• Battlemage

  • By: Stephen Aryan
  • Narrated by: Matt Addis
  • Length: 15 hrs and 53 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (266 ratings)

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Battlemage

By: Stephen Aryan
Narrated by: Matt Addis
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"I can command storms, summon fire and unmake stone. Animals have nothing interesting to say, and no one can see the future because it has not been written," growled Balfruss. "It's dangerous to meddle with things you don't understand. When you fight magic with magic, nothing is certain."

Balfruss is a battlemage, one of a vanishing breed, sworn to fight and die for a country that fears and despises him.

Vargus is a soldier, and while mages shoot lightning from the walls of his city, he's down in the frontlines getting blood on his blade.

Talandra is a princess and her father's spymaster, but the war may force her to take up a greater responsibility and make the greatest sacrifice of all.

Known for their unpredictable, dangerous power, society has left battlemages untrained and shunned. But when a force unlike anything ever imagined attacks their home, the few remaining magic users must go to war - to save those who fear them most and herald in a new age of peace, built upon the corpses of their enemies.

©2015 Stephen Aryan (P)2015 Hachette Audio

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Create a point to it all. It is boring because I just don't care about the characters or what happens to them.

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Long and tedious. Can't recommend.

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I hung on every word. . .

As an avid audio book listener and lover of the epic fantasy genre, it's not often I find a gem like this book. Not only was the tale enthralling, but it was well put together, the characters were amazing, and it was action packed, thrilling, with a side of sexy.

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Outstating :)

If you could sum up Battlemage in three words, what would they be?

Magic andddddd Fireball (Clan wars) blah blah blah

What other book might you compare Battlemage to and why?

Don't know

Which scene was your favorite?

The end with the epic battle

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

Lose of friends

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Great for fans of Song of Fire and Ice

great story, very compelling and excellent performance. would definitely read again and already have the next book.

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wonderfull

it takes a lot to get me interested in a book. Not only is this a great book but it's made me want to listen to the whole series and the next series by this author.

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Great narration and a solid debut

I really enjoyed Stephen Aryans Debut. He is already a favorite author of mine. It was nice to come back and read where he began.

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Magic is an afterthought in this story.

If you are looking for an adventure involving magic and well thought out magic mechanics, look elsewhere. Too many unnecessary characters that don't advance the story line. It's just boring.

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