Anatomy of a Magician — Goldeen Ogawa

Twenty long years have passed for Corianne Birch since the disappearance of her friend and guardian, Bouragner Felpz. In that time she has married and divorced a husband, and born and raised a daughter. No longer the spritely, opinionated teenager who once trailed -- if sometimes reluctantly -- upon the purple coattails of that famous magician, she has matured into a staid, if no less opinionated, woman. So when a capricious fairy makes his home in a nearby park and begins enchanting the populace, and old friends from her adventuring years reappear, she is more than ready to re-enter the world of wonder, danger, and magic that once dominated her youth. Yet for all the excitement the fairy brings, he is but the harbinger of an even more magnificent event: the return of Bouragner Felpz himself! This second volume of The Adventures of Bouragner Felpz collects twelve stories of dazzling magic and haunting wonder, as Corianne Birch returns to the biographical tales of her exceptional friend with all the wit, charm and vivacity that her teenage self ever had. Spanning almost forty years, this volume contains everything from haunted hills to legendary dragons, a rare glimpse into Felpz's early days, and an exclusive introduction by the noted dracologist (and daughter of the narrator), Milain Clifford Birch.