The Phoenix Endangered

Book Two of the Enduring Flame

By: Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory

Narrated by: William Dufris

In The Phoenix Endangered, the second entry in "The Enduring Flame", Tiercel, a budding High Mage, and Harrier, a reluctant Knight-Mage, develop greater power - and learn of the evils of war when they see the devastation caused by the fanatical armies of the Wild Mage Bisochim.

The desert tribes, led by young Shaiara, flee Bisochim's evil, seeking a legendary oasis deep in the desert - a refuge that may hold the key to stopping Bisochim and preserving the Balance between Light and Darkness, or that may be the cause of Light's ultimate downfall.

©2008 Mercedes Lackey; 2008 James Mallory (P)2008 Tantor

very real characters to relate to

Which character – as performed by William Dufris – was your favorite?

That's a hard decision, I loved Tiercel but I also liked Harrier for totally different reasons. He made Tiercel's mild mannered self come true, but Harrier's temper was legendary and believable.

Any additional comments?

EPIC!!!

Nicely done.

loved it can't wait to see what the boys do next and where is dragon

Not for all audience's

I recently finished listening to the Phoenix Endangered, the 2nd book in the Enduring Flame series. The book straddles a strange place somewhere between older YA (late teens) and adult. It is fairly standard fantasy fare and only the depth of the characters keep it interesting. It is basically another rewrite of the hero's journey, though I should add that it was a decent effort.
The narrator generally did a solid job as well.
Conclusion: I am not sure who this book is targeting. I might suggest it either for an older YA fantasy novel, however, I wouldn't suggest it for anyone else unless they are already fans of either authors work.

I love how the stories tie in to each other.

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O.k., but somewhat boring.

The story is entertaining but there was a distinct lack of any action. My other criticism is that after about 3/4's of the book I got very tired of the incessant whining of Tiercel and Harrier. Hopefully, the next book will move at a better clip and find our protagonists with more backbone.