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Master of Sorrows

The Silent Gods, Book 1

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Master of Sorrows

By: Justin Call
Narrated by: Peter Kenny
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 You have heard the story before - of a young boy, orphaned through tragic circumstances, raised by a wise old man, who comes to a fuller knowledge of his magic and uses it to fight the great evil that threatens his world.

But what if the boy hero and the malevolent, threatening taint were one and the same?

What if the boy slowly came to realize he was the reincarnation of an evil god? Would he save the world . . . or destroy it?

Among the Academy's warrior-thieves, Annev de Breth is an outlier. Unlike his classmates who were stolen as infants from the capital city, Annev was born in the small village of Chaenbalu, was believed to be executed, and then unknowingly raised by his parents' killers.

Seventeen years later, Annev struggles with the burdens of a forbidden magic, a forgotten heritage, and a secret deformity. When he is subsequently caught between the warring ideologies of his priestly mentor and the Academy's masters, he must choose between forfeiting his promising future at the Academy or betraying his closest friends. Each decision leads to a deeper dilemma, until Annev finds himself pressed into a quest he does not wish to fulfil.

Will he finally embrace the doctrine of his tutors, murder a stranger, and abandon his mentor? Or will he accept the more difficult truth of who he is . . . and the darker truth of what he may become . . .©2019 Justin Travis Call (P)2019 Orion Publishing Group Epic Fantasy Fantasy Science Fiction & Fantasy Fiction Magic
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This was a good book , the content starts out pretty slow but as you get further in the content gets better and more exciting.
Peter Kenny reads amazing as always bringing life to the book
I personally enjoyed it

Good book

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Not bad for a first work. I definitely feel it has a lot of potential. If he can smooth out some of the pacing issues and maybe avoid a few more cliches he could have quite a good series on his hands. Peter Kenny is always great with his narration, however for some reason it didn't seem quite as good as usual here.

Has potential

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A bit slow to start but it's worth it. Peter Kenny is amazing, as always!

Just keep reading

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