Whizzard! is a 2002 fantasy novel written by Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore, (known as The Two Steves) as the second part of the Tales of the Dark Forest series. It was followed by Trollogy! in 2003.

Plot Summary

Tym, a wizard's apprentice from the Dun Indewood suburb

Suburb

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 of Leafy Bottom, dreams of being a great magician

Magic (illusion)

Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...

. It is only when he encounters the mysterious Dreamwalker that he learns the secret of travelling at super-speed and becomes a Whizzard! When his newfound skill causes havoc and puts the beautiful Lady Zamarind into a coma

Coma

In medicine, a coma is a state of unconsciousness, lasting more than 6 hours in which a person cannot be awakened, fails to respond normally to painful stimuli, light or sound, lacks a normal sleep-wake cycle and does not initiate voluntary actions. A person in a state of coma is described as...

, Tym must travel far across the Dark Forest to save her, and discover his true destiny.