The Wizard Must Be Stopped!: Magorian & Jones, #3.5

By Taylen Carver

Magorian, the world's first modern wizard, tackles a wayward entity in New York.

Magorian is offered a small fortune by billionaire property owner and media magnate, Navin Kiraly, to deal with a New York apartment building turned feral.

The apartment building Magorian investigates shows every sign of being haunted, with strange phenomena turning it into a potential death trap. This is way outside Magorian's field of expertise, but he must solve the riddles the building presents or be publicly declared a phony by Kiraly's media empire….

The Wizard Must Be Stopped! is part of the urban fantasy series, Magorian & Jones, by Taylen Carver.  The story is only available on Stories Rule Press.

1.0: The Memory of Water
2.0: The Triumph of Felix
3.0: The Shield of Agrona
3.5: The Wizard Must Be Stopped!
4.0: The Rivers Ran Red
5.0: The Divine and Deadly

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Praise for The Wizard Must Be Stopped!:

The solution wasn't what I expected.

This was a lighter, more humorous addition to the world of Magorian and Jones.

A true side story and can be read independent of the rest of the series.

I was riveted from beginning to end and was completely immersed in the story, almost feeling as if I was taking part in finding the solution to the mystery.

Thought-provoking without being preachy, quirky, and including an excellent Star Trek reference (which I particularly admire since I've been a fan for over 50 years), this was a really enjoyable read.

Lots of funny moments, but written in a understated, matter of fact way. The phrasing/delivery of some lines was just beautiful and made it that much better.
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Canadian author Taylen Carver writes edgy urban fantasy, doesn't pull punches, and would rather be writing unless otherwise notified.  When not writing, Taylen can usually be found inside speculative fiction of other authors.  Favorites include Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Kevin Hearne, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Emma Bull.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stories Rule Press
• Release date: Aug 3, 2023
• ISBN: 9781774388976

Taylen Carver

Canadian author Taylen Carver writes edgy urban fantasy, doesn’t pull punches, and would rather be writing unless otherwise notified.  When not writing, Taylen can usually be found inside speculative fiction of other authors.  Favorites include Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, Kevin Hearne, Laurell K. Hamilton, and Emma Bull.

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The Wizard Must Be Stopped!

STORY 3.5 ● MAGORIAN & JONES

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ABOUT THE WIZARD MUST BE STOPPED!

Magorian, the world’s first modern wizard, tackles a wayward entity in New York.

Magorian is offered a small fortune by billionaire property owner and media magnate, Navin Kiraly, to deal with a New York apartment building turned feral.

The apartment building Magorian investigates shows every sign of being haunted, with strange phenomena turning it into a potential death trap. This is way outside Magorian’s field of expertise, but he must solve the riddles the building presents or be publicly declared a phony by Kiraly’s media empire….

The Wizard Must Be Stopped! is part of the urban fantasy series, Magorian & Jones, by Taylen Carver.

1.0: The Memory of Water

2.0: The Triumph of Felix

3.0: The Shield of Agrona

3.5: The Wizard Must Be Stopped

4.0: The Rivers Ran Red

5.0: The Divine and Deadly

Urban Fantasy Novelette

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Taylen Carver is the pen name used by best selling author Tracy Cooper-Posey. As Taylen Carver, she writes contemporary, epic and urban fantasy stories and novels. As Tracy Cooper-Posey, she writes romantic suspense, historical, paranormal, fantasy and science fiction romance, plus women’s fiction. She also writes science fiction, including best-selling space opera, under the pen name of Cameron Cooper.

She has published over 180 titles under all pen names since 1999, been nominated for five CAPAs including Favourite Author, and won the Emma Darcy Award. She turned to indie publishing in 2011. Her indie titles have been nominated four times for Book of The Year. Tracy won the award in 2012, a SFR Galaxy Award in 2016 and came fourth in Hugh Howey’s SPSFC#2 in 2023. She has been a national magazine editor and for a decade she taught romance writing at MacEwan University.

She is addicted to Irish Breakfast tea and chocolate, sometimes