The Sorcerer's Apprentice poem's story is alluded to in several episodes of the fairy-tale drama "Once Upon a Time", especially in "The Apprentice". A variation of the Dukas piece also plays in certain scenes. The apprentice himself is a recurring character, while the sorcerer is shown to be Merlin. The "Fantasia" version appears in the video game series "Kingdom Hearts", with the sorcerer Yen Sid serving as an adviser to the heroes, teaching Mickey, Sora, and Riku the Keyblade skills needed to guard the universe from his former friend Xehanort's plan. A world based on the "Fantasia" version also appears throughout the series,
Sekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer the Festival of the Dead' and 'The Lantern of the Supreme Moment' as the two I enjoyed the most." Sekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer Sekenre: The Book of the Sorcerer is a collection of fantasy short stories by American writer Darrell Schweitzer featuring his dark fantasy protagonist, the child sorcerer Sekenre, a sequel to the novel "The Mask of the Sorcerer" (1995). The book was illustrated by Stephen Fabian. It was first published as a trade paperback by Wildside Press in 2004. The collection consists of twelve stories of Sekenre, originally published from 1994-2004 in a number of fantasy