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  • The War of Broken Mirrors, Book 3
  • By: Andrew Rowe
  • Narrated by: Nick Podehl
  • Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (139 ratings)

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Defying Destiny

By: Andrew Rowe
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
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It’s been almost a year since the Trials of Unyielding Steel.

When Lydia gets a lead on the whereabouts of Jonathan Sterling, she concludes her training with a legendary immortal sorcerer and puts a plan in motion for his capture. 

Near Selyr, Taelien reunites with an old friend - Wrynn Jaden, the legendary Witch of a Thousand Shadows - and meets with Jonan to make a deal. 

Jonan, of course, has other concerns. His master, the legendary Lady of Thieves herself, has given him a new assignment - one that hints at world-shaping events, if he can survive the mission. He’ll partner with Velas, but she has her own problems to deal with, including a revelation that will test where her loyalties truly lie.

©2019 Andrew Rowe (P)2020 Podium Publishing

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loved it

this series is fantastic I love seeing how they all are growing as character's and power without them just becoming OP

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Best one yet!

love it, lost a lot of sleep with this one, can't get enough of the characters, amazing narration!

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another amazing piece of the story

these books couldn't possibly be written quickly enough to satisfy my hunger for more, such a great story

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Not particularly compelling

I found myself not particularly caring about the fate of any characters or connected to the movements of the overarching plot. I can't put finger on why. Perhaps it needed more exposition? In studiously avoiding exposition the author's introduction of each new key plot element in this series felt jarring. Nick nailed it as always though. With a less talented voice I'd have returned this book well before I finished.

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Mind Blowing

I can't believe the ending!! Andrew Rowe is a genius and Nick Podehl a rockstar!

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For fans of Arcane Ascension/Six Sacred Swords.

So I read what's currently released of Andrew Rowe's series in reverse order, starting with Arcane Ascension, to Six Sacred Swords, and now finally the War of Broken Mirrors.

I have to say that I found this series overall to be more of a slog to get through than the others despite being shorter in length. In part, I presume, because the tone is a different; it's darker and more politically/intrigue inclined. But I often like that in other books, so I think it's also that the War of Broken mirrors just isn't quite as polished as the later series.

Despite that, getting to the end was still rewarding, I'm happy to finally know all the the backstory that's been hinted at. And while the first 3/4 of the book took me a week to push through, in the last 1/4 I couldn't put it down.

Soyeah, my recommendation would be that this book and the War of Broken Mirrors series as a whole is a bit average and I wouldn't suggest it for a fresh reader. But as more lore for people who're already fans of the universe Andrew Rowe is creating, it's nice.

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