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Enchantress
- Evermen Saga, Book 1
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 17 hrs and 5 mins
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Publisher's Summary
An empire divided by magic. A nation on the brink of rebellion.
After losing their parents in the last doomed uprising, two siblings will find themselves at the center of an epic struggle for power.
When Ella witnesses an enchanter saving her brother's life, she knows what she wants to be. But the elite Academy expects tuition fees and knowledge. Meanwhile her brother, Miro, dreams of becoming one of the world's finest swordsmen, wielding his nation’s powerful enchanted weapons in defense of his homeland.
After Miro departs for war, the void he leaves in Ella's life is filled by a mysterious foreigner, Killian. But Killian has a secret, and Ella’s actions will determine the fate of her brother, her homeland, and the world.
Published in 2014, the highly acclaimed Evermen Saga is a worldwide bestseller.
Revised edition: This edition of Enchantress includes editorial revisions.
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- Hlambase
- 08-24-14
Good but ....
this a really good book with great imagery and action and a little romance too. The only thing i didn't like about it is the story had a harry potter/young adult book feel to it but its not for kids because there are some pretty descriptive sex scenes in the book. Other than that its ok. Enjoy
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- odin
- 01-26-15
Sufficiently advanced technology ....
TLDR: story very good even for hard Sci-Fi lovers, reader spectacular.
I'm usually a hard Sci-fi/historical fiction type person. I chose this book based about 90% on the fact that Simon Vance is the reader, and his treatment of the Aubrey-Maturin series was perfect -- he's a great reader.
I'm usually not into fantasy, though like many, my introduction to Sci-Fi was via fantasy (LOTR). As it turned out, the story was great and the "magic" used here, seems much less like magic and much more like some strange technology left behind by alien visitors. There were some things I think that fell together a little too conveniently, hence four rather than five stars for the story, but I'm already downloading the second book in the series as I type this. It was a thoroughly enjoyable listen.
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- Dustin V.
- 11-30-18
An interesting idea...
...killed by sub-par female characters. The main character, for which the title is presumably referring to, is defined by the men that constantly fawn over her . A bumbling idiot. A traitor. A prince. Somehow. For some reason.
The magic system is the interesting idea. Its well done and fascinating. It's sad the world building isn't near the same quality, which is mostly revealed in info dumps, or the plot, or the characters.
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- richard
- 05-31-17
Brand new take on Magic
What did you like best about Enchantress? What did you like least?
Simon Vance narrator. Awesome as usual. Simon Vance can make the phone book interesting. The book had an interesting spin on magic, good characters and an interesting and fast paced storyline. Great young adult series that is enjoyable for all ages, especially for those of us uncomfortable with some of the new "magic-porn" novels that are far too graphic.
What was the most interesting aspect of this story? The least interesting?
New and interesting take on magic and magicians. Very interesting and quite frankly, should spawn future series. I would like to see the author write a prequel series.
Was Enchantress worth the listening time?
I finished the series in a week. Fast paced action, good plot, plenty of twists and turns, overall an enjoyable series that is worth every penny.
Any additional comments?
If you have a free credit, its worth it. Change your view on life, it won't. Better than going to the movies any day of the week.
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- EH
- 05-23-19
blah
The book sounded interesting and the narrator Simon Vance, is excellent.
I decided to give it a try.
This book is sluggish and it takes forever to get to the point but toward the end it is okay.
I finally looked at the author and figured it out. I listened to another book series from the same author. Now, I understood why I found the book frustrating. I felt the same the same frustration with that series.
The book could be condensed but the author want to drag it on..
The characters substance, they are naïve and lost, but when they become "vital" to the story all of a sudden they are strong but still lack substance. How did they become so strong, you don't know because the characters past was never explained.
It is wordy but leaves you empty.
The frustrating part is the naivety of the main characters. It drives me crazy because when something happens the character say "why did he/she let this happen" "how did he/she not know it" even though it happened BEFORE. It makes you want to pull your hair out! You think to yourself wow the characters don't learn anything because they keep making the same mistakes!
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- Coral
- 10-13-14
Just missing some spark or link to me
Nothing is really wrong with this book- the plot is predicable but not too baddly; the characters are reasonable and the magic system has a some level of logic (for whatever that worth). I even wanted to know how the author would unfold the story yet nothing really made me enter the world. IT was just a story. I think another might enjoy it yet it had no link to me.
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- Carol
- 11-14-18
Couldn't put it down!
There are so many great characters in this book. Male and female leading characters. I couldn't put it down, I had to find out what happened next!!!
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- NJohnson
- 06-15-17
Story gory
I liked the story about the mystical and enchanting background and the relationship building between different types of people but felt that there was too much time spent on describing gory fight scenes. Of course an action oriented reader who likes visualizing bodies blown up and torn to pieces would enjoy the book. It ended with unanswered questions....
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- Kindle Customer
- 02-28-17
A little derivitive, but an enjoyable book
What made the experience of listening to Enchantress the most enjoyable?
The narrator made the characters come to life. The best narrators make you forget you are listening to them. He did that. The story was standard kids with unknown parentage and budding ablities grow up and save the world, even so, it was well written and creative.
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- Lisa Bartholomew
- 01-09-15
Solid beginning to the series
A good groundwork for a new series. Enough novelty in the magic system to be intriguing. Characters are a little shallow, but likeable. Hopefully they will gain more depth in the other books. I will continue reading the series to find out!
Well narrated, discernable characters.
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- Frances
- 06-21-15
Better than mediocre, less than brilliant
Hmmm, I'm at a bit of a loss as to how to rate this story as I think there are some things that could be better (more 'oomph' in the narration; it was quite flat at times, and better handling of the passage of time in the early part of the book; there were parts where the story had moved on by years, but as the reader, it didn't really feel like it had and it was a bit jarring), and some bits which were excellent (the magical system and it's 'Achilles heel', the Primate and his role in the story, the world itself and description of the cities).
I'm a fantasy fan, this being virtually the only genre I listen to, and it just felt like there was something a bit lacking, even though it was good enough to keep me listening through to the end.
I have to be honest and say that the narrator, whilst not annoying or irritating, didn't really being the story the life. There wasn't really a great deal of different accents so I couldn't identify a character as soon as they 'spoke' and they weren't imbued with their own personality, and at the points where the character was meant to shout or scream, or perhaps sound very desperate, it wasn't conveyed in the voice, it was just spoken. This let it down I feel.
A decent story, but something left to be desired
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- Mr
- 02-12-15
Good imaginative story
Well narrated, good story and I liked some characters and hated others, I cared. and am looking forward to the other books.
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- P. S. Elliott
- 02-03-15
Enchanting characters
Loved it, can't wait to get going with the next part. Mixture of all you wish from a book, nail biting moments and rising excitement. I would most certainly recommend this series.
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- Bluebell
- 05-24-15
Slow start
I nearly turned off a few times but now first book finished I'm gripped.
The narrator lacked something for me ,please record with Steven pacy
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- Benjamin
- 03-24-15
Only sad to wait for the next one now!
A clever story that lulls you into your own assumptions only to surprise you at each turn. Well written and well narrated, would recommend to all fantasy lovers!
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- Damion Foncette
- 03-07-15
An Epic Tale
I loved this story, it moves along at a good pace.
The narrator that's a good job at conveying the story.
I can't wait for the next instalment as this has left me wanting more.
I did this story five out of five!
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- Amazon Customer
- 11-10-16
Great listen
What about Simon Vance’s performance did you like?
Simon Vance is a great story teller
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Great first book, and as the story unfolds and the plots thicken , i was drawn more and more into this world that has been created.. the other three are just as good , with strong characters and world class narration.
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- Stuart C.
- 04-18-16
You need stamina
Found this a bit wordy tbh, what I mean by this is as it's a fantasy story there are so many strange names and place names it gets a bit hard to follow at first. having said that it does roll along when you get used to it but half way through the heroine started to annoy me, supposedly a highly intelligent girl but starts to do stupid things that only a naive person would do. I've stopped reading halfway through so maybe it's unfair to give an opinion..maybe I'll go back to it and give it another go. But you decide for yourself.
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- Swords and Spectres
- 11-30-14
A good start to a good series
Enchantress is a book I saw rated very highly on both the internet and in real life. So naturally it had to go onto my listening list.
To start with I had that dreadful feeling that, due to the main character having to go to college/university to learn to be an enchantress, it was going to be a Harry Potter style book. Thankfully, that wasn't the case as the whole learning to be an enchantress thing (despite the title of the book) doesn't actually take up too much time. It's one of those things that works better because it's almost been glossed over
The system of magic in Enchantress is rather different to what most series offer. Instead of spells and fireballs Maxwell implies a far more delicate and subtle method to get much the same result. Very interesting magic system with a well thought out limitation that could see the entire system fail.
Maxwell uses descriptive writing to bring you into the story and feel for his characters. At times you genuinely feel despair for Ella and I constantly found myself pulling for Miro (he was totally the star of the show for me).
Enchantress is one of those books that doesn't seem to have a target market like other books do. Whereas some might aim for a male 19-30 demographic and others young women, this seems like it wants to be greedy and aims for both. I could be entirely wrong but it feels like Miro's parts are geared seriously towards men whereas Ella's have an almost 'chick-flick' feel to them. This is in no way a bad thing. It brings two halves perfectly together to make a wonderful whole.
This is one of those books that will give you just enough story by the end of it to make you want to take a chance on the rest of the series.
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- Angela
- 09-16-17
Can't wait to listen to the next in the series
An enchanting tale and I can't wait to find out what other adventures Ella and Miro have.
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- Humberto
- 11-24-14
Fantasy for adolescents..
The magic system is cool.
The conflict is okay, although i am 4 hours into the book and only now does the plot begin to unfold. The main character doesnt really seem to have a major arch in the story, leaving her brother Miro to steal the show. That might change later on, if i manage to talk my self into finishing this book. It has being quite boring as the development draaaaaaaags. The dialogue is very cliche and there is to much focus on love stories. There are several sex scenes so far and a lot of heavy sexual tension and nudity, which is fine, but i dont see how it helps the story. Which brings me to my headline, its a book for adolescents telling the story of adolescents figuring out this whole new world of sexuality and their new urges and desires. I just so happens that these adolescents can do magic and use swords (no puns intended!)
The writer is a great wordsmith. I really enjoy his phrasing and structure, which gives a very poet spectrum to the narrative sometimes. But still, the story itself does not please this reader.
However, that is just MY opinion. I came here to leave a review because i always read these before i pick out book. Hope this helps.
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- julzo
- 09-14-18
Too slow in places
Not a bad narrative but really dragged on at times. Especially the battle scenes. Won't be listening to the next one.
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- Millsy
- 06-12-18
Really, Really Good 🐨
This book reminded me a lot of reading Lord of the Rings in the epic tale it tells. FAIR WARNING, ONCE YOU START ITS VERY HARD TO STOP LISTENING 😋
From the title and image of this book I got the impression it would mainly focus on Ella, it doesn’t and at first I was disappointed as she seemed to get left behind in mainly focusing on her brother Mira’s journey. It ends up probably being split 50/50 between the two characters and thankfully they have equally captivating stories to draw you in and keep you in suspense. I really do recommend this book, especially as the narrator is fantastic and really the journey is so captivating in a large part because of the chosen narrator, Simon Vance, it’s one of the best stories I have listened to in a long time. I have already purchased the rest of the series I have such high hopes for it.
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- Pamala Barnett
- 08-27-17
First time to read this author
Excellent story read well by narrator. Can't wait to read next in series. Didn't expect to enjoy it as much as I did.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-02-15
Absolutely Brilliant!
To say that i love this book would not give it justice! The story was engaging and i couldn't wait to finish but dreaded that it would end. I purchased this on a whim at a discounted price and i think this is the best book purchase ive made all year. The narration was so well spoken and the changing voices from dialect and gender was fantastic. I struggled with a few books being read by an opposite gender with how they perform a voice, but this was great didn't bother me at all. I can't wait to read/listen to the next book. This has definitely gained a James Maxwell fan and i will be searching out more books solely beacuse they are read by the extraordinary talented Simon Vance.