Practical Adept
Spellmonger, Book 17
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Narrated by:
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John Lee
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By:
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Terry Mancour
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“Beware the dusky maidens of Farise!”
After facing war, death, unruly gods, and unmitigated evil, Minalan the Spellmonger is forced to return to Farise, the site of his earliest battles, with the simple assignment to conquer the subtropical city-state and expel the pirates that plague the kingdom’s shipping. Tired of warfare, Minalan embarks on a clandestine campaign to do so, assuming an alias and setting up shop in Farise as a mere Practical Adept as cover for his operation. Recruiting a cadre of talented agents to assist, he reluctantly begins the task of infiltrating and observing Farisian society and its corrupt, ramshackle regime of pirates and rebels with the goal of subverting it.
But it’s not easy. The Farisians are a strange and stubborn people whose customs and history are at odds with Minalan’s feudal sensibilities. The popular sailor’s warning to “beware the dusky maidens of Farise” becomes all too apt as he secretly plots to seize the remote remnant of the Magocracy. The ancient underground organization known as the Contramara seems to be behind every plot and scheme, and unseen masters control the city like puppeteers in the Farisian marketplace. Assassination, kidnapping, extortion, betrayal, and bribery are the rules of the day as different power blocs play the game of whispers with costumed gangs in the streets and daggers in the salons. It doesn’t take a wizard to realize that revolution is in the air and things are at a breaking point.
Minalan must struggle with the ghosts of his past as he tries to navigate an uncertain future in the hot, storm-tossed land he once occupied. Legacies from his days in the occupation army fifteen years before return to haunt him and complicate his mission while he keeps up the pretense of being a simple self-promoting Practical Adept, selling his spellwork like any other artisan. But when one of the infamous “dusky maidens of Farise” stumbles across this mission with an old, one-eyed wizard, things start to get complicated.
In a journey that takes him from ancient ruins to hidden temples to the sewers of Farise to the spire of the Doge’s Citadel, Minalan undertakes an adventure unlike any he’s faced before. New allies and shifting politics propel him to question his past, his motives, and his very identity as he realizes the sinister truth in another old saying: “Nothing is as it seems in Farise.” For there is a new, unknown power working behind the scenes, one even older and more determined than the Contramara, to control the chaotic city and determine its fate. And all that stands in its way is one resolute Practical Adept!
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- Anonymous User
- 07-10-2024
Awesome
My son put me onto this series I love it she’ll written great story and awesome narration can’t wait for next one.
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- Andrew
- 27-09-2024
The Spellmonger returns to his past
I really enjoyed this addition to the series.
The spellmonger returns to his past exploites and drinks a lot of tea.
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- Mich
- 06-10-2024
surprises
love this and can't wait for the next part of this story to find out how it all works out with the various factions.
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- Anonymous User
- 26-09-2024
A magnificent addition to a magnificent series
After re-reading/listening to the entire spellmonger series in anticipation of this instalment’s release, I am absolutely blown away.
John Lee provided the amazing performance I’ve come to expect of him, but what really makes this book stand out is the worldbuilding. The worldbuilding of The Spellmonger is, in my opinion, the greatest of any fantasy series I’ve read, which is many. The detail and credibility of the way Farise is described, the layers of culture and politics and the pure depth of how all is described of it is a step up in worldbuilding I didn’t think was possible after the previous novels.
Farise feels like a real place, and the change in pace from the great war and politics of the previous few books to a more mysterious mystery type novel was executed brilliantly. The plot twists are absolutely marvellous, and tie into many of Minalan’s past experiences in intriguing ways. Though the twists are fairly predictable, they’re written so well that even if predicted their execution is still amazingly entertaining.
I first read The Spellmonger in 2018, when I was only 15 years old. Since then, I’ve re-read the entire thing every time one or two new instalments are out. This was my seventh time reading the Spellmonger, and it has a special place in my heart no other series has. It’s always when I finally complete it again that the insane frustration comes that there isn’t yet more of it! Though Terry retains an amazing pace in his writing. The thought that at his current pace, the series will only be complete when I’m in my thirties is both exciting because I get many more years with it, and frustrating because waiting that long is torturous. Truly though, thanks for another great experience, Terry. I’m looking forward to reading it again- most likely this time after book 20, when I will once again read the series with new, older eyes and the same fanatical glee I’ve maintained since my teenage years.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-10-2024
God damn it, such a tease
In every one of these damn books there is a single sentence or even a brief encounter, perhaps just a spoken word that plants the seed. That damn seed might take 1 or 5 books to show up again but god damn it Terry you add layers of context to all of the previous books with each new one, making re-hearing each book so damn enjoyable.
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- CamJam
- 29-09-2024
Brilliant episode - cancel your weekend plans
Yeah I liked it. It is hard to continuously improve but Terry seems to do it every episode. My wireless ear buds are glad the ordeal is over :) can’t wait for the next instalment. Thanks.
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-10-2024
Fantastic addition to the spellmonger series
Loved it. The book does it all, more world building, magic, spies, fight scenes and character growth. Can’t wait for more
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- Richard coombe
- 10-11-2024
excellent!
This book is brilliant and the series just keeps getting better. So good. Thanks again Terry.
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- Daniel Kitchener
- 16-10-2024
The story
It was all good , the characters, connections from one story to another and bringing them all together
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- Anonymous User
- 03-11-2024
Melanin becoming Doge and meeting his new daughter, watching him transform the city, love it
it was more political and next to no fighting, where even in the book it said it had been ages since he held a weapon. still a great story
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