5/9/2023 0 Comments The innocent mageI read the Charlie Bone series, it was fantastic besides the total lack of originality. I've drifted through books looking for the next one that would capture my imagination, I read the Eragon series, which I felt should have been better edited but besides that was good. Hints of an epic confrontation to come will leave readers eager to find out, in forthcoming installments, where Asher's destiny leads.Įver since I read Harry Potter I've been in love with fantasy. Though Asher's cynical salt-of-the-earth act is overused, and characters can be frustratingly pouty, Miller's prose is earnest and engaging, and his complex story accelerates nicely toward a brutal cliffhanger finale. The erudite Prince Gar, meanwhile, has concerns of his own: flagging popularity (over his decision to take lowly Asher under his wing) and his combative sister's inheritance, the weather-controlling magic that keeps their kingdom secure. After a chance encounter, Asher begins working in the palace as assistant/apprentice to Crown Prince Gar meanwhile, an underground sect watches Asher and secretly guides his fate, believing him the key to an ancient, apocalyptic prophecy. Fisherman's son Asher seeks his fortune in the capital city of Dorana, home to the royal family and the magic-using race called Doranen. Miller, and Hachette's new mass market imprint Orbit, debuts with a solid epic that posits political intrigue, ethereal prophecies and a rags-to-riches hero against a vivid if familiar fantasy backdrop (sure to provoke d j vu in fans of George R.R.
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