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  • Darkmage

  • The Rhenwars Saga, Book 1
  • By: M. L. Spencer
  • Narrated by: Simon Wright
  • Length: 16 hrs and 49 mins
  • 3.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Darkmage

By: M. L. Spencer
Narrated by: Simon Wright
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Publisher's Summary

Winner of the IndieReader Discovery Award for Fantasy

Darien Lauchlin has already lost everything. Now the only thing he has left to lose is his soul.

When his own brother unseals the Well of Tears, Darien is the last Sentinel left alive to defend his homeland. Now he is faced with an impossible decision: either watch everything he knows shatter - or forsake his oath of peace to become an instrument of pure destruction. Accompanied by Naia, a priestess of Death, Darien embarks on a harrowing journey to save the people of the Rhen. But will he lose his own soul in the process?

Darkmage is the first novel in the epic fantasy series The Rhenwars Saga. If you like morally gray heroes, addictive action, and mind-boggling plot twists, then you’ll love Spencer’s award-winning series.

Pick up a copy to begin this epic adventure today!

“Absolutely fantastic.” (Chris Fischer, Readers' Favorite)

“A masterful story with incredible depth of emotion.” (Melinda Hills, Readers’ Favorite)

©2011 Melinda L. Spencer-Crabbe (P)2018 Melinda L. Spencer-Crabbe

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monotone and uninteresting

difficult to listen to sure to monotone narrator, and the story didn't inspire. 2 words remaining!

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It's Decent

This is a hard review to leave.

On one hand there are passages and chapters where my brain is getting the dopamine injection of my life and I can't pull away. But then on the other hand there's passages that drag along.

The characters were honestly good and well written, but there's just something I can't put my finger on, it's like I was in and out with connecting with them, it's very hard to pin down because I have never had such mixed feelings before.

Premise started extremely strong but the more the story continued it was like the author built a world too big to interconnect, I feel like we REALLY needed some view points from the villains to connect the whole story together and it just wasn't there.

Plot: Pretty solid
Characters: A good 6/10
Premise: 9/10 initially but then 3/10

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