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Ordination

The Paladin Trilogy, Book 1

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Ordination

By: Daniel M. Ford
Narrated by: Michael Kramer
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For generations, warlords fought bitterly for dominance in a land without a king, leaving a fractured, war-torn country plagued by thieves, slavers, and the servants of dark gods and darker magic.

Allystaire Coldbourne travels a treacherous path toward his Ordination as a holy knight of legend, a Paladin, a savior of the people. But to fulfill this role, he - and the unexpected allies he finds along the way - must face the demonic, sorcerous evil that stalks the land, the wrath of gods and men, and his own dark past.

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Compelling Characters • Engaging Storyline • Rich World-building • Excellent Fight Scenes • Captivating Storytelling
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The book opens up on some solid ground, I felt like " here comes an epic tale of general badassery" it does deliver! I did find that it got repetitive near the mid all the way to the end, the book becomes a little predictable as well but that can't be helped if you've read a lot of epic fantasy. If you have no patience for a hook repeating the same explanation for multiple occurrences then this may not be the best book for you. Overall a decent start to a series!

Starts off amazing!

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This first book was captivating and entertaining! The characters were all interesting and I’ve already purchased the second book and I’m looking forward to see where things go next.

Great beginnings...

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I generally judge books with how quickly I go through them. This one went very quickly

awesome

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Enjoyable story about a man finding his moral compass and becoming an avatar.

Nice immediacy to the writing. Fun characters.

I subtracted a star from perfect as there is little overall arching plot that is resolved. In fact, there is a cliffhanger ending that Tom me completely by surprise as the story just ended at what seemed like a random point.

Entertaining. I look for are to the sequel.

Nice story, quality writing

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Many stories I've read, or listened to, have ups and downs in the action. Often the story starts off slowly, then a burst of action, then a lull, then another burst.

Lately, many authors try to engage in non-stop action, right from the first page.

This story is different.

Rather than a start, then peaks and valleys in the action, suspense, tragedy, or whatever mechanism is being used, this story starts and then begins a slow, upward climb in the engagement. No OMG page turning, then a lull, and not a dullard, monotone plot. This slow, steady ramp-up of the plot is not common.

This means, like some reviewers have noted, the "beginning" feels like it goes on for awhile. However, that does not mean it is disengaging, just a different kind of pacing than most heroic tales. I've told others that it feels "slow", but I keep wanting to hear more.

This pacing is made more pronounced by the narration. First, between dialogue, it sounds like narration and the book's Narrator, sounds like a narrator while reading these sections. On the other hand, the Narrator does a great job voice acting the characters, especially the protagonist. Good job on this.

So, overall, 4 stars for everything. It is an interesting take on a common theme, which overall, was enjoyable for the ride.

Interesting version of a common theme...well done.

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I was skeptical about the book given it's title and implications, but I found it to be a story well told. Fallible heroes, impressive plot twists, and a god I think even I could worship.

An atheist in awe

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I haven't binged in a while, but I did with these books. They are really good. Kramer is a fantastic narrator, although sometimes it's hard for me to separate the voices he uses here from the Wheel of Time series. I bought books 2 and 3 as soon as I had the credits, and I'm glad I listened to to all three.

Haven't Binged in a While

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This book was aswome, definitely worth listening too.. I cant wait for book 2 of the series

Amazing

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The Debate about Paladins has shifted in the past few years. Not just a Holy Knight (rather than a holy priest/cleric type), the argument is whether a Paladin needs to be religious. In this book, Daniel M Ford 100% nails the religious Paladin character. How the people look at him, his affect on the world, was perfectly executed. If you are interested in following this type of character, this book is for you. It's not overly preachy, considering the subject-matter, has a litany of exciting characters with great development, and is a book that'll make you want to finish the series.

The story is solid, from start to finish in this epic. You could read the books individually, but I wouldn't recommend it. This series should be read sequentially.

Particularly if you are looking for a warrior heavy fantasy read, this book is for you. There are elements of magic, but you'll find that this book is a good balance to the over-abundance of mage tales in the market these days.

Daniel Ford GETS the Paladin Build

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read a lot of fantasy and this is very well done. Jordan and Sanderson fans will definitely enjoy this and Kramer is his usual amazing self

GREAT first book

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