A Vow of Glory

The Sorcerer's Ring #5

by Morgan Rice

In A VOW OF GLORY (Book #5 in the Sorcerer's Ring), Thor embarks with his Legion friends on an epic quest into the vast wilds of the Empire to try to find the ancient Destiny Sword and save the Ring. Thor’s friendships deepen, as they journey to new places, face unexpected monsters and fight side by side in unimaginable battle. They encounter exotic lands, creatures and peoples beyond which they could have ever imagined, each step of their journey fraught with increasing danger. They will have to summon all their skills if they are to survive as they follow the trail of the thieves, deeper and deeper into the Empire. Their quest will bring them all the way into the heart of the Underworld, one of the seven realms of hell, where the undead rule and fields are lined with bones. As Thor must summon his powers, more than ever, he struggles to understand the nature of who he is.

Back in the Ring, Gwendolyn must lead half of King’s Court to the Western stronghold of Silesia, an ancient city perched on the edge of the Canyon that has stood for one thousand years. Silesia’s fortifications have allowed it to survive every attack throughout every century—but it has never been faced with an assault by a leader like Andronicus, by an army like his million men. Gwendolyn learns what it means to be queen as she takes on a leadership role, Srog, Kolk, Brom, Steffen, Kendrick and Godfrey by her side, preparing to defend the city for the massive war to come.

Meanwhile, Gareth is descending deeper into madness, trying to fend off a coup that would have him assassinated in King’s Court, while Erec fights for his life to save his love, Alistair and the Duke’s city of Savaria as the downed shield enables the wild creatures to invade. And Godfrey, wallowing in drink, will have to decide if he is ready to cast off his past and become the man his family expects him to be.

As they all fight for their lives and as things seem as if they can’t get any worse, the story ends with two shocking twists.

Will Gwendolyn survive the assault? Will Thor survive the Empire? Will the Destiny Sword be found?

With its sophisticated world-building and characterization, A VOW OF GLORY is an epic tale of friends and lovers, of rivals and suitors, of knights and dragons, of intrigues and political machinations, of coming of age, of broken hearts, of deception, ambition and betrayal. It is a tale of honor and courage, of fate and destiny, of sorcery. It is a fantasy that brings us into a world we will never forget, and which will appeal to all ages and genders. It is 75,000 words.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Magic, Ebooks, Epic, Adventure

274 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 3, 2013

About the author

Morgan Rice is the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author of the epic fantasy series THE SORCERER’S RING, comprising seventeen books; of the #1 bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, comprising twelve books; of the #1 bestselling series THE SURVIVAL TRILOGY, a post-apocalyptic thriller comprising three books; of the epic fantasy series KINGS AND SORCERERS, comprising six books; of the epic fantasy series OF CROWNS AND GLORY, comprising 8 books; of the new epic fantasy series A THRONE FOR SISTERS, comprising eight books (and counting); and of the new science fiction series THE INVASION CHRONICLES. Morgan’s books are available in audio and print editions, and translations are available in over 25 languages.

TURNED (Book #1 in the Vampire Journals), ARENA ONE (Book #1 of the Survival Trilogy), A QUEST OF HEROES (Book #1 in the Sorcerer’s Ring) and RISE OF THE DRAGONS (Kings and Sorcerers—Book #1) are each available as free downloads!

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Reviews

[Sara Barthol · Rating 2 out of 5]

Once again, the apparent lack of editing and all over the place details were a drag on the story, which I will repeat - is a good story.

One gem of an example for poor editing in this book is where this heroic knight character goes and saves some woman he, of course, instantly fell in love with (love at first sight is a rather annoying theme in the series). Battle happens. She fetches help. Enemy crushed. Knight supposedly mounts his horse seated BEHIND his woman. Next line, she's got her arms wrapped around him. Now, either she has some serious contortionist abilities, or this just happens to be one of those many details wherein the book was not properly screened by an editor.

There were several words that were obviously supposed to be different than what was published as well. Get a real freaking editor already. And for the love of all that is good in fantasy writing, flesh out your fantasy world better. I still have no real sense of how this fantasy world is laid out. One minute they're in a forest, next it's a wasteland, suddenly it's a jungle and now the sun(s) are yellow, blue, purple, pink... what random color/pattern is next? Polka dot? In one part of the world a moon will kill you while a day's journey later our heroes are outside at night not being burned. Is there a reason for this? Are these just random thoughts of how a fantasy world is built? It would make the dangerous journey a lot more believable if we had more environment details fleshed out so the random beasts that appear make more sense instead of sounding like it was just some creature that happened to be in the author's dream the night before the passage was written.

Again, thank goodness for the backbone of the story being interesting. I've largely managed to ignore the obnoxious bits and skim through some of the nonsense to enjoy something resembling a story.

[Seon Ji (Dawn) · Rating 3 out of 5]

++SPOILERS++

Not as good as the others maybe perhaps it is because I grow weary of the repettition.

Just a brief rundown.

TSTL Thor and TSTL Gwen. Sorry they just totally acted like fools in trusting people who were the least trustable. Any idiot could have seen that their decisions were assinine.

I skimmed a lot of the battle scenes because I already knew no one important would die or get seriously injured, and they are all pretty much same shit different fight.

Purple purple purple, my this author loves that color..

All in all....Still relatively enjoyable.

Another cliffhanger so I must read on.

Issues for those concerned with certain themes: Horse being whipped again, rape, or at least attempted rape at this point(by McCloud AGAIN). Violence, Blood and gore. None of the heros cheat on their women, but came close when Thor and his gang sailed into a bunch of female sirens. Nothing sexual happened, the sirens wanted to capture and eat them. Of course they escaped.

[Peggy J. Fleming · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not sure why I am still reading this series except that it is pretty easy to skim through and I am puzzled as to how it became a best-seller. There are so many inconsistencies that I wonder what it looked like before it was edited. Don't let the paid reviews fool you. The writing is very immature and can't touch J.K. Rowling or Tolkien. It's kind of funny how they always do everything for hours and hours. Their days must be very, very long. I just read where they rode at top speed to a town 10 miles away and it took them hours and hours. And then they came back the same day - for hours and hours.

[Rodney · Rating 2 out of 5]

Okay. I liked this book better than the last, but Rice is terrible with these characters. Too many times, he has his characters make decisions that do not fit with the characters he has "developed." The end of this book, especially, has two primary characters acting in ways that are too unlike them, based on what we've read so far. It's like Rice wants something to happen, and the only way he can get it into the plot is to make his characters temporarily stupid...absurdly so. I'm going to see this series through to the end; however, I've lost faith in Rice's ability to create a world that could actually exist. Live and learn apparently does not exist in his world. Rather, live, learn, then forget and do something stupid instead must be the mantra of his characters. Nice try, Rice...fortunately, I've either downloaded free versions, or have checked the digital versions out from the library. I would be more angry if I had paid. I give it 2 stars because I did finish it, and enough of the plot is compelling enough to keep me interested. That said, it is becoming more and more difficult for me to sympathize with the plights of these characters.

[Erth · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book and had to get the other 16 in the series. I just could not put it down. Some days i read for 8 hours straight. What a great fantasy ride. So much is happening in these books but the author writes it so it is easy to follow, like several little stories happening in one book. The characters I found to visualize, like and or dislike quickly. Descriptions were intense and in depth enough to make me feel as I were there in the story as a character myself.

If you like action, romance, fantasy, magic, castles, knights, battles of good and evil and valor then you will love this series. There is gruesome killing but the author does not go into a deep description and make it gory. There is great love and romance but nothing even pg rated. Lots of fantasy but not to extravagant. It amazes me how creative this author is and I constantly wondered "what in the world will happen next?".

To me a perfect story, a perfect read, and i think it would make a great movie! Reminded me a bit of the "Lord of the Rings. I would highly recommend this series and this author to anyone that even considers these mixed genres.

[Jeff · Rating 2 out of 5]

This series is really going downhill...

There is an interesting story here, so I'm trying to slog through until the end, but the heavy-handed storytelling and self-published style and lack of editing is getting ridiculous. Typo's and ridiculously rambling situations abound! Oddly, I don't remember the previous books being quite this bad. Were they, and I just didn't notice for some reason?

I realize the author is trying to write an exciting book, and the target audience is likely teen-aged girls, but do even young girls really enjoy this, out of the frying pan into a larger frying pan, type of storytelling? I mean, Thor and his band of merry men are continually stumbling from imminent death from invincible enemy to invincible enemy for the duration of this entire book! They even pick up a young slave girl who has an inordinate amount of knowledge about the dangers of the locale they're planning to travel through. Dangers of the sort that nobody lives to tell about. And yet, she willingly accompanies them! And one hapless member of this group is continually the one that first gets grabbed by each new monster they encounter. Is he just stupid? Bumbling? Looks tasty? We'll never know, I suspect.

Well, maybe I'm being too harsh... Some of the monsters aren't actually invincible. One will immediately regrow any appendage that is chopped off, or immediately heal any damage dealt by any weapon, but the locals know the secret. You just need to toss a bucket of water on them, Wicked Witch of the West, style. Water? Really? So I'm assuming there is no rainfall or even humidity in this world? Sure, the story is fantasy, so we're expecting to suspend reality while we're reading, but this is hard to stomach even from a fantasy world standpoint!

And the character development is shallow at best. Queen Gwen, a young woman with no leadership experience is instantly revered and beloved by the citizens of a city she's never actually visited before? Errrmmm... Why? She has literally not-done-a-single-thing to account for "her people" accepting her in this way, let alone to to unanimously accept her as the queen they'd willingly give their lives for. -sigh- The author does mention that their leader, Lord Srog, was unfailingly loyal to her father, the previous King. Something to do with his charging the citizenship lower taxes than he could have, I understand. Low taxes charged by your father apparently make you exactly the type of person that people want to lead them.

I wish I was exaggerating here, but this actually happens.

And with no battle experience or training in battle strategy, the various "generals" of a combined army are all taking strategy advice from this young woman? Let alone allowing her to actually direct the attacks? I guess it's due to the few phrases that she utters that cause these experienced military men to gaze at her with surprise, admiration, and respect? (Again, this actually happens.)

Then the "million man army" besieges the impenetrable city that hasn't been conquered in thousands of years due to it's nearness to a deep canyon, and the fact that the citizenship can simply retreat to the lower levels of the city, which literally untouchable by any attackers. Of course, after making this retreat, then Lord Srog asks Gwen, what now? We only have 1-2 weeks of food!

Seriously? You have this fortress that has been unassailable for thousands of years, but in all this time, you've never considered what happens after you've trapped yourself in this hole? You really have no exit or food storage once you've entrenched yourself into your safe haven? I... I don't even have words for that... Hey guys, I have a great idea! We can trap ourselves down here where they can't touch us! Let's just hope that whoever wants to destroy us gets bored and leaves immediately, otherwise our only option is starvation, starting next week...

It's all just a ridiculously large pill to swallow. I'd imagine even the target audience feels this is a bit much.

Well, I just downloaded the next book in the series. If the next book continues in this same vein, I don't know that I'll make it to the end of this "EPIC*" fantasy adventure. Wish me luck!

*You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means...

[Julka · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ja się przy nich naprawdę świetnie bawię, ale są tak okropnie napisane😭

[Lars De · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leuk boek, leest lekker weg, wel veel taalfouten, waar ik soms echt een beetje doorheen moest lezen omdat de zinnen niet meer liepen.

[Patricia P. · Rating 1 out of 5]

Disclaimer: I did not read the earlier books, and so I went into this without realising there were other books before this.

That said, sloppy writing. Characters seem to be caricatures of actual ideas rather than actual persons. There's also quite a bit of common sense lacking in this book. Some issues I had were: **spoilers ahead**

- an army that went straight into battle after marching for 12 hours. Really?
- "Impregnable" castle falls in matter of hours. Say what?
- "General" of an army allowed to go on a rescue mission HOURS before the enemies are due to attack.

And so forth. IF I were playing a computer game, these details would make sense, but as this is a book, it's stretching the fantasy just a bit too much. This reads more like a first draft than an actual book.

TL;DR: Sloppy writing, bad characterisation, and unbelievable battle scenes.

[K · Rating 1 out of 5]

**SPOILER ALERT**

My book reviews are written as a discussion of a book, and not as an advertisement. Please be aware that there may be information that some would consider spoilers. Continue on at your own risk!

Writing these reviews are like closure when I finish reading a book. I leave the book on my Kindle until I publish my review. Sometimes it’s a nice reflection where I appreciate the story as a whole. And sometimes it’s something I want to rush through to forget the experience of reading the book. I’m going to make this one short, in fact I’ll go ahead and combine books 4 and 5 in this review. Here is what I thought….

A Vow of Glory and A Clash of Honor

[Whitebeard Books · Rating 3 out of 5]

Morgan Rice is an exceptional story teller. I am enthralled with her characters and the relationships they seem to share. There is a negative however. Ms. Rice is not a particularly good writer and apparently never uses an editor. An example I'll suggest is just one of far too many and it is a line in this most recent title, "Kendrick was much closer, but not much." Seriously, no one who wants to be known as a good writer would allow that to stay in a draft. I'll still continue to read the series though because I've developed some empathy for the characters I've come to know. I'm curious as to the ultimate outcomes.

[Edwin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Net als de vorige delen zat ook dit deel vol met taalfouten, en hier en daar zelfs stukken tekst die de vertaler schijnbaar niet kon vertalen. Het verhaal zelf was verder goed.

De wereld is nog steeds onduidelijk. De ene moment zitten de reizigers in een bos, woestijn, jungle..., en hebben de zonnen allerlei verschillende kleuren. Kom Morgan, zorg dat je de wereld een beetje logischer in elkaar zet. Het maakt het voor de lezer geloofwaardiger als we meer details kennen van de omgeving, zodat het verschijnen van een monster logischer zou zijn.

Gelukkig is de basis van het verhaal wel goed, anders zou ik nu gestopt zijn met het lezen van de serie.

[Paul Martin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not sure if you'll get what I mean, but it just seemed a bit rushed (like a deadline to get the book out had been set and nothing was going to get in the way) which might explain some prominent typos at the start. Upon finishing felt some of the main character's decisions in the book were 'out of character' and one in particular (Gwen) down right bizarre. I feel kind of sad that a series I had previously enjoyed has left me wondering whether it's worth continuing with it, which is a shame as Thor is a great lead.

[Mattthew · Rating 2 out of 5]

In my opinion A Vow Of Glory is a slow book where Thor and his fellow Legion members embark on a journey to find the Destiny Sword. On this quest Thor meets a couple new characters in the Empire such as a slave girl and a young boy and his grandpa. Also in my opinion in this book i feel like Thor faces to many impossible problems but always accedes in passing them. Lastly you should know that a important Legion member dies on this quest.

[Aaron Pinkwasser · Rating 4 out of 5]

With unique story lines, deeper character insight and epic battles, this is one of my favourite books in the series so far. The style veers off from Harry Potter and more into Game of Thrones, where readers reap the benefits of 5 books worth of complex relationship building and power struggles.

[Justin · Rating 2 out of 5]

The books in the series are getting worse. The characters are starting to decline in intelligence it seems and the story is almost hard to continue reading.

[DA libros y poemas · Rating 3 out of 5]

i am in shock

[Maja · Rating 1 out of 5]

Of course 1 guy can defeat 300 soldiers because of a smart strategy…

I dnf’ed because this was boring as shit and predictable and sexist and horribly written!! Xx❤️❤️

[Lora Shouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

A compelling read.

Things just keep getting worse and worse for the kingdoms of the Sorcerer’s Ring. Andronicus, Emperor of the whole world outside the Ring (at least he thinks so) has just taken over the McCloud Kingdom. Now he has set his sights on the McGil Kingdom as well.

Despite the heroic superhuman efforts of all the McGil champions, and despite the impressive defenses of the city of Silesia where Gwendolyn and her followers have gone to escape the foolishness and vindictiveness of her brother, the so-called king Gareth, the armies of Andronicus come closer and closer. They blow through King’s Court like it was nothing – which, given the chaos of Gareth’s rule, it pretty much is. The miserable Gareth manages to sneak out the back and avoid capture by Andronicus, so far at least, while everyone else is left to suffer.

Meanwhile, Thor and his close friends from the Legion continues to hunt for the Sword of Destiny which protected the Ring with its magic until it was stolen earlier. They receive help from several people, but when the boys Thor grew up with, thinking they were his brothers, catch up to them offering to ‘help,’ they are sent on a dangerous journey far out of their way. All their heroic fighting only seems to get them farther from where they want to be.

Things look pretty bleak for the McGil Kingdom by the end. We will need to await the next book to see whether they can pull it out this time.

[Kim Kimselius · Rating 5 out of 5]

Det här är en spännande fantasyserie. De första böckerna har jag lyssnat på genom Storytel. Men den sjunde boken fanns bara som e-bok. Jag började läsa, men gav upp efter några sidor. Det kändes som om en googleöversättning till svenska. Jag förstod knappt någonting av vad jag läste. Därför slutade jag läsa och laddade ner boken på engelska istället.

Serien handlar om Thorgrins äventyr. Hans liv är inte speciellt roligt och hans högsta dröm är att bli krigare i kungens armé. Alla hans bröder blir utvalda, men inte han. Thorgrin ger sig av på egen hand och får uppleva mer äventyr än vad han någonsin hade kunnat drömma om.

På vägen möter han även kärleken. Men hur ska han, som enkel bondpojke, kunna vinna en prinsessas hjärta.

I kungens slott är det ständigt kamp om makt och många intriger. Mitt i allt detta hamnar Thorgrin mot sin vilja.

WOW! Vilken fantasyserie! Det har inte gått att sluta lyssna på böckerna. Jag rekommenderar dig varmt att läsa/lyssna på dem. Jag har hittat ännu en ny författare som jag har tagit till mitt hjärta.

Läs böckerna! Det finns totalt 18 böcker i serien. Jag fortsätter läsa.

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series is turning into quite a detailed world, but nowhere near the expanse of Wheel of Time (which I love!). It is lighter fare in my opinion but a decent enough read. Every fight still consists of x person being close to death and either doing something at the last minute to save themselves and vanquish their foe or another arrives just in the nick of time to do the saving. Ugh! This is getting old. I realize some of them are trained warriors or still in training, but to know exactly the right thing to do within mere seconds of their impending death seems a bit much. Every book ends with just about every character dealing with a cliffhanger situation. Another Ugh moment. I realize this is the theme where a group of heroes are saving the entire world and the story can't be told in a trilogy, but leaving characters "at the edge of the cliff" in every book has got to have them looking up at the author and yelling, "Why can't I get some sort of break at least once in a while?" I'm beginning to wonder if any of them will ever have a happily ever after with their intended.

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

The Empire is inside the ring and destroying everything. Eric gets help from the Duke in his fight, but then some monsters show up and it seems like Eric is about to die. But then his wife saves him; she has magic, but aside from being the daughter of a king that's all we know about her. Garreth has run away, and we don't know what happened to him. Thor and friends are in the Empire looking for the sword. His brothers show up with a map and convince them to follow the map, but it's a trap and they lead them right to Empire soldiers. Gwen and her team are in their new city, and they are defending it well, but the Empire has a million man army so no matter how many they kill, more just show up. He gives them a choice: she surrenders and they can all live free, or he will kill everyone. So she surrenders, but he says just kidding it was a lie. And then he has the McCloud King start to rape her and it fades to black. Thor dreams that something bad happened to her. And that's where we end. Kendrick is alive and well. But everyone else is in danger.

[MenteDe Estrellas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me encanto, las cosas se ponen peores y el suspenso es cada vez mas, siempre estuve intrigada de lo que pasaría, aunque no estuviera escuchando el audio libro los personajes volvían a mi mente.

Creó que mi única queja es con Thor, cometía las decisiones mas ESTUPIDAS, no se como es que no captaba si era una mala decisión cuando LITERAL casi muere en su intento, también me molesto que se haya ido cuando mas los necesitaban, se que eso si es parte de su carácter pero al ver las consecuencias que esto trajo especialmente a Gwen, que ojo, ella tomo su decisión pero creó que como su futuro esposo e incluso padre de la criatura que esta en Gwen, le fallo rotundamente, no puedo evitar sentirme molesta con el.

Me hubiera gustado ver mas de Gwen como reina, ya que siento que es una increíble gobernante pero dado el final del libro, las cosas se pondrán muy oscuras, tengo cierto miedo pero a la vez curiosidad de seguir con esta saga.

[Stan · Rating 2 out of 5]

This series is so confusing, I like the story arc and the characters in the story but sometimes I feel my IQ dropping as I read. King McGill is described a great king beloved by all. When he is murdered everyone acts stunned and has no idea who the killer could be despite the fact the author presents only one person with motive to do the deed. When it is suitable for the story arc people begin to suspect the killer. The author paints King Garrett as such a bad and disliked king, I begin to wonder why no one has tried to kill him. A book later he tells us that there have been numerous attempts on Garrett's life. Young teens soldiers routinely behead opponents just in time. The list goes on. Still I like the characters and the story so I will probably read to the end of the series. By the time I finish I hope I am smart enough to tie my shoes and recall my name.

[Aleksandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Coraz mniej podoba mi się styl pisania Morgan Rice. Być może jest to wina tłumaczenia książek tej autorki, a być może jest to moje przyzwyczajenie do innego stylu pisania książek fantasy.

Wciąż mam nieodparte wrażenie, że fabuła staje się zbyt perfekcyjna. Np. Reece zakochuje się „z miejsca” w dziewczynie, która ratuje mu życie. O dziwo to samo spotyka Godfreya i Eldena. Po przeczytaniu wcześniejszych tomów, w których to wątek miłosny dotyczył tylko Thora i Gwen, liczyłam na coś, co by mnie zachwyciło oraz miło zaskoczyło. Muszę jednak przyznać, że się nieco zawiodłam, a relacja głównego bohatera z jego ukochaną staje się nudna.

Cała fabuła serii staje się uciążliwa, a każdy tom niemiłosiernie się dłuży. Muszę przyznać się także do tego, że zdarzyło mi się ominąć kilkanaście stron tego tomu. Nie wiem, czy wytrwam do końca…

[SerkBlack · Rating 5 out of 5]

Un rey loco, adicto y errático toma la decisión de abrir las puertas del anillo... ahora ningún lugar está fuera del alcancé del imperio. Una promesa de Gloria nos da esa transición entre años de estabilidad en el reino y una nueva realidad, la de la supervivencia. El éxodo hacia la ciudad Roja y la infiltración a las tierras del imperio están cargadas de aventuras y sorpresas a lo largo del libro. El final es inesperado, Morgan Rice nos ha acostumbrado a no sufrir demasiado. Los personajes principales siempre encuentran la manera de salir bien librados ante cualquier situación, sin embargo es posible que esta vez se rompa ese patrón. Con cada libro la historia va tomando más vuelo y se vuelve más interesante. Recomendado para aquellos que busquen una lectura ligera.

[Yesenia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have loved this story since book one. By now, there are several stories being told, lots of things going on but this book fell short in a way that made it feel like nothing really got accomplished.
In this book I have found that the characters lack of faith in their own intuition has, shall I say, unwarranted a harsher outcome and maybe prolonged the story line…(?) How could Thor not see the true nature of his brothers? That is what particularly irked me. After the first calamity I would have listened to the slave girl who has lived in the empire and actually knows the terrain!
Speaking of irksome things, I plan to make a drinking game out of the phrase “they stood there and braced for death” or any particular variation of that because it appears way too often.

[KK from KY · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am enjoying this series of books. At the beginning, I thought they might YA. However, I am no longer able to say that. While there is not a lot of profanity, there is some subject matter that in not YA adjacent. There is raping and pillaging and raging war. Brutal rulers of kingdoms who will stop at nothing to win and destroy others and their kingdoms. Long journeys with untold perils and things that only occur in nightmares for most. That being said, nothing is overly or graphically detailed in this aspect. It keeps me coming back to journey on with them. Like I said, the story is very interesting and I feel it is well told. While the books are relatively short and stop somewhat abruptly, they are certainly entertaining.

[Stacy Stephenson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Seriously 😐
I really want to follow Thor’s story but half of this book was dumb decision after decision.
It doesn’t make sense to have Gwendolyn strong enough to lead and more read than anyone else yet keeps getting duped. My question is why are so many characters written like idiots.
Eric too is supposed to be experienced after all these years and didn’t see the double cross coming?
So Thor really was dumb enough to believe his brothers.

This whole book felt like a waste of time outside of moving the story forward.
I’ll go one more book. If it still continues to be this unsatisfying I would finish the series.

[moxieBK · Rating 2 out of 5]

A Vow of Glory (Book #5 in the Sorcerer’s Ring) — Morgan Rice (28 chapters) March 1-3, 2017

This review is going to be more of, my thoughts as I read this, and not much about plot.

Also, this is the first story where I can truly say anybody, gender, age, race can read this, and not feel squeamish.

This story continues from the last book; again, it feels like an in between piece. I had thought at the end of the last book, that there might be more of a turning of the corner, starting the next phase of the overall theme, and there is a certain degree of that in this book, but again, it feels more like filler and substance. There are some developments in the story, but every time I think a certain person will get his/her comeuppance, that same person turns out to have another card up his/her sleeves. I also feel sick with continuing, but again: I am drawn into this story because I like some of the characters in the story and as such, I will continue to read it.

Like I stated in another review of this series, this is a great book if you don’t want the main characters to perish, because they always seem to hold on and survive and live to see another day. (And again, my feeling of a TV serial comes to mind when I read these books.)

I think that might make it more approachable for a lot of readers, but for me, I’d rather something drastic happen: an unseen curve ball, or something crazy that doesn’t necessarily kill the leads, but presents a more realistic reading that would hook me in and not let me go. Perhaps I either need a break or, impatiently, want the end to come.

One thing about the writing in this story: There seems to be a pattern with it in general. Oftentimes there is not a lot happening in the middle; I get bored and am convinced that this will be the last book I read in the series. And then at the end, everything starts happening and it accumulates with the best cliffhanger and I suddenly have a strong desire to keep reading. I’ll keep plugging along. It’s like a train wreck for me; I can’t turn away. I have too much of a curious mind and have now invested too much time into these characters. Although, if it ever gets to a point where something monumentally bad happens, (like Fonzy jumping the shark, crazy bad,) I may just end it and wash my hands of the series. I don’t want it to end that way, but I have done it before and I will do it again. And this series has the potential to do that.

Two stars.