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Rune Mystic #3
Rune Mystic
Olin’s a rune mystic, and two of his new spells are approved. Their mission to find all the unrealized mages in the kingdom, and to bring them in to be apprenticed.
If that wasn’t enough, the Kingdom of Reton was on the verge of a war like they’d never seen before. The threat of a mystic seemed one that Vemor wouldn’t let lie. Dreston to the east is a big question mark, as they're threatened from the south.
Perhaps it would be their last war. Join Olin, as he continues to grow as a mystic, and discovers the true and shocking extent of his powers.
Note: This is the final book of a trilogy. This story is told in the third person limited, from Olin’s point of view.
If that wasn’t enough, the Kingdom of Reton was on the verge of a war like they’d never seen before. The threat of a mystic seemed one that Vemor wouldn’t let lie. Dreston to the east is a big question mark, as they're threatened from the south.
Perhaps it would be their last war. Join Olin, as he continues to grow as a mystic, and discovers the true and shocking extent of his powers.
Note: This is the final book of a trilogy. This story is told in the third person limited, from Olin’s point of view.
153 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 21, 2020
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D.L. Harrison
105 books197 followersI've been an avid book reader since I was a teenager in the 1980's. My preferred genre's are science fiction and fantasy.
I wrote some short stories and was encouraged to try writing and self publishing by some friends. I work in computers and writing is an obsessive hobby I have been trying to hone for a couple of years now. I'll let you judge if I have succeeded or not.
I wrote some short stories and was encouraged to try writing and self publishing by some friends. I work in computers and writing is an obsessive hobby I have been trying to hone for a couple of years now. I'll let you judge if I have succeeded or not.
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May 6, 2020
Rating 3.0 stars
Olin needs to decide if he should just follow the councils orders or do what he feels is right now that the war is getting series. The council is scared of him, but they don't know half of what he can do. He wants to prove that he is loyal and not a danger but if he has the power to save people, shouldn't he? The writing was pretty much the same as the previous books, a lot of internal monologuing and introspection. A lot of repeated topics: How much he loves his wife, how a rune mage can use all 6 elements. Overall pretty good.
Olin needs to decide if he should just follow the councils orders or do what he feels is right now that the war is getting series. The council is scared of him, but they don't know half of what he can do. He wants to prove that he is loyal and not a danger but if he has the power to save people, shouldn't he? The writing was pretty much the same as the previous books, a lot of internal monologuing and introspection. A lot of repeated topics: How much he loves his wife, how a rune mage can use all 6 elements. Overall pretty good.
March 8, 2021
A decent Fantasy, but I always felt like there could have been more, by that I mean, more adventure, more drama, more threat. The series even ends with the potential for more.
The other notable thing about the whole series is the author’s need to explain things, unfortunately I don’t think he has got the balance quite right in these books.
At times he over explains everything, this is especially the case when Olin is going through one of his interminable internal debates
However when it comes to describing the ‘world’ they inhabit there are big gaps, for example in this book the war with ‘Vemor’ escalates, but I no idea who they really are.
If possible I would have given 2.5 stars.
The other notable thing about the whole series is the author’s need to explain things, unfortunately I don’t think he has got the balance quite right in these books.
At times he over explains everything, this is especially the case when Olin is going through one of his interminable internal debates
However when it comes to describing the ‘world’ they inhabit there are big gaps, for example in this book the war with ‘Vemor’ escalates, but I no idea who they really are.
If possible I would have given 2.5 stars.
June 3, 2020
Spoiler-free review of the entire Rune Mystic series
"Whenever you give your enemy two choices, they always choose the third"
3.0/5.0 Rune Mystic is a middling self published series that hit a lot of cravings that I was asking for but ultimately felt disappointing at times. The world, lore and story were fascinating and I loved the ideas and concepts shared throughout. I felt the characters needed more development and depth and the story needed more direction. It felt more like a 3 arch series rather than an epic long story and the last book felt rushed in more then a few places. The grammar and writing was just off enough for me to have to re read passages which took me out of the story in the most inconvenient way possible. But like I said before, there were good in the series and if you are a fan of old school tropey indie fantasy then you would probably enjoy the story. It is available on Kindle Unlimted so it is risk free if you already subscribe.
"Whenever you give your enemy two choices, they always choose the third"
3.0/5.0 Rune Mystic is a middling self published series that hit a lot of cravings that I was asking for but ultimately felt disappointing at times. The world, lore and story were fascinating and I loved the ideas and concepts shared throughout. I felt the characters needed more development and depth and the story needed more direction. It felt more like a 3 arch series rather than an epic long story and the last book felt rushed in more then a few places. The grammar and writing was just off enough for me to have to re read passages which took me out of the story in the most inconvenient way possible. But like I said before, there were good in the series and if you are a fan of old school tropey indie fantasy then you would probably enjoy the story. It is available on Kindle Unlimted so it is risk free if you already subscribe.
January 25, 2021
Again, this is an OK book.
You keep on thinking about a lot of things that might happen, but actually none of it happens.
Mild controversies, mild danger, and the ending actually summarizes what the entire trilogy is: Mediocre (or OK)
If you need something to kill time, go for it.
You keep on thinking about a lot of things that might happen, but actually none of it happens.
Mild controversies, mild danger, and the ending actually summarizes what the entire trilogy is: Mediocre (or OK)
If you need something to kill time, go for it.
April 29, 2020
Not bad, but just didn't really do it for me. Again a lot of opining about how much he loves his wife which occupies word count that could be better used.
As those who read my reviews likely know, as a general thing I don't like series that drag on. This does the opposite, as it ends at a point when there was still some story potential, but I won't hold that against the author.
As those who read my reviews likely know, as a general thing I don't like series that drag on. This does the opposite, as it ends at a point when there was still some story potential, but I won't hold that against the author.
August 6, 2020
I enjoyed this book series I didn't find it amazing or particularly original but I enjoyed the story while I read it. everything did seem a bit too easy for the main character however it was refreshing for two people to meet like each other date and then get married without endless misunderstandings and random quirks of fate driving them apart.
my biggest critique of the books was mathematical. I don't believe the author understands just how powerful geometric progression is.
it claims for the first year their power doubles each week then explains 16 fold per month for 12 months.
that is an enormous increase this means that a one year trained mage is 16^11 times more powerful than a 1 month trained mage which we see in the book is capable of casting spells shooting fire and all the rest of the typical magic abilities. 16^11 is around 17,000,000,000,000 or 17 trillion or 17 billion billion
by this progression, a fight between masters would crack the planet.
it's maybe a minor quibble for some but it wouldn't have taken much to have an endpoint of power you wanted and a beginning point and plug some numbers into a calculator to get a more reasonable growth.
even double a month instead of week would have been better if still extreme.
despite that, i still enjoyed the time i spent reading even if I doubt i will reread it.
my biggest critique of the books was mathematical. I don't believe the author understands just how powerful geometric progression is.
it claims for the first year their power doubles each week then explains 16 fold per month for 12 months.
that is an enormous increase this means that a one year trained mage is 16^11 times more powerful than a 1 month trained mage which we see in the book is capable of casting spells shooting fire and all the rest of the typical magic abilities. 16^11 is around 17,000,000,000,000 or 17 trillion or 17 billion billion
by this progression, a fight between masters would crack the planet.
it's maybe a minor quibble for some but it wouldn't have taken much to have an endpoint of power you wanted and a beginning point and plug some numbers into a calculator to get a more reasonable growth.
even double a month instead of week would have been better if still extreme.
despite that, i still enjoyed the time i spent reading even if I doubt i will reread it.
April 30, 2020
Fairly decent story. This one is a completion to the series. Not as complete as some might like, but it's an ending nonetheless. I wouldn't mind seeing more in this world, perhaps something that takes place hundreds of years after this book ends, and perhaps from the point of view of the nation they were warring with, that could be very interesting, but nonetheless, it's a decent closure to the series, and if you liked the first two, then this won't disappoint.
May 5, 2020
I would have given it 4 stars but...
This is a decent series. The world building is thin, however the story was developed enough to hold my interest.
The reason for 3 stars was some of the grammar. In this world they rarely laugh. They snicker. They never smile, they smirk. After a while I would cringe internally when I saw those words coming. It's fine to use words like snicker and smirk, but not for every interaction.
This is a decent series. The world building is thin, however the story was developed enough to hold my interest.
The reason for 3 stars was some of the grammar. In this world they rarely laugh. They snicker. They never smile, they smirk. After a while I would cringe internally when I saw those words coming. It's fine to use words like snicker and smirk, but not for every interaction.
August 28, 2020
Mediocre
Olin hunts potential mages, aids international diplomacy, and finally cuts loose on the battlefield.
This book has the same flaws and strengths as the earlier books. The descriptions are redundant, the characters are likable, the wolrd building has a lot of story potential, and the rules of magic are fuzzy and poorly explained.
Not remarkable and I will probably forget it within a month.
Olin hunts potential mages, aids international diplomacy, and finally cuts loose on the battlefield.
This book has the same flaws and strengths as the earlier books. The descriptions are redundant, the characters are likable, the wolrd building has a lot of story potential, and the rules of magic are fuzzy and poorly explained.
Not remarkable and I will probably forget it within a month.
April 21, 2020
Good but skipped over some parts that I would rather read.
It was a good final book but there were countless time lapses in this book,the one that irked me in particular was his return to his home village, which was mentioned inpassing and then the author was like SKIP. It seemed lazy to me and would have been nice.
It was a good final book but there were countless time lapses in this book,the one that irked me in particular was his return to his home village, which was mentioned inpassing and then the author was like SKIP. It seemed lazy to me and would have been nice.
April 22, 2020
First 5 star in a while
I have been giving out a lot of low star ratings recently because the books I have been reading seem to be just chapters and not complete books. Authors who manage to keep wrap up a plot at the end of one book but still keep the story going through several volumes without cliffhangers deserve five stars.
I have been giving out a lot of low star ratings recently because the books I have been reading seem to be just chapters and not complete books. Authors who manage to keep wrap up a plot at the end of one book but still keep the story going through several volumes without cliffhangers deserve five stars.
April 25, 2020
A better intermission than an ending?
Seemed kind of truncated. Olin hasn't completed his growth, found his place in the scheme of things, no sense of solid footing with the council, etcetera. We're left with pretty much everything in a state of flux. Makes me hesitant to start another series by an author that stops like that.
Seemed kind of truncated. Olin hasn't completed his growth, found his place in the scheme of things, no sense of solid footing with the council, etcetera. We're left with pretty much everything in a state of flux. Makes me hesitant to start another series by an author that stops like that.
May 3, 2020
Such an unsatisfying ending
The author really got lazy with the ending. The story could so easily have continued. I was really enjoying the series and it could have been so much bigger. Honestly very disappointing. I gave it 3 stars because what was there was good and had it not been the last book would have been 5.
The author really got lazy with the ending. The story could so easily have continued. I was really enjoying the series and it could have been so much bigger. Honestly very disappointing. I gave it 3 stars because what was there was good and had it not been the last book would have been 5.
September 26, 2020
Another great fantasy
Harrison has a true talent for world building and exciting plots. This series contains a new and unique schema of how magic works. And Harrison's characterizations draw you in and make you root for his protagonists. His credible plots, harrowing conflicts and believable resolutions make you keep reading to the end.
Harrison has a true talent for world building and exciting plots. This series contains a new and unique schema of how magic works. And Harrison's characterizations draw you in and make you root for his protagonists. His credible plots, harrowing conflicts and believable resolutions make you keep reading to the end.
August 17, 2024
Continuation❓
Except for the typo's in chapter# 19 where you changed the name Garen to Galen ! The editing was mostly typo free.
So I would like to see more of this series and learn what gender is Olin and Lia's baby or babies❓
Seriously this story has a lot more life to share
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😝😜😋❗
Except for the typo's in chapter# 19 where you changed the name Garen to Galen ! The editing was mostly typo free.
So I would like to see more of this series and learn what gender is Olin and Lia's baby or babies❓
Seriously this story has a lot more life to share
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😝😜😋❗
April 22, 2020
Refreshing to find this calibre of talent
I have read all three in the series, that now i am stuck with trying to find something nearly as good. Good story line, well thought out characters. Just wish there was a fourth and fifth.
I have read all three in the series, that now i am stuck with trying to find something nearly as good. Good story line, well thought out characters. Just wish there was a fourth and fifth.
April 22, 2020
Disappointing the trilogy has ended
There's not a lot more to add. I was looking forward to the third book and ecstatic when it was released though unfortunately it wasn't 3k pages long and only lasted a day. Thete has to be a second trilogy! Surely?
There's not a lot more to add. I was looking forward to the third book and ecstatic when it was released though unfortunately it wasn't 3k pages long and only lasted a day. Thete has to be a second trilogy! Surely?
April 24, 2020
Thoroughly enjoyed this series.
Lost quite a lot of time hidden away in Olin’s world during the quarantine. Each one of the books developed the the world and characters I will miss them.
Lost quite a lot of time hidden away in Olin’s world during the quarantine. Each one of the books developed the the world and characters I will miss them.
May 1, 2020
Relatable characters with humility and morals
The world that D.L. Harrison has created is well thought out and a great anytime of day adventure. I generally don't start one of the books late in the day, because I can't sleep until the story is finished.
The world that D.L. Harrison has created is well thought out and a great anytime of day adventure. I generally don't start one of the books late in the day, because I can't sleep until the story is finished.
June 1, 2020
Just finished this series
This series was compelling. I was drawn into the world of these people and actions by writing. The action is nonstop taking you from one situation to another. Everything flowed smoothly and believibly.
This series was compelling. I was drawn into the world of these people and actions by writing. The action is nonstop taking you from one situation to another. Everything flowed smoothly and believibly.
June 10, 2020
Not quite as good as the first 2. pretty good for a quick read one complaint i have is the ending could close out the story a little better. it feels almost like a cliff hanger though the main story did end.
August 27, 2020
Enjoyable last book.
Even though I somewhat understand the council, their judgement and caution is faulty logic, IMO, and they’re lucky Olin goes along with it.
Also still peeved by sentences like “him and Lia were already doing their part”. At least we don’t see “him was doing his part”.
Even though I somewhat understand the council, their judgement and caution is faulty logic, IMO, and they’re lucky Olin goes along with it.
Also still peeved by sentences like “him and Lia were already doing their part”. At least we don’t see “him was doing his part”.
March 30, 2021
A life goes on ending but with a great inbetween
Great read, brilliant conclusion to the story. Slowed down a little a third of the way through but if you've read the last two (which I hope you have), then you'll know it'll be good. Glad it continued, would definitely recommend.
Great read, brilliant conclusion to the story. Slowed down a little a third of the way through but if you've read the last two (which I hope you have), then you'll know it'll be good. Glad it continued, would definitely recommend.
July 5, 2023
Good but a bit slow
Good story but tended to get bogged down in descriptions without much action at times. I did like the fact it didn't seem to bring in the worship of gods but just had people using magic and swords.
Good story but tended to get bogged down in descriptions without much action at times. I did like the fact it didn't seem to bring in the worship of gods but just had people using magic and swords.
April 21, 2020
Great End to a great story....wished there were more books but was satisfied with the way the story ended.
April 21, 2020
Wonderful read
Wonderful book and a great book 3 in the series. Well worth the read. MC overpowered but often reluctant to show it
Wonderful book and a great book 3 in the series. Well worth the read. MC overpowered but often reluctant to show it
April 22, 2020
Wonderful quick read
I have enjoyed all 3 books and with the way this book ended, I can't wait for the next installment.
I have enjoyed all 3 books and with the way this book ended, I can't wait for the next installment.
April 22, 2020
Enjoyed the book and series. Will they get the passes closed and will the Queen marry the Prince?
April 22, 2020
Dad this series ended
I hope we will see more of this world and these characters I like the series but as always way too short and fast I want more more more.
I hope we will see more of this world and these characters I like the series but as always way too short and fast I want more more more.
April 23, 2020
Enjoyable
Don't like reviews. Not a big English scholar. Fun and lovely woven story.seven words, seven words, seven words, seven words
Don't like reviews. Not a big English scholar. Fun and lovely woven story.seven words, seven words, seven words, seven words
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