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High Mage
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 21 hrs and 29 mins
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Summary
Rock Star!
Things were starting to look up for Magelord Minalan the Spellmonger: The magic mountain in his domain not only made him a wealthy man and the most powerful mage in history, it also produced a lode of magical gemstones with unique properties - properties the Alka Alon, the masters of magic on Callidore, are fascinated by. When Minalan gets his chance to trade some of his magic rocks for irionite, he finds himself in a position to raise hundreds more magi with the stones...making them High Magi.
But as valuable as that bargain is for prosecuting the war with the Dead God and his sinister armies, such power comes with a hefty price. Every new High Mage Minalan raises presents potential new problems. The Magelords have inspired fear in their neighbors. The warmagi invent deadly new spells. The lower orders of magi are getting restless. The mage-led Sevendor Town wants a new charter. King Rard and the royal court are pressuring the nascent Arcane Orders politically. Some magi are crossing the Penumbra and taking stones from the goblins as well as taking their service. And some are just starting to get a little crazy.
It makes a nice, normal little raid on his lands seem refreshing in its simplicity.
In trying to balance the needs of the war with the needs of a well-ordered Order, Minalan finds himself making compromises, cutting deals, and bargaining what power he has in a high-stakes game where Chaos seems to be the only player who knows the rules. The temptations of his position and the power he wields are great, but so, he discovers, are the responsibilities. But when his patience seems nearly exhausted and his alliances seem ready to crumble, a massive army emerges from the shadowy realms and strikes south, forcing the High Magi to rally around the Spellmonger in defense of the kingdom.
As the genocidal goblin army marches toward the once-prosperous cottonlands of Gilmora, Minalan and his High Magi must defend a single bridge against them at all costs. And they are ready to. But the plans of magi count little when the powerful and subtle mind of the Dead God opposes them. For when the die is cast and the first blow is struck, it becomes clear that nothing is as Minalan had foreseen. As disaster looms for the humani kingdom and even the Alka Alon are threatened, only a desperate appeal to divinity, a dangerously risky adventure and a little classy enchantment offer any hope against calamity. For the day has come when all that stands between ruin and survival is the bravery and cunning of the Spellmonger and his High Magi!
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- Teresa
- 22-01-21
Good just keeps getting better
This series just gets better and better.
It's been a long time since 1 book, let alone a series has had me shouting at the car stereo.
With new characters constantly coming in to play, the story drags you in and holds you in. outstanding. on to book 6
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- lee
- 25-10-20
My 5th love
Great story to get lost in,hold on for a great ride,and John Lee is grand..I do recommend this book to any fantasy fan.kudos to Terry mancour
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- Arnoud
- 17-05-20
Another fantastic and fascinating story!
Another book of the spellmonger series that will keep you thrilled the whole way!
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- Richard McFerran
- 27-11-18
I love this series of books...!!
I am about to start the last book in the series that is available in Audible , I really hope that some of the other books become available soon. As I have said in my previous reviews, the pairing of the author and narrator is one of the best, if not the best, combination that I have listened to on Audible. If this is your genre, I highly recommend that you listen to this series.
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- Amazon Customer
- 03-07-18
A gripping and well narrated series.
Absolutely love this series and cannot wait to read/listen to the rest. Keep it up Min!
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- Teitur Ásgeirsson
- 26-01-19
GOOD BOOK
I have over 300 audible titles and I have to say that the narration and performance of this book is one of the best I've heard. It's a compelling universe with a great story and awesome characters
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- Amazon Customer
- 27-05-18
Another good instalment
Narrator was good again, maintaining consistency through the series do far. The pace of the story is good and new elements are brought into the world to be explored in additional books.
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- Danny P.
- 05-10-23
epic
yet again, fantastic. am already downloading book 6 and book 7.
listening to the saga has been an emersing pleasure.
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- Mark j Rooney-Thomson
- 19-10-20
exceptional
The writing flows effortlessly, I couldn't stop listening. The characters are charismatic, and relatable. I loved every minute of it.
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- Amazon Customer
- 25-03-21
Rip roaring follow up.
I feel as if this is the climax that was built over the cadet series and knights magi.
Will see how the story turns in the next section.
Goood goooood
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