The Boy Apprenticed to an Enchanter

About this book

A boy enters the service of an enchanter and finds that magical knowledge brings danger as readily as delight. The apprenticeship becomes a journey through trials that cannot be solved by simple courage.

Padraic Colum gives his tale the measured rhythm of older storytelling, drawing on folklore and the pleasures of a world where animals, spells and unlikely companions matter. Its imaginative illustrations help shape the atmosphere of the journey. Beneath the adventure lies a question familiar to every apprentice: what is worth learning, and what might it cost?