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Practical Adept
- Spellmonger, Book 17
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 30 hrs and 21 mins
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Summary
“Beware the dusky maidens of Farise!”
After facing war, death, unruly gods, and unmitigated evil, Minalan the Spellmonger is forced to return to Farise, the site of his earliest battles, with the simple assignment to conquer the subtropical city-state and expel the pirates that plague the kingdom’s shipping. Tired of warfare, Minalan embarks on a clandestine campaign to do so, assuming an alias and setting up shop in Farise as a mere Practical Adept as cover for his operation. Recruiting a cadre of talented agents to assist, he reluctantly begins the task of infiltrating and observing Farisian society and its corrupt, ramshackle regime of pirates and rebels with the goal of subverting it.
But it’s not easy. The Farisians are a strange and stubborn people whose customs and history are at odds with Minalan’s feudal sensibilities. The popular sailor’s warning to “beware the dusky maidens of Farise” becomes all too apt as he secretly plots to seize the remote remnant of the Magocracy. The ancient underground organization known as the Contramara seems to be behind every plot and scheme, and unseen masters control the city like puppeteers in the Farisian marketplace. Assassination, kidnapping, extortion, betrayal, and bribery are the rules of the day as different power blocs play the game of whispers with costumed gangs in the streets and daggers in the salons. It doesn’t take a wizard to realize that revolution is in the air and things are at a breaking point.
Minalan must struggle with the ghosts of his past as he tries to navigate an uncertain future in the hot, storm-tossed land he once occupied. Legacies from his days in the occupation army fifteen years before return to haunt him and complicate his mission while he keeps up the pretense of being a simple self-promoting Practical Adept, selling his spellwork like any other artisan. But when one of the infamous “dusky maidens of Farise” stumbles across this mission with an old, one-eyed wizard, things start to get complicated.
In a journey that takes him from ancient ruins to hidden temples to the sewers of Farise to the spire of the Doge’s Citadel, Minalan undertakes an adventure unlike any he’s faced before. New allies and shifting politics propel him to question his past, his motives, and his very identity as he realizes the sinister truth in another old saying: “Nothing is as it seems in Farise.” For there is a new, unknown power working behind the scenes, one even older and more determined than the Contramara, to control the chaotic city and determine its fate. And all that stands in its way is one resolute Practical Adept!
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- Ricardo Moore
- 29-09-24
worth waiting for
worth waiting for. Milian has gone a bit Schizo in Farees, but its all a big spy master plot.
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- Kindle Customer
- 26-09-24
Great novel
Good performance despite the mispronouncing of certain names throughout the book and across the series.
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- Kindle Customer
- 28-09-24
Best Book yet
For the first time since book 1 Min isn't contending with goblins or evil undead dark Lords.
No, now he has to confront his past in the army, contend with a snake pit of a country, cope with PTSD and get through it all without it descending into a fiery bloodbath. Not to mention the Breeze he unknowingly behind long ago. Likely my new favourite in the series. Minalan daughters really take the spotlight in book 17.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-09-24
sad I have finished already
it was an amazing addition to the series.
I am sad I have already finished the book and there isn't another one ready for me to start on!
the change in pace and focus has been nice but I'm also excited to see what the next book will bring and how it will answer some of the questions left over from this book and the previous book.
some nice foreshadowing at the start when spoiler alert. talking about family life.
all in all defiantly worth a read.
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- Young @ heart
- 30-09-24
Captivating
As always a story well written and performed! Our favourite author, thank you Terry. And thank you too, John, for your faithfulness to the characters voices
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- Anonymous User
- 28-09-24
Magical
another book you can't put down, the characters and events are so enchanting that you are left with a longing when it's all over. a fantastic book
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- Ali G
- 27-09-24
Another adictive installment.
Pre-ordered and now, sadly, finished (with a bit of sleep deprivation). If you have enjoyed the series, you will be pleased to know that this one is back up to top standard after, I felt, a rather lacklustre outing with 'Preceptor'. More and more pathways opening up. Another year before the next release, I guess. I hope I live long enough to reach the end. I hope Terry lives long enough to get to the end! Feels like enough threads running for another dozen instalments - and I am already in my 70's.
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- Anonymous User
- 01-10-24
a mature jewel of modern times
Sharing the blockbuster qualities of Clive Cussler, the thrill of Dean Koontz and Archer`esque abilities to keep the reader enthralled, Terry Mancour`s Spellmonger series is the jewel of our times. I have nothing but praise for this series and I can only hope he will achieve the `one of the greats` status. Start with the first book, and you`ll have found yourself a new favorite author. have fun.
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