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Love and magic on the open ocean.
Nathan is a skilled mage with control over the air, powering ships over a world covered in water. However, under the control of the powerful Lord Ruthen, a mage of fire, he is insignificant, and he is cowed by the memory of Ruthen killing his childhood friend Tom.
But his friend is not dead, and has nurtured his power over water, which is feared by Fire mages. Nathan is swept up not only into Tom’s idea of revenge against Ruthen, but into love with the outcast mage.
Nathan is a skilled mage with control over the air, powering ships over a world covered in water. However, under the control of the powerful Lord Ruthen, a mage of fire, he is insignificant, and he is cowed by the memory of Ruthen killing his childhood friend Tom.
But his friend is not dead, and has nurtured his power over water, which is feared by Fire mages. Nathan is swept up not only into Tom’s idea of revenge against Ruthen, but into love with the outcast mage.
143 pages, ebook
First published June 1, 2012
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April 25, 2013
I enjoyed the story which involved elemental magic wielded by the Air mages Nathan and Sam. The water mage Tom is an anomaly in that there do not seem to be any other water mages. The world building was slim because the story took place aboard a ship. It seems that most of this world is water with a few islands ruled by despots often at war. The budding relationship between Tom and Nathan moved slowly and hopefully will continue in the next book. I am hoping for a lot more action in the next book as there really wasn't much in this book.
August 29, 2012
Hm...the main storyline is pulling and interesting, but in general to undeveloped. I wasn't really satisfied with the way this first book ended. And Gosh, the "Captain" and even a woman, what a bitch! Why didn't she die somehow. She was annoying character and ungrateful, too.
April 1, 2016
Nathan is an air mage; he has the power to control air and wind. And his skills get put to use navigating ships around the ocean. It seems like a tedious task, and in some ways it is. Add to it that he's working for Ruthen, a ruthless fire mage, who looks down on anyone he considers to be of lesser ability. And it was Ruthen who killed Nathan's childhood friend, Tom, many years before.
When a mysterious mage who appears to have power over water shows up on the ship, Nathan learns the story he heard might not be true. First, water mages don't exist. Second, Tom is alive. And his power over water is exactly what a fire mage like Ruthen would fear. As the two get a chance to reconnect, both of them are hesitant. After all, Tom has plans that might be a problem for Nathan. And Nathan's not sure if he can allow himself to fall for Tom if he's just going to leave.
This was like a nice episode of a longer story. It set up the background and conflict for this trilogy nicely. There's certainly not a lot of heat or steam here, but that's not really what I felt this first installment was intended to convey. I definitely enjoyed reading it and I look forward to picking up the next book.
When a mysterious mage who appears to have power over water shows up on the ship, Nathan learns the story he heard might not be true. First, water mages don't exist. Second, Tom is alive. And his power over water is exactly what a fire mage like Ruthen would fear. As the two get a chance to reconnect, both of them are hesitant. After all, Tom has plans that might be a problem for Nathan. And Nathan's not sure if he can allow himself to fall for Tom if he's just going to leave.
This was like a nice episode of a longer story. It set up the background and conflict for this trilogy nicely. There's certainly not a lot of heat or steam here, but that's not really what I felt this first installment was intended to convey. I definitely enjoyed reading it and I look forward to picking up the next book.
October 23, 2014
It started out well and the world seemed pretty interesting but the story itself lacked both interest and forward movement. The story consisted of Nathan getting up, grumbling about work then doing it until he was totally exhausted, maybe eating supper and getting back to bed. Slight variation came with Sam and Tom but there really wasn't anything else in it. Even the "big" battle in the end was totally missing any excitement, just more of the monotony.
It's not a bad book, it's just really boring.
It's not a bad book, it's just really boring.
July 30, 2012
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The characters were absolutely fantastic and the plot was unique as well as entertaining. The author did a great job with the action scenes. The relationship that grew between Tom and Nathan was perfection. It was slow but not dragging and because of that their attraction was very solid and sexy.
Air is an imaginative, wild ride that I highly recommend!
The characters were absolutely fantastic and the plot was unique as well as entertaining. The author did a great job with the action scenes. The relationship that grew between Tom and Nathan was perfection. It was slow but not dragging and because of that their attraction was very solid and sexy.
Air is an imaginative, wild ride that I highly recommend!
August 10, 2012
No, not much sex. I really liked the pirate time period and the fantasy aspect. That really brought the story together and the main characters were really well written. That even made up for the lack of sex...kind of *G*
August 28, 2012
For some reason this was different than I was expecting, but it was good. It takes place almost entirely aboard a ship while hunting down another ship. The culture of magic in this one is almost pretty medieval, so it will be interesting how things go in the next book.
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