Too Many Curses

The wizard Margle the Horrendous takes special pride in never killing his enemies. Instead, he transforms them into various accursed forms and locks them away in his castle. His halls are filled with his collection of fallen heroes and defeated villains, along with a few ordinary folk who were just unfortunate enough to draw Margle's attention.

It's Nessy's duty to tend this castle. It's a lot of work, but she manages, taking pride in housekeeping talents that keep the castle from collapsing into chaos. But when Margle suddenly dies, everything begins to unravel. Nessy finds herself surrounded by monsters, curses, a door that should never be opened, and one very deadly dark wizardess.

Nessy doesn't have might or magic on her side; she's just a kobold: short, furry, and sensible. Her allies aren't much better: a voice without a body, an angry fruit bat, a monster under her bed, a wizard in a jar (or some of him, anyway), and a one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple, people eater. It would be smarter to walk away, but taking care of the castle is Nessy's job, and that's just what she intends to do.

If only she could find time to polish the silver while beating back the forces of darkness.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 09/02/2008
ISBN: 9780765318350
Pages: 316
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.22h x 6.36w x 0.82d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 07/21/2008 pg. 147
Voice of Youth Advocates 08/01/2008 - Recommended - Readable
Booklist 09/01/2008 pg. 60
Library Journal 09/15/2008 pg. 48
Kirkus Reviews 09/01/2008 pg. 920
School Library Journal 02/01/2009 pg. 130

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 126024 / Too Many Curses
Reading Level: 5 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 10