Wandor's Ride - The Bertan Wandor Adventures (Book 1)

First of the Wandor epic fantasy adventure series!

IN THE ANCIENT DAYS...

“...There was a King of the blood of the Sthi, and he wore Five Crowns and all the world owed him homage and lived at peace with one another. Then the Years of Darkness came upon us, and men became as beasts, and the world we know today came into being. But from those days to this there has been among us a prophecy that a King shall once more rise to wear the Five Crowns and bring men to peace.”

This is the message brought by High Priestess Kayopla to Bertan Wandor, House Master of the Order of Duelists. Is Wandor the man chosen by destiny to claim the throne and restore peace? Only by setting out on an incredible quest, alone and unaided against the Dark Forces threatening his world, can Wandor discover the truth. It is a quest rich in adventure, combat, mystery and imagination, in the highest traditions of heroic fantasy.

AND THIS IS WANDOR’S TALE....

For fans of Game of Thrones, The Witcher, Wheel of Time, and Lord of the Rings.

Nice read, no real romance

I liked the book enough to start the next one immediately (even with AI narration). And it was after starting and not finishing some others. I would not call it great, but it is good entertainment.

The biggest problem I had with the romance or rather the lack of it. Sure, the moment the love interest was mentioned I knew I would be her, but it reads more like arranged marriage than love. It is more about lust or lack of it and some "powers" being responsible for arranging it. In authors mind it was supposed to be love, but we see (or hear) no real evidence of it. No blushes, touches of hands, thoughts of the other you would expect from someone in love etc.

All in all I can recommend the book and I am going to continue the series, even despite the lack of real romance.

A I reading sucks

I really dislike the AI reading so monotone and boring. I will not listen to the other 3.