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  • Knights Magi

  • The Spellmonger Series, Book 4
  • By: Terry Mancour
  • Narrated by: John Lee
  • Length: 19 hrs and 14 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,171 ratings)
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Knights Magi

By: Terry Mancour
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Summary

Opposites attack!

When the Magelord Minalan the Spellmonger’s two apprentices, Tyndal and Rondal, were knighted after the battle of Timberwatch, they were dubbed Knights Magi: A new class of nobility for distinguished High Magi. Designed to combine the pursuit of arcane knowledge with the noble aspirations of chivalry, it elevated them above common warmage...in theory. The problem was they had no idea how to be a Knight Mage...because no one had ever been one before. And as a couple of half-trained rustic apprentices from the Mindens they did not feel up to the task or the high ideals of their title.

But Master Minalan the Spellmonger decided to cure that ignorance. He arranges for Tyndal and Rondal to be tutored and trained together in their new vocation, learning the arts of magic, the craft of warfare, and the subtleties of chivalry from the finest masters in the kingdom.

If they didn’t kill each other, first.

The two young spellmonger’s apprentices from the Minden mountain domain of Boval Vale have much in common: Both had their homes destroyed, they were both sent into exile by the goblin invasion, and they both serve the same master. Yet they could not be more different.

Rondal is quiet, bookish, and introspective, dedicated to the disciplines of academic magic and anticipating a future of study, service, and, perhaps, romance. Tyndal is bold and brash: An extroverted over-achiever with dreams of glory, gold, and girls. Fate, circumstance, and the whims of the gods have forced them together, but the raw emotions of adolescence and the trauma of war put them at each others’ throats with depressing frequency. Master Minalan can’t have that, especially not in his fragile new domain with another baby on the way...so he sends them on the road.

Jealousy, anxiety, passion, and frustration conspire to make them rivals - but if they don’t figure out a way to learn to work together, and quickly, then their stubborn feud could end up affecting the fate of the entire war. Along the way they pick up some enemies, gain a few allies, master a few new skills, and attempt to learn the laws of love. But as they stumble through their lessons and learn to master their tempers they discover that the strongest bonds between men are forged by the most difficult of trials.

For after they become proficient at magic, war, and errantry they are put to the test in the field, the most difficult of circumstances...a mission where the strength of their friendship and the quality of their honor may be what defines them best as - Knights Magi!

©2017 Terry Mancour (P)2017 Podium Publishing

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Utterly unlikeable protagonist

A side story to the main event, this book focuses on the two apprentices Tyndal and Rondal. We know a little of Tyndal's character already from the previous books but not much at all of Rondal, who is the main protagonist here. It turns out that he is an excruciatingly unlikeable, whiney kid who is able to surpass Tyndal in almost every way (except with the ladies, which I think is supposed to make up for the rest?). I wouldn't mind if there was a point to be made but there were no positives, Tyndal is put down and abused for 90% of the book (by both Rondal and the author) and at the end it's just forgotten and they are friends. Yes Rondal needed some padding out as a character but this just made me despise him. Strangely it seems like the author's intention is to push him as the hero, as if this is a child fantasising about how he can destroy the (actually quite friendly) school jock. I found the book very hard to finish and seriously considered skipping to the next one. The last few hours are better but don't save the book. Skip.

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weakest so far but still god

Overall this is a great book, in keeping with the series so far. However I have to say it's the weakest so far in my opinion.

It starts out well but quickly turns into a pity piece for rondal, made worse by the fact that the way he acts doesn't make him particularly likable. I spend half of this book wanting him to get beaten up.

The random fluctuations in characters power seems quite ill thought out, without giving away spoilers as to who, but you'll see what I mean.

Overall still good, but rondal's writing and borderline incel behaviour drag it down, especially as it's clearly written to encourage you to like him.

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A book of padding

I love this series but this book just misses the mark for me. It feels like padding for commercial gain and just doesn’t have the same engaging style as the other books.

The premise that a few weeks of training can change change a runty boy into a consummate warrior is laughable and the rather pathetic interactions between the two just become exasperating.

I was glad when the book was over so we could get back to the main story which is a shame.

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This is book 4...

So far, 6 out of 10 books from the Spellmonger series have been narrated.

I really hope that books 7 to 10 are narrated soon, and, that John Lee is the narrator.

For me, a great audiobook book needs two things, a great author and a great narrator. If either of the two are not great, the audiobook will not be great. The Spellmonger series is written by an excellent author and read by an excellent narrator, a rare combination indeed

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disappointed

after the first 3 books was so looking forward to this but just as it was gearing up it ends 17 chapters after the other books where 50 plus I used a credit to buy it not the £38 plus it should of been feel ripped off. extremely disappointed

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A lesson in misogyny

This book literally consists of a series of lessons (from the point of a teenager) on misogynistic behaviour and the mistreatment of women by “negging” in order to win those women’s hearts. The culmination arrives when a young maiden “gratefully” engages in a threesome. I question how many real women the author has met, if any, or whether this is just his erotic fantasy as to how he wishes women behaved with him.

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Can’t stop

Once I start the books in this collection I can’t stop. Can’t get enough of them.
Great storyline easy to follow and my interest is kept all the way through. The reader is very good. Nice and clear. Can’t wait until my next treat of book five.

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Another masterpiece!

The boys make good ! Exciting twist to the ongoing sorry-line. Good twists and turns leaving you excited to get on to book 5!

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character development

allows the two characters to develop on their own. loved where its been taken

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Entertaining

Entertaining as always with the spellmonger series, looking forward to the next installment (happily already downloaded!)

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