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  • The Spellmonger Series, Book 3
  • By: Terry Mancour
  • Narrated by: John Lee
  • Length: 31 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (576 ratings)

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Magelord

By: Terry Mancour
Narrated by: John Lee
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Minalan gets medieval!

When you defeat the invading goblin army, get knighted on the field of battle, gifted with lands and gold, usually your happily-ever-after is...happy. But now that Minalan the Spellmonger has been ennobled and enfiefed, Sire Minalan has a task cut out for him that makes defeating goblins seem like child’s play: Moving his very pregnant bride and a few thousand refugees from Boval Vale into the remote, sparsely peopled Domain of Sevendor. But when he arrives, he finds the land withered from neglect, filled with superstition and suspicion, a third of his domain has been conquered before he got there, and the castle he now owns hasn’t been maintained in decades.

As Minalan manages the challenges of being a noble, being a mage knight, being the lord of the manor, being a landlord, and fending off a belligerent (and well-armed) neighbor, he also has to learn how to be a husband, father, and a leader of a people.

Then the fateful night his son is finally born, Minalan learns the nature of fear, as he, his family, and his very realm are forever changed when the spell he casts to save their lives transforms the land. Minalan, his apprentices Sir Tyndal and Sir Rondal, his dour but efficacious castellan Sir Cei, and his moody wife struggle through the winter and defend their domain in his attempt to prove what a Magelord can do for his people when he puts magic in their service.

But in the distance, the threat of a renewed war with the goblins looms as they approach the Riverlands, the Gilmoran baronies that are the heart of the Duchies. The contentious High Magi convene to constitute the new Arcane Orders, while the fanatical Royal Censorate of Magic plots defeat them and the thousands of hedgemagi, witches and footwizards they terrorized now see Minalan as a hero. The sinister Family schemes to promote Duke Rard II to become King Rard I of the newly united Kingdom of Castalshar - over a pile of bodies, if necessary. And suddenly, out of the sky fall dragons in the service of the Dead God to strike at the strength of the nascent Kingdom.

How can Sire Minalan fight goblins, plots, poverty and politics, all from his remote and rustic vale while keeping the peasants in line and the Warbird of West Fleria at bay? With wit, courage, determination, and a healthy dose of magic. And when the new King tasks him to find a way to slay a dragon, an ordinary knight might shy away from the quest. For Sire Minalan, it’s just another day on the job as a magelord!

©2017 Terry Mancour (P)2017 Podium Publishing

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excellent story with feudal and magical insights

The detail and delivery is fantastic in this audiobook. The character development as well as the combination of feudal castle management, magic, politics and warfare make for a fascinating read. It's not as action packed as book 1 or 2 but far more thought out and create sa basis for a plethora of new storylines.

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continues to please

Characters and story develops in depth and interest . Leaves me wanting more. can't wait

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Thoroughly enjoyable

I read one criticism of this story as being less high stakes thriller than others in this series/ genre, but for me that was one of its outstanding strengths. Rather than focus on one dire moment after another in order to keep the pages turning, this book focusses on characters, relationships and more mundane challenges that give room for the creative use of magic and the exercising of the Spellmonger's "rogue with a heart of gold" character in meeting those challenges. It is intriguing, full of unexpected but delightful magical shenanigans, and quite emotional in places. And the performance by John Lee seems to be even better than the last 2 novels.

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Super Duperest

spent 1 day of 12 hours and 17 minutes listening and 1 day of 11hours and 22 minutes listening during this book and loved every second of it.

amazing series

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such a well written adventure.

Now into book three, the adventures of Minalin just keeps getting better. The battle against the Dead God continue.

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good book

loved it. i am getting more and more in to the world of the spell monger

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Really getting into this series

Im really enjoying this series. as a whole there are really good characters, plot and a few surprises. You can tell its setting up to a really decent set of stories.

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awesomness

great story line. Full of good wit and humour with all the added goblin death.

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he is getting better

probably my favourite one so far... first book was abit shaky but he is getting better

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The saga continues

Best book of the series so far. Excellent narration and world building. Looking forward to the next instalment.

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