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Excellent world building

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Reviewed: 12-06-23

The only thing I disliked about this one was how quickly it ended. Very excited to spend more time with Minalin and very much looking forward to what comes next!

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Very enjoyable!

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Reviewed: 09-07-18

One of the problems I have with many fantasy series is how the story always stops when the hero is in his/her prime. You never get a follow-up on their old aged exploits, but here we get to see our main characters from youth until far into adulthood and for me that's a neat change of pace.

The only downside is how often the POV tended to switch around as soon as something got really interesting but overall a great story!

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Awesome installment in the series!

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Reviewed: 11-15-17

I was a big fan of snarky teenage apprentice Tyndall from the beginning of the series and was excited to see Knights Magi specifically followed Tyndall's journey. The first part of the book did a great job of exposing his character flaws and also did a nice job of exposing an interesting side of his fellow apprentice. Throughout the novel we get to know both apprentices pretty intimately, which added a lot of depth to the characters previously only seen from externally from Min's POV.

Most importantly, Mancour realistically portrays the workings of the mind of the teenage boy. Often times in fantasy, I feel like we see idealized versions of the teenager, where every average young peasant boy becomes the savior of mankind. However, Tyndal and Rondal are not developed in a tropey, Mary Sue way like most of these young heroes. It's a natural growth and transition as the boys grow into manhood. There is jealousy, rivalry, hatred, kinship, brotherly love, self revelation, and respect for one another that there would be in a real life relationship. All of this helps create characters that are relatable and makes the series more 3 dimensional.

Highly recommended!

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Surprisingly great!

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Reviewed: 08-18-17

After finishing the first book in the series I was moderately satisfied at best. It was a good time filler, but I do agree with all of the negatives from the reviews (all the lusty peasants fawn over the main character and he basically Mary Sued his was through the first novel). So, I didn't think I would continue the series. However, it wasn't awful so I thought to give Warmage a shot and wow! So glad I did.

Warmage makes up for the shortcomings or Spellmonger. The action scenes are not as tedious, there is character development, new plot lines are woven, and the entire narration dropped the "This happened, then this, then this" style from the first book. While the framed story kind of threw me off in the first half of the book, it also added some suspense to keep driving the plot.

I definitely recommend this book to anyone who disliked the first.

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Best book in the series!

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Reviewed: 03-25-16

After the low speed middle books left much to be desired and the last few books grew more and more exciting, A Memory of Light was the perfect climactic ending to the Wheel of Time series and a glorious tribute to Robert Jordan's memory. The majority of the plot lines are wrapped up with main and side characters, even tying up some of those threads that may have been forgotten. Happiness, sadness, and a satisfying ending all in one! Highly recommended!

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