The Congruent Apprentice

The Congruent Mage, Book 1

By: Dave Schroeder

Narrated by: Peter Kenny

Young wizards coming of age in a time of war.... Will they be ready?

Eynon was excited to leave his village and set off on his wander year. He’d turned 16 today, and hoped for at least a few adventures.

At high noon, he arrived a crossroads and saw a shimmer of silver in the mud. It was a thin and dirty oval, about the size of his palm. He washed it with squirts of water from his goatskin, then marveled at what was revealed.

It was a silver amulet, worked with complex, interlaced designs. An oval blue gem more than an inch across, with deep facets, was set in its center. The silver danced with reflected sunlight and the gem seemed to be filled with sparks. It was the most beautifully crafted thing he’d ever seen.

Eynon noticed strange writing on the back of the amulet. As he raised it to eye level for closer inspection, one of his fingers inadvertently pressed a small stud on the edge. A tremendous blast of blue fire shot out from the gem on the opposite side, striking an ancient leafless oak and turning it into a flaming torch.

Someone behind him whistled. Eynon dropped the amulet, afraid of what else it might do, and turned to see an old farmer, leaning on a shovel.

“Well, young man,” said the farmer. “It looks like you’re going to need a wizard.”

©2018 Podium Publishing; 2017 Dave Schroeder (P)2018 Podium Publishing

Excellent book, except it ended in...

I would have given this book an overall five star rating if it and ended in a cliffhanger like it. The book is very well written and performed admirably by the narrator I think you could not ask for anything more and a fantasy novel. I hated to only give it four stars for the story because the story is very very entertaining.

Cooking book

Dave must really enjoy cooking and eating. I do not. Cooking to me is a chore and so was 1/3 of this book.

Good Story Interrupted by Untimely Book Ending

This story is engaging with believable characters. The biggest problem I have with it is the ending being so abrupt. It is rare that I find an ending so infuriating. The author might as well ended with, "stay tuned for our next thrilling adventure... "

A slow and interesting take on magic,

A well made book; however the love story wasn't all that great. Characters are fun and bright if a bit mary sue ish at times. The book really kicks off when the two children are learning magic and the dialogue oddly has a habit of repeating itself at times.

That being said this book sports a beautiful unique magic system that I've never seen before, that way it allows you to visualize the magic is also beautiful in its simplicity. Overall a simple and easy listen more for adults than children

Most of it is great

Great book and it builds to a very exciting climax, but ends right before the exciting big fight scene. huge let down.