The Awakened Mage
2007 • 678 pages
Ratings18
Average rating3.6
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Ratings18
Average rating3.6
The stunning conclusion to the KINGMAKER, KINGBREAKER series. Prince Gar now has the magic for Weather Working and is able to keep his enemies at bay, while Asher has become the most powerful Olken in the history of Lur. For them peace and prosperity seem assured. But Morg, the evil sorcerer mage, remains trapped inside a shattered body. He knows his time is running out and that desperate measures are called for. Unwittingly, Gar and Asher become caught up in a dangerous deception which threatens to tear apart the kingdom and destroy the fragile balance between Olken and Doranen. And no-one, not even Dathne and her secret Circle, is prepared for the consequences when the Innocent Mage is revealed at last. . .
Series
2 primary booksKingmaker, Kingbreaker is a 2-book series with 2 primary works first released in 2005 with contributions by Karen Miller.
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This book was very slow, appreciate some of the turns that the story took, however, it simply took too long for anything to happen. I'd have liked the story to embrace the magic of this world much more. I am curious how Miller intends to finish this arc within The Awakened Mage (Sequel) and address some of the plotlines set in this novel.
Book 2 of this duology, like the first, is a great read - but for different reasons. The second book picks up where the first ended in a cliffhanger. As I read it, I saw the effects of the first book. The first book provided really good characterisation, pulling you into the world and its fully-fleshed out characters, drawing you in. When things start to go wrong in this book, you just get pulled in deeper.
The story itself is nothing spectacularly creative or unique, in fact, some would call it typical fantasy fare - reluctant hero, oh-i'm-so-powerful-and-evil nemesis, doomsday prophecy, etc. But what I believe is brilliant is the way it's told. The pacing starts slow, like the first book, then like a storm, it picks up speed and charges towards the finale.
The ending actually sets itself up to be an expanded canvas of storytelling - and sure enough, another duology is out. I'm definitely going to read them.
