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Wizard Scouts are a mixture of technology and magic-like abilities. They have long been the defenders of the Intergalactic Empire, but they are fast becoming a dying breed. Now it seems only Wizard Scout Richard Shepard and his friends stand ready to defend the Empire and their allies in the magic dimension against certain destruction.

For a hundred thousand years the elves’ Tree of Light has protected the forces of good from an evil so dark it threatens to destroy every living creature in three galaxies. That time of protection may be coming to an end. The forces of darkness have in their possession a key that can open a gate to the demonic plane that will unleash armies of nightmare creatures on unsuspecting civilizations.

Longtime enemies must put away their grudges to find common ground as a wizard scout and an elf high priestess rally the forces of good to fight those of the dark. Can humans and elves work together to find a way to prevent the gate from opening? Can combining technology and magic win the day? Or will eternal darkness finally triumph over the light?

Haunted by his past, the beleaguered Richard must overcome his own hatreds before he can hope to rally his hard-won allies to victory. The way is fraught with peril, but if he succeeds, even a wizard scout may find redemption at the end of the day.

422 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 23, 2018

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Rodney W. Hartman

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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.

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2,884 reviews48 followers
September 17, 2023
Help me read more books

This book could have been the completion to the series, but the author didn't end it here. I'm hoping the extra books are as good as the previous ones have been, but I'll know more once I begin reading the next book. I don't mind authors drawing out their stories to make more books, more books is never a bad thing. ONly, I hope this series isn't like the Wheel of Time, where the forward progress of the story reduced drastically after the first 5 or 6 books. My impression while reading the rest of the books was that the progression had dropped to 1/4 speed. I sincerely hope that isn't the case here.
For now though, I will continue with the series, and we'll see what happens next.
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332 reviews4 followers
April 11, 2018
What I want my family to read

Hartman writes stories if heros with the nibek character if the Superman I read in comics in my youth. But those stories long ago had nothing of the tense action, fierce battles, and complex conflicts of the Wizard Scout series. Superman was 63 years ago for me. But here I am, at 4:43 in the morning, writing a review for another volume of a saga I don't want to end. And best of all, I can recommend it to my grandkids - which I cannot do for today's 'Superman'. Maybe Hartman writes for his family, too.
716 reviews2 followers
April 15, 2021
Not a good next book in the series

Have really enjoyed the this series so far, however book 7 was a real let down. The book jumps from one thread to another, one thread getting so far in the timeline and then the next goes back to earlier and starts again
The storyline as a whole takes forever to progress, I would estimate you could tell the same story just as effectively in half the number of pages
Book 8 is out there and I will read it, but the author needs to up his game back to previous levels, or book 8 will be the last for me
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1,162 reviews4 followers
March 9, 2018
Richard and company are in a major fight

Jenna and Richard are back in Silverton and they and their friends are in for the fight of their lives. Read to find out what they are up against and how they handle it!!
63 reviews1 follower
April 1, 2018
Great book

And a great part in the series, just as you thought that the obvious enemy's were going to battle it out with the good guys to end the series, think again. Really enjoyed the book and the series...
2 reviews1 follower
May 28, 2018
Great read, I really have enjoyed this series. Looking forward to reading some of this authors other works. Check it out. Thanks

Great read, I really have enjoyed this series. Looking forward to reading some of this authors other works. Check it out. Thanks
937 reviews8 followers
October 25, 2021
Time travel plus demons equals trouble

Interdimesional warfare at it's best. How the author keeps the timeline straight is a mystery to me.
Great characters with realistic situations and lots of action and adventure.
I look forward to the next one 😀
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11 reviews1 follower
March 16, 2018
Should have stopped at book 3

There is a reason trilogies are popular. If you can't fit it in 3 books, it isn't worth anyone's time.
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356 reviews7 followers
January 17, 2019
meh, a slow book, not the worst, not the best from the series, all plotlines ever soo sloowly spiraling towards the end.
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1,346 reviews20 followers
December 29, 2018
A fun read.

Ok the author has started to take the story in a way that makes me think it is about to end.Overall I enjoyed this book and really look forward to reading more.
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