In the Sea Nymph's Lair, by Robert Vardeman He rode the rails as

He rode the rails as an itinerant laborer

to be Royal Monster Hunter

she endured the trip

Transported to the Crimean Peninsula

Five years later

In the Sea Nymph's Lair, by Robert Vardeman He rode the rails asThe ferocious Spell Wars have ravaged the island kingdoms of the Plenn Archipelago for more than a century, leaving behind ghostly remnants only wizards of Durril's ability can exorcize. With his apprentice, Arpad Zen, Durril is at sea when a horrific storm sinks their ship. Arpad Zen finds himself adrift but Durril is rescued by magical denizens of the sea. But is being dragged to the bottom of the ocean and held in thrall by the sea nymph Rusalka a