The Spare Wizard

James Wendt walked through the looking glass four years before this story into a world where magic works and there are schools to train young magicians. It is also a world where there are terrorists who would like to rule the non-magical world. He straddles the divide between magic and non-magic.In this story, he continues to mentor a Chess prodigy at his school. He sets out to give him an opportunity to develop this gift as far as he can go- perhaps all the way to a World Championship. He faces a personal dilemma when this student wants to set his chess aside for a time to compete in the Tri-Wizard Tourney.Wendt discovers that the intrigue continues apace in the school that seems never to disappoint when it comes to adventure.