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A review by mackle13
Found by Sarah Prineas
4.0
3.5
I was a little meh with the first half of the story, in which Connwaer is still searching for a replacement focus stone. He's also having to hide from the authorities, who are, generally, useless bureacrats who refuse to believe that their comfortable worldview might be wrong.
There was on in particular, Nimble, who I
I hate politics. And bureaucracy.
But, anyway...
The spell takes Conn well out of Wellmet and, in the outside world, he discovers dragons and, also, about an interesting connection between the dragons and the magic. So while it was a bit plodding for the first half of the book, it was at least kind of interesting.
In the second half things finally come to a head, as the predator magic arrives to try and destroy Wellmet's magic. Without going into details, I'll just say that I really like how things were resolved. It became more than just a fight between good and evil, it became about
Anyway - The ending might've been a bit pat, in some ways, what with the whole, but it left me feeling content with the world and I was, ultimately, very happy with this little series.
It has it's flaws... but it's a super fast, light read with interesting characters - at least those who aren't just stupid and ineffectual and in the way - and a sweet, tight ending.
I was a little meh with the first half of the story, in which Connwaer is still searching for a replacement focus stone. He's also having to hide from the authorities, who are, generally, useless bureacrats who refuse to believe that their comfortable worldview might be wrong.
There was on in particular, Nimble, who I
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honestly expected to be in league with Arionvhar, so mean-spirited and useless was he, but he ended up just being a general tool, and not a bad guy, per se.I hate politics. And bureaucracy.
But, anyway...
The spell takes Conn well out of Wellmet and, in the outside world, he discovers dragons and, also, about an interesting connection between the dragons and the magic. So while it was a bit plodding for the first half of the book, it was at least kind of interesting.
In the second half things finally come to a head, as the predator magic arrives to try and destroy Wellmet's magic. Without going into details, I'll just say that I really like how things were resolved. It became more than just a fight between good and evil, it became about
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understanding and balance and sort of reaching out a friendly hand to a wounded being. Something Conn is in a unique position to fully understand.Anyway - The ending might've been a bit pat, in some ways, what with the whole
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amnesia thing and then that being driven away by PipIt has it's flaws... but it's a super fast, light read with interesting characters - at least those who aren't just stupid and ineffectual and in the way - and a sweet, tight ending.