Soul of Light

The Hidden Wizard #4

by Vaughan W. Smith

A wizard and mystic in one. A legion of darkness. One final act. Alrion’s power is complete, but he’s far from ready. He should be moving on to the final stage of his quest, but can’t ignore Alyx’s plight. He’s stuck. The Generals of the Blight are taking the lead. They're bringing the fight to Alrion, looking to weaken him and his resolve. Little by little they are trying to wear him down until he lacks the strength to resist. Drawing on his companions, Alrion must face his own fears and past failures if he’s to have any chance of success. He’ll need to look past allegiances and dark pasts to bring together anyone and everyone who can help. Alrion only has one chance, and if he fails, he will be consumed by the very thing he hopes to remove and user in a new era of darkness. In this epic finale, the story of The Hidden Wizard draws to a close. Armies will clash, new foes will emerge, and secrets will be uncovered. Just who is the mysterious wizard that’s been lurking in the shadows? Start reading today and discover Alrion’s fate. Soul of Light is book 4 and the final volume of The Hidden Wizard Series. This four book series is outlined below. The Hidden Wizard Series Book 1: Pool of Knowledge Book 2: Vault of Silence Book 3: Spark of Truth Book 4: Soul of Light Also The Wandering Prequel to the Hidden Wizard The Hidden The Complete Series

Genres: Fantasy

462 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 22, 2018

About the author

Vaughan W. Smith is a fiction writer from Sydney, Australia, who explores big life questions through story. His favourite genres are Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction and Thrillers.

Reviews

[Richard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was definitely the longest book in the series. There was a lot of travelling back and forth and whilst there were reasons for it, there wasn't a lot of character development. Not being able to understand most things because it involved death, when everyone else did? It feels a bit weak for justifying all the travelling back, and needing all those helpful portals.

I think also there was some justification, ish, of why there was so much splitting up - I haven't gone back to review why, but it sort of makes sense and maybe explained a couple of reasons why someone was there in the nick of time once or twice, too.

It's still a strange and long secret for the hidden wizard to keep, and there are still a lot of coincidences - especially someone teleporting around blindly assuming they will be able to cope.

I'm not sure I liked the very ending (last couple of pages) - it sort of weakened the emotions involved.

I'm also not sure how or why Lara acted as she did. Did she need to do that? It all seemed very convenient, all the relations, and I appreciate they were the case through the story (apart from Vincent knowing everyone and them all willing to lend him things including priceless metal because they're mates, which Just Happens), but it almost didn't seem necessary.

Definitely the best book in the series; the idea of the series was mostly sound, but the implementation could have been better (even apart from the grammar).

[Tiryth Khain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hooked

I found the books in this series captivating. I enjoyed them immensely and was truly sad when I reached the last page. I hope to read more of the hidden wizard in the future.