Journey of a Battlemage

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Return to Book Page. Preview — Journey of a Battlemage by Scott Donavan. Journey of a Battlemage by Scott Donavan. Journey of a Battlemage it was ok 2. Magic, monsters, and mystery, the perfect landscape for a dangerous journey. Join the master wizard Gairen on his epic quest to bring justice to a harsh world in need of a hero.

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Hear Gairen's thoughts as he battles demons, gains unique friends, and defiantly stands against the darkest wizard of all time. Begin the journey, and take part in the monumental struggle between g Magic, monsters, and mystery, the perfect landscape for a dangerous journey. Begin the journey, and take part in the monumental struggle between good and evil. The time is now. Paperback , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Journey of a Battlemage , please sign up.

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In fact, Talandra probably plays one of the more important roles in the book, getting the most results by directing a large network of spies who carry out her orders from afar. The overall plot itself is entertaining, if perhaps more predictable than I would have liked. There are mentions of faraway places and the fantastical humanoid races that inhabit them, like the Morrin, a horned, yellow-eyed and pointy-eared people; or the Vorga, a saurian race. These are the types of things in the world which I would love to see strengthened and expanded.

Definitely give this one a shot if it sounds right for you. And enjoy the battlemages.

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View all 3 comments. Sep 18, Lisa rated it really liked it. Review from Tenacious Reader: It is a classic good versus evil story, complete with a mad emperor, religious zealots and lots of battles. Like, lots of battles. The story is told through three points of view, each providing a unique vantage point giving the reader the inside track of the different way the war was being waged. Balfrus is Review from Tenacious Reader: Balfrus is one of the battlemages who are fighting for the King of Seveldrom. They are at war against Zecorria, which is led by a mad Emperor who has a powerful battlemage of his own called The Warlock.

But of course a powerful battlemage who does the bidding of a mad emperor is bound to inspire a good amount of enmity to earn his name. While there is a good deal more magic going on in this book than a typical grimdark book, there is actually a good deal amount of mundane human battle occurring as well. Vargus is an mercenary that is down in the trenches, getting dirty and bloody fighting this war.

While battlemages pit against each other, using magic, sorcery, mind control to serve their ends, Vargus and his comrades are swords length from their enemies fighting up close and personal, putting their own life and blood on the line to serve. They all make sacrifices, but the seeing the difference between the two groups was interesting. Talandra is a princess of Seveldrom. Talandra is bright and crafty, and, well, she also happens to be a spymaster. Her actions prove that physical strength and magical strength are not the only ways to fight a war.

Intelligence and planning are crucial and can make all the difference. The plot and story were undeniable enjoyable and exciting.


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My only issue while reading is that at times I just wished some of the battles were a little shorter, or certain aspects a tad less predictable. But also keeping in mind this is a debut book, I think the author is worth watching, and the series worthy of reading on. Matt Addis delivers a good performance in this with a pleasing voice. His inflection and tone helped reinforce the characterizations and added to the reading experience. What I love about fantasy is world building and a good magic system. Nothing is better than learning about and exploring an interesting and well developed world.

While this book was a good gritty fantasy story, I felt like it didn't really build a world, instead it was just a story happening in a larger world that we didn't really get a chance to see. May 21, Charlie - A Reading Machine rated it liked it. Enjoyed this fantasy hamburger quite a bit because it was incredibly palatable.

Loads of familiar tropes, an easy well paced writing style that is not overly wordy, a worthy villain and protagonists that are worth reading about. There are some good revelations and twists that keep the excitement going right up to the end. It's an interesting one to rate though. To those new to the genre it's a go to option. It will introduce you to a world of sword and sorcery, men and gods and blood and wine. To Enjoyed this fantasy hamburger quite a bit because it was incredibly palatable. To those well versed in fantasy it might seem a bit too much off a well worn story to truly take root in the psyche so while not a bad option to pick up I would not be urging anyone to elevate it to the top of their must read list.

I'm not sure if I will remember it much in the future but the journey was a good one. Sep 05, Johan rated it it was ok Shelves: May 23, Matthew rated it really liked it. A ton of fun.. Full review to come. Mar 07, G. Matthews rated it really liked it.

I listened to this as an audiobook. I enjoyed the narration and the story. It ended well and I've started the second book already. Feb 15, David rated it it was amazing Shelves: Pretty much like a tabletop RPG come to life. In the comfort-food sector of Fantasy writing. It's often predictable but it does hold some great surprises and plot twists. It's a fairly easy and quick read, not a lot of brain muscle needed here and sometimes that exactly what I need. Features a trio of strong lead characters. Looking forward to reading more in this world.

Aug 21, Liviu marked it as tried-but-not-for-me. Nov 03, Dee marked it as did-not-finish Shelves: Oh god, will I ever like a book ever again? Am I doomed to an eternity of disconsolately reading the first pages of a book only to sigh and cast it aside? Is this some sort of strange emo reading affliction? Setting aside around page It's the beleaguered forces of good wizard, warrior, spymistress arrayed against a menacing dark-magicked religious dictator forcibly and inexplicably bent on their destruction, which is all well and good, but I felt like I've read it so many times befor Oh god, will I ever like a book ever again?

It's the beleaguered forces of good wizard, warrior, spymistress arrayed against a menacing dark-magicked religious dictator forcibly and inexplicably bent on their destruction, which is all well and good, but I felt like I've read it so many times before and - more importantly - I felt like there isn't anything particularly compelling about this version. The characters were pretty template. Indeed, my strongest thought out of this was how much I wanted them to have flaws.

But they just didn't. Jul 09, Tiemen Zwaan rated it really liked it Shelves: Easy read and loads of fun. Story itself is a bit predictable - kingdom is invaded by an overwhelming evil force - but that doesn't matter because the great strength of this novel lies in the depiction of the battle scenes, which are downright exhilarating. Aryan writes in a very cinematic style and the battle between the mages, hence the title, easily matches the intensity of any superhero battle or Jedi lightsaber duel on the big screen.

Feb 04, Patricia Crowther added it. I just wanted to read about some big-ass battles fought with dazzling magic. I read its description and it felt as if all my prayers had been answered. I clicked the pre-order button. The premise of Battlemage is simple. War is coming to Seveldrom as a mad king has risen and united, through force and deceit, several other nations in an alliance fuelled by the lust of bloodshed and religious fervour.

Aided by a rogue Battlemage going by the name of Warlock, and the Splinters, his apprentices, thousands upon thousands of soldiers are on route to crash into the walls of Charas and bring about the demise of Seveldrom. For their right to exist unsubdued, Seveldrom will fight on three simultaneous fronts: Talandra, daughter of King Matthias, is the strong willed and independent head of Intelligence in Seveldrom, renowned for the depth and reach of her connections and her mysterious Black Library, which is said to contain secrets about everyone of importance.

Balfruss is a Battlemage, one of the few people with access to the Source and who have undergone the strenuous training at the Red Tower. While my description of him might sound dull, as far as fantasy characters go, that description probably only fits him through the first 30 pages of the book, for as the story progresses, we learn that there is much more to him than meets the eye.

For me it was one of those books where I wanted to spend every spare moment reading it to find out what was going to happen next, even when I probably had other things I should be doing. I may or may not have been reading Battlemage during class. That is not to say that Battlemage is without fault. Various plot ingredients are too familiar. The clear good versus evil dichotomy is more in line with the epic fantasy of decades ago, and some aspects of the worldbuilding could have been more fleshed out. I noticed this somewhere after the midpoint of the book when I noticed that there only seemed to be a handful of people managing the entire kingdom of Seveldrom.

Where are the noble families? If the king for some reason does not manage to produce an heir, how will the succession of the throne be handled? Where are all the officers of the army? Maybe sometimes knowing who to root for and who to dislike is actually a nice change of pace? Other people might find it more of a problem than I did, as they say, different strokes for different folks, so that was why I chose to give Battlemage a 4. Looking back through the scores of books I have read this year, there are books which I thought were more accomplished, that explored avenues of thought and emotion more deftly and thoughtfully than Battlemage.

But if, while reading, I were to make a pencil mark every time I reached those highs every reader experiences once in a while when reading a book which speaks to his or her own private soul, then Battlemage must take the crown as the book which elicited more marks than any other. And to think that it all started because on a whim I went looking for a book where wars were fought with magic. I will be anxiously looking for the sequel, Bloodmage, which will be published in Jun 06, Will rated it really liked it Shelves: The characters and world-building are what make Battlemage good.

But even as they build it up, they also let it down. Early on, a cast of interesting and relatable characters are introduced. The first chapter is a gem—and the world is vibrant and colorful, filled with very human characters, very real situations, and a lovely, if simple, magic system. But further on the overarching plot slows, as do the individual storylines. And while the world appeared deep and vibrant from without, it turns out to be only skin-deep. Battlemage is quite like a beautiful painting. Where it suffers most from a lack of character development, something that the remaining two entries in tAoD work hard to correct and do, to be fair.

Battlemage does this, at least in part. It starts with a hook: Then a cast of characters: Balfruss—a battlemage, sworn to use his magic to stand against the coming darkness; Vargus—a common soldier with a not-so-common secret, fights the war in the trenches, on the front line; Talandra—princess and spymaster, reluctant leader; Gunder—a spy posing as a spice merchant in an already occupied nation.

Then, as the plot slows in the heart of the book, the past—really never emerges. Okay, okay, there are a few brief glimpses, but mostly just Balfruss and never anything important. But it suffers in the middle, once you realize the person that is Battlemage is only 2D. It is a decent start to a rather good trilogy, one that improves with each subsequent sequel. Oct 02, Haley Mathiot rated it it was amazing Shelves: Battlemage was so exciting. I was hooked from the very first few sentences from the first chapter and from there it just got better.

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It had an exciting, well thought-out plot, complex and interesting characters, good writing, great humor, and amazing war-time magic. It had an interesting subtle religious and political commentary running through it that added dimension to the world. It made it more real. And it had a c Battlemage was so exciting.

And it had a character that I had to really think about, really pay attention to, to figure out his true identity! I love a book that makes me think, and that surprises me. Magic that can take you to higher levels of selflessness and servant-hood and kindness, and that same magic can be used to pull you and everyone around you into filth and degradation. The Source is so powerful that, if used in the wrong hands, can completely break and ruin a person. And we see that in the battlemages. The narration was very good. Addis created a perfect voice for the personalities of the characters.

Add to the experience, not take away from it. The only thing about Battlemage I thought was slightly lacking was the very end. It was a little abrupt and open.

Open in a good way, meaning it immediately demands a sequel. May 23, Andrew Chapman rated it it was amazing Shelves: This is the first book in the series and what an explosive introduction! Stephen Aryan has created a new fantasy world for us to find out about. He succinctly manages to introduce new characters, ideas, and areas without confusing us. The story flits between different people and places, each one beautifully adding another dimension to the whole story. This is masterly writing, instead of trying to explain each concept, we are lead along a multitude of winding paths with much left enticingly unexp This is the first book in the series and what an explosive introduction!

This is masterly writing, instead of trying to explain each concept, we are lead along a multitude of winding paths with much left enticingly unexplained until a bit later. Saying this, some things are left unexplained - full stop; this just makes me want to read the next book to see what I discover in the future. The main characters are wonderfully described and seem well rounded with many faults - many of which had me laughing out loud.

Even characters we only meet once are often briefly described to such a degree that I felt I had met them myself; the story never seemed to falter or drag though which made the book enjoyable and exciting. If I have one criticism it's that distances seemed to be ignored with some people crossing from one capital city to another within a day - just by walking. This little thing though didn't stop me from enjoying the story to its fullest.