Tildi Summerbee and her four brothers are Halflings that have lived quiet lives in the Quarters, but when her brothers are attacked by thraiks she is left alone. The town leaders declare her family wiped out and decide to marry Tildi to someone of their choosing and then he will take control of her family’s lands. In desperation, she decides to run away and follow one of her brother’s dream of becoming a wizard. Her brother was about to enter into an apprenticeship with a wizard many miles away in Overhill before the tragedy. Now she must disguise herself and pretend to be her brother and travel along roads and in lands that she has never seen before. An Unexpected Apprentice by Jody Lynn Nye is a delightful adventure that includes hidden dangers that threaten Tildi and the world. Nye has authored many fantasy books and coauthored books with Anne McCaffrey and Robert Asprin.