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Spellmonger
- Spellmonger, Book 1
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
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Summary
Nominee, Audie Awards - Fantasy, 2018
Minalan gave up a promising career as a professional warmage to live the quiet life of a village spellmonger in the remote mountain valley of Boval. It was a peaceful, beautiful little fief, far from the dangerous feudal petty squabbles of the Five Duchies, on the world of Callidore. There were cows. Lots of cows. And cheese.
For six months things went well: He found a quaint little shop, he befriended the local lord, the village folk loved him, he found a sharp young apprentice to help out, and, best yet, he met a comely young widow with the prettiest eyes.
Then one night Minalan is forced to pick up his mageblade again to defend his adopted home from the vanguard of an army of goblins - gurvani, they call themselves - bent on a genocidal crusade against all mankind. And that was the good news. The bad news was that their shamans were armed with more magical power than has been seen since the days of the ancient Imperial Magocracy - and their leader, a mysterious, vengeful force of hate and dark magic, is headed directly to Boval Vale, along with a massive invading army of gurvani. The good people of Boval and their spellmonger have only one choice: To hole up in the over-sized Boval Castle and hope they can endure a siege against hundreds of thousands of goblins.
When the people look to him for hope, Minalan does his best, but the odds are depressing: There are multitudes of goblins, and they want Boval Vale as a staging ground for a vengeful invasion of the whole Five Duchies. Add to his troubles a jealous rival mage, a motley band of mercenaries, a delusional liege lord who insists victory is at hand despite the hordes at his door, a dour castellan, a moody, pregnant girlfriend, and a catty ex-girlfriend who specializes in sex magic - all trapped in a stinking, besieged castle with no hope of rescue, and you'll understand why Minalan is willing to take his chances with the goblins.
All that stands between the gurvani horde and the people of the Five Duchies is one tired, overwhelmed baker's son who wanted nothing more than to be a simple village spellmonger.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-09-17
Brilliant
An excellent tale with a perfect blend of excitement, mystery, and twists.
narrator was perfect as made it feel like he was the protagonist blended with a wry humor in his reading
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- Mr D A KELLY
- 04-05-20
Brilliant series
I'd never heard of the series but I'm on book ten and loving every minute.
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- S. Reynolds
- 05-02-22
Staccato telling made it hard work.
Lee's decision to read the book as he has, has taken some enjoyment away from it.
Disappointed but will carry on with the rest of the books.
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- Kindle Customer
- 05-08-18
An amazing story
I absolutely loved this book great from beginning to end well written and read brilliant
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- Anonymous User
- 21-02-19
Mixed feelings
I have mixed feelings about the book. The story is interesting but it is somehow descriptive. I also do not enjoy Me. Lee's narration too much.
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- Howard Tubb-Johnson
- 17-12-20
Charming, evocotive, and painfully wry
Superb, easy-to-digest, fantasy. John Lee is impeccable, bringing genuine zeal and dry heart to Mancour's characters. I docked it one star in overall terms for the well-paced and engaging narrative being told through prose that could have used more flair at times. Regardless, there was at least one passage I welled up at through the sheer simplicity it used to convey a genuinely touching character moment for Minalan, a protagonist I adored. You can't go wrong with the Spellmonger, and both Mancour and Lee have user their talents to create something excellent here.
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- Sam
- 17-10-22
great start to a series
Great start to an interesting serie. The story is quite fun and interesting . The area in which the story takes place is easy to imagine and relatable. The characters Are relatable and charismatic as well. I'm excited to see where is the story goes.
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- Jacob Hall
- 25-05-24
Magical
I can't stop listening to this. once I get to the end of the books that are currently out I start over again.
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- Steven
- 18-03-17
epic
really good story although lost speed in the middle but hoping next installment won't be too long.
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- LS
- 06-03-22
Just couldn’t listen any more
The story didn’t seem bad, I got about 3 hours in, seemed decent high fantasy, bit cheesy but I’ll go with it. What I couldn’t stand anymore was the narrator, nothing wrong with his voice- if a little old sounding for the main protagonist, but it is the way he is saying stuff, it reminds me of Captain Kirk from the old Star Treks, the weird pauses and putting emphasis on odd words, it’s a shame but I just couldn’t take it anymore. Would like to know if the others are read like that or just this one. I’ve read and listen to so many I wanted to try and branch out but when compared to the narration of Joe Abercrombie’s work, or Patric Roofus’ it just doesn’t hold up. Will try just reading it myself
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