#Galen Longbeard the wizard

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Why not try “Secrets of Droon”?

Hey there adults with children. Want to introduce your kids to a magical world of adventure and wonder NOT written by an open and proud bigot? Well why not try “The Secret of Droon” series? We’ve got:

1) Three different main characters with different personalities and quirks for self insert options

2)  A spunky princess who can take name and kick ass while still being very polite (because manners are important)

3) An elder wizard father figure that does NOT manipulate the cast into convoluted plans to do his bidding

4) A comic relief side character that is not annoying as hell

5) An evil dark lord with a tragic backstory an redemption arc

6) An even eviler dark lord with no redemption arc that must be defeated at all costs

7) A mysterious, morally grey character with a secret connection to the princess.

8) A missing Queen 

10) Comedy, suspense, romance, drama, AND angst.

11) 44 TOTAL BOOKS

12) And best of all, the knowledge that every dollar you spend on this series is not given to a horrible, horrible person.

Have fun!

[nyxwolph]

"Mom, can I get a Harry Potter book?"

"We have Harry Potter books at home."

Harry Potter books at home:

Okay but for real this is an underrated series. So what if it's also about a young dark-haired bespeckled boy wizard? So what if they literally used the exact same asterisk-star imagery throughout the books? So what if Galen Longbeard totally gives Dumbledore vibes and Sparr is just Voldemort with a fish theme instead of a snake theme?

These days I recall this series as a kind of fever dream. I kinda always felt like this was Harry Potter with a more animorphs/pulp fiction serial theme. It's a pretty good series that I have fond memories of. The whole thing with the queen stuck in her curse of Quantum Leaping into different animal forms, Sparr's depressing backstory that doesn't even get revealed until midway through, the times and ways the two world clashed. Sparr always cracked me up as a typical mustache twirling villain. It's not REALLY like Harry Potter at all, more like Abbott took the character designs and a few details but wrote and entirely different story. But with all the HP hype of the 2000s TSOD got swept under the rug. I don't know very many people irl who have read it, let alone heard of it. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone who has the time to sit through 36 books and 8 special edition books. But iirc they're short with big print and some neat illustrations peppered throughout. Perfect for young or first time readers or readers struggling with dyslexia and learning disabilities. The plot isn't too deep or heavy and in fact can be quite derpy.