Warmage

Spellmonger, Book 2

By: Terry Mancour

Narrated by: John Lee

Length: 27 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

The goblin invasion is on...and a wizard's work is never done!

After facing a hopeless siege, an implacable foe, and an impossible escape, you would think that Minalan the Spellmonger would be able to rest - but the armies of the undead goblin shaman Shereul (known as the Dead God to his human victims) are rolling over the Western reaches of the rustic Duchy of Alshar and is headed toward the heart of the Duchy of Castal. Thousands are fleeing for their lives as hordes of goblins pour out of Boval Vale and devastate the rugged fiefs of the Alshari Wilderlands. And the super-charged shamans of the Dead God are making defending the realm almost impossible for the outnumbered Alshari country knights.

While the two Dukes play feudal politics to further their own ends, the only people who seem to care about the invasion are Minalan and his outlaw warmagi friends - and they're busy dodging agents of the sinister Royal Censorate of Magic.

But if someone doesn't organize an army in Northern Alshar soon, then there will be nothing to stop the armies of the divinely powerful Dead God from conquering all five Duchies in his genocidal quest for vengeance.

But things are just not that simple: He has to cope with a sexy young Shadowmage assasin who works for a mysterious spymaster, a cocky new manservant, a dysfunctional group of suddenly-powerful warmagi, the Censor General, and a bunch of whiny nobles before the Dukes will grant him the troops and money he will need - and the Dukes have plans of their own. If Minalan the Spellmonger can't lobby the courts of Alshar and Castal to work together - and quickly - the hordes of the Dead God will sweep over the frontiers of both states. Worse, the mysterious Umbra veil he has erected around Boval Vale may come to imperil all Five Duchies.

Minalan would rather just go home and let the Dukes handle it, but his conscience won't let him. Someone has to stop the Dead God...and that someone happens to be him. Beyond politics and plots, goblins and trolls, mercenaries and magic, the Soulless and the shamans, Censors and secret orders, for Minalan there is only the thought that his child is to be born in a world with such dangers, and that is something he cannot permit.

It is time for the Spellmonger to pick up his mageblade, summon his allies, and go to war again...as a Warmage!

©2016 Terry Mancour (P)2017 Podium Publishing

Another great one!

Enjoyed this one. Well performed and the writing keeps it interesting and moving along well. I don't think that I can wait for the next audible version and might need to just purchased the hardcopy!

Splendid story, on par with Brandon Sanderson

Absolutely amazing story, fantastic narration, detailed characters. Just enough of everything to drag you very very far into then world without boring you death. And some of the best world building/character building since I read the Stormlight saga. Can't wait for the next one

Great fantasy world. excellent secondary character

I love this story in the world that it is set in however the main character has some moral issues when it comes to women that I don't personally agree with and were a little cringy for me to listen to. I do plan to buy the next book in the series though.

Great Book

It may not be quite as good as the first but you could chalk it up to personal taste. John Lee does an amazing job at Narrating and I'll be looking up some of his other work because I think half the enjoyability of this book was his performance.

great book

damit this series has me hooked I'll keep listening it's so epic in scale and great character building . along with world building it's a must read slash listen .. you won't put it down.

Awesome!

Could not stop listening! Story was great, narration even better! Can't wait for next one.

Great High Fantasy

At times this book is slow (only slow because the author is building characters that I'm sure will be important in future books).

But this book and series are amazing. Anyone that likes high fantasy should listen/read these.

good storyline

overall I enjoyed the book very much. There were a couple things I was not too crazy about. it was a different style with the author jumping back and forth in the timeline which was a nice change but got a little confusing if you took too long of a break. There was also a lot of characters to try and keep straight in the story line which got a little hard every now and again. but overall I did enjoy the book overall enjoyed the book very much. They're were a couple things I was not to crazy about. It was a different style with the author jumping back and forth and the timeline which was a nice change but got a little confusing if you took too long of a break. There was also a lot of characters to try and keep straight in the storyline which got a little hard ever now and again. But overall a I did enjoy the book. I also had the Speed the reading up just a little bit because the narrator read a little too slow for my taste and to hold my attention.

Good follow up

This was a good story and John Lee, as always, was great. My only outdoor is that the author gets a little long winded and goes on and on about things that are not germaine to the story.
However, even with that, I'm looking forward to the next book.

Great story mediocre performance.

Maybe I have been spoiled by James Marsters, but I kept noticing places where the performance just didn't click with the story.