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The Lost Gate
by Orson Scott Card
On two distant planets, an ancient race of magically gifted people live separated from one another by the lack of a great gate which once connected the worlds and amplified the people's strengths. The first in a trilogy, The Lost Gate follows a two primary characters who work hard to hide their identity as gate mages. On both worlds, known gate mages are put to death. One is a master, while the other is trying to unlock the secrets of his gift. Hidden to both, there is a gate thief who works to destroy any gate mages who manage to live past those who hunt them. How does gate magic work? Can the new mage figure out how to use his talent before his family or the gate thief find him to destroy him?
I rate this a 3.5 b/c despite an original magic system and decent character development, several key points are predictable and the characters seem to mostly react to their environment rather than really being a part of it.
I rate this a 3.5 b/c despite an original magic system and decent character development, several key points are predictable and the characters seem to mostly react to their environment rather than really being a part of it.