantrell's best friend, Saul, investigates Matt's disappearance, only to find himself in the same fantastic world where lines of poetry work magic. Saul's love of verse makes him a top-rate wizard immediately, but also leads him into conflict with the evil Suettay, a magical queen.

A WORLD OF TROUBLES - TIMES TWO!Matt Mantrell -- Her Majesty''s Wizard -- conjured himself from magical Merovence to Jersey City for a long-delayed visit to his parents. Back in his hometown vicious, drug-dealing gangs had reduced Matt''s old neighborhood to a wasteland, driven his father out of business, and forced his parents to the brink of destitution and homelessness. The only answer was for Matt to transport them -- permanently -- to Merovence.But once back in that realm with his parents in tow, Matt found that Merovence and the neighboring Kingdom of Ibile faced imminent subjugation by the conquest-hungry Moors. As Queen Alisande led her army to engage the enemy head-on, Matt launched his own campaign -- with the aid of his fledgling wizard father, the faithful dragon Stegoman, and a hapless tag-along thief. Grappling with djinnis, matching wits with a Moorish military genius, and trading spells with sinister sorcerers, they sought to root out the real enemy behind the mayhem: a cunning and deadly wizard who served the most evil master of all . . .

CAN A SECULAR SOVEREIGN SURVIVE IN A WORLD OF PURE GOOD AND EVIL?In sunny Latruria, the wicked old king was dead, and the new king spurned the rule of Evil. But turmoil began to spread, even across the border, when the new king also resisted Good! In nearby Merovence, Lord Wizard Matt Mantrell donned a disguise and set off to investigate, never dreaming that Latruria''s malevolent prime minister was mobilizing his minions . . ."Minstrel" Matt sang his way south, dodging deadly enemies and music critics alike. He was teamed with a lovesick lad, menaced by a manticore, haunted by a ghost from Greece, and swept along in a flood of youngsters fleeing the provinces for the "glamour" of the city. But when they all washed up in the capital, harsh reality awaited them, not gold-paved streets.   An even harsher reality awaited Matt: cutthroat court politics vying for control of Latruria''s King . . . and if he refused to be controlled, he''d have to be eliminated. To keep Latruria''s secular monarch on the throne, Matt would have to square off against corrupt conspirators and sinister sorcerers backed by all the power of Hell. In the end, the Lord Wizard would face the ultimate test of magic-and he would need a lot of help to pass!