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Kings and Sorcerers #5
A Realm of Shadows
“An action packed fantasy sure to please fans of Morgan Rice’s previous novels, along with fans of works such as The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini…. Fans of Young Adult Fiction will devour this latest work by Rice and beg for more.”
--The Wanderer, A Literary Journal (regarding Rise of the Dragons)
The #1 Bestselling series, with over 400 five star reviews on Amazon!
A REALM OF SHADOWS is book #5 in Morgan Rice’s bestselling epic fantasy series KINGS AND SORCERERS (which begins with RISE OF THE DRAGONS, a free download)!
In A REALM OF SHADOWS, Kyra finds herself in the midst of a burning capital, attacked by a host of dragons, clinging for life. With her beloved homeland destroyed, The Flames down and the trolls pouring in, Kyra must urgently quest to Marda to retrieve the magic weapon before it is too late—even if it takes her into the very heart of darkness.
Duncan finds himself trapped, with the others, in the burning capital, and he uses all his wits to find his men, attempt escape, and rally his forces to regroup and attack Pandesia. Across the kingdom, Merk sails with King Tarnis’ daughter through the Bay of Death as they abandon the Tower of Kos and sail for the warrior isle of Knossos. Pursued by Vesuvius and his army of trolls, crossing the world’s most treacherous waters, they know they have little chance to reach the isle, and even less chance of escape.
Dierdre and Marco survive the tidal wave that destroyed Ur only to find their beloved city under water. With everyone they knew and loved lost and dead, they must pick up the pieces and journey to the one person they know who is left alive: Kyra. Alec, meanwhile sails back for Escalon with the people of The Lost Isles, holding the precious sword that might just change everything. But none expect to encounter a land destroyed, a land that is now teeming with dragons.
With its strong atmosphere and complex characters, A REALM OF SHADOWS is a sweeping saga of knights and warriors, of kings and lords, of honor and valor, of magic, destiny, monsters and dragons. It is a story of love and broken hearts, of deception, ambition and betrayal. It is fantasy at its finest, inviting us into a world that will live with us forever, one that will appeal to all ages and genders.
Book #6 in KINGS AND SORCERERS will be published soon.
“If you thought that there was no reason left for living after the end of the Sorcerer’s Ring series, you were wrong. Morgan Rice has come up with what promises to be another brilliant series, immersing us in a fantasy of trolls and dragons, of valor, honor, courage, magic and faith in your destiny. Morgan has managed again to produce a strong set of characters that make us cheer for them on every page.…Recommended for the permanent library of all readers that love a well-written fantasy.”
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Rise of the Dragons)
--The Wanderer, A Literary Journal (regarding Rise of the Dragons)
The #1 Bestselling series, with over 400 five star reviews on Amazon!
A REALM OF SHADOWS is book #5 in Morgan Rice’s bestselling epic fantasy series KINGS AND SORCERERS (which begins with RISE OF THE DRAGONS, a free download)!
In A REALM OF SHADOWS, Kyra finds herself in the midst of a burning capital, attacked by a host of dragons, clinging for life. With her beloved homeland destroyed, The Flames down and the trolls pouring in, Kyra must urgently quest to Marda to retrieve the magic weapon before it is too late—even if it takes her into the very heart of darkness.
Duncan finds himself trapped, with the others, in the burning capital, and he uses all his wits to find his men, attempt escape, and rally his forces to regroup and attack Pandesia. Across the kingdom, Merk sails with King Tarnis’ daughter through the Bay of Death as they abandon the Tower of Kos and sail for the warrior isle of Knossos. Pursued by Vesuvius and his army of trolls, crossing the world’s most treacherous waters, they know they have little chance to reach the isle, and even less chance of escape.
Dierdre and Marco survive the tidal wave that destroyed Ur only to find their beloved city under water. With everyone they knew and loved lost and dead, they must pick up the pieces and journey to the one person they know who is left alive: Kyra. Alec, meanwhile sails back for Escalon with the people of The Lost Isles, holding the precious sword that might just change everything. But none expect to encounter a land destroyed, a land that is now teeming with dragons.
With its strong atmosphere and complex characters, A REALM OF SHADOWS is a sweeping saga of knights and warriors, of kings and lords, of honor and valor, of magic, destiny, monsters and dragons. It is a story of love and broken hearts, of deception, ambition and betrayal. It is fantasy at its finest, inviting us into a world that will live with us forever, one that will appeal to all ages and genders.
Book #6 in KINGS AND SORCERERS will be published soon.
“If you thought that there was no reason left for living after the end of the Sorcerer’s Ring series, you were wrong. Morgan Rice has come up with what promises to be another brilliant series, immersing us in a fantasy of trolls and dragons, of valor, honor, courage, magic and faith in your destiny. Morgan has managed again to produce a strong set of characters that make us cheer for them on every page.…Recommended for the permanent library of all readers that love a well-written fantasy.”
--Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos (regarding Rise of the Dragons)
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611 books3,382 followersMorgan Rice is the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author of the epic fantasy series THE SORCERER’S RING, comprising seventeen books; of the #1 bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, comprising twelve books; of the #1 bestselling series THE SURVIVAL TRILOGY, a post-apocalyptic thriller comprising three books; of the epic fantasy series KINGS AND SORCERERS, comprising six books; of the epic fantasy series OF CROWNS AND GLORY, comprising 8 books; of the new epic fantasy series A THRONE FOR SISTERS, comprising eight books (and counting); and of the new science fiction series THE INVASION CHRONICLES. Morgan’s books are available in audio and print editions, and translations are available in over 25 languages.
TURNED (Book #1 in the Vampire Journals), ARENA ONE (Book #1 of the Survival Trilogy), A QUEST OF HEROES (Book #1 in the Sorcerer’s Ring) and RISE OF THE DRAGONS (Kings and Sorcerers—Book #1) are each available as free downloads!
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TURNED (Book #1 in the Vampire Journals), ARENA ONE (Book #1 of the Survival Trilogy), A QUEST OF HEROES (Book #1 in the Sorcerer’s Ring) and RISE OF THE DRAGONS (Kings and Sorcerers—Book #1) are each available as free downloads!
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June 4, 2022
4 Stars ✨
Regaining that momentum from book 2! Another great read/listen 🎧. Action packed and getting closer to the end of this war. I just hope Duncan is smarter than Ra thinks he is in the last book!! Looking forward to seeing how this wraps up.
Regaining that momentum from book 2! Another great read/listen 🎧. Action packed and getting closer to the end of this war. I just hope Duncan is smarter than Ra thinks he is in the last book!! Looking forward to seeing how this wraps up.
August 11, 2016
No Morgan Rice. No. No. No! Woman you can weave a wonderful story but you get too bogged down trying to make everything over the top. Reminds of kids playing a make believe game where one says I've got 10 thousand swords, then the next one says oh yeah, well I've got 10 million swords! Then there are the missing words and too many words in sentences. And lest I forget, restating the same thing over and over to make a point. And mixing up characters during conversations. But now you've made a real whopper of a mistake. In Chapter 22 of the preceding book, A Force of Valor, you have Kyle captured by Vesuvious in some kind of magical net and carried away as his prize. Then you turn around in A Realm of Shadows and have Kyle fighting the exact same battle for hours on end in Chapter 6, facing imminent death and being saved when he hides under a shield as dragons come and incinerate everyone miraculously sparing his life! You need to get an editor since you obviously can't remember what you've previously written. Jumping around the timeline of your own story is confusing enough. But completely canging your mind about a character's outcome after it's already been written and presumably published is just wrong. NO!
February 5, 2017
This series is terrible. Seriously. I know, you're thinking "well then why are you reading it??" Here's why: I'm on vacation, I have a limited number of things on my Kindle, and that coupled with my general OCD is enough to make me power through. But it's okay, because at this point I'm laughing. It's like a horrible B-movie, and I love those - watch and laugh.
As I've mentioned on earlier books in the series, this author desperately needs an editor. Both because there are horrible grammatical errors, but also because this book has so much repetition, I'm just stunned. During fight scenes, you can read some variation of the word "shriek" 6 times in 4 sentences. Something like this:
Kyra shrieked as she felt pain in her back. Shrieking, she spun around and stabbed her attacker with a shriek. He shrieked and fell to the ground, dead."
I'm totally not exaggerating, either.
Half the chapters in this series ends with some character or other facing imminent death. With some (I'm looking at you, Dierdre), each time they express how it is the worst death they can imagine. This is particularly laughable, because when we first met Dierdre, for example, she was rescued from a dungeon, where she was repeatedly raped and tortured. Later, she nearly falls to her death, where she thinks it is the most horrible death she can imagine.
... Really??
A couple chapters later, she is on the verge of drowning, and she laments that she cannot imagine a worse death. And then a couple chapters later, she's on the verge killed by a charge from the enemy army... and again, she expresses her fear over it being the worst death she can imagine.
At this point, I was just laughing so hard I was crying.
This series has untrained children flailing around with weapons, and felling enemies by the dozens... when we've seen those same enemies destroying fully trained adult warriors. It has TSTL characters making the same mistakes over and over and over. The main character makes the exact same poor decision 3 times, and is on the verge of death 3 times - fortunately, the plot armor is strong in this series, because despite every other chapter ending with imminent death, no one dies - and then later congratulates herself on always following her instincts.
A random boy/ancient mysterious warrior (Kyle) constantly drops everything and runs - across the continent - to her rescue. I don't know why he ever leaves her side. And then, adding insult to injury, in the end of the last book, the author had Kyle rescue Kyra, planting himself between two charging armies to rescue her idiot ass (and I don't know why they just, like, paused and let him do that)... and that situation ends (in book 4) with Kyle being captured by one of the enemies after he kills thousands of soldiers (not an exaggeration... thousands. Everyone in this book kills hundreds of soldiers on a bad day... thousands when they are having a great one.). The last we see him in book 4, he's netted and carried off by the lead troll, Vesuvius.
In this book, that fight is rewritten. I guess the author decided she didn't want him to be captured, so we saw the same fight, starting up with him sending the idiot rescued heroine off on her horse. He fights, kills thousands... and then the dragons come. He hides under his mountain of bodies, to not be killed by the dragons, and the trolls are forced to retreat. And Kyle just goes on his merry way, free, as if none of the end of book 4 ever happened.
What the fuck?
And that's not the first time this has happened in this series. The last time, the Troll leader (Vesuvius) died attacking Kyra and Duncan's fort. We saw the woefully undermanned soldiers left to hold Velios charge to meet the Troll army, and Duncan's right hand guy die tragically, taking Vesuvius with him.
Next book, Vesuvuis was leading the army in an attack elsewhere.
I honestly just assumed that it was a copyedit error, because this series is filled with them. But after the author pulled this crap with Kyle, I can only assume that she changed her mind about killing him off, and decided to just pretend it never happened. Apparently that's a-okay in her book.
And honestly, it's a shame. The core of this story could be a good one, but it is so overwhelmed with repetition, poor editing, and TSTL characters that the good idea at the center is just wasted. This series is a shitshow.
Oh well, I guess we'll see how it ends. *laugh*
As I've mentioned on earlier books in the series, this author desperately needs an editor. Both because there are horrible grammatical errors, but also because this book has so much repetition, I'm just stunned. During fight scenes, you can read some variation of the word "shriek" 6 times in 4 sentences. Something like this:
Kyra shrieked as she felt pain in her back. Shrieking, she spun around and stabbed her attacker with a shriek. He shrieked and fell to the ground, dead."
I'm totally not exaggerating, either.
Half the chapters in this series ends with some character or other facing imminent death. With some (I'm looking at you, Dierdre), each time they express how it is the worst death they can imagine. This is particularly laughable, because when we first met Dierdre, for example, she was rescued from a dungeon, where she was repeatedly raped and tortured. Later, she nearly falls to her death, where she thinks it is the most horrible death she can imagine.
... Really??
A couple chapters later, she is on the verge of drowning, and she laments that she cannot imagine a worse death. And then a couple chapters later, she's on the verge killed by a charge from the enemy army... and again, she expresses her fear over it being the worst death she can imagine.
At this point, I was just laughing so hard I was crying.
This series has untrained children flailing around with weapons, and felling enemies by the dozens... when we've seen those same enemies destroying fully trained adult warriors. It has TSTL characters making the same mistakes over and over and over. The main character makes the exact same poor decision 3 times, and is on the verge of death 3 times - fortunately, the plot armor is strong in this series, because despite every other chapter ending with imminent death, no one dies - and then later congratulates herself on always following her instincts.
A random boy/ancient mysterious warrior (Kyle) constantly drops everything and runs - across the continent - to her rescue. I don't know why he ever leaves her side. And then, adding insult to injury, in the end of the last book, the author had Kyle rescue Kyra, planting himself between two charging armies to rescue her idiot ass (and I don't know why they just, like, paused and let him do that)... and that situation ends (in book 4) with Kyle being captured by one of the enemies after he kills thousands of soldiers (not an exaggeration... thousands. Everyone in this book kills hundreds of soldiers on a bad day... thousands when they are having a great one.). The last we see him in book 4, he's netted and carried off by the lead troll, Vesuvius.
In this book, that fight is rewritten. I guess the author decided she didn't want him to be captured, so we saw the same fight, starting up with him sending the idiot rescued heroine off on her horse. He fights, kills thousands... and then the dragons come. He hides under his mountain of bodies, to not be killed by the dragons, and the trolls are forced to retreat. And Kyle just goes on his merry way, free, as if none of the end of book 4 ever happened.
What the fuck?
And that's not the first time this has happened in this series. The last time, the Troll leader (Vesuvius) died attacking Kyra and Duncan's fort. We saw the woefully undermanned soldiers left to hold Velios charge to meet the Troll army, and Duncan's right hand guy die tragically, taking Vesuvius with him.
Next book, Vesuvuis was leading the army in an attack elsewhere.
I honestly just assumed that it was a copyedit error, because this series is filled with them. But after the author pulled this crap with Kyle, I can only assume that she changed her mind about killing him off, and decided to just pretend it never happened. Apparently that's a-okay in her book.
And honestly, it's a shame. The core of this story could be a good one, but it is so overwhelmed with repetition, poor editing, and TSTL characters that the good idea at the center is just wasted. This series is a shitshow.
Oh well, I guess we'll see how it ends. *laugh*
November 14, 2019
Buku kelima dari siri novel Kings and Sorcerers, bergenre high fantasy (sword and sorcery). Buku ini menyambung cerita yg ditamatkan di buku keempat. Aksi2 dan drama dalam buku ini semakin padat dan menghiburkan.
Perang tiga penjuru di antara Escalon, Pandesia, dan Marda (troll) menjadi semakin teruk. Kedatangan sekumpulan naga memburukkan lagi keadaan, mereka membakar apa sahaja yg ada di laluan mereka.
Kyra mengambil keputusan untuk meneruskan latihannya di sebuah kota purba. Di sana, dia bertemu dengan ibunya dan dia akhirnya mengetahui tentang asal usul dirinya. Dia diarahkan untuk menuju ke Marda untuk mencari Staff of Truth, senjata yg mungkin dapat menyelamatkan Escalon. Dengan bantuan Theon, dia terbang ke arah Marda.
Lord Duncan juga berjaya diselamatkan dari tahanan. Kini, dia harus mengetuai saki baki tenteranya untuk menentang bala tentera Pandesian Empire di bawah pimpinan Maharaja Ra. Kyle yg terselamat daripada serangan pelbagai musuh pula bertekad untuk menyelamatkan Kyra dari misi sukarnya itu.
Alec pula telah berjaya menempa sebilah pedang magis yg mampu membunuh naga. Kini, dia berlayar kembali ke Escalon bersama penduduk2 Lost Isles. Dierdre dan Marco pula terselamat dari ombak besar yg menenggelamkan Bandar Ur. Kini, mereka menuju ke Menara Ur untuk mencari perlindungan tanpa mengetahui bahaya yg menanti mereka di sana.
Di timur, Merk dan Puteri Lorna terpaksa meninggalkan Menara Kos, dan berlayar ke Kepulauan Knossos untuk mencari perlindungan. Mereka dikejar oleh ribuan troll yang diketuai oleh Vesuvius.
Perang tiga penjuru di antara Escalon, Pandesia, dan Marda (troll) menjadi semakin teruk. Kedatangan sekumpulan naga memburukkan lagi keadaan, mereka membakar apa sahaja yg ada di laluan mereka.
Kyra mengambil keputusan untuk meneruskan latihannya di sebuah kota purba. Di sana, dia bertemu dengan ibunya dan dia akhirnya mengetahui tentang asal usul dirinya. Dia diarahkan untuk menuju ke Marda untuk mencari Staff of Truth, senjata yg mungkin dapat menyelamatkan Escalon. Dengan bantuan Theon, dia terbang ke arah Marda.
Lord Duncan juga berjaya diselamatkan dari tahanan. Kini, dia harus mengetuai saki baki tenteranya untuk menentang bala tentera Pandesian Empire di bawah pimpinan Maharaja Ra. Kyle yg terselamat daripada serangan pelbagai musuh pula bertekad untuk menyelamatkan Kyra dari misi sukarnya itu.
Alec pula telah berjaya menempa sebilah pedang magis yg mampu membunuh naga. Kini, dia berlayar kembali ke Escalon bersama penduduk2 Lost Isles. Dierdre dan Marco pula terselamat dari ombak besar yg menenggelamkan Bandar Ur. Kini, mereka menuju ke Menara Ur untuk mencari perlindungan tanpa mengetahui bahaya yg menanti mereka di sana.
Di timur, Merk dan Puteri Lorna terpaksa meninggalkan Menara Kos, dan berlayar ke Kepulauan Knossos untuk mencari perlindungan. Mereka dikejar oleh ribuan troll yang diketuai oleh Vesuvius.
January 23, 2019
otra vez kyra cometiendo sus desobediencias... dejándose guiar por el sentimiento de salvar a su familia, y cayendo en más trampas. ay ¿cuándo aprenderás? ahora, cómo te la ves siendo atrapada por un ejército de dragones más poderoso que theon y tú? la ventaja de eso es que su padre se reencuentra con ella y la salva. y ahora sí, dirige su camino hacia ese lugar oscuro del que no se espera que salga jamás. en este libro notamos una evolución en su carácter, ya comprende que no debe de desviarse más y debe desligarse de todo si quieren tener una esperanza, por lo cual debe centrarse en su objetivo.
por otro lado, Merk se encuentra con Lorna, la hija del rey tarnis, de quien le habló a Duncan en el libro 3. esta chica me cayó bien.
alec termina de forjar un arma que le permitirá luchar contra los dragones. un poco incrédulo pero después descubre su efectividad.
Ay dios, qué tensión me deja esto cuando observamos queRa viene queriendo hacer de las suyas, y que planea una trastada contra Duncan y su ejército.
sí. ningún elemento cambia. se mantiene la misma intriga que hace que no puedas parar de leerla, pero habiendo su buena cantidad de detalles, de deus-ex-machina infinitos, pero ¿te engancha, y si eso pasa qué tiene de malo?
además me gusta que reparten desde el primer libro los puntos de vista de cada personaje, porque así nos generaliza y mantiene en mayor tensión, en eso sí se le da bien a Morgan al escribir sus novelas
por otro lado, Merk se encuentra con Lorna, la hija del rey tarnis, de quien le habló a Duncan en el libro 3. esta chica me cayó bien.
alec termina de forjar un arma que le permitirá luchar contra los dragones. un poco incrédulo pero después descubre su efectividad.
Ay dios, qué tensión me deja esto cuando observamos queRa viene queriendo hacer de las suyas, y que planea una trastada contra Duncan y su ejército.
sí. ningún elemento cambia. se mantiene la misma intriga que hace que no puedas parar de leerla, pero habiendo su buena cantidad de detalles, de deus-ex-machina infinitos, pero ¿te engancha, y si eso pasa qué tiene de malo?
además me gusta que reparten desde el primer libro los puntos de vista de cada personaje, porque así nos generaliza y mantiene en mayor tensión, en eso sí se le da bien a Morgan al escribir sus novelas
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November 5, 2021
Retiro mis palabras de que el libro 4 era el peor de la saga. Es este, sin duda alguna.
Esta historia debió terminar en el libro 3. Desde el 1 se ha venido formando una revolución que solo da vueltas sobre sí misma como un trompo. Nada avanza, nada echa para atrás. Los personajes siguen salvándose de la muerte de maneras estúpidas y sacadas del culo y los malos siguen en el poder y sin perder ni una batalla.
Algo que me estresa (entre otros) es que la autora no tiene una claridad de proporción de medidas. Las luchas se dan llenas de acción hasta que de repente sale con que "se enfrentó a CIENTOS de pandesyanos al TIEMPO". Cientos, ¿la autora sabe cuántas personas son cien? Inverosímil.
O "y cuando lo golpeó, el troll voló cientos de metros en el aire". ¿Sabes CUANTO SON 100 METROS y lo ridículo que es que un golpe haga volar así a lo que sea?
O "vio en la lejanía a millones y millones y MILLONES de trolls, toda una nación". MILLONES. ¿La autora sabe cómo dimensionar esa cantidad de seres? Y si fue adrede y realmente había un millón de enemigos, dime cómo putas dos humanos simplones se salvan y matan a esos millones. GANAN TODAS LAS BATALLAS pero los enemigos son demasiados, según eso.
Es el libro cinco y no me han explicado cómo llegó Rá al poder. Sometió a TODO el mundo, (millones y millones y millones) pero aparte de su poder (que es casi inmortal), no me explican de dónde carajo salió, qué piensa, por qué es tirano. ¿?
Hablando de todo el mundo, ¿por qué hay tantos hombres? ¿De dónde salen, estadísticamente? Porque los guerreros llegan de a MILES, y miles y miles, y millones mueren y siguen saliendo LEGIONES de hombres que sirven a Rá, aún cuando me hablan solo de una capital, el resto son puros pueblos. ¿Y las mujeres? Sale una mujer cada millón de hombres.
Y la revolución... hay un ejército (al que pertenece la protagonista) que se reveló. ¿Y el resto del mundo? ¿Por qué TODOS se someten como si nada y nadie lucha por la libertad?
¿POR QUÉ SIGUE SALVANDO A TODOS LOS PERSONAJES DE LA MUERTE, CON ESTRATEGIAS SACADAS DE LA NADA?
Ya no me sorprendería que dijera "y cayó un meteorito, pero como por milagro del cielo, Kyra lo esquivó con una patada voladora y luego se preguntó cómo había sobrevivido".
YO TAMBIÉN ME LO PREGUNTO.
Y todo esto sin mencionar que hay incoherencias con un personaje. En el libro pasado quedó en un punto y en este libro se pasó eso por el culo y apareció en otro lado sin lógica alguna.
Estoy harta. Los protagonistas matan y matan y matan, pero ellos, simples humanos, todos intocables o se salvan por milagro y porque sí.
Me quedaba solo un libro, pero renuncio. Me fumé cinco libros, pero este fue el colmo y ahí dejo la saga. Que absurdez todo. La autora, en su afán de hacer MUCHO, ha metido giros de trama demasiado inverosímiles. Ha metido todas las criaturas existentes, todos los giros imaginables, pero ya todo dejó de ser creíble, dejó de ser emocionante. Ya las escenas de lucha o guerra me valen cacho porque sé que pase lo que pase, NADIE morirá. Así que chiste.
Renuncio a la saga y no recomiendo para nada este libro ni el anterior. Basura total.
Esta historia debió terminar en el libro 3. Desde el 1 se ha venido formando una revolución que solo da vueltas sobre sí misma como un trompo. Nada avanza, nada echa para atrás. Los personajes siguen salvándose de la muerte de maneras estúpidas y sacadas del culo y los malos siguen en el poder y sin perder ni una batalla.
Algo que me estresa (entre otros) es que la autora no tiene una claridad de proporción de medidas. Las luchas se dan llenas de acción hasta que de repente sale con que "se enfrentó a CIENTOS de pandesyanos al TIEMPO". Cientos, ¿la autora sabe cuántas personas son cien? Inverosímil.
O "y cuando lo golpeó, el troll voló cientos de metros en el aire". ¿Sabes CUANTO SON 100 METROS y lo ridículo que es que un golpe haga volar así a lo que sea?
O "vio en la lejanía a millones y millones y MILLONES de trolls, toda una nación". MILLONES. ¿La autora sabe cómo dimensionar esa cantidad de seres? Y si fue adrede y realmente había un millón de enemigos, dime cómo putas dos humanos simplones se salvan y matan a esos millones. GANAN TODAS LAS BATALLAS pero los enemigos son demasiados, según eso.
Es el libro cinco y no me han explicado cómo llegó Rá al poder. Sometió a TODO el mundo, (millones y millones y millones) pero aparte de su poder (que es casi inmortal), no me explican de dónde carajo salió, qué piensa, por qué es tirano. ¿?
Hablando de todo el mundo, ¿por qué hay tantos hombres? ¿De dónde salen, estadísticamente? Porque los guerreros llegan de a MILES, y miles y miles, y millones mueren y siguen saliendo LEGIONES de hombres que sirven a Rá, aún cuando me hablan solo de una capital, el resto son puros pueblos. ¿Y las mujeres? Sale una mujer cada millón de hombres.
Y la revolución... hay un ejército (al que pertenece la protagonista) que se reveló. ¿Y el resto del mundo? ¿Por qué TODOS se someten como si nada y nadie lucha por la libertad?
¿POR QUÉ SIGUE SALVANDO A TODOS LOS PERSONAJES DE LA MUERTE, CON ESTRATEGIAS SACADAS DE LA NADA?
Ya no me sorprendería que dijera "y cayó un meteorito, pero como por milagro del cielo, Kyra lo esquivó con una patada voladora y luego se preguntó cómo había sobrevivido".
YO TAMBIÉN ME LO PREGUNTO.
Y todo esto sin mencionar que hay incoherencias con un personaje. En el libro pasado quedó en un punto y en este libro se pasó eso por el culo y apareció en otro lado sin lógica alguna.
Estoy harta. Los protagonistas matan y matan y matan, pero ellos, simples humanos, todos intocables o se salvan por milagro y porque sí.
Me quedaba solo un libro, pero renuncio. Me fumé cinco libros, pero este fue el colmo y ahí dejo la saga. Que absurdez todo. La autora, en su afán de hacer MUCHO, ha metido giros de trama demasiado inverosímiles. Ha metido todas las criaturas existentes, todos los giros imaginables, pero ya todo dejó de ser creíble, dejó de ser emocionante. Ya las escenas de lucha o guerra me valen cacho porque sé que pase lo que pase, NADIE morirá. Así que chiste.
Renuncio a la saga y no recomiendo para nada este libro ni el anterior. Basura total.
August 6, 2018
There are so many battles battle in this story that I feel exhausted even if the characters don't, but then fantasy gives us these fantastical scenarios - entertaining, too.
I was given this book and am so grateful because it was enjoyable and it's great to know what is happening. It's fast-paced and brimming with imaginative creatures alongside sword and sorcery.
The multiple character plot is coming together and mysteries are revealed...who will survive, we can only guess. There was a huge mistake regarding Kyle as he was left in a different predicament in the last book to this one, however, a good editing would solve this and other errors, too. He is such a fascinating character.
Nevertheless, my enjoyment level upon reading this series is high and I would definitely recommend it.
I was given this book and am so grateful because it was enjoyable and it's great to know what is happening. It's fast-paced and brimming with imaginative creatures alongside sword and sorcery.
The multiple character plot is coming together and mysteries are revealed...who will survive, we can only guess. There was a huge mistake regarding Kyle as he was left in a different predicament in the last book to this one, however, a good editing would solve this and other errors, too. He is such a fascinating character.
Nevertheless, my enjoyment level upon reading this series is high and I would definitely recommend it.
January 10, 2016
Was good but....
The first set of books started well, now I am left with the impression the story line is been dragged out, there is one more book to read, it would I believe have been better to have turned it into 3 book series rather than 6.
The first set of books started well, now I am left with the impression the story line is been dragged out, there is one more book to read, it would I believe have been better to have turned it into 3 book series rather than 6.
December 4, 2016
Save your money.
It's like watching a film that you know went straight DVD knowing it's rubbish but some deep part of you is hoping for a hidden gem. Unfortunately this isn't, you end up looking in the mirror shaking your head thinking "why".
It's like watching a film that you know went straight DVD knowing it's rubbish but some deep part of you is hoping for a hidden gem. Unfortunately this isn't, you end up looking in the mirror shaking your head thinking "why".
May 30, 2023
In my honest opinion, this series started off fantastically. By the third or fourth book in the series it just seems to go completely down hill and lose elements of a great story. The character development is practically non-exsistsant, the beats of the story are off, and some of the plot is just unnaturally forced. Not to mention according to my reading, Vesivious (Sorry if i misspelled his name), the troll king, has died by the hands of several different characters at least six times, but suddenly hes alive in the next book or chapter. The plot seems like the author just gave up halfway through the series and was just trying to meet deadlines or rush the work out. In this book it isn't until the roughly the middle of the book that it starts getting back the beats and the momentum that is present within the entire first book. But do not get me started on all of the grammer, spelling mistakes, and flat out using the wrong character's names in sentences where they don't belong.
I have a huge bone to pick with Kyra's character developement. At the beginning of this series she is stubborn, strong willed, a fighter, and doesn't let gender roles dictate what she can or cannot achieve. Its a story of a girl who fights for what is right and for the love of her family. But, wow, did she completely fall off the character rails. (I want to make a quick note here, I am perfectly fine with having characters fail to make the right decision even more than once, but they *must* have character development that reflects those decisions.) Kyra makes the same mistake nearly four times in the same book and never grows from that point. It was so aggrivating to read, as i had hoped she would have some type of development, but its like the author wanted to make sure the character had invincible plot armor. Every single time she made the same decision to try and save her father, she would get mortally wounded and nearly die, but then suddenly she just - poof - fine. There was no hesitation, no thinking things through, no using the vast intelligence she started the series off with, just the same choice and the same consequences. And in the end she still got to save her father and for what? Just so he could die somewhere else? No she doesn't care about that, at all. Just wanted to save him the one time. Don't even get me started on the forced subplot of Kyra and Kyle. It's like she looses all the great character triats from the beginning of the series all because her "soulmate" shows up. Then Kyle is just used to keep Kyra alive and try to fix some plot holes in the rest of the story.
I don't think I'll be buying the last book in this series, nor will I be reading it and leaving a review. my journey with this series ends with this last book. Overall, I'm pretty dissapointed with the series and believe that the author could do so much better. (Also please have either a proofreader or a beta reader to help with editing.) I gave this book 3 stars, due to the fact that it had started to gain a little momentum from the first book and find a good rythm for the story beats, but it was too late in the book for it to be any higher.
I have a huge bone to pick with Kyra's character developement. At the beginning of this series she is stubborn, strong willed, a fighter, and doesn't let gender roles dictate what she can or cannot achieve. Its a story of a girl who fights for what is right and for the love of her family. But, wow, did she completely fall off the character rails. (I want to make a quick note here, I am perfectly fine with having characters fail to make the right decision even more than once, but they *must* have character development that reflects those decisions.) Kyra makes the same mistake nearly four times in the same book and never grows from that point. It was so aggrivating to read, as i had hoped she would have some type of development, but its like the author wanted to make sure the character had invincible plot armor. Every single time she made the same decision to try and save her father, she would get mortally wounded and nearly die, but then suddenly she just - poof - fine. There was no hesitation, no thinking things through, no using the vast intelligence she started the series off with, just the same choice and the same consequences. And in the end she still got to save her father and for what? Just so he could die somewhere else? No she doesn't care about that, at all. Just wanted to save him the one time. Don't even get me started on the forced subplot of Kyra and Kyle. It's like she looses all the great character triats from the beginning of the series all because her "soulmate" shows up. Then Kyle is just used to keep Kyra alive and try to fix some plot holes in the rest of the story.
I don't think I'll be buying the last book in this series, nor will I be reading it and leaving a review. my journey with this series ends with this last book. Overall, I'm pretty dissapointed with the series and believe that the author could do so much better. (Also please have either a proofreader or a beta reader to help with editing.) I gave this book 3 stars, due to the fact that it had started to gain a little momentum from the first book and find a good rythm for the story beats, but it was too late in the book for it to be any higher.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 5, 2025
Vote: 2,75
Class: L-A3 (FP)
(penultimo)
Questa serie non mi sta per niente entusiasmando e non migliora, nonostante qualche drago sia finalmente apparso, ma si tratta di draghi veramente poco entusiasmanti.
Un po' tutto, dal world building, alla storia e ai personaggi sa molto di già letto da altre parti e per giunta scritto male, sia dal punto di vista stilistico che dal punto di vista dei personaggi e della storia, che non mi ha mai tenuto con il fiato sospeso o particolarmente interessato.
Un capitolo a parte meriterebbe la grammatica stessa del libro, che a quanto ho capito è abbastanza fallace anche in lingua originale.
Dei numerosi personaggi dai nomi un po' a caso di cui seguiamo la storia nessuno mi ha particolarmente preso e quasi quasi mi ritrovo a fare il tifo per i troll, in alternativa anche i pandesiani sarebbero meglio degli improbabili nostri eroi...
Ma perchè non lo ho abbandonato? Probabilmente perchè ho l'audiolibro oramai a disposizione sullo smartphone ed è un periodo in cui sto facendo diversi viaggi...
Onestamente non mi sento di raccomandarlo.
Class: L-A3 (FP)
(penultimo)
Questa serie non mi sta per niente entusiasmando e non migliora, nonostante qualche drago sia finalmente apparso, ma si tratta di draghi veramente poco entusiasmanti.
Un po' tutto, dal world building, alla storia e ai personaggi sa molto di già letto da altre parti e per giunta scritto male, sia dal punto di vista stilistico che dal punto di vista dei personaggi e della storia, che non mi ha mai tenuto con il fiato sospeso o particolarmente interessato.
Un capitolo a parte meriterebbe la grammatica stessa del libro, che a quanto ho capito è abbastanza fallace anche in lingua originale.
Dei numerosi personaggi dai nomi un po' a caso di cui seguiamo la storia nessuno mi ha particolarmente preso e quasi quasi mi ritrovo a fare il tifo per i troll, in alternativa anche i pandesiani sarebbero meglio degli improbabili nostri eroi...
Ma perchè non lo ho abbandonato? Probabilmente perchè ho l'audiolibro oramai a disposizione sullo smartphone ed è un periodo in cui sto facendo diversi viaggi...
Onestamente non mi sento di raccomandarlo.
July 10, 2017
There is a reason I've only given this four stars and I'll get to it shortly.
This fifth volume in this series is just as good - story wise - as the others and takes the protagonists into more exciting adventures and dangers. I am eager to read Book 6 and will do so A.S.A.P. I have rapidly become a fan of Morgan Rice & her writing and given, the amount of books available, I could fill my reading time up with nothing else! Anyway.....
Back to that rating. I read this eBook on my Kobo and I have to ask: who the hell proof reads these manuscripts? One or two typos slipping through I could understand but there are myriad mistakes in this edition - from grammatical errors to flat out getting character names completely wrong. The message is simple: get it right! We're expected to pay for the books so show your patrons the respect they deserve!!!!!
This fifth volume in this series is just as good - story wise - as the others and takes the protagonists into more exciting adventures and dangers. I am eager to read Book 6 and will do so A.S.A.P. I have rapidly become a fan of Morgan Rice & her writing and given, the amount of books available, I could fill my reading time up with nothing else! Anyway.....
Back to that rating. I read this eBook on my Kobo and I have to ask: who the hell proof reads these manuscripts? One or two typos slipping through I could understand but there are myriad mistakes in this edition - from grammatical errors to flat out getting character names completely wrong. The message is simple: get it right! We're expected to pay for the books so show your patrons the respect they deserve!!!!!
August 26, 2020
Halfway through and the details are really starting to get to me.
How did Kyle get out of the magic Net?
Why were their dozens of large boats at abandoned at the tower AFTER it had been evacuated in a super inhospitable place no one but the watchers go? Enough to be called a "fleet" and hold a "nation" of trolls.
Why would anyone store a fleet of boats at what is perhaps the most inhospitable place? If the weather was as described the boats would have been demolished just being "tied" off.
How did the trolls learn to sail large ships (had to be large ships to hold a "nation worth in dozens of boats)? And how did the trolls learn to sail them in waters that even experience sailers would not be able to?
These are just some of the details that are bothersome. As the series goes on the details get worse or totally overlooked.
I'm not sure I'll continue.
How did Kyle get out of the magic Net?
Why were their dozens of large boats at abandoned at the tower AFTER it had been evacuated in a super inhospitable place no one but the watchers go? Enough to be called a "fleet" and hold a "nation" of trolls.
Why would anyone store a fleet of boats at what is perhaps the most inhospitable place? If the weather was as described the boats would have been demolished just being "tied" off.
How did the trolls learn to sail large ships (had to be large ships to hold a "nation worth in dozens of boats)? And how did the trolls learn to sail them in waters that even experience sailers would not be able to?
These are just some of the details that are bothersome. As the series goes on the details get worse or totally overlooked.
I'm not sure I'll continue.
December 29, 2020
This should have been volume 2!
Well, what do you know! Progress. If you are in this series to follow the plot and characters introduced in the first volume, then make your way straight to volume 5. Fot three volumes we watch characters wander around and "die" at the end of each chapter only to be swept out of harm's way by deus ex machina usually in the form of vicious pets, or Kyle or other characters we left on their own cliffhanger in the previous chapter. This book summarises all that in paragraph and proceeds to repeat the same formula, but luckily this time, the plot actually progresses.
Well, what do you know! Progress. If you are in this series to follow the plot and characters introduced in the first volume, then make your way straight to volume 5. Fot three volumes we watch characters wander around and "die" at the end of each chapter only to be swept out of harm's way by deus ex machina usually in the form of vicious pets, or Kyle or other characters we left on their own cliffhanger in the previous chapter. This book summarises all that in paragraph and proceeds to repeat the same formula, but luckily this time, the plot actually progresses.
June 6, 2018
Invaders abound!
True to her storyline , Morgan Rice has one battle after another happening in the war to rule Escalon. Who will win remains to be seen. Determined armies of Pandesians, Trolls and Escalonites fight for victory over one another in a seemingly endless battle of wits. However, treachery serves as a major obstacle to those trying to gain their freedom from the tyrannical leader of the Pandesian army.
I enjoy the story but hate the editing snafus that abound throughout.
True to her storyline , Morgan Rice has one battle after another happening in the war to rule Escalon. Who will win remains to be seen. Determined armies of Pandesians, Trolls and Escalonites fight for victory over one another in a seemingly endless battle of wits. However, treachery serves as a major obstacle to those trying to gain their freedom from the tyrannical leader of the Pandesian army.
I enjoy the story but hate the editing snafus that abound throughout.
August 3, 2020
A media lectura de la entrega anterior, noté con preocupación que la trama parecía más enredada y me estaba acercando al final del libro temiendo un Deux ex machina masivo y monumental, pero es que yo pensaba que estaba leyendo el último de la serie, sin embargo para salir de dudas revisé y vi con cierto desagrado que me faltaba una sexta entrega, también de 200 páginas.
La tónica de poner al "Hiro protagonist" rodeado, vencido, herido y al borde de la muerte para salvarlo milagrosamente cuando la cámara regresa a él se vuelve cansina y lejos de aportarle emoción se vuelve tedioso.
Lo otro que no me gusta mucho es que a pesar de que se van adquiriendo poderes a nivel Dios, estos tienen pocas baterías y solo sirven para asustar a los malos un momento y después verlos partirse de risa poniendo nuevamente al héroe en cuestión nuevamente a punto de morir.
La tónica de poner al "Hiro protagonist" rodeado, vencido, herido y al borde de la muerte para salvarlo milagrosamente cuando la cámara regresa a él se vuelve cansina y lejos de aportarle emoción se vuelve tedioso.
Lo otro que no me gusta mucho es que a pesar de que se van adquiriendo poderes a nivel Dios, estos tienen pocas baterías y solo sirven para asustar a los malos un momento y después verlos partirse de risa poniendo nuevamente al héroe en cuestión nuevamente a punto de morir.
October 18, 2020
This book has so many twists and turns. Over the period from 1st book to this, the journey has been fantastic. So many angles, so many characters and so many twists. Writer has done a tremendous job of putting everything together. All the characters built are in a good shape and hats off to the writer for that.
Hope to end the story soon as it has been a big stretched story. In book 5, at some places story gets too lengthy and boring. However at the end of book its on track again... Nice book. Looking forward for the last one.
Hope to end the story soon as it has been a big stretched story. In book 5, at some places story gets too lengthy and boring. However at the end of book its on track again... Nice book. Looking forward for the last one.
March 24, 2024
Die Geschichte an sich ist sehr interessant, aber leider zieht es sich weiter durchs Buch: Rechtschreibfehler, falsche Übersetzungen und die Charaktere begeben sich wieder und wieder in selbstmörderische Situationen und erfahren - wie immer - im letzten Moment Rettung. Dasd wirkt ermüdend und unglaubwürdig, es ist irgendwann nicht mehr ernst zu nehmen.
Unlogische Zufälle - zufällig liegt an einer Küste, wo weit und breit nichts als ein einsamer Turm ist eine riesengroße unbemannte Flotte, die wie dafür gemacht ist eine abertausende zählende Trollarmee transportieren kann.
Unlogische Zufälle - zufällig liegt an einer Küste, wo weit und breit nichts als ein einsamer Turm ist eine riesengroße unbemannte Flotte, die wie dafür gemacht ist eine abertausende zählende Trollarmee transportieren kann.
September 19, 2017
I am a nerd... I like nerdy things. But I need continuity. Vesuvius dies at Volis in one chapter and alive by the time we see him in the next book. Kyle is trapped in a net one chapter... then next time we meet him the net has disappeared. I'm kind of a stickler for these things. I will read the last book because... well, I've committed. However, my ratings have only dropped and I am feeling let down by the author and her editing team.
March 20, 2025
Blasting through this series by Morgan Rice. Very entertaining book. A little bit of Tolkien and her other books. Maybe it wouldn’t be so obvious to other people, but I’ve read a lot of Morgan Rice books in the last couple months, and one thing that seemed to really annoy me was a lot of repeated phrases. I think Morgan Rice would do well to have a better editor! The series must be read in order!
September 30, 2017
A Realm of Shadows (Kings and Sorcerers -- Book #5)
The fifth book is a six book series. Escalon is on fire, trolls, dragons, and the Pandesians. Duncan is free and is leading his man to the final battle. Kyan in son the quest for the rob of truth. Will Duncan win or will Ra win?
The fifth book is a six book series. Escalon is on fire, trolls, dragons, and the Pandesians. Duncan is free and is leading his man to the final battle. Kyan in son the quest for the rob of truth. Will Duncan win or will Ra win?
June 8, 2021
There were a few grammar errors and after having several years pass between starting this and finishing the previous version, it was hard to get up to speed as there is no recap. Which is a double edge sword to me. As I appreciate it not having it when I'm reading back to back, but miss it when I'm not. Going to read the final book next so I don't have this issue again.
January 31, 2022
I totally understand why a lot of people give this book 1 or 2 stars. The book ends every chapter with “ and now the character was sure he was going to die”, just to survive again in the next chapter.
My gf likes to read cheesy romance books. This fantasy book of Morgan is the same sort of book, just a different theme.
My gf likes to read cheesy romance books. This fantasy book of Morgan is the same sort of book, just a different theme.
January 29, 2024
The story continues! I’m really enjoying all of the epic adventure all of the characters are going through. I will say I knocked a star off for a plot hole- in the end of the previous book one thing happened to Kyle- then in this book Kyle starts not in that same predicament- so that was pretty huge for me personally.
August 26, 2024
We are too far into this series for the writing to still be moving at the same pace. This is an author who obviously hates down time and peace for the reader. Every single one of her characters are always in utter peril. So I guess if that is the type of thing you like to read this would be a perfect book for you. I’m only pushing through the series so that I can say I finished it.
July 18, 2025
realm of shadows
Continuity isn’t the best. The main character seems to know only family members and maybe a couple of other people. Others are also working to save the world because only there weapon can save it. One reason may be that the books are to short to make characters involved more and make story line flow better
Continuity isn’t the best. The main character seems to know only family members and maybe a couple of other people. Others are also working to save the world because only there weapon can save it. One reason may be that the books are to short to make characters involved more and make story line flow better
March 6, 2018
A Realm of Shadows
Loved characters with their own plight s The destiny of Kyra takes you deeper into her powers. This story talks of the wars of commanders and their warriors. With dragons, trolls and humans doing battle.
Loved characters with their own plight s The destiny of Kyra takes you deeper into her powers. This story talks of the wars of commanders and their warriors. With dragons, trolls and humans doing battle.
May 27, 2018
Un libro infantilmente desarrollado
Un desarrollo pobre del libro. Historias débiles y descuidadas.
Falta proporción, lógica y coherencia. Parece la obra de un estudiante de colegio. De los libros más mediocres que he podido leer.
Un desarrollo pobre del libro. Historias débiles y descuidadas.
Falta proporción, lógica y coherencia. Parece la obra de un estudiante de colegio. De los libros más mediocres que he podido leer.
November 20, 2019
Poorly written series with numerous plot holes throughout. Characters that come back to life or that seem to be in two places at once... 🤷🏼♀️
I’ll finish it as I’ve come this far but will never touch another book from this author again.
I’ll finish it as I’ve come this far but will never touch another book from this author again.
June 10, 2023
This was my last favorite in the series so far. I'm still enjoying all the different story lines, but I'm getting burnt out with each chapter ending with the character "knowing" this is when they'll die.
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