Secrets and Spellcraft
Books | Fiction / Fantasy / General
4.5
Michael G. Manning
Now a student at Wurthaven, Will is confronted with the truth of the present. The powerful magic embodied by wizards like his grandfather is but a distant memory, while the practice of the current day is timid and uninspired, and yet he needs the knowledge still preserved and managed by the college. At every turn he finds that sorcery is supreme, while wizards are trained merely to assist and support those who hold the real power--a power based on an evil so deep that few living know the truth of its foundation. As a student of wizardry, he's expected to know his place and stay in it, but Will isn't like the other students. His grandfather's teaching has made him into something different, something forgoten [sic]--something they will learn to fear. If he can grow into his power. With every choice, every refusal to submit, Will creates more enemies, enemies who aren't content to let him live in peace. Without friends or support, Will must survive the knives in the dark, for Cerria is no place for those who refuse to follow the rules.
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Author
Michael G. Manning
Pages
653
Publisher
Michael G. Manning
Published Date
2019-10-14
ISBN
1943481350 9781943481354
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"This is a fun series with some obvious flaws. I'm only giving it the four stars because I was swept along and couldn't put it down in spite of said flaws. The MC's self-image does not match his actions at all and his relationship to others seems to come at zero effort on his part. I can only think of one reason why one of them would be kind of nice to him but he's too self-centered to sustain any other kind of friendship or relationship with the others unless they are just severely codependent or damaged that they enjoy being friends with someone who doesn't give two thoughts to their lives or needs except how they benefit him, if that. If you don't take all of that too seriously you can get swept along into the descent of a naïve boy turned murderbot as he learns to use his magic. The spellcraft is fun, and at least his use of magic comes with effort and practice instead of just having great magic out of the blue."
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Kimberly Harper
"Lively characters, albeit rather gender-normative<br/>Engaging plot line, but sometimes a bit predicable<br/>Interesting magic system, but severely lacking in other worldbuilding"
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