The Cruelty of Magic

The Cruel Origins, Book 1

De: Shawn Amick

Narrado por: Alexander Keys

A warlord seeks the destruction of Runefall, and the end of magic, as a prophecy is met with doubt.

Kyra, a young woman capable of wielding rune magic, is called from her hidden city to a temple no one knows about. As Kyra wrestles with a prophecy, and wanting to save her city, a dwarven king leads his people to carve a new home for themselves but instead finds himself approaching divinity. On the other side of the world, a dark sewer hosts a father and son who escaped a tyrannical attack. They now hide and attempt to summon a golem for protection but learn something about magic that might change the world.

Intricate stories and deep lies connect peoples from all across the land. The actions of one may very well condemn the lives of another, even if they never meet.

Such is the cruel way of the world and the unforgiving cost of magic.

©2024 Shawn Amick (P)2024 Conquest Publishing

fabulous

i really enjoyed this book! this was a great example of Epic fantasy! the plot, story & world building were fabulous! i found the characters to all have individual things i liked & some things i disliked! the narration was good but was probably my least favorite thing about this read, the narrator did an ok job, it was such a great read the narrator kept my attention throughout the entire read! i look forward to the next one in the series!this book was given to me by story Origin, i read it voluntarily, my opinions & thoughts are my own! i highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a great read!

Amazing story

If this was the debut novel, we are in for a phenomenal series.
The characters were believable, the world building was amazing, and the story arch was incredible.
That being said, I would strongly suggest finding a different narrator. He sounded like the type of reader who could win awards for reading newspaper articles. Also, and I don't know if this was the way he was taught, or ifhe has a speech impediment, but the way he reads, if a word ends with the letter "D"he pronounces it as if it's a "T" so for example, the word "ground" was pronounced "grount" and the word blade, was pronounced "blate."
If you're able to look beyond that, you will enjoy this book.

Great plot

I was hooked by the plot from the beginning. The characters are well developed, the plot is really interesting, and the worldbuilding is great. The only thing that put me off was the narration - too many pauses in every sentence; it was annoying. But the book itself is great!

Female lead characters

This high fantasy is compelling, funny and thrilling. There are twists and turns that kept me on the edge of my seat. I listened to the audiobook and it was a great experience. I definitely recommend checking this book out.

Epic Fantasy

This story was a good wpoc fantasy. The world building was really good, took his time building the history of the world to make sure the readers truly understood how the war in the current time happen. The where also several places where I deffently felt the LOTR influence.

if you love battles for what's right and long journeys to understand yourself and your would. Or just epic fantasies this is one for you.