Kingmaker, Kingbreaker: The Innocent Mage (Series #1) (Paperback)

from lewispike

On one hand it would be easy to dismiss this book - the honest yokel (fisherman rather than peasant) befriend a prince, tools of prophecy, the empathic stable-master, the ugly duckling that the yokel loves, the power-crazed Master Magician, the younger sister that hates her big brother the Prince...

from lambada

An interesting tale that slowly builds up the back story in small drips. Certainly an enjoyable read once you got used to the style, however at times I felt that too much time was spent on the normal day-to-day life and I was tempted to skip parts until something interesting happened. However, th...

from Uffer

At first I found the main voice of this book rather irritating. It didn't take long to adjust, however, and it was well worth the effort. Young fisherman's son Asher has gone to the big city to make his fortune and return with the money to buy a new fishing boat and show his elder bullying brothe...

from samuraibunny

With a title like this one and the blurb that it has, I was expecting a tad more magic to be involved. But that does not negatively affect the book's performance. There is certainly plenty of political intrigue involved, for those who enjoy it (I certainly do). I think this book does a great deal...

from Isamoor

Oct11: Characters: Actually pretty good despite the cliche "boy off to discover the world". The boy is unique and the characters in the kingdom are solid enough. The true villain is also sustaining. Plot: The history of this world is rich enough to drive forward a plot. The steps it takes might b...