Battlemage
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Battlemage
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Narrated by:
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Matt Addis
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By:
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Stephen Aryan
"I can command storms, summon fire and unmake stone. Animals have nothing interesting to say, and no one can see the future because it has not been written," growled Balfruss. "It's dangerous to meddle with things you don't understand. When you fight magic with magic, nothing is certain."
Balfruss is a battlemage, one of a vanishing breed, sworn to fight and die for a country that fears and despises him.
Vargus is a soldier, and while mages shoot lightning from the walls of his city, he's down in the frontlines getting blood on his blade.
Talandra is a princess and her father's spymaster, but the war may force her to take up a greater responsibility and make the greatest sacrifice of all.
Known for their unpredictable, dangerous power, society has left battlemages untrained and shunned. But when a force unlike anything ever imagined attacks their home, the few remaining magic users must go to war - to save those who fear them most and herald in a new age of peace built upon the corpses of their enemies.
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Critic reviews
Story was ok, but there was really only a few moments when something actually happened. Instead I had to listen to what I assume is setup for the next book. The problem with this is that only a couple of characters are interesting because they are the only ones really involved in any action.
I just felt like the author had an idea for a good ending and the whole book was just about getting there, with very little happening in between.
Had its moments, but a little bland.
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Not the cleanest story, but I'm willing to forgive a first entry for an author as the ideas were good. Though it does reduce its re-listen value.
Excellent Narrator
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A Good Listen
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Amazing book! Dialogue was perfect! On to book 2!
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Where does Battlemage rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
It's OK overall, but disjointed eg big buildup to a battle and when it starts there have already been 3 attacks and the characters are exhausted, the villains are really bad but turn out weak? And what's going on with the Vargus character?Would you recommend Battlemage to your friends? Why or why not?
I'm not sure I would, the book's premise is good, but it's almost as if the author wrote the scenes separately then placed them together. Tying the end threads is really poor and yet part OK. Aargh!What does Matt Addis bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?
Really good narration, brings a lot to the storyAny additional comments?
The rest of the series may turn out to be terrific? The first volume could have beenOk but Disjointed
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