Wizard Rebellion

Intergalactic Wizard Scout Chronicles #5

by Rodney W. Hartman

Wizard scouts are a mix of technology and magic-like abilities. For the past several hundred years, they have been the elite, deep-recon forces of the Intergalactic Empire. But what if a group of wizard scouts suddenly found themselves in a strange environment without their technology? What if those same wizard scouts faced enemies more powerful than anything the Empire had ever encountered? The lives of millions of innocents hang in the balance as Wizard Scout Richard Shepard and his friends try to find out the answers to those questions the hard way. If they succeed, neither they nor the Empire will ever be the same again.

Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction, Space, Military Fiction, Magic, Science Fiction Fantasy, Audiobook

482 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 25, 2017

About the author

Rodney Hartman is a retired US Army veteran with over twenty years of experience in military operations ranging from Infantry Private in the paratroops to Chief Warrant Officer flying helicopters during the Persian Gulf War. Mr. Hartman worked for many years as a computer programmer before retiring and pursuing a career as a fulltime writer. Mr. Hartman lives in North Carolina with his wife and family along with their cat, McKenzie.

Reviews

[Darrin L. · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK at best

This was not as good as previous books in this storyline. The whole Myers storyline is way to predictable,. I thought better of this author writing skills, but now I am just feel disappointed. Not sure if I really care if there is another book. A sad state to leave a reader in at the end of a book.

[Travis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Help me read more books

Hmm, interesting continuation of the series. It does explain some issues raised in the first book, and it answers some questions about the dragon eggs, as well as other points of interest along the timeline as presented so far.
It seems to me though, that with a bit of effort, the story could have been considerably more interesting. This book packed quite a bit of information in, but it sems like it was done more as an information dump, rather than an attempt to make the story enjoyable.
It's still worth reading, obviously, since there's a lot packed in here, but I sure hope more books in the series go back to the story telling feel the first few books had, rather than the info bump feeling this one had.

[Vaeltaja · Rating 2 out of 5]

Is it just me or was this particular book written much more lazily than the previous ones in the series? The repetitiveness is overwhelming - it seemed like the book was written to a person who reads a chapter every month or so and thus requires constant reminders of what-is-what and is fine with the same phrase being repeated in every second chapter (nope, not as a phrase characteristic to a character but rather like imaginarily "the only perfect phrase to describe the situation")... for a person who listened to this in a couple of gulps (I had a lot of manual labour to do), it was really frustrating. The plot wasn't fascinating either.

[Chris · Rating 3 out of 5]

Running low

I won't read anymore of this series. It started well, but has now gone on past the point it should have wrapped. It is too bad, but I guess that sagas are the way to make money in the Kindle era....

[Nick · Rating 5 out of 5]

The storyline continues

This saga continues just as good as ever. A fantastic series that keeps on delivering time after time. Highly recommended to all readers of sci-fi combined with fantasy.

[Jay Collins · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one could be a 3.5 to a 4-star rating, It was still good and if you liked the other you will like this one but it was a little drawn out and things and I was hoping to move the story along more. Still, a pretty good series overall and I enjoyed it very much.

[juliette dempsey · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another spectacular addition to the series.

I enjoyed every page, I love time travel and how messed up a storyline can be.
Great characters with realistic situations and lots of action and adventure.
I look forward to the next one 😀

[Nathan Trapp · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good mix between science and magic without being steampunk

I like both science fiction and fantasy. This series combines both without going into a steam punk world. Excellent read.

[Ann Zdunczyk · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great read

So much going on, so much intrigue!! Secrets coming out and more unanswered questions. Can’t wait for the next one to come out!!

[Brian Womack, Ph.D. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazingly strong character buildup, but you have to be patient

The end is worth the wait. :) Lots of questions answered here.
I am looking forward to the next book,

[John Piper · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved it!

[Giriniss · Rating 2 out of 5]

below average book for this series. Just not enough to keep me interested.