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Jeremy Frazier
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Callum had seen things all his life. There are monsters and beasts living among people, but he learned very early not to admit such things, not if he didn’t want people to think him crazy.
It turns out that the supernatural is real, but at 30, Callum has no desire to be part of that secret. Not that he has a choice when it turns out he is a mage, albeit one that hasn’t cast any spells in all his life. There are requirements, duties, and education that the powers that be insist he be subject to.
To hell with that.
An urban fantasy and magical realism story with a healthy dash of genre subversion.
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Don't listen to the low reviews
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Example they claim space mages are porters and non combat......
REALLY? So I dont know teleporting a guy say 5 miles into the air seems pretty combat to me. Or you throw a fireball at a space mage and he just opens a portal to right behind the thrower so they get hit with their own fireball. Or ya know open a portal behind their head and fire a gun or stab a sword.
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Fun but light
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Interesting read
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highly enjoyable
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There's action, suspense, mystery, magic, werecreatures, vampires, mages, fae and others I'm sure I forgot to include.
Give it a go.
Highly entertaining first book
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Great voice actor!
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great story interesting world
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