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Apprentice to Master #3
Master Wizard
The last dragon's egg is discovered in the treasury of Veldwaite launching Lorit and Chihon into a battle with the Temple Priests in this fantasy adventure. They rescue a young Wizard and enlist his help as they fight to stop the Temple from harnessing the power of the last dragon for their evil plans. Follow along with Lorit and Chihon as they fight to save the dragons from the clutches of the Temple. An epic adventure for our young Wizards filled with dragons, evil Priests and plenty of magic. It will keep you on the edge of your seat.
302 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 20, 2013
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About the author
James A. Eggebeen
11 books104 followersJames Eggebeen is a serial masochist repeatedly taking high tech companies through the growing pains of converting from a garage shop into a sustainable and profitable mature business.
He learned the value of hard work by being raised on a farm in Wisconsin where he learned auto mechanics from his saintly grandfather who patiently tolerated him and his siblings always under foot. His most frequent comment growing up was "Why did you people settle here when there are much warmer places to live?"
He confounded his teachers and most grown ups at a young age writing incredibly powerful algorithms for phenomenally underpowered computers at the dawn of the computer age. This is a skill he has employed throughout his professional career and still take great pride in (the confounding part mostly).
At 17 years of age he made a deal with the US Navy "Teach me about airplanes and computers. Take me anywhere it doesn't snow and I'm all yours." They kept the bargain and started him on a world traveling adventure that has continued far beyond his six-year enlistment.
He continued his world traveling adventures as a businessman frequently logging one fourth of his time out of he country. He feels as comfortable abroad as he does at home and has developed an appreciation for a wide range of cultures and cuisines.
He settled in Southern California after his service was complete and studied Engineering, Business and Finance at night while working at a series of start-up firms by day. He claims that growing up on the farm and the Navy have ruined his ability to sleep late and habitually gets up well before the sane portion of population starts their day.
He learned the value of hard work by being raised on a farm in Wisconsin where he learned auto mechanics from his saintly grandfather who patiently tolerated him and his siblings always under foot. His most frequent comment growing up was "Why did you people settle here when there are much warmer places to live?"
He confounded his teachers and most grown ups at a young age writing incredibly powerful algorithms for phenomenally underpowered computers at the dawn of the computer age. This is a skill he has employed throughout his professional career and still take great pride in (the confounding part mostly).
At 17 years of age he made a deal with the US Navy "Teach me about airplanes and computers. Take me anywhere it doesn't snow and I'm all yours." They kept the bargain and started him on a world traveling adventure that has continued far beyond his six-year enlistment.
He continued his world traveling adventures as a businessman frequently logging one fourth of his time out of he country. He feels as comfortable abroad as he does at home and has developed an appreciation for a wide range of cultures and cuisines.
He settled in Southern California after his service was complete and studied Engineering, Business and Finance at night while working at a series of start-up firms by day. He claims that growing up on the farm and the Navy have ruined his ability to sleep late and habitually gets up well before the sane portion of population starts their day.
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August 15, 2020
Lots of magic and action and surprises. But I must have missed some details of magic lost and magic gained that came across as “so this happened” without explanation. I found it hard to connect to the characters in the 1st half of the book. Sufficient satisfaction in the back half.
April 5, 2020
The best of the series! 🤓 This book has a "Golden" aura about it.
This book is better than ever. Our hero and heroine are challenged in more ways than humanly possible. Epic battles with the Temple high priest and priestess and the wonder of dragons.
The story is not over! Look for more excitement now.
This book is better than ever. Our hero and heroine are challenged in more ways than humanly possible. Epic battles with the Temple high priest and priestess and the wonder of dragons.
The story is not over! Look for more excitement now.
March 26, 2020
I just completed the third book in the Apprentice to Master series, "Master Wizard." I enjoyed these books as I traveled through the many plot twists and turns. I became completely involved with the characters. The books were a great escape from the trying times our world is going through.
July 20, 2021
A lot of great ideas, but it was difficult to feel anything for the characters. The restless pace of the plot may explain this strange outcome. The author has too few respect for psychology. What a waste ! This book could have been impressive. It's just interesting.
February 9, 2020
Enjoyable
This series has much of the simplicity of sci-fi from the beginning of the genre. It was a delightful tale and a pleasant passing of time.
This series has much of the simplicity of sci-fi from the beginning of the genre. It was a delightful tale and a pleasant passing of time.
March 4, 2020
Didn't want it to end.
This last book in the series was excellent. There are no dull moments. With all that has happened this series has a happy but poignant ending. I enjoyed it very much.
This last book in the series was excellent. There are no dull moments. With all that has happened this series has a happy but poignant ending. I enjoyed it very much.
June 21, 2020
A resounding sequel!
As Lorit and friends continue to fight against evil, through many twists and turns, with added dragons, to a thunderous climax!
As Lorit and friends continue to fight against evil, through many twists and turns, with added dragons, to a thunderous climax!
November 25, 2013
I was very surprised at how I was able to read this book without having read the other books in the series, not many stories would stand alone so well. I enjoyed the story a great deal, plenty of drama and tension, humour and the full spectrum of emotions.
The characters are well defined and believable, however I guess if I had read the other books then maybe I would have better understood the relationship between Sulrad and Zhimosum. In spite of that their rivalry was clear, so it's not an issue really. The same applies to the clash between the Temple and the Nobility, I imagine more is known of the priests in earlier books. However, I completely understood the hostility, the wickedness of the priests was clearly explained, very dark and gloomy, in great contrast to the frivolity of the young wizards - a great balance of good and evil.
I loved Kedrik - it did feel a little Harry Potter-esque at times, but that's an obvious comparison - and a compliment too! I would have liked to see more of Kedrik's home life, but more so, it would have been nice to see him resolve things with his Mom - that felt unfinished to me.
Lorit & Chihon's relationship was well written, from from POVs and the concluding wedding gave the 'happy ever after' element. When Lorit got his magic back, I wasn't quite sure if Sulrad had died or not, I had to go back and re-read it.
I didn't see the wedding of the Queen & her knight coming - that was quite unexpected, and to me a little out of the blue - it came from nowhere but sees the queen almost transform into someone different.
The dragons are wonderful, the descriptions of them transforming are beautiful, almost poetic. I loved how Du'ala was so frosty in human form, but so mischievous as a dragon. The celebration of the birth of the new dragon was heart warming - seeing dragons with a whole new perspective - lovely!
A really enjoyable read - I'm going to read the others in the series to better appreciate the relationships of the characters.
The characters are well defined and believable, however I guess if I had read the other books then maybe I would have better understood the relationship between Sulrad and Zhimosum. In spite of that their rivalry was clear, so it's not an issue really. The same applies to the clash between the Temple and the Nobility, I imagine more is known of the priests in earlier books. However, I completely understood the hostility, the wickedness of the priests was clearly explained, very dark and gloomy, in great contrast to the frivolity of the young wizards - a great balance of good and evil.
I loved Kedrik - it did feel a little Harry Potter-esque at times, but that's an obvious comparison - and a compliment too! I would have liked to see more of Kedrik's home life, but more so, it would have been nice to see him resolve things with his Mom - that felt unfinished to me.
Lorit & Chihon's relationship was well written, from from POVs and the concluding wedding gave the 'happy ever after' element. When Lorit got his magic back, I wasn't quite sure if Sulrad had died or not, I had to go back and re-read it.
I didn't see the wedding of the Queen & her knight coming - that was quite unexpected, and to me a little out of the blue - it came from nowhere but sees the queen almost transform into someone different.
The dragons are wonderful, the descriptions of them transforming are beautiful, almost poetic. I loved how Du'ala was so frosty in human form, but so mischievous as a dragon. The celebration of the birth of the new dragon was heart warming - seeing dragons with a whole new perspective - lovely!
A really enjoyable read - I'm going to read the others in the series to better appreciate the relationships of the characters.
November 24, 2013
I enjoy a good fantasy and this book is certainly that. Master Wizard is the fourth book in a series which the author assured me would work as well as a stand alone story. He was right. The story starts out with a young boy, a teen really, being rescued from a Priest who is all set to steal the boy's magic. Kedrik had been sold to the Temple by his father for a gold piece shortly after his magic came to life.
Safely whisked away to Amedon by Lorit and Chihon, Kedrik is healed of his injuries inflicted by the priest as he was tortured. Kedrick has a lot to learn about his burgeoning powers, not the least of which are the ethics of using your power to force someone else to do what you want. Across the border in Veldwaite, the queen rushes to locate an item of power before the Priests have the chance to find and use it to take over the kingdom. What ensues is a game of cat and mouse as the item is located, rushed off to Amedon for safety, then stolen from its messenger. Now the race is on to rescue the item before it's too late.
Eggebeen has woven some of my favorite elements of fantasy into this story. Wizards, sorceress', dragons, curses and spells all combine create an engaging story. I thoroughly enjoyed this story from start to finish. While the author was quite correct in stating this book would work well as a stand-alone story, I very much want to read the first three books in this series.
Master Wizard is well written with characters that I could easily engage with as well as respond to their various situations. Near perfect editing leaves me struggling to give this book a fair rating. For me, errors would normally result in a reduced star rating. However, due to the fact that there was only one that created a "hiccup" in my reading, I feel comfortable giving this book four stars.
I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
Safely whisked away to Amedon by Lorit and Chihon, Kedrik is healed of his injuries inflicted by the priest as he was tortured. Kedrick has a lot to learn about his burgeoning powers, not the least of which are the ethics of using your power to force someone else to do what you want. Across the border in Veldwaite, the queen rushes to locate an item of power before the Priests have the chance to find and use it to take over the kingdom. What ensues is a game of cat and mouse as the item is located, rushed off to Amedon for safety, then stolen from its messenger. Now the race is on to rescue the item before it's too late.
Eggebeen has woven some of my favorite elements of fantasy into this story. Wizards, sorceress', dragons, curses and spells all combine create an engaging story. I thoroughly enjoyed this story from start to finish. While the author was quite correct in stating this book would work well as a stand-alone story, I very much want to read the first three books in this series.
Master Wizard is well written with characters that I could easily engage with as well as respond to their various situations. Near perfect editing leaves me struggling to give this book a fair rating. For me, errors would normally result in a reduced star rating. However, due to the fact that there was only one that created a "hiccup" in my reading, I feel comfortable giving this book four stars.
I was gifted a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
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