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The Stars and Green Magics #4
Court of Magickers
THE POWER TO DESTROY A KINGDOM
THE POWER TO HEAL A HEART
Ari’s new powers have awakened, threatening to tear apart a kingdom already on the edge. Sent back to Valon to face her father’s—and the people’s—judgement, Ari must decide how far she’ll go to reclaim her former life, if that’s even possible anymore.
In the heart of the turmoil, Iata, the reigning ruler, is losing control of his increasingly unstable magics. As his secrets threaten to spill out, his brother’s wife, Haneri, draws ever closer—and he’s not sure he wants her to stop.
At the border to Kidaa Space, Rhys grapples with the ominous and impossible patterns in the Kidaa attacks, and comes face to face with the Kidaa themselves in a harrowing meeting that could change the future of the kingdom.
And Dressa, who secretly married an enemy prince, must now face the consequences of that marriage.
Because Lesander was activated by her family.
And Lesander has a choice: obey her family, or betray her wife.
With enemies without and enemies within, can the Truthspoken save their kingdom, or is this kingdom doomed to fall?
Court of Magickers collects episodes 94-150 of The Stars and Green Magics, previously published in serial form on Kindle Vella.
Note: This book has main characters who use gender-neutral pronouns (they/them/their, fae/faer/faerself).
THE POWER TO HEAL A HEART
Ari’s new powers have awakened, threatening to tear apart a kingdom already on the edge. Sent back to Valon to face her father’s—and the people’s—judgement, Ari must decide how far she’ll go to reclaim her former life, if that’s even possible anymore.
In the heart of the turmoil, Iata, the reigning ruler, is losing control of his increasingly unstable magics. As his secrets threaten to spill out, his brother’s wife, Haneri, draws ever closer—and he’s not sure he wants her to stop.
At the border to Kidaa Space, Rhys grapples with the ominous and impossible patterns in the Kidaa attacks, and comes face to face with the Kidaa themselves in a harrowing meeting that could change the future of the kingdom.
And Dressa, who secretly married an enemy prince, must now face the consequences of that marriage.
Because Lesander was activated by her family.
And Lesander has a choice: obey her family, or betray her wife.
With enemies without and enemies within, can the Truthspoken save their kingdom, or is this kingdom doomed to fall?
Court of Magickers collects episodes 94-150 of The Stars and Green Magics, previously published in serial form on Kindle Vella.
Note: This book has main characters who use gender-neutral pronouns (they/them/their, fae/faer/faerself).
396 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2023
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Novae Caelum
42 books271 followersNovae Caelum (he/they/starself) loves royalty, cloak and dagger, and sparkly queer magic, and will unapologetically write things with all three.
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July 6, 2023
I received a free copy from the author and voluntarily reviewed it.
Court of Magickers is the third book in the Stars and Green Magics series and I loved it! It picks up right after where book 2 ended and got me right back into the events again. A lot of the set up and events of book 2 carry through here and I loved seeing everything play out. There's so much going on in this book and I mean that in the best possible way. There are twists and turns and interesting developments. There are character changes and decisions they make and I was excited to see it all play out.
This book had my attention from start to finish and I really enjoyed the book. The author writes all the political intrigue really well and there are all these undercurrents. It's really fascinating reading about all these characters as well as the state of the kingdom and the characters roles in it. All the characters are interesting to read about, so I rarely minded the point of view switches. For me it also helped that most of the characters are back in one place again, except for Rhys. As this made the story felt more focused on events in and around the palace. And then Rhys's chapters are an interesting visit to outer space and there are some interesting things going on there as well. The ending of this book was really tense and I wanted to know how it all played out. I can't wait for the next book and see how all these events play out further!
The multiple point of view works so well in this book. Every character is interesting in their own right and has their own personality, motivations and part to play in the plot. Things are coming to light with Lesander, which was interesting. And Imorie and their story was really well written, I felt bad for what they had to go through, but liked seeing how they moved forward and dealt with things. Maja and Iata their plot lines and how they're running the kingdom and the struggles of Iata keeping his magics hidden. Rhys and his research into the Kidaa. I enjoyed reading about all of them and seeing how they act and deal with things.
This book deals a lot more with green magicks and I liked reading more about it. There's also more about the alien Kidaa. I like how the world building expands a bit with every book and the world becomes even richer and feels so real.
To summarize: This was another awesome read in this series. There's a lot going on with political intrigue, character plot lines, the green magics and the alien Kidaa. I loved this book and it kept my attention from start to finish. I really like seeing things play out and reading about all the different characters. The multiple point of view works really well and I rarely mind a point of view switch as everyone's story is fascinating and I like reading about all the characters and learning more about them. The world expands with more information about green magicks and the alien Kidaa. The events at the end of the book were tense and had me eager to see how it all plays out and I can't wait for book 4!
Court of Magickers is the third book in the Stars and Green Magics series and I loved it! It picks up right after where book 2 ended and got me right back into the events again. A lot of the set up and events of book 2 carry through here and I loved seeing everything play out. There's so much going on in this book and I mean that in the best possible way. There are twists and turns and interesting developments. There are character changes and decisions they make and I was excited to see it all play out.
This book had my attention from start to finish and I really enjoyed the book. The author writes all the political intrigue really well and there are all these undercurrents. It's really fascinating reading about all these characters as well as the state of the kingdom and the characters roles in it. All the characters are interesting to read about, so I rarely minded the point of view switches. For me it also helped that most of the characters are back in one place again, except for Rhys. As this made the story felt more focused on events in and around the palace. And then Rhys's chapters are an interesting visit to outer space and there are some interesting things going on there as well. The ending of this book was really tense and I wanted to know how it all played out. I can't wait for the next book and see how all these events play out further!
The multiple point of view works so well in this book. Every character is interesting in their own right and has their own personality, motivations and part to play in the plot. Things are coming to light with Lesander, which was interesting. And Imorie and their story was really well written, I felt bad for what they had to go through, but liked seeing how they moved forward and dealt with things. Maja and Iata their plot lines and how they're running the kingdom and the struggles of Iata keeping his magics hidden. Rhys and his research into the Kidaa. I enjoyed reading about all of them and seeing how they act and deal with things.
This book deals a lot more with green magicks and I liked reading more about it. There's also more about the alien Kidaa. I like how the world building expands a bit with every book and the world becomes even richer and feels so real.
To summarize: This was another awesome read in this series. There's a lot going on with political intrigue, character plot lines, the green magics and the alien Kidaa. I loved this book and it kept my attention from start to finish. I really like seeing things play out and reading about all the different characters. The multiple point of view works really well and I rarely mind a point of view switch as everyone's story is fascinating and I like reading about all the characters and learning more about them. The world expands with more information about green magicks and the alien Kidaa. The events at the end of the book were tense and had me eager to see how it all plays out and I can't wait for book 4!
October 25, 2023
The power of Adeius compels it.
Court of Magickers is the book that I feel completes the assemblage of the world of The Stars and Green Magics. It sets the stage for all the wonder, drama, characters, and magic to come. I devoured it whole. In all fairness, I read through all the books back to back after purchasing the first in the series on September 9th.
I read it on the train,
I read it in the rain,
On my walks,
In my rooms,
On my lunchbreaks,
Cooking food,
I read them every chance I got,
And when I was done, I yelled out F***!
And I created my own Patreon account,
Because I could not wait to find out,
What happens next,
Who does what,
And what will now implode the plots
That twirl and pull,
And tug and push,
The characters I love so much.
Thank you. THANK YOU! Thank You so much for these books @Novae Caelum
Court of Magickers is the book that I feel completes the assemblage of the world of The Stars and Green Magics. It sets the stage for all the wonder, drama, characters, and magic to come. I devoured it whole. In all fairness, I read through all the books back to back after purchasing the first in the series on September 9th.
I read it on the train,
I read it in the rain,
On my walks,
In my rooms,
On my lunchbreaks,
Cooking food,
I read them every chance I got,
And when I was done, I yelled out F***!
And I created my own Patreon account,
Because I could not wait to find out,
What happens next,
Who does what,
And what will now implode the plots
That twirl and pull,
And tug and push,
The characters I love so much.
Thank you. THANK YOU! Thank You so much for these books @Novae Caelum
January 4, 2025
This series is still not the "sapphic enemies-to-lovers secret identity romantasy" book I was hoping it would be, but the ending of this book had me sitting at the edge of my seat. I hope the climax of this book has impact on the next one.
May 8, 2025
ahhhhh I'm on the edge of my seat with that ending. cannot wait to finish the next! I'm starting to see how all the pieces tie together and why there was so much world-building in the last book too.
May 12, 2025
Authors use of GenAI to promote, write, voice act, and produce special edition art cards is despicable. Queer stories deserve so much more than this.
November 14, 2025
Again the AI narration makes it hard to feel connected to the characters.
I'm now 3 books in (not including the back story book) and I don't feel like I've seen the 'enemies to lovers' plot that the series promises. This book gets us back to those characters and gives them conflict but still doesn't bring it home.
Pacing is also still off. I feel like originally this must have been a shorter form of writing; maybe originally shared as an ongoing blog with seasons to it. Now that it's in book and series form I'm seeing an arc of a full season crammed into one book but all the details and pacing don't match what would be needed for the longer book format?
I'm now 3 books in (not including the back story book) and I don't feel like I've seen the 'enemies to lovers' plot that the series promises. This book gets us back to those characters and gives them conflict but still doesn't bring it home.
Pacing is also still off. I feel like originally this must have been a shorter form of writing; maybe originally shared as an ongoing blog with seasons to it. Now that it's in book and series form I'm seeing an arc of a full season crammed into one book but all the details and pacing don't match what would be needed for the longer book format?
August 6, 2024
EDIT: I will not be returning to this series after all, as I have learned the author now uses AI as part of the writing process, although allegedly the majority of this specific series had little to no AI assistance. I have a number of complex feelings regarding the use of AI in creative endeavors and would be unable to either fully enjoy the story nor provide an unbiased impression of it here.
Original review below:
I have the same feelings about the structure of this book as I do the previous installments in the series; that having been said, the level of tension did ramp up more dramatically from start to finish in this volume than in books (seasons?) 1 and 2. Apparently there is also a book 5 and then book 6 seems to be forthcoming in serial format on a paid platform that I may or may not be allowed to mention as per Goodreads terms and conditions, so at some point I will likely return to this series.
As far as the series overall goes - I continue to enjoy the characters, who have depth and some level of complexity. No one is a caricature, and trying to figure motivations for characters who are not the POV characters is pretty fun. A pretty solid amount of the events that occur in-story are character-driven and follow organically from choices made by the characters; there's a sense of things happening because people make choices consistent with their characterization, which is generally how I feel a good story goes (and is not always the case with many, many stories). There are also multiple character development arcs ongoing, which I look forward to seeing progress.
As always, it's lovely to see a society that is incredibly inclusive with regard to gender identity and sexuality. Although I do have some thoughts percolating with regard to the shapeshifting abilities which royalty use (among other purposes) to better align their physical bodies with their shifting sense of gender identity and how this option is only available to a Very Few People, and only legally available to even fewer people. I have not yet drawn any conclusions on this particular aspect of the society depicted.
Bottom line to date: If you're in the mood for a light read, looking for a pretty fun space opera with a number of likable characters, and do not mind that it that does not adhere to a traditional narrative structure, you'll have a good time with this.
Original review below:
I have the same feelings about the structure of this book as I do the previous installments in the series; that having been said, the level of tension did ramp up more dramatically from start to finish in this volume than in books (seasons?) 1 and 2. Apparently there is also a book 5 and then book 6 seems to be forthcoming in serial format on a paid platform that I may or may not be allowed to mention as per Goodreads terms and conditions, so at some point I will likely return to this series.
As far as the series overall goes - I continue to enjoy the characters, who have depth and some level of complexity. No one is a caricature, and trying to figure motivations for characters who are not the POV characters is pretty fun. A pretty solid amount of the events that occur in-story are character-driven and follow organically from choices made by the characters; there's a sense of things happening because people make choices consistent with their characterization, which is generally how I feel a good story goes (and is not always the case with many, many stories). There are also multiple character development arcs ongoing, which I look forward to seeing progress.
As always, it's lovely to see a society that is incredibly inclusive with regard to gender identity and sexuality. Although I do have some thoughts percolating with regard to the shapeshifting abilities which royalty use (among other purposes) to better align their physical bodies with their shifting sense of gender identity and how this option is only available to a Very Few People, and only legally available to even fewer people. I have not yet drawn any conclusions on this particular aspect of the society depicted.
Bottom line to date: If you're in the mood for a light read, looking for a pretty fun space opera with a number of likable characters, and do not mind that it that does not adhere to a traditional narrative structure, you'll have a good time with this.
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