A Joust of Knights

The Sorcerer's Ring #16

by Morgan Rice

In A JOUST OF KNIGHTS, Thorgrin and his brothers follow Guwayne s trail at sea, pursuing him to the Isle of Light. But as they reach the ravaged isle and the dying Ragon, all may be just too late.

Darius finds himself brought to the Empire capital, and to the greatest arena of them all. He is trained by a mysterious man who is determined to forge him into a warrior, and to help him survive the impossible. But the capital arena is unlike anything Darius has seen, and its formidable foes may be too intense for even he to conquer.

Gwendolyn is pulled into the heart of the family dynamics of the royal court of the Ridge, as the King and Queen beg her for a favor. On a quest to unearth secrets that can change the very future of the Ridge and save Thorgrin and Guwayne, Gwen is shocked by what she discovers as she digs too deep.

Erec and Alistair s bonds deepen as they sail further upriver, into the heart of the Empire, determined to find Volusia and save Gwendolyn while Godfrey and his crew wreak havoc within Volusia, determined to avenge their friends. And Volusia herself learns what it means to rule the Empire, as she finds her precarious capital embattled from all sides.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult, Fiction, Epic, Adventure, Epic Fantasy, Sword and Sorcery

196 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 15, 2014

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

[Shanaarielle · Rating 1 out of 5]

I have no idea why I keep wasting my time on this series. The first handful were entertaining and I'm interested in what happens to the characters but I'm so sick of hearing this character felt defeat for the first time, for the first time he faced certain death. It's never the first time, it happens every chapter.
There are so many illogical holes in the stories as well. Like a character riding a dragon that can travel the1000 of miles in an hour that would take months on a ship, yet when he gets where he is going and needs help his friends , on the boat, are all of the sudden there already. Completely unbelievable and poorly planned and edited.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

So... is Thor still hunting down the demons escaped from the land of the dead? Is he fulfilling any of his foretold quests? Does this book even have a plot any more? Who even knows. What I do know is that, if I had a dollar for every time a character realized with certainty that they were drawing their last breath, I would be able to hire Morgan Rice a really nice editor.

[J Jahir · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡Pero qué pedazo de libro! en verdad que no podría calificarlo sólo como excelente, creo que me faltan adjetivos para darle toda la descripción de acuerdo a lo que llegué a sentir. en especial, con el tremendo final del mismo. Cada libro de la saga es una montaña rusa en el que las emociones te torturan deliciosamente, llegando a un nivel de intriga tal que desearás abalanzarte por el otro, y no es broma. Este es de género fantástico, y tiene de todo: conspiraciones, batallas, intriga, romance, aventuras, magia, tragedias... con valores muy importantes que se destacan en toda la saga: como lo son la unión, la amistad, la lealtad y el coraje para defender lo que quieres. Sigue el hilo de varios personajes con los que nos encariñamos muy rápidamente: Thor, un joven que descubre su camino mientras al inicio deseaba convertirse en el miembro de la legión, soldados entrenados por el rey y que vivían para proteger al anillo; Gwendolin, quien tuvo que aprender lo que es ser reina desde muy joven y que ha pasado por tantas adversidades; Reece, Selese, Indra, Elden, O'connor, erec, alistair, kendrik, etc. los libros están escritos bajo la perspectiva de cada uno de estos personajes en cada capítulo, tanto de los buenos como del bando contrario, justamente para ir llevándonos a conocer a cada uno y de poco a poco. Sólo tengo algo por decir: ¡quiero leer ya el libro 17! Y para mala suerte, será el libro donde la saga finaliza; mas como por ahora no lo tengo y no hay forma para descargarlo gratis, tendré que comprar el ebook. y por supuesto que lo haré. quiero darme ese capricho literario. acabado en una noche de jueves de una sentada.

[Ashton Noel · Rating 2 out of 5]

There is 1 book left in this series and I'm getting the feeling it will just end of a cliffhanger with no closure. The characters are all still separated, some main ones apparently just died and everyone is still in grave peril and fighting for their lives. I'm ready to be done with this series. It's just annoying at this point. It's gone on far too long and it's so repetitive.

[Elice Mcneely · Rating 1 out of 5]

Gahhhh, the same storyline just retold in another manner pretty much sums this book up

Still so many grammatical errors all thru the book.

I feel like this series has drug on and on with no real concept of time explained at all

[Silvia · Rating 3 out of 5]

As the story continues I know that the end is near and that encourages me to continue. I think they have covered almost every trial that could be feasibly imagined. I am truly ready for the book to end, but kudos to Ms. Rice for endeavoring to bring it to a conclusion soon. Enjoyable series, If you want to read something that will last a while and is fairly good, then try this series. It is pure fantasy from the first word.

[Martin Pingree · Rating 5 out of 5]

And yet another great book in bus series. Kind of hate to see it all in the last book.

[Jennifer · Rating 1 out of 5]

This series is so redundant. Every few chapters Thor looks to his Legion brothers and realizes they are true brothers. He has been having this realization for 16 books, you would think he would know that by now. Oh, and every army they face is a professional army. And they all assess that with their professional warrior's eye. I wish this series was this horrible from the jump so that I wouldn't have had to listen to the entire thing, because spite and rage are the only things keeping me going at this point. Thankfully, there is only one book left in this horrible series. Gwen has been asked by the King of the Ridge to be the leader if something happens to his children and they all die. Gwen has made friends with his youngest daughter, who can read at super speed, and remember all of it. Kendrick and bros went out with some of the knights of the Ridge to cover their tracks, one of them Nate, hates Kendrick, even after Kendrick saves his life. The kings youngest son goes with them and gets captured during his patrol. Thor and co. catch up to the gargoyles, but aren't fast enough, and the baby dragon can't cross the waterfall of blood to enter the land of blood, so he has to go on the ship. They arrive on the straight of madness and everyone, surprise surprise, goes mad. O'Conner (O'Connell, whatever his name is, the archer) jumps into the water and dies. Thor tries to kill himself but the sword of the dead instead kills Reese, right as they near the end of the madness. So, with one book left, it's time to start killing off characters. Darius is in the capitol arena and of course, he is the only one who survives and just before he's about to get killed his trainer saves him because Darius is is son. So obvious. Godfrey is hiding in a bunker. Eric is going to save a city of slaves instead of sailing for the first Empire city Gwen landed in. Alistair finally told Eric that she's pregnant. Argan woke up and he told Gwen that Thor and Gwaine are lost to her as she has known them, so obviously they will all be reunited in the last book, but Thor will be greatly changes since he killed his best friend and her brother. I hate this book. I hate this series. I can't wait for it to be over and to never read another Morgan Rice book again.

[Edwin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Waarom blijf ik me zelf toch steeds martelen met deze serie? Ik heb er eigenlijk genoeg van. Gelukkig nog maar een boek te lezen, want dat is het rare, ik wil de serie echt uitgelezen hebben. En ik blijf er bij, dit verhaal heeft potentie, als het alleen maar een betere auteur had (en ook een vertaler, die niet op de automaat vertaalt, maar ook leest waar het verhaal over gaat).

Thorn vliegt op zijn draak in een uur zo'n 1000 mijlen weg, iets waar zijn vrienden op het schip maanden over zouden toen. Toch, op het moment dat Thor op zijn bestemming aankomt, zijn zijn vrienden daar ook al.

Waar is het plot gebleven? Was er eigenlijk wel eentje? Het voelt alsof het verhaal opnieuw verteld gaat worden, maar dan met een ander jasje.

Ik vraag me af of Morgan Rice wel genoeg tijd heeft om in het volgende boek alles tot een einde te brengen. Of blijven we zitten met niet opgeloste zaken.

[Julie Powell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book #16 is full of action and great imagination but I wonder where it will end. Characters are gradually being killed off, which is disappointing in some ways (what was the point of them?).

I have the bundle #16 /17 and just wanted to post a review for #16, which, although enjoyable, is rather depressing, too - no hope left.

Who knows where it will end...all dead?

I do like the story as a whole and want to have a satisfactory conclusion, and I love its imaginative scenarios, but it is in serious need of editing and proofreading. There are too many parts - money making - where several of the books could have been spliced.

Great fantasy despite the problems.

[Dyefersson Richter · Rating 3 out of 5]

La trama se volvió algo repetitivo o aburrido, no sé cómo explicar esto, desde el libro 10. Pero después de tanto hay que seguirlo hasta el final, los precios de los audiolibros son extremadamente abusivos pero bueno, me gasté un montón de plata para llegar hasta el último volumen y termina siendo algo frustrante el costo x beneficio.
A quien quiera comenzar desde el inicio, no sé si lo puedo recomendar...

[Aleksandra · Rating 2 out of 5]

To niebywałe, żeby jeden uczynek przyczynił się do aż tak wielu wydarzeń. Mam na myśli porzucenie Guweyna przez Gwen, co przyczyniło się do długiej nieobecności Thora przy ukochanej. Thor podróżuje wraz ze swoimi przyjaciółmi po wielu krainach o wymyślnych nazwach, których nie jestem w stanie zapamiętać. Co chwila znajduje się w niebezpieczeństwie, lecz za każdym razem bez najmniejszego uszczerbku na zdrowiu zostaje ocalony. Jak długo to jeszcze potrwa?

[Rob · Rating 2 out of 5]

Merk nu wel dat je veel van hetzelfde wordt, weer een battle, weer face-first down en weer dat iemand nu echt zeker weet dat ie dood gaat voor de 17e keer. Tis dat ik wil weten hoe het afloopt. De interessante stukken (the Ridge en haar relatie met de Ring, Ragon en Argon, de relaties tussen Eric, Darius, Volusia, Gwen&Thor) zijn nog te onderbelicht. Hoop dat dat in het laatste boek vd reeks recht gezet wordt

[Layton L. Woodley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sorcerers Ring series

I was really sucked into this series in the first books I have grown tired of all the battles. I want to see them happy I am still going to finish the series. Hopefully the last book will have some good things in it.

[Sonia Knippshild · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great series. Needs better proofreading.

[Jon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Shorter book, sets up a lot to wrap up in the next and final book of the series.

[Sandra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Onto the last book & find out what happens to everyone. Enjoyed the series. Yes there are mistakes that were caught before being published but have enjoyed the story.

[Carlozz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Adoro troppissimo

[KK from KY · Rating 4 out of 5]

The end is finally drawing near. One book left and I’m just hoping it can all be wrapped up tight with a satisfying outcome. 🤞🏼

[Joseph · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’m currently on a roll and addicted to this series. I just keep wanting to find out what happens next. You need to read this series in order!

[Gordon Watson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am nearing the end of this series and I wish to see how it ends. To many characters for me to keep track of. Seems like the last 2 or 3 books have been the same things over and over. Glad there is only 1 more book.

[Roberto Mattos · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this episode Morgan continues this very entertaining saga. Thor continues his search for Guwayne going with his brothers in arm into the Land of Blood. Darius has to fight for survival at the Empire's capital arena, for entertainment of the empire population of the city. Now he is trained by a mysterious man. Gwendolyn receives a special request from the king of the Ridge. Argon regains conscience. Erec and Alistar struggle to escape the Empire fleet and they go towards the city of Volusia. Godfrey, as usual, is in trouble, but now he learns to live by honor. And Volusia is in the capital of the Empire, defying everyone in a trial to become the Supreme Empress of the Empire. Packed with action, this book will keep you entertained for hours. And there is not an idle moment until you turn the last page! Get ready for another very entertaining episode of this incredible story. You will not get tired of following Thor, Gwendolyn and all our heroes in this new episode.
Just be aware that in order to savor every moment of this episode, I recommend that you start reading from the first episode to better understand the dynamics among the characters, as well as have a full idea on the environment of the story.

[Katie Brohard · Rating 1 out of 5]

I tried so hard to finish this series but it went from ok to bad to worse to the point that I couldn't even make myself finish this book. I have checked it out 3 different times and read four other books instead... I want something to happen- for a wedding to actually take place, for one of the many conflicts going to actually be resolved, something, anything... but nothing new ever happens. Her geography has no connection from one place to another. Her characters encounter the exact same problems, have the same battles, and are described in exactly the same phrases over, and over, and over again. The number and severity of "typos" and grammatical errors went from funny to annoying to absurd. I just can't read this anymore. I wish I could; but with one and a half books left to go, I am giving up. I will say this for her, she does a good job of creating characters that I can connect to. I WANT to know what happens to them; I WANT to see the succeed. I just can't stand to read another word. Sorry.

[Remy G · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great Penultimate Entry

In the penultimate entry of author Morgan Rice's epic fantasy saga The Sorcerer's Ring, Thor travels back to the Isle of Light, confident his missing son Guwayne is there, only to face new enemies from a place called the Land of Blood. Meanwhile, Gwen senses danger while in the court of the Ridge in the Second Ring, with some revelations about her relations there. Kendrick and the remaining Silver continue to traverse the Great Waste, and Erec and Alistair sail along a river into the heart of the Empire. Volusia continues to consolidate her power as a Goddess, Godfrey and his companions wander the streets of the city that named her, and Darius continues to fight as a gladiator for the Empire's amusement. A twist at the end rounds out this engaging read well, though it still shares some of the flaws of its precursors such as the lack of an actual name for the Empire.

[Kim]

This is a very good series. Gwendolyn and her people that are left are back in the Ring. With Thorn gone to find Guwayne she felt alone abandon. But as the Queen of the Ring and her subject along with her army the Legion and the Silver to occupied her time. Thorgrin and his brothers follow Guwayne's trail to sea, pursuring him to the Isle of Light. But as they reach the ravaged isle and the dying Ragon, all may be just too late. Gwendolyn is being pulled into the family dynamic's of the royal court of the Ridge, as the King and Queen beg her for a favor. On a quest to unearth secrets that can change the very future of the Ridge and save Thorgrin and Guwayne, Gwen is shocked by what she discovers as she digs too deep.

[Kalda Orso · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stress never ending

This adventure seems to have no end to trials and tribulations of the characters involved. As much as you want the story to have a happy ending you don't want it to end. What a conflict of emotions, at the end of this episode I sit in total turmoil over the turn of events. I eagerly await for book 17 in hope that Thoragrin has not in uncontrolled madness killed his best friend. Morgan Rice and her Sorcerers Ring keeps me on the verge of breathless suspense.

[Vickie Noble · Rating 4 out of 5]

This fantasy series is excellent for young adults. The spelling and grammatical errors are very abundant but the story line is excellent. It's about a young boy who grows up to be the best warrior and druid of all time. He goes on adventures and suffers many trials and tribulations along the way. Old fashioned that I am, the author stresses honor and valor, which is my favorite parts of the book!

[Siddhant Bajaj · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thorgrin wanted to get his son back after his baby son being lost at sea, But after Thorgrin finally found his son's location the island that he was on gets destroyed. So Thorgrin is forced to go to the land of blood where the evil creatures took his son, then Thorgrin goes to the land of blood and fights to the death just for his son.

The three themes are: Determination, unwilling, Risking.

[Rod Nutt · Rating 4 out of 5]

Typical fare for this series.

unless there is some indication from the author about ending this Series I will not be purchasing them in the future. although the books are cheap sixteen books should be sufficient. it seems to be endless

[brian garner · Rating 4 out of 5]

BOOK 16


I am ready for the final book this book was alright it is just time to finish this story.

The book was alright, but I am ready for the final book in the series. This series has gone on for too long. I look forward to the book 17.