Hydra Publications is excited to announce the debut YA fantasy novel of Dr. Scott Simerlein, Rudger Rump and the Mage of Ages. A book the entire family will love reading, Rudger Rump and the Mage of Ages will appeal to adults as well.
 
Herein lies the tale of a misfit gnome
Who leaves his aunt’s burrow to find his way home.
His loved ones in danger, the kingdom at stake,
Embracing word magic is a risk he must take.
Urged by a bookworm to take up a quest,
Our hapless hero is put to the test.
A speech-stealing plague o’er the Land of Lex rages—
Can Rudger Rump conquer the dread Mage of Ages?