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The Thrice Cursed Mage #5
Claimed
My name is Mac Brennan, and before I woke up with a black as pitch arm covered in demonic tattoos I didn’t remember getting, I fell in love with a girl who was brutally gunned down by a warlord and left to die a desert.
Or so I thought.
Turns out, she made a deal with a demon to save her life. Guess we weren’t so different after all.
Her deal is simple. If she wants to live, she must destroy everything I hold dear.
Well, if it’s destruction she wants, it’s destruction she’ll get.
Or so I thought.
Turns out, she made a deal with a demon to save her life. Guess we weren’t so different after all.
Her deal is simple. If she wants to live, she must destroy everything I hold dear.
Well, if it’s destruction she wants, it’s destruction she’ll get.
- GenresUrban Fantasy
220 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 12, 2016
51 people are currently reading
130 people want to read
About the author
J.A. Cipriano
92 books585 followersWhen New York Times Bestselling author, J. A. Cipriano was in second grade, his teacher gave everyone in class a journal to write down whatever they wanted. Their first subject was to write about something they didn’t like. J. A. chose to write about why he didn’t like writing. His reasoning was simple. He had bad handwriting. Even then, he was destined to be an engineer due to his messy scrawl.
Unfortunately, he found through the course of this little adventure that he actually liked writing. That year was sort of the high point for his writing career because he won a writing contest for the state. He got to go to a big dinner and his teacher was all dressed up.
He kept writing little stories, year after year, and in sixth grade, won another contest. In seventh grade, he broke his arm and got the cast signed by both Dean Koontz and Stan Lee. It is, by far, the coolest cast he’s owned. That was about the time he found video games and anime. His writing turned mostly toward fanfiction until about ninth grade when he wrote his first novel, a small book about twenty thousand words called Revelations. In sophomore year, he wrote two more books to complete the trilogy because he saw Star Wars that year and learned trilogies were the cool thing to do.
He rewrote Revelations during his senior year, and his wife swears it is the best thing he’s written. J.A. is not so sure. Every time he reads it, he cringes, but then again, he hates everything he writes, so there is that.
It was about that time, he got heavily involved in a fanfiction writing group, but that isn’t one hundred percent accurate. It was a world based on a popular anime but everything was created especially for this world. It made it so that every story someone wrote was unique.
Imagine writing a Star Wars novel set 1,000 years after A New Hope, where everything that happened was a distant memory and you get the idea. You have the force, some distant memories of the past, and that’s pretty much it.
He wrote about a million words (863K to be exact) for them before he decided to do his own thing. He wrote another novel. He put it in a drawer. He wrote another one that eventually became the basis for The Hatter is Mad. His next novel was Kill It With Magic, his first real novel. It’s not bad, but it’s bumpy. This is unfortunate because the books get loads better as the series progresses.
Since then, he’s written six more novels, four of which are in the Lillim Callina Series, and one in the Abby Banks series. The other is stuck in a drawer for time undetermined. He’s writing his next book now which is about werewolves fighting mummies in Ancient Egypt. After that, he will move onto Abby Banks 2. The Spy Within will come out in June or July.
J.A. also has three chinchillas. Two of them are grey, and because of this, they are named Slate and Cadmium. The third is named Jet because he’s black, and Jet is old English for black. See, creative. He also has a cat named Turtle. This does pose problems for his two-year-old from time to time.
Unfortunately, he found through the course of this little adventure that he actually liked writing. That year was sort of the high point for his writing career because he won a writing contest for the state. He got to go to a big dinner and his teacher was all dressed up.
He kept writing little stories, year after year, and in sixth grade, won another contest. In seventh grade, he broke his arm and got the cast signed by both Dean Koontz and Stan Lee. It is, by far, the coolest cast he’s owned. That was about the time he found video games and anime. His writing turned mostly toward fanfiction until about ninth grade when he wrote his first novel, a small book about twenty thousand words called Revelations. In sophomore year, he wrote two more books to complete the trilogy because he saw Star Wars that year and learned trilogies were the cool thing to do.
He rewrote Revelations during his senior year, and his wife swears it is the best thing he’s written. J.A. is not so sure. Every time he reads it, he cringes, but then again, he hates everything he writes, so there is that.
It was about that time, he got heavily involved in a fanfiction writing group, but that isn’t one hundred percent accurate. It was a world based on a popular anime but everything was created especially for this world. It made it so that every story someone wrote was unique.
Imagine writing a Star Wars novel set 1,000 years after A New Hope, where everything that happened was a distant memory and you get the idea. You have the force, some distant memories of the past, and that’s pretty much it.
He wrote about a million words (863K to be exact) for them before he decided to do his own thing. He wrote another novel. He put it in a drawer. He wrote another one that eventually became the basis for The Hatter is Mad. His next novel was Kill It With Magic, his first real novel. It’s not bad, but it’s bumpy. This is unfortunate because the books get loads better as the series progresses.
Since then, he’s written six more novels, four of which are in the Lillim Callina Series, and one in the Abby Banks series. The other is stuck in a drawer for time undetermined. He’s writing his next book now which is about werewolves fighting mummies in Ancient Egypt. After that, he will move onto Abby Banks 2. The Spy Within will come out in June or July.
J.A. also has three chinchillas. Two of them are grey, and because of this, they are named Slate and Cadmium. The third is named Jet because he’s black, and Jet is old English for black. See, creative. He also has a cat named Turtle. This does pose problems for his two-year-old from time to time.
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May 31, 2017
wow you would not want to be mac brennan....the man with the black arm that gives him powers from a demon that doesnt want anyone to know just yet....
mac is always trying to save someone...he cant help himself and along the way there are deals to be done before he can save his girlfriend the alpha werewolf, but things never go as planned and with 7 people to kill before he can save her...mac is in for a ride and a half....
plenty of action and fights scenes in these books, at times you forget who he is fighting and why
mac is always trying to save someone...he cant help himself and along the way there are deals to be done before he can save his girlfriend the alpha werewolf, but things never go as planned and with 7 people to kill before he can save her...mac is in for a ride and a half....
plenty of action and fights scenes in these books, at times you forget who he is fighting and why
November 21, 2017
Great series.
I love a series where you love the characters--even the bad guys. This series is like binging on Netflix. Onward!
I love a series where you love the characters--even the bad guys. This series is like binging on Netflix. Onward!
February 14, 2020
Well, the story continues. Mac is in a jam. He made a deal with Mammon to kill off a bunch consort of another demon and it turns out he's gonna have a problem with one of them.
March 13, 2017
Love Mac Brennan!
I love Mac Brennan, but I'm on book five and the guy barely gets a nap let alone some food......I really like this series, but I think I need a break....
I love Mac Brennan, but I'm on book five and the guy barely gets a nap let alone some food......I really like this series, but I think I need a break....
July 17, 2016
I received Claimed as a free copy from the author. The gifting did not determine the review/rating, which reflects my honest opinion. Another excellent installment of the Thrice-cursed Mage series. The plot was great and Mac was his usual egotistical, steam-roller self -- and I loved it. I skipped a few books in the series, but had no problem catching up to the action; Cipriano gave enough backstory to keep me informed of the current threads. Some of the fights seem to drag out longer than I like, but the sequences are well done and mixed up so I don't feel he's copying and pasting blocks of action scenes.
July 15, 2016
Mac Brennan is driving me insane! The poor heroic idiot really can't catch a break.
This book is non stop, gory and splatter filled, yet it is funny and occasionally a bit heart warming. You certainly can't say that this story is slow going or even gives you chance to take a breath!
When I reached the end I cursed the author, how can he do this to us....again? Brilliant but cruel.
*This was an ARC, my opinions are my own.*
This book is non stop, gory and splatter filled, yet it is funny and occasionally a bit heart warming. You certainly can't say that this story is slow going or even gives you chance to take a breath!
When I reached the end I cursed the author, how can he do this to us....again? Brilliant but cruel.
*This was an ARC, my opinions are my own.*
August 16, 2016
well this left me wondering if there will be more.. it was awesome.. i felt as if i was a part of this story.. the characters feelings were mine.. their problems i felt with them.. their love.. their sadness.. all of it.. i felt like it was me doing it.. it was wonderful and im so glad i got to review it
July 31, 2016
7 strikes and your out
Mac has to kill 7 demons to get out of his latest pickle.
The Cat comes out more and she is scary.
We are left hanging as he struggles between what is right and what he has promised to do.
Mac has to kill 7 demons to get out of his latest pickle.
The Cat comes out more and she is scary.
We are left hanging as he struggles between what is right and what he has promised to do.
March 11, 2017
Enjoyable
I'm growing very fond of Mac, Ricky and company. Lots cheesy dialogue, rampant shenanigans, fast flowing plot and snark. Throw in demons, werewolves, vampires, druids and a host of other supernatural and you got a great read.
Definitely recommended.
I'm growing very fond of Mac, Ricky and company. Lots cheesy dialogue, rampant shenanigans, fast flowing plot and snark. Throw in demons, werewolves, vampires, druids and a host of other supernatural and you got a great read.
Definitely recommended.
July 26, 2016
Amazing book
Awesome series. Can't wait for number 6. Kept me hanging on the edge of my seat. Keep up the good work.
Awesome series. Can't wait for number 6. Kept me hanging on the edge of my seat. Keep up the good work.
August 14, 2016
Excellent story line
Great story line ,interesting character's. good fast paced read,couldn't put it down. Can't wait for book 6 to come out.
Great story line ,interesting character's. good fast paced read,couldn't put it down. Can't wait for book 6 to come out.
March 29, 2017
Great series
Excellent writing, fast paced. The cultural references are fun! Highly recommend all of the books in the series. Can't wait for the next one!
Excellent writing, fast paced. The cultural references are fun! Highly recommend all of the books in the series. Can't wait for the next one!
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