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The Rebel Mages

By: Laurie Forest
Narrated by: Amy McFadden, Jesse Vilinski
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 The New York TImes bestselling series!

Journey to the world of Erthia in these two exciting prequel novels to The Black Witch Chronicles by critically acclaimed fantasy author Laurie Forest.

Wandfasted

Twenty years before Elloren Gardner enrolled at Verpax University, the Realm War was tearing apart Erthia. When Tessla Harrow is driven from her home by the fighting, she discovers a depth of power she never knew she had…and an irresistible draw toward Vale Gardner, the son of the most powerful mage her people have ever known—the Black Witch.

Light Mage

Before Elloren came to possess the Wand of Myth, the Wand was drawn to Sagellyn Gaffney. Sage’s rare magical ability makes her the perfect protector for the one tool that can combat the evil forces in Erthia. But in order to keep the Wand safe, Sage must abandon everything she once knew and take a path that could lead to triumph…or utter ruin.

Books in The Black Witch Chronicles:

The Black Witch
The Iron Flower
The Shadow Wand
The Demon Tide
The Dryad Storm
Wandfasted (ebook novella)*
Light Mage (ebook novella)*

* Also available in print in The Rebel Mages anthology Coming of Age Difficult Situations Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Literature & Fiction Magic Paranormal Racism & Discrimination Romance Science Fiction & Fantasy Magic Users Discrimination Witchcraft Wizardry
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I have fairly open standards for the books I read. I don't mind things being formulaic and predictable. But the plot of Wandfasted was so conspicuously similar to Pride and Prejudice, it was very difficult to suspend disbelief and to immerse myself as much as I'd like to. The books offer useful historical information that fans of the main trilogy will find interesting to piece together.

A really enjoy the tone or pitch of the narrator's voice, and her accent. However, for much of the time she was stuck sounding as though she was going to cry. This was perfectly appropriate for certain parts of the plot, but it was overdone at other points.

Undeniably derivative

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This was such a great fantasy read. I finished all books of the series over a week. I couldn't put the books down. I laughed and cried through this series and I cannot recommend it enough. I absolutely loved it.

The Rebel Mages

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After listening to the black mage series, I did find this a bit disappointing at first as I bought it thinking it was a continuation of that series which it isn’t. The story is enjoyable enough, it could very much have been its own series revolving around Sage but this book is very much a prequel for the black mage series so I do recommend listening to this book but do so before listening to the accompanying series.

Disappointing at first but...

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Like the book however the narrator is often reading with a sense of urgency.. there needs to be relief in her tone occasionally

Narrator’s constant urgency annoying

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