High Mage

By: Terry Mancour

Narrated by: John Lee

Rock Star!

Things were starting to look up for Magelord Minalan the Spellmonger: The magic mountain in his domain not only made him a wealthy man and the most powerful mage in history, it also produced a lode of magical gemstones with unique properties - properties the Alka Alon, the masters of magic on Callidore, are fascinated by. When Minalan gets his chance to trade some of his magic rocks for irionite, he finds himself in a position to raise hundreds more magi with the stones...making them High Magi.

But as valuable as that bargain is for prosecuting the war with the Dead God and his sinister armies, such power comes with a hefty price. Every new High Mage Minalan raises presents potential new problems. The Magelords have inspired fear in their neighbors. The warmagi invent deadly new spells. The lower orders of magi are getting restless. The mage-led Sevendor Town wants a new charter. King Rard and the royal court are pressuring the nascent Arcane Orders politically. Some magi are crossing the Penumbra and taking stones from the goblins as well as taking their service. And some are just starting to get a little crazy.

It makes a nice, normal little raid on his lands seem refreshing in its simplicity.

In trying to balance the needs of the war with the needs of a well-ordered Order, Minalan finds himself making compromises, cutting deals, and bargaining what power he has in a high-stakes game where Chaos seems to be the only player who knows the rules. The temptations of his position and the power he wields are great, but so, he discovers, are the responsibilities. But when his patience seems nearly exhausted and his alliances seem ready to crumble, a massive army emerges from the shadowy realms and strikes south, forcing the High Magi to rally around the Spellmonger in defense of the kingdom.

As the genocidal goblin army marches toward the once-prosperous cottonlands of Gilmora, Minalan and his High Magi must defend a single bridge against them at all costs. And they are ready to. But the plans of magi count little when the powerful and subtle mind of the Dead God opposes them. For when the die is cast and the first blow is struck, it becomes clear that nothing is as Minalan had foreseen. As disaster looms for the humani kingdom and even the Alka Alon are threatened, only a desperate appeal to divinity, a dangerously risky adventure and a little classy enchantment offer any hope against calamity. For the day has come when all that stands between ruin and survival is the bravery and cunning of the Spellmonger and his High Magi!

©2017 Terry Mancour (P)2018 Podium Publishing

so good

man idk why I love this series so much, but it is fun and entertaining

love it

riveting from start to finish can't wait until the next installment. magic at it best . vivid story could almost smell the smoke and gore. the intrigue behind the scenes look forward to more of the magical spying and what our heroes overcome.

Very enjoyable!

A nice mix of battle and the further development of the world. Included my favorite battle so far.

awesome!

wonderful series, i flew through it! cant wait for the next one to come out!

great series

very well written and read, most entertaining series i have listened to in a long time.

Exceptional Series.

Very engaging and relatable characters, superbly voiced by John Lee. Lee does a great job bringing Mancour's work to life. A "different voice" for each major character and the amazing ability to not mix them up in the process!

It just gets better!!!

I'm really impressed with this story line and getting a little worried because I'm going thru the books so fast that I'm about to catch up with the author and have to wait on the last two.

Fun Read/listen

I’m looking forward to Book 6 when it’s realeasd on the Audio format style
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Another incredible book!

Oh man this book is another great one! The story line is awesome, the characters are so real, relatable, and enjoyable, and the audio performance is excellent. I can't get enough of this series!

Great fantasy series

It is one of the few book series I keep coming back to. I enjoyed each book and look forward to next in series and going and starting at book one again.