The Glass Wizard - The tale of a somewhat depressed wizard

The Glass Wizard World is filled with fantastic peoples, beasts and places. And then there is wizard artefact hunter Yves who doesn’t really enjoy any of it. Follow him and his familiar into wizarding schools and witches’ forests, to the depth of the ocean and back to floating kingdoms. He insists that you don't.

In this first book about the Glass Wizard, Yves and his familiar venture to the Crystalline Trench while trying to evade the Mirror World Stalker. Meanwhile, Yu is forced to become a guard at the Albweiss Mountain Guild.

This slow burn original story updates weekly until Yves dies or the Duckman runs out of coffee. Feel invited to explore the Glass Wizard World on the story's website.

 
What to expect:
▪ An oh so slow burn [sometimes dark and oftentimes psychological] fantasy story with wizards, witches, adventurers' guilds, dystopian human habitats, and many more fantastic peoples and disturbing individuals.
▪ It starts off with an odd wizard seeking refuge in a lighthouse, but he will make it around the world eventually.
▪ You meet Yves in his adulthood, with recurring flashback-chapters revealing the entirety of his life. There are no promises that it is a good life. Or that he is a good person.
▪ Images, songs and music [such as in Book Two - Ch. 1].
▪ Quite a bit of rhyming and experiments with layout and fonts to expose the characters' mental state or illustrate magical occurrences [feel invited to take a glimpse at Ch. 6.4 , 7.1 and 6.1 for a first impression].
▪ An author who is very slow but tries really hard.

Still not sure?
Delve into Bardic Planet’s Extended Review of The Glass Wizard!

Dear Traveller,
if this story fell into your hands, I hope it will give you something for the heart. It is for those who find comfort in lingering with a character through their journey, for those who seek a sense of solace in the pages they turn, just as my characters search for a purpose or place to belong. This story is for those who read because they wish to explore the depths of someone else's soul. Thank you for reading.

BOOK ONE WILL BE REMOVED 20 JULY, 
AND REPUBLISHED 22 JULY.
A note from July 2026: I am still reworking the first five chapters. I would like them to be better, in line with how I write now, not two years ago. I believe the difference is immense! I will start publishing the new beginning (with 200 pages of added content) on 22 July. [Progress tracker]. Thank you kindly for your patience and I hope you can enjoy the story still.