• The Reign of Magic

  • Pentamuria Saga, Book 1
  • By: Wolf Awert
  • Narrated by: Derek Perkins
  • Length: 17 hrs and 55 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (718 ratings)

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The Reign of Magic

By: Wolf Awert
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
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Nothing will be as it was. Cities will crumble to ash. Ashen wastes will become lush and fertile. Rulers will serve, and servants will rule.

Pentamuria, the world of five kingdoms, is in a time of change. The power of the nobles and mages is threatened. War is upon them, although they do not know yet when or with whom. Thus, the mages are gathering in their capital, Ringwall, to prepare together against any possible enemy.

At this time, the orphan boy Nill is found by the Druids. He possesses considerable magical skills. So he is taken to Ringwall, where he is to be trained in the magical arts alongside his fellow students. Nill, who is an outsider, shows no respect for the traditions of the magical world, and challenges the ways of the mages.

Soon this mages start to ask themselves: Could this powerful stranger bring the foretold end of their reign?

If yes, Nill has to be dealt with. By whatever means....

©2017 Wolf Awert; 2017 Podium Publishing

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Much too long for the story distance traveled

The author was skilled in his prose and the narrator in his telling and even the story itself was a rather unique take on a Fantasy epic. The book itself fit comfortably into a coming-of-age category, what with the protagonist and his two side-kicks being in their early teens. Also, each of the teens were interestingly unique in terms of their backgrounds. One being something of a half-breed (mixture of mage and mundane parents), another being of witch magic and the protagonist being odd but known to possess some form of unknown power.

During the telling, I was initially impressed with the time the author took to carefully and slowly have the trio exhibit their abilities; along with providing an abundance of detail of the world and places they visited. This started to become tedious, bordering on didactic, about a quarter of the way through and continued throughout the novel. So much so, that much more time was spent on explaining the intricacies of surrounding (buildings, wall, fauna, etc) than moving the story along.

So it was that this book, while not badly written, was one that I wasn't disappointed at finally coming to the end.

I will not continue on with the saga.

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Great book,

I have almost 500 books in my library. Absolutely love this book. Probably the second review I have ever written.

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Not for everyone

I truly enjoyed the way this story is told and how it meanders. while many people will like this book, it isdnt for everyone. I find it to be something aimed at the Sci-fi crowd. That being said, not giving it a try would be a shame.

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dissatisfied

the best way to describe this book is a ocean that's a few inches deep. things just happen in the book with no background information to why it happens.

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The flow was off.

I like the story but the flow is wrong on several parts . I would definitely read the second book but looking back, his school years had no real separation. the story jumps a few days and or months with no warning. l am trying to figure out what the real mystery is..

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Good story

Its a decent story. The flow was a bit off here and there. I never felt the build up for the final two/three battles...they felt rushed and lacked in depth. I will probably listen to a sequel, but I am concerned the story could fall apart easily. I subtracted a couple stars for this, the storyline is walking a very delicate edge.

As a side note, Mr. Perkins did a decent job through much of the book, but in several instances the voices of two or more characters began to merge. It became difficult to figure out who said what. I subtracted a star for this, but it is really a solid 3.9 star job.

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Not for me.

Tedious. I feel like it is a task I Have to do. Slow and pointless.

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Not recommended

Not worth the money. I returned the book. Guess I have to say more so I can save this review but pretty sure the first few words tell it all.

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Surprisingly good

Kind of feels like a young adult story with a pinch of Harry Potter thrown in....ok a large handful but still I found myself thoroughly enjoying the story.

I am very critical of lazy story tellers who move the story line in a direction with ridiculous happenstance. I didnt experience this once. Yes, the story is familiar and you could infer where the story would take you but honestly I didn’t mind. The story is well crafted and I thought it worth the credit.

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the story seems fractured

the story seems like a framework of a building that has not been completed. some parts have lots of detail others seem unfinished.. I don't really know how to put it not enough detail.. deeper characters would be better.

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