title: The Eye of the Warlock: A Further Tales Adventure
author:  P. W. Catanese 
description: P. W. Catanese is the author of ten fantasy-adventure novels. His books have been received with critical acclaim and have been translated into five foreign languages. His Books of Umber trilogy has been nominated for six regional book awards, including the Texas Bluebonnet award, the Florida&rsquo;s Sunshine State Young Readers award, and the Pacific Northwest Library Association&rsquo;s Young Reader&rsquo;s Choice awards. He lives in Connecticut. When he&rsquo;s not writing books, Catanese draws cartoons, works for an advertising agency, and tries very hard to respond to every message from his readers. Meet him at PWCatanese.com, and on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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   **The Warlock is Missing**
  
    
  
   _ **( Warlock in Spite of Himself - 7 )**_ ****
  
  **Christopher Stasheff**
  
  >  **Cristopher Stasheff**
  
  >  **The Warlock is Missing**
  
  >  **Warlock in Spite of Himself - 7**
  
  >  **Chapter 1**
  
    
  
  Once upon a time, there were three little warlocks and a witch, and they lost
  their mommy and daddy.
  
  Well, they didn't lose them, really. Their parents went out for the night, and
  left them with an elf for a babysitter. The elf's name was Puck (it was really
  Robin Goodfellow, but most people preferred his nickname), and he was very
  mischievous. He was so mischievous that the children made sure they did
  whatever he told them to, even though they could all work magic of their own.
  They even went to bed on time.
  
  But they didn't go to sleep. The boys lay awake talking to each other in
  whispers, and the girl came in to join them—she had a bedroom of her own, but
  it wasn't nearly as much fun as her brothers'. There weren't any other
  children in it.
  
  "They sh