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Academy Arcanist

Astra Academy Series, Book 1

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Academy Arcanist

By: Shami Stovall
Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
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Hopes. Dreams. And literal nightmares out to kill a young boy.

Gray Lexly, son of a candlemaker, wants to escape his life of old-world technologies and study at the prestigious Astra Academy, a school for arcanists—those who can wield magic. But Gray has a major problem. Every night, as he sleeps, he's visited by monsters. When they injure Gray in his dreams, he wakes with the same wounds in real life . . .

On the night Gray might finally die in his nightmares, he is saved by the kind and mysterious Professor Helmith, a powerful arcanist. She offers to protect Gray and invites him to attend Astra Academy.

Before that can happen, Gray must bond with a mystical creature to become an arcanist himself. Will he bond with a unicorn? A pegasus? A kitsune? Whatever he bonds with will determine his magical abilities, so he must choose wisely.

And when trouble finds Professor Helmith, Gray must become powerful enough to help her and fend off the terrible nightmares, before it's too late . . .

©2022 Capital Station Books (P)2023 Tantor Fantasy Science Fiction & Fantasy Sword & Sorcery Fiction Magic Magic Academy Dream
Creative Worldbuilding • Magical Creatures • Brilliant Character Portrayal • Promising Sequel • Interesting Magic System
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Found author on tiktok. The book was amazing! I can't wait to start book 2!

Hidden Gem

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I didn't know this was all part of a much larger story this was so good I have to go back and read all the rest of the story!

Great story

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If Harry Potter and Pokémon had a baby? Loving the series. Can’t wait to begin the second book.

Great book!

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Likes: CHARACTERS!! The environments were diverse and well thought out. The mythology was well read and followed as much as possible for the animals. Story was good but you could tell it was setting up for many books ( not a bad thing).

Dislikes: Villains, I felt there needed to be more with the story for the villains. They were just there. The main characters had alot going on, villains on the other hand; not so much.

Overall: I would recommend

Characters pull you along with the story

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The only impressive thing about this series is how accurate a 15 year Mc would is written . Just wow. Also how accurate the teachers ineptitude and vague sex pest energy is portrayed is breath taking. As if the author was trying to say "yea there magical teachers but are still bottom rung of their society "

book one is okay. don't waste your time with the rest of the series.

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His Dark Materials meets Harry Potter in a story that's wonderfully original all its own. A brilliant cast of characters brought to life by the narrator, this is a really wonderful story. if youre on the fence, buy it!

Brilliant story

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it's a fun listen. I feel the end was rushed but overall I enjoyed it. I love the world Shami created. I cannot wait for more of this story to unfold

fun

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No expectations at all, But Absolutely amazing, did not expect to like it that much.

Really surprised me

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I honestly don’t know how I feel about this one Mc is kinda dumb and I really enjoyed the character development in the previous series but I don’t think it really showed until a couple of books in I’ll probably get the next one but idk about after that

It was ok

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This series has some interesting aspects that, while not new, are not as overdone as other tropes. It's kinda like getting a Pokemon that you work with for the rest of your life. You only get one and obtaining one can be incredibly difficult or expensive, depending on which you go after. I recommend giving it a listen, its worth the credit.

Not ground-breaking, but worth a credit

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