Tommy Taylor series

The "Tommy Taylor" series is a series of 13 novels written by Wilson Taylor revolving around its titular character, Tommy Taylor. The series, up to the seventh novel, has been adapted into movies and video games.

Plot
The series follows the magical adventures of wizard student Tommy Taylor along with his friends, Sue Sparrow and Peter Price, and his familiar, Mingus the flying cat. On their journeys together, they often go up against the vampire and sinister villain Count Ambrosio.

Characters

 * Tommy Taylor
 * Sue Sparrow
 * Peter Price
 * Mingus
 * Professor Tulkinghorn
 * Count Ambrosio
 * Drizzle

Items

 * Wands
 * Glitterspar
 * Truth
 * Orb of Destiny

Locations

 * Tulkinghorn's Magic Conservatory
 * Tower of Always
 * Hexing Room
 * Scrying Tower

Elements

 * Magic
 * Runes
 * Sigils
 * Standfast (iron and fire)
 * Spells
 * Glossio Correctus
 * Maximus Confusio
 * Obfuscus Oculi
 * Explosio Tormentus
 * Veritas Apparitur
 * Beneficus
 * Somnambulus

Beings

 * Familiars
 * Cat
 * Owl
 * Gossamoks
 * Meltling

Titles

 * (1st) Tommy Taylor and the Cave of Silence
 * Tommy Taylor and the Ship that Sank Twice
 * Tommy Taylor and the Magic Doorknob
 * Tommy Taylor and the Everything Box
 * Tommy Taylor and the Hun.. Ghost..
 * Tommy Taylor and the Last Gorgon
 * Tommy Taylor and the Glass Sword
 * (7th) Tommy Taylor and the Rain of Salt
 * Tommy Taylor and the Tower of Always
 * Tommy Taylor and the Nine-fold Curse
 * Tommy Taylor and the ..lace of ..one
 * Tommy Taylor and the Undead King
 * (13th) Tommy Taylor and the Golden Trumpet

Trivia

 * Since the author, Wilson Taylor, died before the he could properly finish the series, the thirteenth (Tommy Taylor and the Golden Trumpet) ended with a cliffhanger.
 * At one point, someone impersonated Wilson and pretended to have written a manuscript for the fourteenth novel, Tommy Taylor and the Emerald Telescope.
 * The series is similar to (as named in Issue #1) the Harry Potter, The Books of Magic, and The Worst Witch series.