• The Mages of Starsea

  • The Starsea Cycle
  • By: Kyle West
  • Narrated by: Rob Brinkmann
  • Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (36 ratings)

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The Mages of Starsea

By: Kyle West
Narrated by: Rob Brinkmann
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A mage's fate is worse than death....

Lucian dreams of a new life outside the cesspool of Earth. Unfortunately, his wish comes true when the government identifies him as a mage.

No one knows why the mages are being born. No one knows why their powers lead to madness and death in a terrifying disease known as "the fraying". The only solution is to quarantine the mages in academies.

Lucian is exiled from Earth and must attend the Volsung Academy. He is to become a Talent, a mage dedicated to developing his powers in service to the League of Worlds.

But during the long voyage, he meets a mysterious sorceress. She prophesies Lucian is marked by the Manifold, the reality that is the source of all magic. It is a destiny that requires Lucian to master magical abilities he never imagined he possessed.

He faces a terrible choice - to continue down the path fate has prescribed him. Or, to try and outrun destiny...

©2021 Kyle West (P)2021 Kyle West

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Great story

Well built lore and back story for the world. Good plot twists. Great book. Looking forward to the rest

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Adequate but engaging

Very well written. Engaging., great setup. But the twin sister thing—really? Potentially convoluted if it’s not unpacked well in proceeding books. On to number 2!

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Kinda Boring

The main character is supposed to be 20. He acts like he's 16. This book was was either written for teenagers, or by a teenager. Maybe in the following series, the MC will grow into the 20-something he's supposed to be. There was almost no magic. It was all teenage drama, teenage angst, and forbidden love. At least the world building was kind of interesting.

The narration was adequate.

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consistently inconsistent

it's probably supposed to be the main flaw of the main character which he'll work on improving over the series, but the large swings in logic and reaction to situations quite annoyed me over time. like the premise and world building, but the main characters were disappointing.

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Great Concept

I've never been really interested in books or reading, tho I read the title of this book and ran with it, sure this book is a bit slow taking off, but it sets a solid foundation for the subsequent books. I'm glad Kyle West has drawn me to his work, I can't wait for the 9th one to be released in audiobook format, and I'm excited to see how the rest of the story unfolds.

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boring

came for space magic, got stereotypical bullies and teenage angst. it was so boring I stopped listening and finished my drive in total silence.

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Not very interesting

The book is very slow. the MC is always talking about taking care of himself and he doesn't need anyone. But he is always choosing the path that someone else makes for him. I understand he is going through growth in the story ark, but it gets tiring when they entire book is about this and you really don't feel like he is getting anywhere.

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