Magic Wept

The Mages' Guild Trilogy #2

by Andi Van

The Mages' Guild Book 2

Jorget wants desperately to hone his magical abilities, but it’s almost impossible in Archai Castle, where the mad king would kill him if he caught him using his forbidden talents. But a chance presents itself when Jorget’s mentor, the royal priest Denekk, sends him on a quest in search of a magical weapon. While it seems his opportunity to make a name for himself has finally arrived, Jorget has no idea what he’s really getting himself into. 

In the Mages’ Guild of the Dragon’s Claw, Kelwin Tiovolk and his beloved, guild leader Tasis Kadara, are finally enjoying a peaceful life. Unfortunately, it can’t last—the king has designs on a weapon that can destroy the guild, and in order to protect his home, Kelwin will have to leave it. 

Saving the guild seems impossible with so many determined to stop them, but if Kelwin and Jorget stand together, they might find the strength to defy the odds and preserve all they hold dear.

180 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 18, 2018

About the author

Andi Van is a foul-mouthed troublemaker who lives near San Diego with a baseball bat that's forever being used for things other than baseball and a fondness for rum and caffeine (though not necessarily together).

Andi is fluent in three languages (English, sarcasm, and profanity), and takes pride in a highly developed -- if somewhat bizarre -- sense of humor.

Andi's pronouns are they/them. They identify as nonbinary, and ask that you not misgender them. Thank you!

Reviews

[Serena Yates · Rating 4 out of 5]

In a continuation of the danger-filled adventure and quest for the truth set in a world struggling with the reawakening of magic, this second part of the ‘Mages’ Guild Trilogy’ is just as exciting as the first. The struggle that magic-wielders face in a world filled with humans who cannot even accept elves, never mind magic-wielders, comes into full focus. The king has heard of a weapon that can destroy the newly formed Guild of the Dragon’s Claw, and unless half elf guild leader Tasis and his lover, elf Kelwin, can figure out a way to get there first, their home and all the work they have done face doom.


Please find my full review on Rainbow Book Reviews.

[Daniel Mitton]

(Originally reviewed for Love Bytes Reviews.)

Review to follow.

[Melanie · Rating 5 out of 5]

A Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words Review

Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

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From that review:The middle book in the trilogy is often the hardest story for the author, and perhaps the reader.  It has to act as a bridge between the first story that launches the saga, where lies the power of introducing us to the characters and universe and then it has to carry us over to a third tale that will triumphantly bring all the many story threads together, answering our questions and, hopefully, giving our characters a HEA they all deserve. That's quite a story load for any bridge to carry.    Plus it has its own narrative chores to carry out.  It must move a complicated plot forward, expand on existing characterizations, and, even do a little more revelations in the foundation/universe creations (here its in the mythology world building here that Van is creating).

Yes, that middle novel can make or break a trilogy.  So I'm so happy to tell you that I was just as enthralled with Magic Wept as I was with Magic Fell.  With everything this story had to accomplish, it did that and more as a compelling fantasy tale I couldn't put down.  Van enlarged on the mythology started in the first story,  gave the reader many stunning twists here, introduced new characters and expanded on ones we barely met in the first novel, Magic Fell, by bringing them into the main group here.  I'm loving Emlynn the giant who never grew too tall,Jorget who's mouth runs faster than his brilliant mind,  and many more.  Toddlers, butterflies, and dandelions, oh my!

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