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The Dark Path
Gen Hothman has had a hard childhood. Raised by a master assassin then barely escaping with his life after a betrayal by his own guild, he finds himself with a new mission and a chance to start a new life in a far away land. Will he survive this new school of magic? Can he, with the help of some new friends, find a way to heal from the past? Will this place prove to be too much of a challenge for this boy, this weapon?
- GenresFantasy
304 pages, Paperback
First published June 21, 2012
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October 25, 2019
I like books about magic very much but this one was written horribly. The plot is very disjointed, it feels like it is missing half of it. The reader is somehow expected to fill the blanks. Also the main character is inexplicably overpowered.
September 6, 2012
The Dark Path falls into a common pitfall I've been seeing recently. It starts off as another in a glut of school for magic coming of age stories. The hero has amazing physical abilities, fighting skills and initially an uncontrolled super magical power. We jump ahead and our young hero has come of age and is the best young mage in his class, still super awesome in everything and now he even has a katana. After the next jump our hero is now the most powerful mage in the world, still an amazing warrior and is ready to finally kill the old school bully and the BBEG.
There are a number of subplots that are abandoned during the course of the novel, the main character is horrifically over powered through out the story, there is little to no character development and the supporting cast are just pointless.
Probably a good young adult read as it has a good amount of action and fan service for a younger, anime loving set.
There are a number of subplots that are abandoned during the course of the novel, the main character is horrifically over powered through out the story, there is little to no character development and the supporting cast are just pointless.
Probably a good young adult read as it has a good amount of action and fan service for a younger, anime loving set.
August 7, 2012
Though their seem to be some timeline writing errors and and the book could have been more fleshed out. I still found it to be an enjoyable read and the setting and characters have great potential for later additions.
August 7, 2012
It was an excellent story, appealing to several different interest.
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