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Alexandria Rising #2
Alexandria Reborn
He can't go home. He's dead in the real world. Everything has changed. Forever. In, 'Alexandria Reborn,' the anticipated sequel to 'Alexandria Rising,' Rand O'Neal rises from the ashes to join an elite team in an effort to shift the power struggle set in motion by control of the alchemistic Slendoc Meridian. As this fast-paced adventure continues, Rand will discover the answer to many of this questions, but will he lose Hope in the process?
233 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 8, 2017
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Mark Wallace Maguire
10 books216 followersMark Wallace Maguire is a Kindle best-selling author of 8 books of fiction and nonfiction, including the highly-praised Alexandria Rising Trilogy which is also on Audible. He is an Independent Author of the Year Finalist and a Georgia Author of The Year nominee. Maguire spent almost 20 years in metro Atlanta's competitive media scene where was honored with more than 20 awards by his peers for his work in journalism. He also works in videography and design. You can discover more at alexandriarising.com.
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September 11, 2017
I received an advanced readers copy..I loved the sequel as much as the first book!
Easy , exciting , clear reading . I love the short chapters...always saying...one more chapter!! It's so much fun to follow Rand again ...We really get a feeling of being at his side on an adventure....! I am hooked on the series ...and the intrigue of the Crystal...
Easy , exciting , clear reading . I love the short chapters...always saying...one more chapter!! It's so much fun to follow Rand again ...We really get a feeling of being at his side on an adventure....! I am hooked on the series ...and the intrigue of the Crystal...
August 17, 2017
I loved the first book in this series so I'm glad the second book came out so quickly. This book takes a different course than the first, but the author manages to keep us interested and invested in the main character, Rand. In this book, It's fun to see Rand build relationships with some friendly characters especially since he was flanked by baddies in the last. It's also interesting to see what becomes of his love interest. This is a fun read that will keep you hooked to the last page! Enjoy!
September 27, 2017
In Book Two of The Alexandria Rising Chronicles, author Mark Wallace Maguire reintroduces his readers to Rand O’Neal, former Georgia newspaperman, kidnapped and plunged into a story of espionage, mystery, family, and friendship from which there is no return. This book, titled Alexandria Reborn, picks up O’Neal’s story following Book One’s destruction of The Organization’s Austrian stronghold and a supply of the other-worldly Slendoc Meridian stones. O’Neal now joins the forces of good, who enlighten him about his role in this ongoing story and why he is important to both sides, really. In Alexandria Reborn, we watch O’Neal come to terms with his new reality, growing into a personality that reminded me of Roger Moore’s smart-aleck version of James Bond except that we get to see what James Bond might have been like as he first stepped into his role as international spy – unsure, grasping for identity, head-swimming questions, and yet a good heart always bending toward doing the right thing. It’s not all spies and bombs for O’Neal, however, as a love interest is growing just beyond his reach with the mysterious Hope. Alexandria Reborn is a quick read – I read it in four hours – and it’s an entertaining story that will have the reader disappointed the book is finished and anticipating the next one as soon as possible.
February 16, 2018
I think this one was even better than the first!
Wow! Mark Maguire, I didn't want this book to end! I enjoyed the first, but this one had me on the edge of my seat. I laughed, I cried and may have chewed off a nail or two. I loved that Rand ate at Governors in Presque Isle :-) I also hope that Rand will have another adventure, as I'm not ready for his saga to end!
Wow! Mark Maguire, I didn't want this book to end! I enjoyed the first, but this one had me on the edge of my seat. I laughed, I cried and may have chewed off a nail or two. I loved that Rand ate at Governors in Presque Isle :-) I also hope that Rand will have another adventure, as I'm not ready for his saga to end!
August 29, 2019
Total Attention Grabber
This terrific series grabbed me from the first paragraph of the first book, Alexandria Rising. It is obvious the author understands the importance of character. These are people you WANT to know. It is easy to feel as if you a real part of the plot. I can hardly wait to read part 3!!!!! I recommend this highly!!!
This terrific series grabbed me from the first paragraph of the first book, Alexandria Rising. It is obvious the author understands the importance of character. These are people you WANT to know. It is easy to feel as if you a real part of the plot. I can hardly wait to read part 3!!!!! I recommend this highly!!!
September 8, 2017
I really genuinely enjoyed this book all the way through. It's fun, exciting, and uplifting in so many ways I didn't expect from an action adventure. This series has been a welcome addition to my reading list this year.
April 30, 2020
Alexandria Reborn was a good follow up to the first book.
Filled with well written characters, both new and old, things happen to bring out the situation with both the characters and the stones.
Filled with well written characters, both new and old, things happen to bring out the situation with both the characters and the stones.
June 10, 2020
Good sequel
Interesting follow up to first book. Still not impressed with main character, Rand. Too much drinking and juvenile behavior. Very abrupt ending so I hope there is a follow up.
Interesting follow up to first book. Still not impressed with main character, Rand. Too much drinking and juvenile behavior. Very abrupt ending so I hope there is a follow up.
July 26, 2020
Wonderful follow-up
Rand encounters a wide array of adventures in book 2. He is sometimes quick to adapt and sometimes not. Nice to read about a human facing challenges most of us can only imagine.
Rand encounters a wide array of adventures in book 2. He is sometimes quick to adapt and sometimes not. Nice to read about a human facing challenges most of us can only imagine.
June 7, 2018
I did enjoy this book. I think it is a very good read, not too gory, not wordy at all, but descriptions were some one could picture in your mind while keeping up with the great characters.
April 29, 2020
Alexandria reborn
This was a quick action read. Going to read another book in the series to get a better feel of the characters. Liked the book so far.
This was a quick action read. Going to read another book in the series to get a better feel of the characters. Liked the book so far.
November 30, 2020
Good story. A continuation of the first book, Alexandria Rising. Will be reading the next book when it comes out.
March 31, 2022
A Sequel of Consequence
Sequels are tricky. Background information must be included - enough to remind readers of the first book of salient elements and enough to not mystify new readers. All this must be accomplished without bogging down. Not to worry.
The author grabs the reader from the first page and keeps Rand , the clever, smart- mouthed, likeable protagonist,
breathlessly caught up in events of enormous consequence to himself and an unknowing world until the not so bitter end. Rand is worried and mystified by the reappearance of Holly, the woman he loves but had accepted as killed by the villains. Neither he nor the reader bdiscovers the answer. (If we want to know, and I do, we must read the next book.) Short chapters, the author’s style, lend a staccato rhythm to the extremely active misadventures of our Rand.
Sequels are tricky. Background information must be included - enough to remind readers of the first book of salient elements and enough to not mystify new readers. All this must be accomplished without bogging down. Not to worry.
The author grabs the reader from the first page and keeps Rand , the clever, smart- mouthed, likeable protagonist,
breathlessly caught up in events of enormous consequence to himself and an unknowing world until the not so bitter end. Rand is worried and mystified by the reappearance of Holly, the woman he loves but had accepted as killed by the villains. Neither he nor the reader bdiscovers the answer. (If we want to know, and I do, we must read the next book.) Short chapters, the author’s style, lend a staccato rhythm to the extremely active misadventures of our Rand.
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