The Galactic Mage Volume 1 (Audible Audio Edition) John Daulton David Bodtcher Books
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Altin Meade is a sorcerer with a curse. Seeking to avoid a looming doom, he sets his magical sights on the stars--a quest that will likely bring about the very consequence he's seeking to escape.
Far across the galaxy, Ensign Orli Pewter of planet Earth has a looming doom of her own--one of loneliness, depression and, worse, a race of genocidal aliens known as Hostiles seeking to destroy humanity. Trapped aboard a spaceship she never asked to be upon, Orli is in a fight for both her life and her sanity.
Worlds apart, Altin and Orli share a destiny, but neither knows the other is alive. The Hostiles know. And they have other plans.
The Galactic Mageis the first book in The Galactic Mage Series. Book 2,Rift in the Races, is now available, and book 3, Hostiles, is expected to be released mid 2013.
The Galactic Mage Volume 1 (Audible Audio Edition) John Daulton David Bodtcher Books
Overall this is a great book, so I'll just address it's few deficiencies. My biggest complaint is that the author falls into a trap that a lot of first authors seem to have; and that's overuse of the thesaurus. There are numerous words I had to look up the definition to (so prep up your Kindle dictionaries) and I'm fairly well read. I'd say for the majority of the book it's college level reading - and it didn't really need to be to convey the story effectively. That being said it may also due to the 'magic' world written in a more old English type of style - fortunately not overly used. The old writing style is done in a very easy to read manner that still implies the tone. There are some 4 letter words in this book including the all dreaded C* word. It's used very sparingly though and only by some of the military officers in extreme situations - the adult language was used appropriately and not gratuitously.Second is that the protagonists in the book are a bit on the inept side. Inept may be strong here, perhaps inexperienced and somewhat bungling is a better fit. That being said both are also fairly likable. Although I think the female protagonist is on the flighty side and didn't really do much besides outpouring of emotions. I think she needs to be better rounded out personality wise.
Lastly - it takes a *long* time for the two storyline to merge - you'll get almost exactly 50% through the book before even the slightest hint of how the story lines converge finally shows up. Even after the hint, I kept wondering if the two story lines were in parallel universes, vastly different time lines, or what would happen to converge them. You'll have to wait much further for that slight hint to materialize though as it's not until 75% of the book that we actually have that convergence happen.
All that said, remember I still rated this book 4 stars and started the review with "overall this is a great book". Those deficiencies are minor and really the review is in the hopes that the author reads the reviews and considers how to turn a *GREAT* book 1 into a phenomenal book 2!
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The Galactic Mage Volume 1 (Audible Audio Edition) John Daulton David Bodtcher Books Reviews
First of all I applaud the author for attempting to bridge two different genres in one book. It made for a few incredibly memorable scenes that I doubt will occur again in literature. It certainly is a memorable book for this reason alone. I really wanted to love the entire book but I found it jarringly uneven between the sci-fi story and the fantasy story. If I could guess I would say the author really connected more with the fantasy material. If I was to offer the author one specific criticism it would be that the captain of the starship is a caricature of an insane, unhinged lunatic that is so over the top he would have been relieved of his command far before the events of this story. The cruelty heaped on this young woman and the callous disregard for her mental health is hard to justify. It was so unreasonable and so unwarranted that it just didn't make any sense. The mage character, on the other hand, was a more layered character with a fascinating obsession and doom hanging over his head. I think I would have enjoyed a book with just this character as the sole protagonist.
First off I have found a problem with s rating system. Most people will rate it only after finishing it thereby those books that are unreadable are mostly rated by people who enjoyed them enough to finish reading it. This book is inane. And I am a fan of the sci fi fantasy genre. But the dialogue is generic with no sense of time and place as if it was taking place in a 1990 suburb of Southern California. Second the writer makes bad choices on what to show so that his worlds are flat and uninspiring and devoid of character. Wonderful concept but poor writing. It may get better but 80 pages in I wasnt only bored but kind of angry. I mean at one point early on the writer introduces us to a dragon, and a young apprentices pet at that, and the young apprentice decides to take a ride on his pet and then then chapter ends pre flight. The next time we see the apprentice mage he is cleaning his room. I hope that was an editors call because even if it doesnt move the plot along riding on the back of a dragon and seeing this new world would have to be more compelling than teen cleaning his room. And it gets worse from there. I wouldnt be surprised if later on the teen botanist in space or the teen wizard were "like oh my God growing up in space/with magic is such a drag." I want my dollar back.
I thoroughly enjoyed Galactic Mage. Its a solid 5.
Aside My favorite series of all time is The Immortal by JJ Dewey. But I could not justify rating all other excellent fiction a mere 4 just because no one ever writes up to Dewey's high water mark. So I opt, instead, to place his work in a category of its own as a 6. That way I can rate other excellent fiction work 1 through 5 like everybody else. Enough of that.
I don't let picky details such as occasional misused or misspelled words get in my way when rating good fiction. But good editing reaches far beyond good grammar. Cohesive storyline, quality characters, principle based action, natural transitions, and so many other things make a good story great. To rate a story as 5 it must also make me feel like I learned something new or important about myself. Writers like Raymond Feist and Robert Jordon write fiction at this level — making us better. The Galactic Mage starts a little slow and confusing but magically so. John then draws the story together as he eases you into understanding the people, their problems and dreams, their fears, their growth issues, and their horse-drawn magical world that soon confronts a modern high tech world. Well done, John!
As all good magical epic fantasy, this story requires plenty of artistic license and willingness to suspend the strict confines of reality, but then rewards you with new slants on old issues. The Galactic Mage delivers.
Overall this is a great book, so I'll just address it's few deficiencies. My biggest complaint is that the author falls into a trap that a lot of first authors seem to have; and that's overuse of the thesaurus. There are numerous words I had to look up the definition to (so prep up your dictionaries) and I'm fairly well read. I'd say for the majority of the book it's college level reading - and it didn't really need to be to convey the story effectively. That being said it may also due to the 'magic' world written in a more old English type of style - fortunately not overly used. The old writing style is done in a very easy to read manner that still implies the tone. There are some 4 letter words in this book including the all dreaded C* word. It's used very sparingly though and only by some of the military officers in extreme situations - the adult language was used appropriately and not gratuitously.
Second is that the protagonists in the book are a bit on the inept side. Inept may be strong here, perhaps inexperienced and somewhat bungling is a better fit. That being said both are also fairly likable. Although I think the female protagonist is on the flighty side and didn't really do much besides outpouring of emotions. I think she needs to be better rounded out personality wise.
Lastly - it takes a *long* time for the two storyline to merge - you'll get almost exactly 50% through the book before even the slightest hint of how the story lines converge finally shows up. Even after the hint, I kept wondering if the two story lines were in parallel universes, vastly different time lines, or what would happen to converge them. You'll have to wait much further for that slight hint to materialize though as it's not until 75% of the book that we actually have that convergence happen.
All that said, remember I still rated this book 4 stars and started the review with "overall this is a great book". Those deficiencies are minor and really the review is in the hopes that the author reads the reviews and considers how to turn a *GREAT* book 1 into a phenomenal book 2!
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