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Myre: Books 1-3: An Epic Fantasy Adventure with Real Science
Decades ago, the traveled scholar, Sir Thomas Morton, was falsely accused of necromancy and blood magic by jealous family members. On the eve of his execution, he vanished from his cell before the very eyes of a young soldier.
Twenty years later, that soldier finds himself the sole defender of the throne of Gyrland as foul conspirators attempt to extinguish the royal line. Beset on all sides with no one to trust, he travels forgotten roads to enlist the aid of the elusive wizard Mizar, who lives on a mysterious island known as The Myre.
MYRE follows Mizar and his friends as they fight back against the conspiracy with the tools of cunning, craft, and natural science in ways that seem supernatural to eyewitnesses -- until they see how it was really done! Seen through a quasi-historical lens, one could imagine a universe where many of our magical European myths (Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Pied Piper, Beowulf) are simply second-hand tales of Mizar's legendary exploits.
For fans of medieval adventure, those of an independent and self-reliant mindset, and scientists who also love The Lord of the Rings, THE SECULAR WIZARDRY SAGA is an epic adventure grounded in natural science and practical thinking, where the heroes confront the villains with knowledge, ingenuity, creativity, and skill -- but not with magic.
From Bruce D. Clayton, the celebrated author of numerous survival and martial-arts titles including LIFE AFTER DOOMSDAY, LIFE AFTER TERRORISM, and SHOTOKAN’S SECRET.
Twenty years later, that soldier finds himself the sole defender of the throne of Gyrland as foul conspirators attempt to extinguish the royal line. Beset on all sides with no one to trust, he travels forgotten roads to enlist the aid of the elusive wizard Mizar, who lives on a mysterious island known as The Myre.
MYRE follows Mizar and his friends as they fight back against the conspiracy with the tools of cunning, craft, and natural science in ways that seem supernatural to eyewitnesses -- until they see how it was really done! Seen through a quasi-historical lens, one could imagine a universe where many of our magical European myths (Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Pied Piper, Beowulf) are simply second-hand tales of Mizar's legendary exploits.
For fans of medieval adventure, those of an independent and self-reliant mindset, and scientists who also love The Lord of the Rings, THE SECULAR WIZARDRY SAGA is an epic adventure grounded in natural science and practical thinking, where the heroes confront the villains with knowledge, ingenuity, creativity, and skill -- but not with magic.
From Bruce D. Clayton, the celebrated author of numerous survival and martial-arts titles including LIFE AFTER DOOMSDAY, LIFE AFTER TERRORISM, and SHOTOKAN’S SECRET.
- GenresFantasy
695 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 1, 2014
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November 3, 2015
Truly entertaining
This book is full of action and magic with a few surprises thrown in as icing on the cake. Kept me turning pages long after I should have been asleep - and back reading early the next morning.
In the spirit of fairness, I have to say that the presentation is horrendous - the words are not properly spaced. Sometimes they are run together and at other times the there are double spaces within a word.
Even with the readability issues, I would recommend this book to anyone who looks for a little magic to get caught up in
This book is full of action and magic with a few surprises thrown in as icing on the cake. Kept me turning pages long after I should have been asleep - and back reading early the next morning.
In the spirit of fairness, I have to say that the presentation is horrendous - the words are not properly spaced. Sometimes they are run together and at other times the there are double spaces within a word.
Even with the readability issues, I would recommend this book to anyone who looks for a little magic to get caught up in
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