Whill of Agora Box Set: Volume 1-2

Legends of Agora #1-4

by Michael James Ploof

This USA Today Bestselling epic fantasy bundle contains Books 1-4 of the Whill of Agora saga. Over 1,900 pages and 464,000 words! Individually, the four books in this series have over 360 5 star reviews on Amazon.

Every so often, an epic adventure emerges that makes the blood surge, the spine tingle, and the heart smile page after exhilarating page. Such is Whill of Agora, Michael James Ploof’s action-packed fantasy that visits strange new lands as it unveils how one exceptional young man named Whill makes full use of fierce wits, superior skills, and relentless will to help defend the land of Agora from the monstrous Draggard. With plenty of drama and action packed battle scenes, Whill of Agora will enthrall anyone on the quest for great adventure, good times, and an infectiously optimistic outlook on even the darkest and most dangerous of days.

It is the year 5170 in the land Agora, where humans, dwarves, and elves have existed in peace for centuries. Now, however, the human King Addakon has invaded and waged war on neighboring Isladon. The once peaceful Kingdoms of Agora are on the brink of continental war. The Dark Elf Eadon, and his army of Dragon-Elf crossbreeds, the Draggard, threaten to conquer all kingdoms.

Enter young Whill, a nineteen-year-old ranger with battle savvy and untapped abilities. Having spent years roaming Agora and training with his mentor Abram, Whill has become a bright intellectual and a master of combat. What he seeks most, however, is the identity of his birth parents. Instead, he finds a tumultuous terrain and a prophecy placing him in the center of the struggle.

Along the way, Whill encounters an equally inspired group of companions that are matched in skill and mission. These include Rhunis the Dragon Slayer, the young Tarren, the fearless Dwarf Roakore, the beguiling warrior Elf Avriel, and the powerful Zerafin. As Whill joins forces, he forges bonds far mightier than their escalating travails. With high adventure and fierce friendship, Whill of Agora will capture your imagination and grip your heart during every super-charged escapade that Agora’s bold and grinning brotherhood embraces.


Whill of Agora features a complete map of Agora so that you can easily maneuver through the wilds and bustling cities alike. Click the "Look inside" feature to view map.

With its rich history, 'page turner' pacing, unique magic system and majestic lands, the Whill of Agora series immerses the reader in a beautiful and believable world wrought with danger, war, manipulation, and mayhem.

Influenced by the works of Robert Jordan, George R.R. Martin, R. A.Salvator and Tolkien, Whill of Agora is a classic coming of age fantasy tale of magic, mayhem, friendship and war.

Legends of Agora Books

Whill of Agora
A Quest of Kings
A Song of Swords
A Crown of War
Talon
Sea Queen
Blackthorn Rising - Spring 2015
Whill of Agora book 5 - Summer 2015

Genres: Fantasy, Ebooks

1325 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 25, 2015

About the author

I spent my youth in the land of make believe. School was a bore, and growing up in the "Boonies" without cable television forced me to use my imagination. If I wasn't holed up in my bedroom playing with my vast collection of action figures, I could be found in the forest with a wooden sword or staff in hand, battling the forces of evil. As an 80's kid, I was raised on a healthy diet of movies like Star Wars, The Neverending Story, Labyrinth, Goonies, and endless other classic (but strange) movies.

As a reader, I enjoy books that take off right out of the gate, sweep me off my feet, and whisk me away on an epic adventure. As an author, I try to create books that do the same for my readers. I write fantasy, and I suppose that I still live in a land of make believe, except now I get to share the adventure with others.

I hope that you will join me on my next adventure, and together we can escape reality, if only for a time.

Yours in Magic,

Michael James Ploof

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Books by Michael James Ploof

Epic Fallacy

Book #1: Champions of the Dragon

Book #2: Beyond the Wide Wall

Book #3: The Legend of Drak' Noir

Book #4: The Mother of Zuul

LEGENDS OF AGORA

Book #1: Whill of Agora

Book #2: A Quest of Kings

Book #3: A Song of Swords

Book #4: A Crown of war

Book #5: Kingdoms in Chaos

Book #6: Champions of the Gods

Book #7: The Mantle of Darkness

Book #8: Dark Echoes of Light

Book #9: The Warcrown Legacy

THE WINDWALKER ARCHIVE

Book #1: Talon

Book #2: Sea Queen

Book #3: Exodus

BLACKTHORN

Book #1: Blackthorn Rising

THE ORION REZNER CHRONICLES

Book #1: Afterworld

The Dragon Throne War

Book #1: A Dream of Fire

Doomsday Sheriff

Book #1

Book #2

Book #3

Dragon Rider Academy

Episode #1: Ascension

Episode #2: Transcendence

Episode #3: Initiate

Episode #4: Dragon Heart

Episode #5: Accursed

THE SOCK GNOME CHRONICLES

Book #1: Billy Coatbutton and the Wheel of Destiny

Book #2: Billy Coatbutton and the ring of Sockchild

Harem books written as Mike Ploof

Rebirth online

Rebirth Online #1

Rebirth Online #2

Rebirth Online #3

Rebirth Online #4

Rebirth Online #5

Rebirth Online #6

Monster World

Monster World #1

Monster World #2

Warwick

Episode #1: Galactic Arena

Episode #2: Galactic Fugitives

Episode #3: Galactic Vengeance

litRPG Published By Aethon Books

Arcane Veterinarian Book 1 - August 6, 2024

Arcane Veterinarian Book 2 - Fall 2024

The Family Jewels Book 1 - Coming Soon

Reviews

[Lora Shouse · Rating 5 out of 5]

This review is for the Epic Fantasy Bundle, books 1-4 of the Whill of Agora series. The books included are:
Whill of Agora
A Quest of Kings
A Song of Swords
A Crown of War

This is an epic fantasy adventure series set in a world rife with magic and magical creatures.

In the first book, Whill of Agora we meet Whill. In this book Whill is sort of a Mary Jane character – that is he rarely makes a mistake or gets seriously injured in a fight – until the end of the book, when he is captured by Agora’s resident evil being, a Dark Elf by the name of Eadon. We also learn that Whill is the son of the late king of the kingdom of Uthen-Arden, who was murdered by his brother at the instigation of this Eadon.

Just after his capture, Eadon gives Whill the chance to defeat his uncle Addakon with his father’s sword. Eadon is pleased with his strong desire for revenge and wants him as his apprentice. Of course, he intends to use Whill for his own purposes.

Almost more interesting in this series are Whill’s friends and companions – his mentor Abram, his friend the dragon knight Rhunis, the indomitable Dwarf king Roakore, and the Elves Zerafin and Avriel. Whill is in love with Avriel, even though it is forbidden for humans and Elves to marry. When Whill is captured, Eadon steals Avriel’s soul as well and uses it to torture Whill.

Much of the second book is taken up with Eadon’s torture of Whill. He uses physical and mental torture, healing his physical ills just before he is at the point of death, but never healing his mind. Eventually, Whill dissociates into a second personality that he himself thinks of as the Other – even though this does not become clear until the next book.

Whill’s friends keep trying to free him. Meanwhile, just as Eadon is going to do something really horrible to Avriel, she manages to transfer her soul into a newly hatched dragon.

Some more interesting side characters appear in this book. Eadon plans some kind of ritual combat in which Whill is supposed to lead a team of mostly criminals against volunteers from the capital of Uthen-Arden (where Eadon is masquerading as Whill’s now-dead uncle Addakon). Whill’s friends, including Abram and Rhunis of course, volunteer to fight Whill’s team, hoping to manage to rescue him somehow., A couple of the criminals Eadon has recruited specifically for this purpose, assisted by some of his Dark Elves, kill them instead.

Whill does get free anyway, and his next task is to go to the original home of the Elves, a place called Drindellia, which requires traveling through something like a portal to reach. He takes his two new treacherous followers with him, along with those of his close friends who are still alive, including Roakore, Avriel the dragon, and Zerafin. Zhola, the large red dragon who was captured along with Whill and has now escaped with him, goes with them too, since he is the only one who knows where the artifact they are looking for is located. They must persuade Kellalea, the oldest of the Elves, who is the guardian of the artifact (another sword – the Sword of Power Given) to let them have it.

Eadon wants this sword something awful, and he blackmails the assassin Dirk Blackthorn into betraying Whill’s location to him as they are returning. Eadon holds Dirk’s true love, an Elf by the name of Krentz hostage, and Dirk would do anything to free her from him. We find out in the later books that Krentz is Eadon’s daughter, but she seems to be a good sort for all that. When Eadon tries to make Dirk his main commander, Krentz volunteers to serve him instead to save Dirk from the damage to his soul that would result from doing Eadon’s bidding. Much of the third book is taken up with Dirk’s quest to free Krentz, now Eadon’s general, from his influence.

Meanwhile, Whill, using his new sword, escapes from the trap Eadon has set for him as he returns to Agora and collapses the portal on him trapping Eadon in Drindellia. But Eadon is one of those people who seemingly can’t be stopped by anything. He is already coming back before Whill gets to his next destination, Elladrindellia (successor to Drindellia) where the Elves of the sun live. This is a beautiful place where Whill is to be schooled in all the magical arts the Elves of the Sun know. They don’t want to teach him everything, but he appears to have such an enormous capacity that they finally teach him everything anyway. He learns it all in a very short time. This is largely because of the part of himself he calls the Other, the part that is fueled by rage at Eadon. I don’t understand all the details of this, but this is not necessarily a good thing. When he is really angry, the Other seems to possess him. He lets it have control in some of the battles against Eadon, and it seems the only thing remotely capable of destroying Eadon. But Whill does not like what it is doing to him. Eventually, they reach a deal where the Other somehow takes a separate shape and separates from Whill with all its terrifying powers. I don’t remember that this situation is resolved by the end of this four-book set.

Meanwhile, Eadon still wants Whill’s sword so that he can own both the Sword of Power Given and the Sword of Power Taken (the sword he already has). This will supposedly allow whoever wields them both to become a god, which is Eadon’s ultimate goal.

The war expands and takes over nearly everything.

Then there is the story of Aurora Snowfell, the other criminal Eadon tried to recruit to his cause back in Uthen-Arden. She is a fighter from the North, the daughter of a clan leader who was treacherously killed some years before. Her goal is to kill the traitor who killed her father and become the clan leader herself. For a while, she appears to be an honorable woman. But once she has achieved her goal, another portal opens up in her country and spews out the armies of Eadon, including some necromancers who can make the dead into zombie armies. They tempt Aurora into joining them supposedly for the good of her people.

The last book is nearly all battles. Dirk Blackthorn attempts to head off Krentz in her mission to follow her father’s orders. He is a world-class assassin capable of fighting off nearly anybody but seems to have difficulty making up his mind about which side he is on. Dirk and Krentz consider leaving the whole mess behind, but that is easier said than done.

In the end, neither Whill nor Eadon gets custody of the two swords. Against all odds however, Eadon is ended once and for all anyway. But Eadon has left so much death and destruction, so many Dark Elves and evil creatures, and so many necromancers and zombies in his wake that the task of securing peace in Agora is nowhere near done. There is another entire four-book set like this one to chronicle what comes after.

[Joanne Steptoe · Rating 4 out of 5]

This omnibus was well written and had me enthralled from the start. I fell in love with each of the characters and mourned the loss of some. I was glad to be able to get all 4 books in one as a complete set.

However, the ending does leave some issues unresolved. I know two more books have been written. This is good news in one way as it means the story can be resolved. But, I fear this may become another series that just goes on book after book never truly ending. I hope I am wrong, as I would like to see the people of Agora enjoy some hard won peace and prosperity.

[Mike Alexander · Rating 1 out of 5]

Poorly written. All actions, feelings, and thoughts are stated rather than happening in active voice. There virtually no story behind it, it jumps from scene to scene without any feel of progression and only an explicitly stated link that "Whill went to X". Diction is poor, abs there's no subtlety to description.

[JenHentz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Epic Tale

I enjoyed this book (it had everything)
A boy raised by a “father”figure- taught how to take care of himself- exposed to magic (he was unaware of)- he is an “aware” young man and has a good heart. He makes good friends among the dwarves, elves and men he meets and then of course the epic war.

[Reader Rick · Rating 5 out of 5]

An Epic Tale

What a fantastic tale of good verses evil. It's a classic in every sense. One of the things that I most enjoyed was the complexity of the characters. Almost every character has a depth. Such a depth that stories could evolve around any one of them. In fact, this bundle is as much theirs as Whill's. This series has the potential to become as good as the Dragonlance series. Proof does seem to have borrowed some concepts and ideas from that and other places. I look forward to reading continuing and splinter series in the world of Agora.

[Arthur · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Righteously Awesome Book

This is my second time reading the series & am amazed at the incredible gift Mr. Ploof has been given in weaving such an awesome story. If you like a good fantasy do find the time to read it. I am on to the relive the rest of the series & then on to book 8. Enjoy. I have.

[jaimie huckfield · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent Series

Brilliant story and well written, characters to fall in love with and a brilliant hero to boot. A must read!

[Daniel Underwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing

Love the way you get drawn in and the likability of the characters. Story line was wonderful and I love the the world this book takes place in

[Jeanette Domek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Will of Agora

Very interesting and suspenseful. I enjoyed reading it. I love fantasy. I want to read more of this kind of book.

[Marilyn Lott-Bloor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whill of Agora 1-4

The characters and story are fast moving and intriguing at times can't wait to read book 5±, thank you Michael for your 👌 imagination

[Timothy Halliday · Rating 4 out of 5]

Worth a browse

All in all a good read. Great characters enchanting story. Some hard to read bits as you get caught up & it falls away somewhat. Well worth a browse.

[Al · Rating 3 out of 5]

Did not finish at 62%. A good start. but too many repeated clichés and stuff going on that didn't take the plot forward.

[Mona Cashman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great series

Great series. Look forward to reading book five. Think there could be many spin offs from the characters in these books

[Jas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whill of Agora has everything you want in a fantasy series, great writing, believable, likeable characters, and a decent story line that keeps you wanting more. This is the story of Whill, a young man with an unbelievable destiny. This destiny will see him going from his fairly quite life to one where he will be fighting evil Dark Elves, meeting exceptional people, such as Elves, Dwarves, even Dragons.
Ploof creates a beautiful world with stunning landscapes, he does a wonderful job of describing them, that you feel that you are actually there. The writing gives you an extra depth, allowing you to completely be drawn into the story with the characters.
The characters are well written (there has been some criticism about them in other reviews, but personally, I thought this to be unfounded). This is a fantasy book, and meant to be a fun and enjoyable read. And that's what it is, thrilling, creative and compelling reading.
Whill is a bit weak to start with, but soon grows, getting some depth, and later in the story, his troubled character is written very well. Roakore the Dwarf is brilliant, and fits well into the genre and mold of Dwarfs, making the story that much better.
There are several Elves that are equally well written, giving additional abilities of the Elves and story arcs. As well as the major characters, there are the usual minor characters from an assortment of races, giving additional story arcs.
Ploof's characters come together well, each adding a bit to the story, and so he covers the emotional arc as well.
As for the story, this is not totally unoriginal, with a young man, finding he has a legacy to fulfill, and an evil nemesis that he must defeat. However, Ploof has changed how things happen in this story, adding some extra plot twists, giving us some extra characters, and shaking up the story a bit so that this is not the normal tale, making it not only an original twist, but clever, intriguing and so fast paced you will lose hours turning pages.
This is a wonderful series, each part getting creating more of his remarkable world, giving more insight into Whill, and getting us to reflect on some interesting questions along the way. Ploof's battle scene's are truly amazing, but this book does not get lost in war as a lot of Fantasy does, it is more about the characters, making it a brilliant read.
Don't miss this excellent series, its worth it.

[Leila · Rating 5 out of 5]

Having bought the first three of these original books individually, I went for the Epic Fantasy Bundle on Kindle so I had them all for the next time I read them. An excellent fantasy series and I do hope there will be more. Anyone who likes epic fantasy should enjoy these books. There is an abundance od magic, dwarves, healing, dragons and more. I love the dwarves! The characters are imaginatively written with lots of depth to them. By the time I reached the fourth book in the series I did tend to skip some of the battle scenes as there are perhaps just too many of them! Nevertheless less I highly recommend the series as an excellent and absorbing read.

[Jolie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the characters in this book as well as the storyline. Good versus Evil is quite a ride in this book! I did not like the repetitive long verse describing every fight/war.Still this book is worth the read!

[Teresa Byrd · Rating 5 out of 5]

Masterful storytelling

Once I began this journey with Whill, I found it hard to stop reading. The various characters introduced in this Epic are strong and come to life on their own, adding a richness to the saga Whill of Agora.

[ROBIN CONKEL-HANNAN · Rating 5 out of 5]

Excellent

Myriad tales woven in to a truly epic story.. Fascinating characters, each with a life of it's own.. Love stories without graphic scenes.. Battle scenes are a bit extensive for my taste but overall,a great read..

[Jim Pike · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome story. Whill is a hero of different sorts. He not only battles the evils of the world, but his own inner demons. Looking forward to the next set of books in Agora.

[Wesley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well done! A fun romp.

[CindiB · Rating 5 out of 5]

Whill obtains 5 stars from me...ejoyed reading this bundle immensely!

[Ellen Seymour · Rating 3 out of 5]

There were parts that were enjoyable. It did go on and on. I was glad to get to the end.

[Noranevers · Rating 4 out of 5]

Keeps you going.