A Wizard in Rhyme is a series of fantasy novels by American writer Christopher Stasheff.
The series follows the character of Matthew Mantrell, an English literature Ph.D. student, who is transported to a magical world where poetry is used to cast spells.
[1][2] The series consists of eight novels,[3] and is said to have hints of L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt.
[4] A Wizard in Rhyme takes place in an alternate history of medieval Europe, featuring several geographical differences (most notably a land-bridge connecting Britain to the mainland) and two major supernatural differences: the existence of magic, which can be influenced by the speaking of rhymed verse; and the established and real presence of the Christian God and Devil, leading to a prevalence of Christian thought and morality.
The following are domains of the realms covered in the novel, with the approximate geographical counterparts in the real world.