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Sorcery and Sin Trilogy
Sorcery is a sin that has been purged. But now sin is the world's only hope.
This gripping collection includes all three novels of Sorcery and Sin, an epic fantasy about the return of vengeful dragons, a world annihilated by forbidden sorcery, and depraved gods on the verge of madness.
Book 1: The Dragon Thief
Sorcery is a sin that has been purged. But now sin is the world's only hope.
Lavery Opsillian would trade anything, even his ghostly friends in the city tombs who comfort him, to have his father back. Instead, he must face reality as Valios' new king.
But his kingship is short-lived. Seized by cutthroats and held for ransom, Lavery learns he possesses a gift he soon deems a curse, but one that may well douse the flames threatening to engulf his world.
Sorcery has returned, and dragons are coming.
Book 2: Reign of Gods
Oriana Gravendeer wants to change the world. But first, she must conquer it.
With a powerful kingdom as her ally, a brood of dragons at her disposal, and sorcery at her command, overthrowing the powers of Avestas should prove effortless.
But when an unsettling horror washes ashore and allies turn, Oriana's hopes begin to crumble. Worse, a malevolence has awoken in the North, and the world will know why sorcery is a sin.
Gods are coming. Gods will reign.
Book 3: Wrath of the Wraith
In a land where winter prevails eternally, Lavery Opsillian searches for a necromancer to save his world from the brink of calamity. But he instead confronts a chilling betrayal by those closest to him.
Worse, he learns that the baleful goddess who seized his world is hunting the same necromancer, for purposes far more sinister than he ever imagined.
But Lavery has a secret he hasn't yet revealed, and soon the world will know his wrath.
This gripping collection includes all three novels of Sorcery and Sin, an epic fantasy about the return of vengeful dragons, a world annihilated by forbidden sorcery, and depraved gods on the verge of madness.
Book 1: The Dragon Thief
Sorcery is a sin that has been purged. But now sin is the world's only hope.
Lavery Opsillian would trade anything, even his ghostly friends in the city tombs who comfort him, to have his father back. Instead, he must face reality as Valios' new king.
But his kingship is short-lived. Seized by cutthroats and held for ransom, Lavery learns he possesses a gift he soon deems a curse, but one that may well douse the flames threatening to engulf his world.
Sorcery has returned, and dragons are coming.
Book 2: Reign of Gods
Oriana Gravendeer wants to change the world. But first, she must conquer it.
With a powerful kingdom as her ally, a brood of dragons at her disposal, and sorcery at her command, overthrowing the powers of Avestas should prove effortless.
But when an unsettling horror washes ashore and allies turn, Oriana's hopes begin to crumble. Worse, a malevolence has awoken in the North, and the world will know why sorcery is a sin.
Gods are coming. Gods will reign.
Book 3: Wrath of the Wraith
In a land where winter prevails eternally, Lavery Opsillian searches for a necromancer to save his world from the brink of calamity. But he instead confronts a chilling betrayal by those closest to him.
Worse, he learns that the baleful goddess who seized his world is hunting the same necromancer, for purposes far more sinister than he ever imagined.
But Lavery has a secret he hasn't yet revealed, and soon the world will know his wrath.
1231 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 13, 2018
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About the author
Justin DePaoli
26 books64 followersJustin DePaoli called Pittsburgh home for twenty-one years, but now lives in Kentucky with his fiancee, stilt-legged German shepherd, two cats, and a company of fish.
Beginning his career as a freelance writer, he now writes fiction full-time.
When he's not writing, he enjoys playing guitar (quite horribly), running, lifting, playing video games, and spending time with his fiancee and menagerie of pets.
Beginning his career as a freelance writer, he now writes fiction full-time.
When he's not writing, he enjoys playing guitar (quite horribly), running, lifting, playing video games, and spending time with his fiancee and menagerie of pets.
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September 6, 2019
Genre: Epic-fantasy, low fantasy, dark fantasy, young adult
Summary: Lavery is 11 and is now the king of his land. While out for a walk one day he (and his fried Baern) is kidnapped by a group of wannabe mercs. Can he escape? Does he want to? In this realm sorcerors can specialize in one kind of magic, for example elemental or necromancy. However, all magic has a price, and it is not the sorceror that pays it. This series is about the consequences of a culture that uses magic at the expense of another. Can the world survive it? Is magic a sin so heinous that sorcerors should be killed? Oh and dragons, were they hunted to extinction or did they just leave... Is a necromancy the last hope for humanity?
Review: I found this series interesting, but very slow. Then the last couple chapters would happen very quickly but wouldn't really resolve what I wanted to know. At the end of the series we still don't know if everything is going to be okay. Are they going to banish magic? Is the cycle going to continue? It didn't feel complete to me.
Summary: Lavery is 11 and is now the king of his land. While out for a walk one day he (and his fried Baern) is kidnapped by a group of wannabe mercs. Can he escape? Does he want to? In this realm sorcerors can specialize in one kind of magic, for example elemental or necromancy. However, all magic has a price, and it is not the sorceror that pays it. This series is about the consequences of a culture that uses magic at the expense of another. Can the world survive it? Is magic a sin so heinous that sorcerors should be killed? Oh and dragons, were they hunted to extinction or did they just leave... Is a necromancy the last hope for humanity?
Review: I found this series interesting, but very slow. Then the last couple chapters would happen very quickly but wouldn't really resolve what I wanted to know. At the end of the series we still don't know if everything is going to be okay. Are they going to banish magic? Is the cycle going to continue? It didn't feel complete to me.
October 17, 2018
An epic adventure all rolled into three books. Our main characters, Lavery, the child king, kidnapped shortly after taking his throne by Elaya. A wannabe mercenary trying to make a name for herself. Then there is Horace, a spymaster trying to protect the land and kingdom he loves. Oriana, a princess cheated out of her throne by her evil sister. And the necromancer destroying villages to build his army of the dead.
There is evil coming and it's trying to destroy humanity. They are in for the fight of their lives. The characters each trying to find their way in a changing land. Sorcery, insane immortals, living dead, dragons and demon are all fighting to survive.
I loved this story. It inspired me to want to do better things. Reading about the life blood pulsing in the characters was exhilarating. Would recommend to anyone looking for adventure.
There is evil coming and it's trying to destroy humanity. They are in for the fight of their lives. The characters each trying to find their way in a changing land. Sorcery, insane immortals, living dead, dragons and demon are all fighting to survive.
I loved this story. It inspired me to want to do better things. Reading about the life blood pulsing in the characters was exhilarating. Would recommend to anyone looking for adventure.
January 25, 2019
Rapid action, epic in scale.
If you think all sorcerers are all the same. This one will make you go what. Sorcery is very different in this world of Mr. DePaoli. Instead of no price exacted for your spell, this one takes something from somewhere far away it never comes back.
This book has the feel of stepping into the characters shoes, so to speak. It's like you are living the story as the characters are.
The story has a fast pace rhythm and swords,sorcery, dragons, and fiends. You'll travel to go continents. And learn of unspeakable atrocities committed in the minds of madness. You're going to love the characters and how they each on their own, view what is happening to the world and their immediate family and friends.
I'd recommend the to anyone who loves fighting for what is right.
If you think all sorcerers are all the same. This one will make you go what. Sorcery is very different in this world of Mr. DePaoli. Instead of no price exacted for your spell, this one takes something from somewhere far away it never comes back.
This book has the feel of stepping into the characters shoes, so to speak. It's like you are living the story as the characters are.
The story has a fast pace rhythm and swords,sorcery, dragons, and fiends. You'll travel to go continents. And learn of unspeakable atrocities committed in the minds of madness. You're going to love the characters and how they each on their own, view what is happening to the world and their immediate family and friends.
I'd recommend the to anyone who loves fighting for what is right.
March 14, 2018
Have this as a trilogy on my kindle. I am just over 65% of the way through the set and it is driving me mad. It is unnecessarily long winded. So many things happen that just do not need to. The story itself, is actually pretty cool, but wading through the constant nonsense of such a huge ensemble of characters is just soul destroying. I haven't picked up the kindle on 2 days, because reading this is starting to feel like a chore. I am curious as to what will happen, but I don't want to know that badly.
July 18, 2019
It feels like the writer has decided to write a fantasy novel and included all the Kings, Queens, mythogical creatures, magic beings etc he could think off and included them all in these books. I personally don't think it works too many characters to keep track off. Found it hard to focus on and it didn't give me the "I want to read the next chapter" feeling. Overall a rubbish "Games of Thrones"
February 26, 2018
YA
At times the characters sounded like teenage girls. Grumble rumbly tummy... Etc. Way to much banter in groups. That being said the story line was decent, so i did read it all.
At times the characters sounded like teenage girls. Grumble rumbly tummy... Etc. Way to much banter in groups. That being said the story line was decent, so i did read it all.
July 18, 2018
Sorcery and Sins
Chose this series based on the title. It did not disappoint. Good story, great characters, well written yarn. Will recommend this author.
Chose this series based on the title. It did not disappoint. Good story, great characters, well written yarn. Will recommend this author.
November 16, 2018
Worth a read
Very good trilogy of bokks. just got a bit frustrated with bad spelling (this maybe when it was made an ebook)
Very good trilogy of bokks. just got a bit frustrated with bad spelling (this maybe when it was made an ebook)
December 9, 2018
Solidly blah. Perhaps I have read too many books of this kind. It seems highly derivative. The long read has some value to reader who is was jaded than myself.
December 10, 2018
Thrilling!
The twists and turns in this book were masterfully done. I've found my new favorite author of the month. Yay!
The twists and turns in this book were masterfully done. I've found my new favorite author of the month. Yay!
October 9, 2019
Gods what gods
Loved this triology. Could not put kindle down. Never read anything like it before. Want! Need! more and more and more.
Loved this triology. Could not put kindle down. Never read anything like it before. Want! Need! more and more and more.
October 13, 2024
Quite a good trilogy
November 16, 2018
After the excellent first series “An Assassin’s Blade” I was really looking forward to reading more from this author, but “Sorcery and Sin” was a disappointment. None of the characters were developed enough to make me want to care about what happened to them. Lavery was supposed to be a twelve year old boy, but his thoughts and voice were often those of an adult and just didn’t fit. The storyline had promise initially, but by the last book it had become so convoluted and long-winded that I really didn’t care who ended up “winning”. That was maybe a good thing because the actual ending was rather abrupt and felt unfinished. Perhaps the author intends to expand this story in the future? All in all not a terrible read, just not a great one.
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