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Wizard of Time #2
The Sword of Unmaking
The Second Thrilling Installment in The Wizard of Time TrilogyNearly a year after being snatched from the timeline of history at the moment of his death and revealed to be the Seventh True Mage, Gabriel is deeply involved in fighting the War of Time and Magic.Shortly after he and the Chimera team return from a near-disastrous extraction mission to save a mage in ancient Vienna, the battlefield comes to Windsor Castle.In the midst of defending the castle, Gabriel is thrust into a wild chase through time to recover a coded notebook that may be the key to saving the Primary Continuum from destruction.Gabriel's quest takes him places he never imagined, and forces him to make choices with consequences he cannot avoid, in order to rescue his friends, the castle, and the timeline of history itself from the mad plans of the Dark Mage, Apollyon.
264 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 5, 2013
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G.L. Breedon
13 books59 followersAfter a childhood spent whizzing through the galaxy in super sleek starships and defeating treacherously evil monsters in long forgotten kingdoms, G.L. Breedon grew up to write science fiction and fantasy novels. He lives with his wife in Brooklyn, NY.
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December 1, 2020
3,5 stars...Boring at times with too much detail, but with unpredictable escalation and great ending.
“Patience is the path…”
“Of success.”
“Of failure.”
“Of wisdom.”
“Of cowardice.”
“Action is the path…
“Of success.”
“Of victory.”
“Of triumph.”
“Patience is the path…”
“Of success.”
“Of failure.”
“Of wisdom.”
“Of cowardice.”
“Action is the path…
“Of success.”
“Of victory.”
“Of triumph.”
November 2, 2016
A few slow spots kept me from getting through this book in a timely manner. I give it 3.7 out of five stars.
I appreciate Gabriel as a character. He's facing terrible choices and the many paradoxes of time travel.
The way Breedon had worked the timeline and magic still keeps me interested. I'm surprised when Gabriel finds a new way to come from the bottom and beat his more-experienced opponents.
Of course, when I was reminded he was only 14 in this book, it set me on my heels. Yes, he thinks like a teenager, but a much older one. 17 at least. Perhaps it's the tough situation, but it still seems like he's grown up too fast for his current age.
This book does a better job of introducing a single problem and resolving it by the end of the story than the first in the series did. This felt like a completely story. Thank you.
I have the omnibus of books 1-3, so I will be reading the third story. Not sure when this will happen. Kudos to Breedon for not leaving a cliffhanger at the end of book two, so I'm not forced to pick up the next one.
I appreciate Gabriel as a character. He's facing terrible choices and the many paradoxes of time travel.
The way Breedon had worked the timeline and magic still keeps me interested. I'm surprised when Gabriel finds a new way to come from the bottom and beat his more-experienced opponents.
Of course, when I was reminded he was only 14 in this book, it set me on my heels. Yes, he thinks like a teenager, but a much older one. 17 at least. Perhaps it's the tough situation, but it still seems like he's grown up too fast for his current age.
This book does a better job of introducing a single problem and resolving it by the end of the story than the first in the series did. This felt like a completely story. Thank you.
I have the omnibus of books 1-3, so I will be reading the third story. Not sure when this will happen. Kudos to Breedon for not leaving a cliffhanger at the end of book two, so I'm not forced to pick up the next one.
November 9, 2014
The plot thickens and time is bent in a number of ways to protect the primary continuum. Fascinating interpretation of time.
July 10, 2020
Save the gf, but can't save anyone else, plot hole creeping in everywhere..
series seems to be getting more and more internally inconsistent
series seems to be getting more and more internally inconsistent
April 12, 2013
I just finished this book and I already want more! As with the first book, I found this story to be absolutely captivating. The pacing is on the quick side, so I anticipate reading this more than once and still being able to pick out things I hadn't put together in previous reads. The author is able to keep explanations as simple as possible, which is a feat in itself, as time travel can be quite complicated (i.e. paradoxes and bifurcations).
Although it has been awhile since I read the first Wizard of Time book, the characters (and their names) were memorable. This book definitely throws you right back in to the middle of things, and I found myself getting very attached to certain characters. There's a bit of romance in this book, but nothing too mushy (at least IMHO - younger readers may feel differently). There'a also some humor to brighten up the overall tone, which is good because the constant fighting makes both the characters and the reader weary.
There a a few twists in the plot that threw me for a loop. I have to say bravo to Gabriel for handling them with much more finesse than most 14 year olds would. I do see a running theme with Gabriel so I'm interested in seeing how that pans out.
Cannot wait for more! Well, I guess I have to but I'll be waiting impatiently ;).
Although it has been awhile since I read the first Wizard of Time book, the characters (and their names) were memorable. This book definitely throws you right back in to the middle of things, and I found myself getting very attached to certain characters. There's a bit of romance in this book, but nothing too mushy (at least IMHO - younger readers may feel differently). There'a also some humor to brighten up the overall tone, which is good because the constant fighting makes both the characters and the reader weary.
There a a few twists in the plot that threw me for a loop. I have to say bravo to Gabriel for handling them with much more finesse than most 14 year olds would. I do see a running theme with Gabriel so I'm interested in seeing how that pans out.
Cannot wait for more! Well, I guess I have to but I'll be waiting impatiently ;).
March 14, 2014
You will need a breather by the time you have finished this book as it is action all the way. Gabriel is more confident in this book than the first, probably because of everything that happened in the first and the fact that he's had an extra year of training. But still, he has to make on-the-spot decisions that would be difficult for an adult, let alone a 14 year old.
The story would be very difficult to breakdown for a review, after all, it did take a whole book to explain it originally so all I will say is that you are once again taken along with Gabriel on a journey the likes of which you won't have seen before.
This is a very fast-paced book but the story doesn't suffer for that. The characters are all in-depth and continue to grow. There is so much more to this than 2 books have covered so I can't wait for the next in the series (hopefully out soon according to the website). Recommended for all Young Adult and Fantasy fans out there.
The story would be very difficult to breakdown for a review, after all, it did take a whole book to explain it originally so all I will say is that you are once again taken along with Gabriel on a journey the likes of which you won't have seen before.
This is a very fast-paced book but the story doesn't suffer for that. The characters are all in-depth and continue to grow. There is so much more to this than 2 books have covered so I can't wait for the next in the series (hopefully out soon according to the website). Recommended for all Young Adult and Fantasy fans out there.
August 5, 2013
This was an excellent follow-up to the first book in the series. Of course with some of the concepts you need to suspend some logical thought. When you have a person that is in a place in time who shouldn't be there then the timeline has changed. That makes sense and if you are going to remove a person from that timeline you must be careful. However, there is also the ability to travel in time to various points if you have an artifact from that time. Could the character not have picked up an artifact (such as a sliver of a statue or something) and arrived earlier before time was changed. At any rate the book got me to thinking about these concepts and my admiration goes out to the author as he must have wrestled with these concepts to make a truly exciting book with intriguing concepts. I am looking forward to the third book in the series.
June 7, 2013
The Sword of Unmaking continues from where The Wizard of Time left off, Gabriel is in a fight of his life but grows powerful with each passing day. It gets a bit boring in the middle but is compensated more than enough by a number of battles throughout. Some parts were a bit dragged, too many paradoxes & most of the focus has been on Apollyon like The Wizard of Time had more focus on Kumaradevi. I think more of Vicaqurao will be revealed in the next volume.
August 9, 2015
A little tedious
I normally like time travel novels but I find it difficult to keep track of and understand what is happening and the "laws" of time travel. Overall. I think the story started out as a great premise but this book was hard to continue reading. With that being said, I will continue the series to see if there is any improvement.
I normally like time travel novels but I find it difficult to keep track of and understand what is happening and the "laws" of time travel. Overall. I think the story started out as a great premise but this book was hard to continue reading. With that being said, I will continue the series to see if there is any improvement.
January 17, 2017
I enjoyed this even more than the first book. Fascinating story. The characters are well written and I found I became quite attached to them. I read a quote by Marcus Aurelius in an article this morning, after finishing the book, and I felt like I was hearing from an old friend. Can't wait to move on to book 3!
August 17, 2013
Not of the same caliber as the initial volume. Felt too broken up and inconsistent to hold my attention this time.
August 21, 2016
The story of Gabriel intensifies and draws me into the final novel in the trilogy.
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