Gom on Windy MountainThe strange runestone left him by his mother, Harga, leads fatherless young Gom into mountain caves where he discovers the truth about his mother's disappearance on the day he was born. In the first sequel, The Riddle and the Rune: From Tales of Gom in the Legends of Ulm (1987), Gom travels across Ulm in search of Harga, making both friends and enemies while he struggles to solve a mysterious riddle. In The Crystal Stair (1988) Gom prepares for his seven-year wizardry apprenticeship by undertaking a dangerous journey back to Pen'langoth to find a mentor. In The Starstone (1989), Gom finishes his apprenticeship with Folgen and is called to fight against the wicked Katak. Recommended. |
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... frog . " " Oh , yes ! " cried the rest of the children . " Do it , Gom ! Do it ! " " All right . " He had to anyway , to tell Leadbelly that all would be well ; that he , Gom , would get him out and back up the mountain somehow . Gom ...
... frog . " " Oh , yes ! " cried the rest of the children . " Do it , Gom ! Do it ! " " All right . " He had to anyway , to tell Leadbelly that all would be well ; that he , Gom , would get him out and back up the mountain somehow . Gom ...
Page 77
... frog - and that there trench in my backyard . Game's called Pick a Spot , or All- or - Nothing . You mark a place anywhere in the trench , and I set the frog down on the starting line . The frog gets three jumps . If it hits your mark ...
... frog - and that there trench in my backyard . Game's called Pick a Spot , or All- or - Nothing . You mark a place anywhere in the trench , and I set the frog down on the starting line . The frog gets three jumps . If it hits your mark ...
Page 83
... frog took off , hit the trench side blindly about a quarter of the way up , and flopped back again . Glunger went Gom . ( " That fooled them . Couldn't have done better myself . " ) The frog made no sound . All around Gom , the ...
... frog took off , hit the trench side blindly about a quarter of the way up , and flopped back again . Glunger went Gom . ( " That fooled them . Couldn't have done better myself . " ) The frog made no sound . All around Gom , the ...
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