Wayward Spirits: A Prelude to the Dawning of Power

The Dawning of Power #0.5

by Brian Rathbone

Wayward Spirits is a short story prequel to the Dawning of Power trilogy, which begins with Call of the Herald.

A pair of young men lose their way, unaware their actions will forever change Godsland.

Genres: Fantasy, Ebooks, Short Stories, Audiobook, Amazon, Fiction, Adventure

15 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2013

About the author

A former horse trainer and computer programmer, Brian Rathbone used his old world knowledge and love of fantasy fiction to create The World of Godsland fantasy series, which begins with The Dawning of Power trilogy.

The World of Godsland fantasy series includes:

Call of the Herald
Inherited Danger
Dragon Ore
Regent
Feral
Regal
The Fifth Magic
Dragonhold
The Seventh Magic

Reviews

[Jen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story wets your appetite for the Dawning Power books. However, it just seems to be incomplete. I almost wish I hadn't read this before reading book #1.

[Fee Roberts · Rating 1 out of 5]

Wayward Spirits by Brian Rathbone is a prelude to The Dawning of Power series. Benjin and Wendel embark on a quest to Godsland after being told by a mysterious stranger that the world was in danger and needed a hero.

This short story started out good, but missed the mark. We meet Benjin and Wendel and we follow on their quest, but then the story stops. I thought it would be picked up in the first book, Call of the Herald, so I purchased the book to find out about Benjin and Wendel's journey. Sadly, Call of the Herald did not give me any insight into what these characters went through on their journey.

You can read my review of Call of the Herald here:

http://feeroberts64.blogspot.com/2018...

Purchased from Amazon.

[Morgan Sheppard · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a prequel short story that is designed to give you a taster for the full length novel. However, although it gives some idea of the main characters, there isn't enough here to make me want to read the next book along. It is well written, no doubt about that. It's just a bit too short for me, and lacks any hook to the characters or the world.

[Autumn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Got stuck on Scribd to their select audio books, I suppose I listened to too many this month. So I saw this series available to me and figured I would start it. This is just a quick listen, maybe it should have been the prologue of the book instead of its own book. The narrator was great. This did not really offer much outside of the "you have been selected as hero".

[Magik · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a short story about the father of the MC of The Dawning of Power series and how he ended up in the Greatlands. It kind of parallels her journey though it's not nearly as death defying. It wasn't spectacular but it was short.

[Victoria · Rating 1 out of 5]

This book from what i read is a prequel, so knowing that about the book i assume to get back story on characters and get to want to get excited about this series. But its so short its missing the bang of the story line. Two kids going on a journey the end.

[Rachel · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 stars.

This was very good. A great beginning to a series! I'd class it as a mg adventure.

[Brian Swearengin · Rating 5 out of 5]

15 page short story. Pretty much consolidated Wendle and Benji's experience.

[Brenton Cunningham · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good prequel

I very much enjoyed the read. However, the latter half is much of a rehash of the first book. Overall a good read.

[Suzie Quint]

Included in Dark Matter & Dragons

[John Stonebraker · Rating 3 out of 5]

Short - Doesn’t really accomplish much

The story is short, and it doesn’t really add much to the overall story. It’s enjoyable, though. I love the series, overall, though.

[William · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very good quick read
A very good quick read that is a good lead in too the series. I would recommend it to anyone as a place too start. Enjoy reading. 2014

[Kate0321 · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a quick audiobook prequel about two misfit best friends Benjin and Wendel who set off on a mission to Godsland. This was a great introduction to the series. Can’t wait to read the rest!

[Michelle Rutler · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love all the Balance of Power books. They are amazing stories and I have read them multiple times.

[Schvenn · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay, but wholly unnecessary. This story doesn't add anything to the series and was simply a nod to the fans of two of the older characters in their youth, nothing more.

[J. · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the first book in this series, Call of the Herald, some years back, but not enough stands out in my memory for this little prelude to relate. (Except for the big cavern and underground lake; those I remember.) This is more a prologue than a standalone story, and there's not really enough here to draw me back into the series right now, with so many other books in the TBR pile. Except for the author's good, solid writing; even with a few added or missing words here and there, it's comfortable reading. If you're looking for a new fantasy series, a long one that can hold onto you for a while, you might give this novella and the first book a try; they're both free.

[chucklesthescot · Rating 2 out of 5]

I initially put this as one star then changed it to two stars as I felt I was being a bit unfair on the author. There was nothing wrong with this story to be honest. It was well written, not too descriptive, a decent attempt to develop a bit of character which is not easy in a 15 page book. It is the story of two boys who want to be heroes getting ready to run away from their dull lives on a quest to change the world.

Basically the only reason I marked it down is because the story itself just did not appeal to me. The fantasy genre is hit and miss a lot of the time for me and this just wasn't my thing.

So if you like fantasy books don't let me put you off!

[Paul Zentmyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very short story. I thought it was a full length prequel but it wasn't. In fact, most of the book is actually the first book of the series. But it does give a little, all be it very little, look into the series. I would have liked to see more of Wendel & Benjin's lives before Catrin and what happened to her mother.

[Sarah · Rating 2 out of 5]

A very, very short intro to Call of the Herald. Not a lot to go on, but enough to pique my interest a little..

[Sherie Greer · Rating 5 out of 5]

A brilliant short story which preludes the book 'Dawning of Power'. Would definitely recommend reading this as it gives an excellent insight into the characters and their backgrounds going forward into the rest of the series which I am looking forward to reading.

[Flosi · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too short
Okay, but not what I expected. A little more introduction to the background of the boys and the actual journey would have nice.

[Kim Jackson · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an excellent introduction to the Dawning of Power Trilogy. I gave it 3 stars because it didn't get to involved.

[Liam · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good taster, will check the series out

[Kim Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome beginning to another fantasy series. I have the first book and will begin reading it soon.

[Jenae (Jeni) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short but excellent prelude.

[Daryl · Rating 4 out of 5]

Excellent short story... Looking forward to reading Rathbone's novels.

[Vera M. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Writing is good, but just an unneccessary short story. Just dont get the point and it doesnt pique my interest in picking up the series from this.

[Kyle · Rating 3 out of 5]

I sincerely hope the series is better than this poor attempt at character introductions was.