Reign & Ruin

Mages of the Wheel, Book 1

By: J.D. Evans

Narrated by: Tim Campbell, Caren Naess

“All magic is beautiful...and terrible. Do you not see the beauty in yours, nor the terror in mine? You can stop a heart, and I can stop your breath.”

She is heir to a Sultanate that once ruled the world. He is an unwanted prince with the power to destroy. She is order and intellect, a woman fit to rule in a man's place. He is chaos and violence and will stop at nothing to protect his people.

His magic answers hers with shadow for light. They need each other, but the cost of balance may be too high a price. Magic is dying and the only way to save it is to enlist mages who wield the forbidden power of death, mages cast out centuries ago in a brutal and bloody war.

Now, a new war is coming. Science and machines to replace magic and old religion.

They must find a way to save their people from annihilation and balance the sacred Wheel—but first, they will have to balance their own forbidden passion. His peace for her tempest, his restlessness for her calm.

Night and day, dusk and dawn, the end, and the beginning.

©2022 J.D. Evans (P)2022 Podium Audio

Why doesn’t this get more hype??

WELL worth the credit. Excellent writing, interesting story and characters, wonderful narration. Nice to find something in this genre that isn’t intended for teenagers. I can’t wait to continue this series.

Seriously awesome!

I’m really not sure why this series isn’t getting more attention, but I will do what I can to help it along

My Favorite of the Series

I love this entire series - so much so that I bought hard copies of the books, and this book in particular is <chef's kiss>! Even if you don't read the others, I highly recommend this.

Enjoyed this fantasy world

I loved the book and the narrators were amazing. Be prepared for some steamy interactions between the main characters.

Magic, Politics, and Romance

This book was amazing, start to finish. The political games might make the plot seem slow for those used to a lot of action, but the complex magic system and thorough world building more than make up for any lack.

I can’t wait to start the next book in the series.