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152nd out of 211 books
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The Circle of Sorcerers (Mages of Bloodmyr #1)
by
Brian Kittrell (Goodreads Author)
When Laedron Telpist's sorcery training is interrupted by a knock on the door, what once seemed a proper profession must now be hidden. In a world where priests and mages vie for the limitless power of the elements and a new Grand Vicar has sworn death to all sorcerers, Laedron is tossed into a nightmare which would see his destruction at every turn.
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Paperback, 1st Edition, 310 pages
Published
October 26th 2011
by Late Nite Books
(first published October 22nd 2011)
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This is the first book of a trilogy named "The Mages of Bloodmyr". It is a very entertaining reading with an easy plot. Laedron is a young sorcerer. His mother is powerful, but he has to learn how to develop his own power through a professor called Ismerelda. The story develops on how the church condemns the sorcerers and how the persecution started. He makes alliance with a group a knights that he is sworn to protect, among which is his best friend Marac. Their brotherhood have a plan to overth...more
The Circle of Sorcerers, Book One in the Mages of Bloodmyr series, is a straightforward coming of age tale of a young man who must learn the extent of his magical powers while fighting against evil forces. It’s simplicity of plot is a blessing for readers that want to enjoy a more traditional style of fantasy storytelling. Kittrell doesn’t bog the tale down with red herrings, unnecessarily complicated schemes, and convoluted subplot seeds that don’t get resolved for six or seven books (and by th...more
C2011. Training, elements , death, Sorbia, spellcraft. A Kindle freebie with an interesting synopsis which sadly does not mention that the protagonist is 16 years old. Had I known, I would not have downloaded. Very bog standard dialogue with the normal juxtaposition of the poor boy and the rich boy and the state of war between religion and wizardry. There are, unbelievably, 31 characters mentioned in this book with 12 important places. From the PRLOG website, it seems that Mississippi author Bri...more
4 STARS
The Circle of Sorcerers is the first book of A Mage of Bloomyr
Novel. The second book is now out and I plan to read it next.
I enjoyed reading it and had a hard time not finshing it last night.
Laedron is 16 year old mage, who is from a small village. Laedron
is planning to go to get more training to be a mage.
Laedron's Mother is a mage and his sister Laren is practicing so she to can go to mage school.
Marac is his best friend, 15 and broke up with his sister who wanted to
get married but th...more
The Circle of Sorcerers is the first book of A Mage of Bloomyr
Novel. The second book is now out and I plan to read it next.
I enjoyed reading it and had a hard time not finshing it last night.
Laedron is 16 year old mage, who is from a small village. Laedron
is planning to go to get more training to be a mage.
Laedron's Mother is a mage and his sister Laren is practicing so she to can go to mage school.
Marac is his best friend, 15 and broke up with his sister who wanted to
get married but th...more
This book was a little slow to start, beginning with a long introduction of the main character Laedron and his choices on where to attend school to become a mage. The first three chapters or so spend quite a bit of time developing Laedron’s character and depict him as an extremely naïve person ready to trust most people without a moment’s hesitation. As the book progresses Laedron runs in to a bit of trouble and finds out that he must make it on his own and is no longer living in a sheltered wo...more
From the very start of this book we are transported to a land far, far away called the Bloodmyr Isles. A place filled with Knights, Sorcerers, magic, intrigue and war. This book is so different than you usually find in this genre of epic fantasy.
It starts with a sixteen year old young man named Laedron Telpists, who is enjoying his last summer at home before he has to decide what school he will go to, to begin sorcery training. He is already a gifted mage and while he is leaning towards one sch...more
It starts with a sixteen year old young man named Laedron Telpists, who is enjoying his last summer at home before he has to decide what school he will go to, to begin sorcery training. He is already a gifted mage and while he is leaning towards one sch...more
The fact that the strongest magician in this story is killed so easily bothered me to the point I didn't even want to finish it. I'm glad I did though. I found that the main character was too powerful, but that makes things more intense though doesn't it? I think I might read the rest of this series and see how it ends. Especially since we're left at a cliff hanger.
This book, the first of a trilogy, follows the journey of Laedron Telpist, a young mage conflicted by his final choice of mage school. He can go to Morcaine as he desires, or train under Ismerelda, as his mother desires. Faced with family tradition, Lae follows his mother's wishes and trains with sorceress. During his training, he travels with her to a summoned Circle of the world's sorcerers, where they are to discuss the impact of the newly elected leader of the church dominating this world. W...more
Blurb at goodreads accurate so not going to recap. I enjoyed the read (and although the start of a fantasy series not one of those that plods along endlessly in an effort to be "epic"--you know, the ones where every pothole they journeyed thru and every cottage passed practically has its own chapter). Looking forward to reading the next one.
Well done first book of what could be many. We follow our hero from his quiet life at home with mother and sister into the greater world at large. First to training with an immortal mage who as it turns out isn't immortal at all when she is brutally murdered in full view of his horrified eyes. A war breaks out between church and the rest of the world as the church tries to destroy the blood of the mages.
Laedron, our hero, joins the military in an attempt to do his part. Sent off to remove a majo...more
Laedron, our hero, joins the military in an attempt to do his part. Sent off to remove a majo...more
I was pleasantly surprised by The Circle of Sorcerers. When I started reading it, I thought it would be another Harry Potter-type, with a student mage learning his craft. That part of the story was extremely short, however, as Laedron's story quickly changed to an active adventure. I enjoyed the travels (though a map would be helpful) and supporting characters (more development of them would be nice). The conflict between church and mages is a good story framework, and I'm hoping future volumes...more
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This was *awful.* I should have guessed when he started the thing with a description of land and then went on to say how the denizens were proud of their lower wood use during the winter... due to the warm ocean current nearby.
Telling not showing.
Incredibly awkward dialogue.
Slow ass moving plot.
Book ends... in the middle of nowhere. After a serendipitous "oh we're in trouble, random guy we just met died... oh wait these guys are secret allies!"
All of the tragedy is somehow shallow and mea...more
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G
This was *awful.* I should have guessed when he started the thing with a description of land and then went on to say how the denizens were proud of their lower wood use during the winter... due to the warm ocean current nearby.
Telling not showing.
Incredibly awkward dialogue.
Slow ass moving plot.
Book ends... in the middle of nowhere. After a serendipitous "oh we're in trouble, random guy we just met died... oh wait these guys are secret allies!"
All of the tragedy is somehow shallow and mea...more
Apr 24, 2013
Merissa Sheppard
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
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This is a pretty good albeit standard fantasy tale. There are some twists and turns in it which keep it interesting. This was not a book that dragged me into it though, but it was very easy to read. There are some anomalies in it, the main male is very talented with magic although he appears to have no training apart from the "normal". People are constantly surprised at how good he is, which leads you to believe that he has talent, but this is something not explained or explored. Characters come...more
In Kittrell's Circle of Sorcerers: A Mages of Bloodmyr novel, Laedron, a young man with a talent for magic leaves his village to study magic with his mother's former teacher, setting aside his own desires to learn from the seemingly grander mages from a large academy. He leaves home earlier than planned, due to a message arriving from his new teacher requesting him urgently, as she suspected there may be trouble. The journey to his new home is uneventful, and he begins learning rapidly, to his t...more
My full review: http://coffeecookiesandchilipeppers.b...
As with the other books that I have found bad enough to earn a one star review, one of the most annoying thing about this series is that there is a lot of imagination in evidence and many interesting ideas. Mr Kittrell has created a world that has various races and cultures, although he did not explore them all in great detail in the sections that I read. He creates a Theocracy, which is always an interesting idea to play with, opposed to m...more
As with the other books that I have found bad enough to earn a one star review, one of the most annoying thing about this series is that there is a lot of imagination in evidence and many interesting ideas. Mr Kittrell has created a world that has various races and cultures, although he did not explore them all in great detail in the sections that I read. He creates a Theocracy, which is always an interesting idea to play with, opposed to m...more
With a long weekend ahead of me, and feeling poor from Christmas, I decided to download a bunch of free ebooks from Amazon for my Kindle. This is the first one I read. Everything about this book felt flat: the settings, the characters, the dialogue, the alternate world, everything. It's part of a trilogy and as a result, the book just ENDS, with no real resolution of its own. I would only consider reading the other books in the series if they were free as well. Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
I'm giving up on this about 60% through. I can't quite put my finger on why the writing, and the dialog, is so bad. It's remote, reserved, and way too formal. I have a really hard time feeling any of the character's emotions. I think the author overuses simple dialog like "said" and "asked". No one whispers, exclaims, moans, stammers, comments, or any of the many other words that could stand in for "said".
Good thing it was a kindle freebie.
Good thing it was a kindle freebie.
Very interesting premise. I wish the writer had taken more time to develop the background for some of the character's reactions and/or actions. At times the way the character reacted was completely unbelievable and I found myself fast forwarding through those parts. I did, however, enjoy the characters and the plot and the idea of sorcerers and warriors working in tandem. A good book that needs some fleshing out.
Rather fun with characters increasingly rounded and complex and without an annoying self-serving love story which often indicates the author lost their plot. The usage of magic is fairly simple in theory but integrated into the story quite well. Adding in religious overtones as a discussion of belief and principle and how they don't always intersect helps the story rise above mediocre.
Leadron is a young socerer. His mother convinces him to train as the single apprentice to the socerer who trained her. While in training his teacher receives a message to attend a emergency convention. The organized church raids the meeting and kills all the socerers with Laedron being one of a handful of survivors. So begins his quest for vengence.
Circle of Sorcerers begins slowly with teenage Laedron deciding where he should study as a sorcerer, but the introduction still managed to hold my interest. However, I did feel that the first part of the book simultaneously contained too much exposition in his training yet didn't explain enough of some things that I wanted to understand.
Ultimately, despite the flaws it was a fast read, I wanted to keep reading to see how it would end, and the ending seemed to set up some interesting avenues for...more
Ultimately, despite the flaws it was a fast read, I wanted to keep reading to see how it would end, and the ending seemed to set up some interesting avenues for...more
Not a real descriptive story. I like the plot. The characters are good. I felt that it jumped from place to place without telling what happened in between. There seems to be a lot of mystery surrounding laedron. It seems he is in the dark about who he truly might be. His magical gifts are astounding.
This book was a little of an awkward read for me ... I'm not really sure why but I struggled a little, especially in the beginning, with this book. The story line was okay, but I felt that the story lacked a lot of depth, which I think would have made this an easier read for me.
Overall, it was a good book ... I'm hoping for better though in it's sequel.
Overall, it was a good book ... I'm hoping for better though in it's sequel.
I though this fantasy was better written than many and quite enjoyable to read, but unfortunately it ended very abruptly. It lacked that sense of completion necessary to make a book satisfying. But I wouldn't object to reading more of the series if I stumble over them.
Books seems really interesting he will probably use his magic to save people and yeah that what i think it will happen but i never read any book about this yet sooooo i wouldnt know
This was a free Kindle download. I gave up at 11% read. The dialog is very stilted. Maybe the story is aimed a little too young. Did not generate enough interest for me to continue.
I downloaded it because it was free and looked like it maight be interesting. The dialogue was so bad it detracted from everything else. I couldn't get three chapters into it.
I gave this 3 stars... but remember I am picky with my reading. Just picked up the Omnibus of this series.
Ready to read the next book. Waiting for the iBook or kindle cost to drop!
May 15, 2012
Lord Nouda
marked it as to-read
Hang on...this book is free?
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