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The Mage of Shadows #1
The Academy
Did I just die?
A second-year medical student, his death was far from notable. But instead of waking up in the afterlife, Favian finds himself reincarnated into a fantasy world where magic is real, monsters exist, and a bloodthirsty secret organization will stop at nothing to hunt him down.
Struggling to survive in a bizarre world beyond his wildest dreams, Favian must master the unique World of Exile game system to rise through the ranks of this land and embrace his destiny. But at his heart lies a secret power – one that will get him killed if anybody discovers it…
Can Favian find a new place for himself on the continent of Ortu Solis? Or will he face death a second time?
Dive into the gripping debut novel in an epic sword & sorcery saga with this page-turning LitRPG adventure. Perfect for fans of Warlock of the Magus World, Age of Adepts, and The Wizard World, you won’t want to miss The Mage of Shadows. Grab your copy now!
A second-year medical student, his death was far from notable. But instead of waking up in the afterlife, Favian finds himself reincarnated into a fantasy world where magic is real, monsters exist, and a bloodthirsty secret organization will stop at nothing to hunt him down.
Struggling to survive in a bizarre world beyond his wildest dreams, Favian must master the unique World of Exile game system to rise through the ranks of this land and embrace his destiny. But at his heart lies a secret power – one that will get him killed if anybody discovers it…
Can Favian find a new place for himself on the continent of Ortu Solis? Or will he face death a second time?
Dive into the gripping debut novel in an epic sword & sorcery saga with this page-turning LitRPG adventure. Perfect for fans of Warlock of the Magus World, Age of Adepts, and The Wizard World, you won’t want to miss The Mage of Shadows. Grab your copy now!
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Published May 28, 2020
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July 3, 2020
Rating 2.5
Not great. I thought with the title there would be a school for learning magic. There was a school but maybe only 5% of the story had any kind of magical learning. The point of view shifted often, sometime during the middle of a paragraph so I had a hard time keeping track. There wasn't much dialogue between the characters which made getting to know them difficult. I couldn't understand the main characters purpose in the story. I could understand him wanting to learn magic, because yeah, who wouldn't. What was he learning it for? What was he going to do with it?
Not great. I thought with the title there would be a school for learning magic. There was a school but maybe only 5% of the story had any kind of magical learning. The point of view shifted often, sometime during the middle of a paragraph so I had a hard time keeping track. There wasn't much dialogue between the characters which made getting to know them difficult. I couldn't understand the main characters purpose in the story. I could understand him wanting to learn magic, because yeah, who wouldn't. What was he learning it for? What was he going to do with it?
June 2, 2020
Great first book
I look forward the next book the only reason I did give not 5 stars is I really dislike stories that end with a cliffhanger.
I look forward the next book the only reason I did give not 5 stars is I really dislike stories that end with a cliffhanger.
June 18, 2020
I liked it
The story was good. I enjoyed watching the MC stumble from one place to another. He was not OP but did get some spells that have the potential to make him so.
Will admit that it could have been a smoother read but wasn't bad either. It had one instance where the author wrote "u" instead of you, but we can blame social media and texting for giving people bad form.
The story is about a medical student who is transported into another world, more specifically into another person's body in this case a young man on the way to a magical school. Right off the bat he relizes that he has access to the "system" . This is a big cheat as it helps him learn things immediately, gives his stats, assessments, and the typical other things you see in this genre. This gives him a big advantage since he is the only one so far who has it.
As for the rest of the story it involves him making enemy's, childish rivalry, learning, fighting, exploring and making friends. All and all a good story in the making and one I hope to continue.
I gave this 5 stars to show support, because I liked it and since I plan on reading the next installment(s). Due to errors in writing and so on it's probably anywhere from 3.5 - 4 stars. I did read this on KU as well since I wasn't sure about this book when I saw it. Although was worth reading whether purchased or not.
The story was good. I enjoyed watching the MC stumble from one place to another. He was not OP but did get some spells that have the potential to make him so.
Will admit that it could have been a smoother read but wasn't bad either. It had one instance where the author wrote "u" instead of you, but we can blame social media and texting for giving people bad form.
The story is about a medical student who is transported into another world, more specifically into another person's body in this case a young man on the way to a magical school. Right off the bat he relizes that he has access to the "system" . This is a big cheat as it helps him learn things immediately, gives his stats, assessments, and the typical other things you see in this genre. This gives him a big advantage since he is the only one so far who has it.
As for the rest of the story it involves him making enemy's, childish rivalry, learning, fighting, exploring and making friends. All and all a good story in the making and one I hope to continue.
I gave this 5 stars to show support, because I liked it and since I plan on reading the next installment(s). Due to errors in writing and so on it's probably anywhere from 3.5 - 4 stars. I did read this on KU as well since I wasn't sure about this book when I saw it. Although was worth reading whether purchased or not.
June 5, 2020
Rough diamond in the shadows...
A decent book on reincarnation and the adjustment to a new world. My review goes to 3 stars simply as the bones of a good story are here. The problem you may notice is that at times the characters seem shallow or 2D the further in you get. I was especially upset at the all but lacking development on the friends as they had potential to be great but fell off into background of maybe one or two liners. They started off interesting, introduced potential and some backstory but then nothing else really happens... Same can be said of character development on MC and the what at first seems a shallow magic system. Towards the end he does get an ability that would mean he could diversify but it's treated with a simple shrug it felt like.
Overall a decent story in the making and I hope the author continues to improve his skills in the next book of the series!
A decent book on reincarnation and the adjustment to a new world. My review goes to 3 stars simply as the bones of a good story are here. The problem you may notice is that at times the characters seem shallow or 2D the further in you get. I was especially upset at the all but lacking development on the friends as they had potential to be great but fell off into background of maybe one or two liners. They started off interesting, introduced potential and some backstory but then nothing else really happens... Same can be said of character development on MC and the what at first seems a shallow magic system. Towards the end he does get an ability that would mean he could diversify but it's treated with a simple shrug it felt like.
Overall a decent story in the making and I hope the author continues to improve his skills in the next book of the series!
June 4, 2020
An ok book
The mc is as bipolar as the story. He cant talk to people but will yell at them. Laughs at enemies but then cries that he killed them. Pick an emotion and stick eith it. Storywise the book is almost grimdark. 20 bad things happen to the mc for no reason. Lets go into a dungon to be sent to another continent, then days later tzken back? This only was written to give the reder angst as the mc didnt care. Lets make the mc the weakest stident only to give him a potion and make him op later. I guess i would read the second book. There was just alot of grimdark drama for zero reason.
The mc is as bipolar as the story. He cant talk to people but will yell at them. Laughs at enemies but then cries that he killed them. Pick an emotion and stick eith it. Storywise the book is almost grimdark. 20 bad things happen to the mc for no reason. Lets go into a dungon to be sent to another continent, then days later tzken back? This only was written to give the reder angst as the mc didnt care. Lets make the mc the weakest stident only to give him a potion and make him op later. I guess i would read the second book. There was just alot of grimdark drama for zero reason.
August 22, 2020
Didn’t work for me
I tried to like this but it didn’t do it for me. The plot doesn’t resolve anything; it just sort of stops. The characters aren’t very interesting.
The writing is a bit odd, it is hard to separate first person internal dialog from conversations with the game system from third person observations about motives and intentions.
This is a pretty quick read and the pacing is more than quick enough to keep the story moving.
I see there is a sequel, I haven’t decided if I will read it.
I tried to like this but it didn’t do it for me. The plot doesn’t resolve anything; it just sort of stops. The characters aren’t very interesting.
The writing is a bit odd, it is hard to separate first person internal dialog from conversations with the game system from third person observations about motives and intentions.
This is a pretty quick read and the pacing is more than quick enough to keep the story moving.
I see there is a sequel, I haven’t decided if I will read it.
April 13, 2023
The MC is reborn in another persons body in a world full of magic. Additionally to the former persons memories he has a "game system" that gives him stats and quests and allows him to grow very fast. He is on the way to a magic academy and gets to be the protege of one of the Teachers. Soon he discovers a magic book and that gets new magic as well as makes him the enemy of a evil group of people that wanted this book instead.
The MC has it too easy for my taste. He is not really struggling anywhere and just gets too mighty too fast.
Nevertheless I think i will follow the story.
The MC has it too easy for my taste. He is not really struggling anywhere and just gets too mighty too fast.
Nevertheless I think i will follow the story.
June 15, 2020
Could be good I’ll never know
The beginning of this book is horribly stilted I rarely leave off a book before finishing but this one just couldn’t be done. The way the mc jumps into limiting all other forms of magic after being in a new realm for less than a day makes no sense narratively and is such a glaring plot contrivance that it killed what little desire to know more about the world the slapdash spread of world building had instilled.
The beginning of this book is horribly stilted I rarely leave off a book before finishing but this one just couldn’t be done. The way the mc jumps into limiting all other forms of magic after being in a new realm for less than a day makes no sense narratively and is such a glaring plot contrivance that it killed what little desire to know more about the world the slapdash spread of world building had instilled.
June 25, 2020
This is a great story.
The main character has the potential to grow (well it's actually part of the story!) into a strong advisory.
Whether for good or evil is yet to be determined, but I'll assume that the character wins out for good in the end lol.
This is a first novel, and yeah it shows.
There are inconsistencies in storyline, character development, and in the quality of the writing.
But I'm intrigued and want to know where the story takes us in the future.
The main character has the potential to grow (well it's actually part of the story!) into a strong advisory.
Whether for good or evil is yet to be determined, but I'll assume that the character wins out for good in the end lol.
This is a first novel, and yeah it shows.
There are inconsistencies in storyline, character development, and in the quality of the writing.
But I'm intrigued and want to know where the story takes us in the future.
July 30, 2020
Good first book.
This was a good first installment. The book moved doing pretty well, but there are times where it feels a bit hand waving away a problem. Like all of the students here the solution. Almost like things don't get a chance to develop, and all of the sudden problem solved on to the next thing. But there promise in the story. Decent world building, and the characters are coming along. I hope they grow into themselves in the coming stories.
This was a good first installment. The book moved doing pretty well, but there are times where it feels a bit hand waving away a problem. Like all of the students here the solution. Almost like things don't get a chance to develop, and all of the sudden problem solved on to the next thing. But there promise in the story. Decent world building, and the characters are coming along. I hope they grow into themselves in the coming stories.
June 1, 2020
Disjointed and poor story flow.
I gave three stars for several reasons. One the story didn't flow, it clunked along. Characters felt shallow. Quite a few editing errors. Plot devices were simplistic and story was just ok writing.
Felt rushed and not polished.
Overall just ok. Not something I would read again.
I gave three stars for several reasons. One the story didn't flow, it clunked along. Characters felt shallow. Quite a few editing errors. Plot devices were simplistic and story was just ok writing.
Felt rushed and not polished.
Overall just ok. Not something I would read again.
June 16, 2020
Story was ok
The story was good at the beginning but became confusing the more I read!!For a beginner writer it was ok but it needs a lot of work to become a good book. suggest to the writer that he reads some books to find out how a book should flow.!! I'm just a reader so what do I know
The story was good at the beginning but became confusing the more I read!!For a beginner writer it was ok but it needs a lot of work to become a good book. suggest to the writer that he reads some books to find out how a book should flow.!! I'm just a reader so what do I know
July 22, 2020
A great start to what will be a good series
I was initially hesitant about this book because of how short it was. The length of the book was actually a good thing. It made the story pacing keep things interesting from beginning to end. If you like cultivation novels, Magic, and litrpg. This is a great read.
I was initially hesitant about this book because of how short it was. The length of the book was actually a good thing. It made the story pacing keep things interesting from beginning to end. If you like cultivation novels, Magic, and litrpg. This is a great read.
October 1, 2020
Ok, but not great
There is a lot here but it just feels discombobulated. There is a potentially great story mixed in with all the incoherence but it just doesn’t come through. This feels like the author took what he liked from other cultivation novels and other fantasy tropes and threw them together without much planning and explanation.
There is a lot here but it just feels discombobulated. There is a potentially great story mixed in with all the incoherence but it just doesn’t come through. This feels like the author took what he liked from other cultivation novels and other fantasy tropes and threw them together without much planning and explanation.
June 12, 2020
Good beginning
Decent book for a start, the book is a little short and sometimes it feels a little "simplified ", I guess that's my word for it, so needs a little filling out. Anyway I want to read the next book and see where the story goes.
Decent book for a start, the book is a little short and sometimes it feels a little "simplified ", I guess that's my word for it, so needs a little filling out. Anyway I want to read the next book and see where the story goes.
June 18, 2020
No
Poorly written. Very simple and clumsy in progressing the story. MC is OP but I can normally accept that. Scenes just roll into each other with no clear break. I was not able to get 20% into the book before I abandoned it.
Poorly written. Very simple and clumsy in progressing the story. MC is OP but I can normally accept that. Scenes just roll into each other with no clear break. I was not able to get 20% into the book before I abandoned it.
August 17, 2020
Good first novel
It was good, pacing was a bit weird, and the emotional beats didn’t really resonate with me, but the world is interesting and there is a lot of potential in it for interesting things to happen. I look forward to reading more of the series.
It was good, pacing was a bit weird, and the emotional beats didn’t really resonate with me, but the world is interesting and there is a lot of potential in it for interesting things to happen. I look forward to reading more of the series.
November 28, 2020
it was okay
The fight seen at the end was written so badly that at points in time it was hard to follow what happened. The entire story felt like you were reading in fast forward instead of in real time.
I thought the litrpg elements while few were tastefully done.
The fight seen at the end was written so badly that at points in time it was hard to follow what happened. The entire story felt like you were reading in fast forward instead of in real time.
I thought the litrpg elements while few were tastefully done.
June 9, 2020
Good start
A good start for a first novel well put together and very engrossing,have put the writer in my watch list as I hope his next work's are as good 👍
A good start for a first novel well put together and very engrossing,have put the writer in my watch list as I hope his next work's are as good 👍
June 11, 2020
Surprising
Different concept but still a good read to have stumbled upon wish there was a little more focus on the classes but still good
Different concept but still a good read to have stumbled upon wish there was a little more focus on the classes but still good
June 12, 2020
jus
I just love this story. Is the next book out now. If not when,how about real quick.want it now
Enjoy
it.
I just love this story. Is the next book out now. If not when,how about real quick.want it now
Enjoy
it.
June 13, 2020
Good start
I really enjoyed this book. I hope you continue to write more. This is a definitely good start to a story I hope will go on for awhile.
I really enjoyed this book. I hope you continue to write more. This is a definitely good start to a story I hope will go on for awhile.
June 16, 2020
Brilliant
A fantastic first novel. Fast paced with entertaining characters. I didn’t even stop reading to pee. Read it, you won’t be disappointed.
A fantastic first novel. Fast paced with entertaining characters. I didn’t even stop reading to pee. Read it, you won’t be disappointed.
June 21, 2020
Review
Amazing book for a first time author. I loves how I kept your attention the entire time. Eagerly awaiting the second book!
Amazing book for a first time author. I loves how I kept your attention the entire time. Eagerly awaiting the second book!
July 1, 2020
Very good read
I enjoyed reading this book very much and would recommend it highly to anyone that like litRPG type of books
I enjoyed reading this book very much and would recommend it highly to anyone that like litRPG type of books
July 2, 2020
Excitiant !!?
A exciting story from start to finish especially for a school adventure the story flows from one good scene to another.
A exciting story from start to finish especially for a school adventure the story flows from one good scene to another.
July 4, 2020
Good read
If you like wuxia you will enjoy this more polished and easy to read book. A good start to a fun series.
If you like wuxia you will enjoy this more polished and easy to read book. A good start to a fun series.
July 6, 2020
Worth the read.
Excellent start to a new series. Looking forward to book two. A little better definition of point of view change would be nice.
Excellent start to a new series. Looking forward to book two. A little better definition of point of view change would be nice.
July 26, 2020
Great start to a story
The setting is neat and the fun mix of litrpg and cultivation is something I’ve been looking for. Thank you!
The setting is neat and the fun mix of litrpg and cultivation is something I’ve been looking for. Thank you!
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