This is an omnibus edition of three Yurt novellas, "The Lost Girls and the Kobold," "Below the Wizards' Tower," and "A Long Way 'Til November," adventures of the wizard Daimbert at three stages of his life. You would think that being Royal Wizard of the tiny kingdom of Yurt would be easy, but somehow it never works out that way. Daimbert always thinks it will be straightforward: finding a girl lost in the mountains, visiting old friends at the wizards' school, or taking a trip in a gypsy caravan. But then he discovers the mountains are more than they seem, a doppelganger threatens the school,...

Lenore must overcome unjust slander before she can win the heart of the king. Konrad is a young and carefree king. Lenore is a beautiful and sheltered maiden, whose brother seeks to raise his family's status by fighting on the tournament circuit. When Konrad, lost, arrives at Lenore's home without announcing who he is, he is immediately smitten and decides he must reform to be worthy of her. But those at court fear an alliance between the king and a woman of the lower aristocracy and turn to unjust slander. Lenore must use all her ingenuity to outwit the slanderers.