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Mark of the Fool 9

A Progression Fantasy Epic

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Mark of the Fool 9

By: J.M. Clarke
Narrated by: Travis Baldree
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As the enemy escalates, it’s time for Alex to free himself of his limitations once and for all.

The Mark of the Fool.

A ‘gift’ from Uldar that enhances the bearer’s ability to learn any skill, but—in return—one cannot practise magic, engage in combat or use divinity at all. Alex Roth, the latest Fool, has found ways around his limitations.

Now, however, he has hit a wall.

To master the most powerful spells, Alex discovers that the Mark can no longer be worked around. It must be removed…or transformed. Luckily, The Fool of The Traveller’s cycle had laid down the groundwork to transform the Mark of the Fool, but her notes and equipment are hidden away in her sanctum somewhere in the far north.

If Alex wants to be truly free, he must find it.

And time is running out.

The Ravener continues to escalate and the hidden church hunts him relentlessly.

Will he transform the Mark in time and unleash his true potential or will his enemies find him first? In either case, their confrontation will be a mighty reckoning.

Book 9 of the Best-Selling series. Continue your fantastical journey into a coming-of-age magic academy fantasy with a weak-to-strong progression into power, deepening mystery, a setting inspired by D&D, detailed world building and magical science, action, comedy, slice-of-life, and GameLit elements.

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Engaging Progression Fantasy • Satisfying Combat Scenes • Excellent Narration • Dynamic Storyline • Engaging Performance
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Action packed from start to finish. Lots of progression for characters. The end approaches and there are the first steps to new beginnings.

Best so far

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Truly enjoyed the series. I’ve listened to it from book one through book 9. I’m going to now. Look to see when book 10 is coming out.

The character seemed fresh in the genre of we too strong

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Each and every book in this series has pulled me in way more than any other book has. The character development is the best I have ever seen. I can't wait for the next book. I am a little worried that the series might be coming to an end but I really hope there are many more to come.

Favorite series

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Let me first say that the progression, character building, the perspective of each character and the relationships between the characters is in a word fantastic. As a sidenote, not to be confused with less important Travis Baldree I highly recommend Travis to any author that puts out a fantasy or LitRPG adventure. He always gives each character more depth and personality.

In one word. Fantastic

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I've been listening to rune seeker which is good, but it seems like the author grew tremendously between writing that book (the one I've heard) and this series

this series is so good

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I enjoyed this entire book, but perhaps my most vocal reaction was a bark of laughter, caused by the cliffhanger at the end. It was excellent.

An excellent continuation.

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More! I can’t wait for the next book on this series. It keeps me wanting more and I get excited for the next book. Entertaining characters and plot line. The narrator also does great work brining the characters to life. Thank you!

Excellent addition

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The story continues with the likable characters. Thought Alex’s power up happened a little too quickly, but it was entertaining. Look forward to the conclusion.

Enjoyed the listen

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another great book for my collection I've enjoyed every book so far and can't wait for more the narrator is great and I love reading everything he does

love the books love the narrator

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it took me a bit to get into this book series but it has been one of the best reads I've had. I hope he author writes more similar to this

character progression

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