Tag: Magic
H. G. Parry really throws you for a bit of a loop with A Declaration of the Rights of Magicians, book one of the Shadow Histories. The book opens in 1779 with William Pitt and William Wilberforce first becoming friends and working on becoming members of Parliament in the House of Commoners. They become friends…
Flyte by Angie Sage is the second book in the Septimus Heap series and picks up about a year after the end of the previous book, Magyk. Septimus has now been the apprentice to the ExtraOrdinary Wizard, Marcia Overstrand, for a little over a year now and has mostly adjusted to his position. Currently he…
Furyborn is the first book in The Empirium series by Claire Legrand and is a bit of an unusual book. The story starts with Queen Rielle trying to protect her daughter from an angel named Corien by placing her in the care of Simon who can use magic to travel. It then splits into two…
Dragons of the Hourglass Mage by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman is the third and final volume of The Lost Chronicles. It focuses almost exclusively on the story of Raistlin Majere during the final days of the War of the Lance. Opening shortly after Raistlin left the ship and abandoned the rest of his group,…
Warbound is the third and final book in The Grimnoir Chronicles by Larry Correia. It opens a few months after the end of the previous book, Spellbound, with Faye now in Europe trying to find the Grimnoir elder that had trained Whisper in hopes of learning more about her unusual abilities. At the same time…
Magyk by Angie Sage is the first book in the Septimus Heap series. The book opens with Silas Heap heading home to help his wife take care of their newborn seventh son, Septimus, only to find a baby girl abandoned in the snow on the way. After he picks the girl up Marcia Overstrand, the…
Harpist in the Wind is the third and final book in the Riddle-Master trilogy by Patricia A. McKillip and concludes the tale of Morgon and Raederle. It picks up a mere week after the end of the second book with Morgon and Raederle trying to decide what to do next, though they somewhat agree they…
The Witch’s Daughter is the second book in The Chronicles of Ynis Aielle by R. A. Salvatore and picks up thirty years after the first book. Del and Brielle’s daughter Rhiannon has just turned twenty and wishes to explore the world outside of Avalon. With her mother’s assent and the company of the rangers Belexus…
Dragons of the Highlord Skies is the second volume of the Lost Chronicles by Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman. It picks up shortly after the events of Dragons of the Dwarven Depths and partially overlaps Dragons of Winter Night. Focusing on Kit, the story explores her finding out what is going on with her former…
Sword Catcher is the first book in the Chronicles of Castellane by Cassandra Clare. Kel is a young man who serves Prince Conor of Castellane as his swordcatcher. This means that he is part companion, part bodyguard and body double in order to protect Conor to the best of his ability. Lin is a young…