Forging Divinity

The War of Broken Mirrors, Book 1

De: Andrew Rowe

Narrado por: Nick Podehl

Some say that in the city of Orlyn, godhood is on sale to the highest bidder. Thousands flock to the city each year, hoping for a chance at immortality.

Lydia Hastings is a knowledge sorcerer, capable of extracting information from anything she touches. When she travels to Orlyn to validate the claims of the local faith, she discovers a conspiracy that could lead to a war between the world's three greatest powers. At the focal point is a prisoner who bears a striking resemblance to the long-missing leader of the pantheon she worships.

Rescuing the prisoner would require risking her carefully cultivated cover—but his execution could mean the end of everything Lydia holds dear.

©2016 Andrew Rowe (P)2016 Podium Audio

A promising and enjoyable fantasy start

If ever there was a novel where it seemed certain that both the author and narrator worked closely to craft a novel that exploited the best characteristics of each, this is it. The story evolves around 3 unlikely protagonists, 2 untrusting sorcerers and one naive orphaned swordsman, agreeing to work together to help help the swordsman find a teacher he was directed to meet by his adoptive parents. Each of these characters have their own separate agendas that at times coincide and other times conflict; yet they end up working wonderfully, if ever untrustingly, together.

That combination in itself would have made it a very good story but the author took care to create several other characters, some antagonists and other allies, who are equally intriguing and interesting.

The narrator is excellent in his ability to put life into the telling of the story. There is some deaths; after all, it is a fantasy, but surprisingly, there are very few. I liked it so much I immediately looked to see if Book 2 was available but, alas, as of this review it's only available for pre-order.

I love the world building!

Prominent female characters, ✅
Fantastic world building, ✅
Detailed magic systems, ✅

I only wish I'd realized sooner that this was in the same universe as Sufficiently Advanced Magic. I can't get enough!

Fast pace and unpredictable

A great start to a series, it had many unexpected twists that had you constantly rethinking what path the story would take. Character development was amusing as some were predicable while others unexpected. I look forward to reading the other books in the series.

Forgot I had this in my Library.

WOW, what a surprise to listen to this one again. The narrator was awesome with the voice s of the characters.

Forging Divinity

The story has an excellent premise and the universe is rich with visual images. I wouldn’t say I had to binge listen to it but overall some of the characters were interesting. I like the way the magic works and will purchase the second book of the series..