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Schooled in Magic #20
Oathkeeper
The Allied Lands are in mortal danger. Three of the most powerful necromancers in the Blighted Lands have banded together into an unstoppable force, one capable of breaching the Craggy Mountains and laying waste to the lands beyond. If they cannot be stopped, they will tear the Allied Lands apart. Nothing will survive. And so Emily, the Necromancer’s Bane, is called upon once more to stand in defense of her adopted homeland and stop the necromancers in their tracks. Her presence may be the only thing keeping the Allied Lands from shattering as the war turns hot once again.
But there is a complication. Six years ago, Emily made a promise to the Unseelie Court, swearing to give them whatever they wanted in exchange for their help. Now, that promise has been called in. The Unseelie want her to travel into the Blighted Lands, despite the risk, and carry out a mission for them. And if she refuses, she’ll die.
Emily has no choice. Gathering an army, recruiting old friends and foes and preparing new weapons, she sets out to challenge the necromancers in their lair, to complete the oath and win time for the Allied Land to prepare their defenses, to face the true horror of the Blighted Lands ...
... And aware, all too aware, that the necromancers know she’s coming.
But there is a complication. Six years ago, Emily made a promise to the Unseelie Court, swearing to give them whatever they wanted in exchange for their help. Now, that promise has been called in. The Unseelie want her to travel into the Blighted Lands, despite the risk, and carry out a mission for them. And if she refuses, she’ll die.
Emily has no choice. Gathering an army, recruiting old friends and foes and preparing new weapons, she sets out to challenge the necromancers in their lair, to complete the oath and win time for the Allied Land to prepare their defenses, to face the true horror of the Blighted Lands ...
... And aware, all too aware, that the necromancers know she’s coming.
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First published July 13, 2020
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July 16, 2020
This was an awesome continuation of the series. Finally, we get to see how Emily 'became' a mimic. The demon prophecy wasn't wrong but it was misleading indeed. Also finally we get to see who Void actually is. Now I have to wonder what shenanigans those fairies have up their sleeves.
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July 25, 2020
Fantastic!
Wow! This book kept me on an adrenaline high! In the afterward, the author asked us to tell him if what he did worked for the story. My answer is a heart-felt yes! You might think after twenty books in a series, the ideas and plots would grow stale. Nothing could be further from the truth. The author keeps coming up with knew twists and turns that make me always eager to read the next installment. I can't wait to find out what happens next.
Wow! This book kept me on an adrenaline high! In the afterward, the author asked us to tell him if what he did worked for the story. My answer is a heart-felt yes! You might think after twenty books in a series, the ideas and plots would grow stale. Nothing could be further from the truth. The author keeps coming up with knew twists and turns that make me always eager to read the next installment. I can't wait to find out what happens next.
August 9, 2020
Awesome series, realistic and thought provoking protagonist
Great world building, very interesting characters and challenging situations to overcome. I hate stories where the characters have to be stupid in order to get into problems they then “heroically” overcome. The author doesn’t play those games. He comes up with challenges that require intelligence and bravery and doesn’t fall into the trap of the perfect hero or solutions that don’t have some gray involved.
Great world building, very interesting characters and challenging situations to overcome. I hate stories where the characters have to be stupid in order to get into problems they then “heroically” overcome. The author doesn’t play those games. He comes up with challenges that require intelligence and bravery and doesn’t fall into the trap of the perfect hero or solutions that don’t have some gray involved.
July 18, 2020
A truly great book in a great series
This series just keeps getting better and better. Anyone who thinks Harry Potter was good should read this series. This series is truly enjoyable. I can hardly wait for the next book.
This series just keeps getting better and better. Anyone who thinks Harry Potter was good should read this series. This series is truly enjoyable. I can hardly wait for the next book.
July 26, 2020
Such a good series
I wish the author would write faster so i can read more of this type of work. This is one of the only series that i have kept up with for this long its such a good read i finish the books in a day.
I wish the author would write faster so i can read more of this type of work. This is one of the only series that i have kept up with for this long its such a good read i finish the books in a day.
September 17, 2020
No head of steam
Coming of age stories have a natural arc. Start at the bottom, pre joining some organization. Grit, a fortuitious break and luck alow the youngster o grab a tenuous hold on the lowest rung and ... let's the growing and adventures begin.
Eventually the protagonist arrives at the top, for some definition of 'top'. If readers are lucky the writer does lose creative steam until then.
Here, the author reached the top several books ago. He's plateaus and I'm jumping off the train. Mr Nuttall has lost his magic.
Coming of age stories have a natural arc. Start at the bottom, pre joining some organization. Grit, a fortuitious break and luck alow the youngster o grab a tenuous hold on the lowest rung and ... let's the growing and adventures begin.
Eventually the protagonist arrives at the top, for some definition of 'top'. If readers are lucky the writer does lose creative steam until then.
Here, the author reached the top several books ago. He's plateaus and I'm jumping off the train. Mr Nuttall has lost his magic.
May 31, 2021
This was one of the best books in the series in quite some time. I really liked this series in the beginning but since then it has had its ups and downs venturing into a bit too much politics and social world building for my personal tests. Then there was this story arc where Emily lost her powers. I really disliked that one.
Then the series picked up again when Emily became Void’s apprentice.
Which brings us to this book in the series which I really liked. The necromancers bane is really on a roll in this one.
Emily is being put in charge of preventing another necromancer invasion of the Allied Lands. That is the easy part. Well relatively speaking at least. She is also asked to fulfill her oath to the Unseelie Courth which means that she has to, not only repel the necromancers, but travel deep into necromancer land to do this.
There is a lot of things I like in this book. The overall story. The preparations to take on the necromancers. The battles themselves of course and in this book there is a lot of them. I really, really liked that Emily finally gets her head screwed on straight and uses the you-know-what spell instead of just harping about how dangerous it is.
By the end of the book Emily has solidly cemented her reputation as the necromancers bane. She is really a kick-ass magic slinger in this book. There is also a interesting twist at the end of the book.
That the book is well written goes without saying when it comes to this author. I have never read a “bad” book from this author. Only books where the story was not in line with my personal taste. This book was both well written and had a story that I really liked.
Looking forward to the next book in the series.
Then the series picked up again when Emily became Void’s apprentice.
Which brings us to this book in the series which I really liked. The necromancers bane is really on a roll in this one.
Emily is being put in charge of preventing another necromancer invasion of the Allied Lands. That is the easy part. Well relatively speaking at least. She is also asked to fulfill her oath to the Unseelie Courth which means that she has to, not only repel the necromancers, but travel deep into necromancer land to do this.
There is a lot of things I like in this book. The overall story. The preparations to take on the necromancers. The battles themselves of course and in this book there is a lot of them. I really, really liked that Emily finally gets her head screwed on straight and uses the you-know-what spell instead of just harping about how dangerous it is.
By the end of the book Emily has solidly cemented her reputation as the necromancers bane. She is really a kick-ass magic slinger in this book. There is also a interesting twist at the end of the book.
That the book is well written goes without saying when it comes to this author. I have never read a “bad” book from this author. Only books where the story was not in line with my personal taste. This book was both well written and had a story that I really liked.
Looking forward to the next book in the series.
August 25, 2020
What more can I say about this series - awesome is not enough of a word. Just when you think the series cannot get better we get this book which is kinda line a higher peak after the one before it.
Can't even begin to think what surprises a waiting for us down the road but I just want this series to keep on going. Definitely more Void, he is fast becoming a favorite character.
Not a spoiler but I do like the lack of romance in this book. Speaking of which would love to see more of Penny - an interesting character.
Can't even begin to think what surprises a waiting for us down the road but I just want this series to keep on going. Definitely more Void, he is fast becoming a favorite character.
Not a spoiler but I do like the lack of romance in this book. Speaking of which would love to see more of Penny - an interesting character.
August 23, 2020
One of my favorites in the series!
SIM is one of my favorite series, and this is one of my favorite installments. It felt big and epic, not just like a novella that grew into a longer story. It felt plot moving, and was so creative. The bilocation aspect had me asking some questions, (mainly why not do this before going into any precarious situation as a backup plan for death) but not nearly as many questions as other concepts in the series. Even the time travel aspect made sense, which is a notoriously difficult literary device. I love the series and I hope it never stops, even if the necromancer plot is resolved. It's just such a great world!
SIM is one of my favorite series, and this is one of my favorite installments. It felt big and epic, not just like a novella that grew into a longer story. It felt plot moving, and was so creative. The bilocation aspect had me asking some questions, (mainly why not do this before going into any precarious situation as a backup plan for death) but not nearly as many questions as other concepts in the series. Even the time travel aspect made sense, which is a notoriously difficult literary device. I love the series and I hope it never stops, even if the necromancer plot is resolved. It's just such a great world!
August 23, 2020
Great series!
I love all of your books. I'm very much drawn to books that jump into an alternate universe and they're so hard to find. I would ask a bold question. Since she reignited ALL the nexus points, is she now linked into them all? Would she not now have a master status over all of them? That would cause chaos with a lot of the council's and royal houses. They would not be happy with her, would they! I would love to see what you would do with that scenario! At ant rate, I've read nearly every book you've ever written and the one's I've missed will be found, I assure you. Thank you for entertaining me so much over the years!
I love all of your books. I'm very much drawn to books that jump into an alternate universe and they're so hard to find. I would ask a bold question. Since she reignited ALL the nexus points, is she now linked into them all? Would she not now have a master status over all of them? That would cause chaos with a lot of the council's and royal houses. They would not be happy with her, would they! I would love to see what you would do with that scenario! At ant rate, I've read nearly every book you've ever written and the one's I've missed will be found, I assure you. Thank you for entertaining me so much over the years!
August 24, 2020
As always, the series deliver.
As the author has promised an ending to the series in book 23, the various subplots and elements are starting to wrap up. So, this time, you have Emily vs 3 necromancers. But, as one knows, necromancers don't work well together, so it's more like two Emily vs one and a half necromancer. It is also good to see at last Aurelius the death viper to see some use.
And now, of course, she will be blamed for succeeding, as Void says. Because nobody likes having to face someone who can do what you could not.
As the author has promised an ending to the series in book 23, the various subplots and elements are starting to wrap up. So, this time, you have Emily vs 3 necromancers. But, as one knows, necromancers don't work well together, so it's more like two Emily vs one and a half necromancer. It is also good to see at last Aurelius the death viper to see some use.
And now, of course, she will be blamed for succeeding, as Void says. Because nobody likes having to face someone who can do what you could not.
August 19, 2020
I reserve 5 stars for books that are transformative or affect me on some deep level. But this is a satisfying book. Some interesting new things, a few ethical dilemmas and existential quandaries. A few things that might just be seeds for the next book: the under-used Penny, the fate of some of the supporting cast, the question of exactly what happened at the end that didn’t go as expected (and why). I can’t believe that after 20 books I still can’t wait for the next one.
July 28, 2020
Worth it
The beginning is kinda slow, not unlike The School of Hard Knocks. But it picks up.
So if your apart of Chris’s emailing group you know he posted a sample of her dream and know the Fae are involved. Then again you all read book one so you know she made an oath and there’s no way they wouldn’t come to collect.
Did Emily refuse to follow the oath? She couldn’t if she tried. The Fae have their hands dipped into the interdimemtional realms, time stream, and crystal ball just like the demons do.
Cats back and it never occurred to him that Emily would be mad. I can’t imagine what would give him an idea like that?
Void isn’t really all that present in this one. Maybe 5 chapters worth?
Rangka is the most cunning, conniving, manipulative, and magically advanced/intelligent necromancer she has ever met. It doesn’t help that unlike the others, he learns from his failures and ups the ante with a better idea. Honestly necromancer Emily from Mirror Image would be proud.
The war is won, the villian is dead, the oath didn’t kill her, but she has such a (****)show of a problem in the next boom that’s she’s gonna wish it had. What she did in the blighted lands has affected the whole allied lands, and guess whose gonna get blamed for that? It’s a good thing she’s living in voids tower, her house in white city will never be safe again.
The beginning is kinda slow, not unlike The School of Hard Knocks. But it picks up.
So if your apart of Chris’s emailing group you know he posted a sample of her dream and know the Fae are involved. Then again you all read book one so you know she made an oath and there’s no way they wouldn’t come to collect.
Did Emily refuse to follow the oath? She couldn’t if she tried. The Fae have their hands dipped into the interdimemtional realms, time stream, and crystal ball just like the demons do.
Cats back and it never occurred to him that Emily would be mad. I can’t imagine what would give him an idea like that?
Void isn’t really all that present in this one. Maybe 5 chapters worth?
Rangka is the most cunning, conniving, manipulative, and magically advanced/intelligent necromancer she has ever met. It doesn’t help that unlike the others, he learns from his failures and ups the ante with a better idea. Honestly necromancer Emily from Mirror Image would be proud.
The war is won, the villian is dead, the oath didn’t kill her, but she has such a (****)show of a problem in the next boom that’s she’s gonna wish it had. What she did in the blighted lands has affected the whole allied lands, and guess whose gonna get blamed for that? It’s a good thing she’s living in voids tower, her house in white city will never be safe again.
August 6, 2020
An enjoyable series with an interesting world containing imperfect characters that actually grow over time. The Author has made the protagonist imperfect and their progression towards the power they're amassing has actually felt like progression.
I wish a bit more was devoted to their , they should be taking an interest in the lives they with little effort could change for the better. If , why don't we get more details on it? With that, . Ultimately, those issues are relatively minor and might just be personal gripes.
I only really have one glaring problem with these books; I now have to wait for the next one. It has been an enjoyable few weeks reading them, hopefully the next book will and I wont have to wait too long!
I wish a bit more was devoted to their , they should be taking an interest in the lives they with little effort could change for the better. If , why don't we get more details on it? With that, . Ultimately, those issues are relatively minor and might just be personal gripes.
I only really have one glaring problem with these books; I now have to wait for the next one. It has been an enjoyable few weeks reading them, hopefully the next book will and I wont have to wait too long!
August 5, 2020
Great end to the ark that makes me eager for the future!
If you have been keeping up this far in the series, then you probably won't need to read this. All I really need to say is good work sir. But now, there may be a greater threat coming and I can't wait to see how Emily deals with it. Also, it's nice to see her begin to come into her powers, but i hope by the next one she'll be a lone power all on her own.
If you have been keeping up this far in the series, then you probably won't need to read this. All I really need to say is good work sir. But now, there may be a greater threat coming and I can't wait to see how Emily deals with it. Also, it's nice to see her begin to come into her powers, but i hope by the next one she'll be a lone power all on her own.
July 26, 2020
Exciting as usual
I enjoyed this book, not as much as others in this series but as always it was exciting. Again, she killed Necromancers and saved the day but inadvertently caused other problems. Her actions always have a domino effect. Some people are thankful but as always many are unhappy and believe she is destruction. I'm looking forward to more books. I just hope some good come in her favor. It seems no matter what she does and now much she risks her life, it has the same result - more enemies.
I enjoyed this book, not as much as others in this series but as always it was exciting. Again, she killed Necromancers and saved the day but inadvertently caused other problems. Her actions always have a domino effect. Some people are thankful but as always many are unhappy and believe she is destruction. I'm looking forward to more books. I just hope some good come in her favor. It seems no matter what she does and now much she risks her life, it has the same result - more enemies.
August 2, 2020
Superb - This should be a 6 Star rating.
I have been waiting for Emily to train under Void, which finally came to frution in the previous novel, as well as the fullfilment of her oath to the fairie. The former continued and the latter came to a head in this novel. And I continue to enjoy the presence and interactions between Emily and Aurelius.
Great main plot with supporting sub-plots and Emily's continue growth in her abilitlies.
Highly recommended.
I have been waiting for Emily to train under Void, which finally came to frution in the previous novel, as well as the fullfilment of her oath to the fairie. The former continued and the latter came to a head in this novel. And I continue to enjoy the presence and interactions between Emily and Aurelius.
Great main plot with supporting sub-plots and Emily's continue growth in her abilitlies.
Highly recommended.
August 5, 2020
Wow wow wow!!!
Once again as always Christopher Nuttell has taken his readers for heck of a ride.. from the first word I didnt stop until I got to the last. And a side note to the author yes we want MORE
Once again as always Christopher Nuttell has taken his readers for heck of a ride.. from the first word I didnt stop until I got to the last. And a side note to the author yes we want MORE
July 16, 2020
Radical Man!!!!
This was awesome! I loved this story and couldn’t stop reading at all. And I totally didn’t see the ending coming. Definitely pick this up or if your new to the series start from the beginning, you won’t want to stop!
This was awesome! I loved this story and couldn’t stop reading at all. And I totally didn’t see the ending coming. Definitely pick this up or if your new to the series start from the beginning, you won’t want to stop!
July 16, 2020
Fantastic book
I eagerly awaited this book and it did not disappoint in the least. A fantastic end to the necromantic wars and the possibilities it opens up for the next book are exciting.
I hope the author writes many, many more books in this series.
I eagerly awaited this book and it did not disappoint in the least. A fantastic end to the necromantic wars and the possibilities it opens up for the next book are exciting.
I hope the author writes many, many more books in this series.
July 21, 2020
Another great SIM book
What an I say I loved this book I had planned a slow read and finished in in hours.The bilocation really worked for me being built up from the last book. I annoy wait for the next one.
What an I say I loved this book I had planned a slow read and finished in in hours.The bilocation really worked for me being built up from the last book. I annoy wait for the next one.
July 23, 2020
So freaking good
Omg. Where do I begin? This is so amazing. The level of story telling continues to advance just as Emily does. I love that there is always a new surprise and joy in each of these books. You must all read this series.
Omg. Where do I begin? This is so amazing. The level of story telling continues to advance just as Emily does. I love that there is always a new surprise and joy in each of these books. You must all read this series.
July 23, 2020
Truely Wonderful
A great read. Was fun to see Emily against the Necromancers. Loved how Chris handled the new perspectives. I am a fan of the Schooled in Magic series and cannot get enough. Cannot wait to see what happens next!
A great read. Was fun to see Emily against the Necromancers. Loved how Chris handled the new perspectives. I am a fan of the Schooled in Magic series and cannot get enough. Cannot wait to see what happens next!
July 28, 2020
Emily 1 and Emily 2
Will she stay as Void's apprentice? This can't be the last book. At least I hope not. Anyone who has been reading the Schooled in Magic books doesn't need of want me to tell them anything about this book other then it is as fantastic as all your other ones.
Will she stay as Void's apprentice? This can't be the last book. At least I hope not. Anyone who has been reading the Schooled in Magic books doesn't need of want me to tell them anything about this book other then it is as fantastic as all your other ones.
August 2, 2020
Wonderful as always
I enjoyed Oathkeeper, because it explored new aspects of Emily while also moving the overarching plot forward significantly. There was also a unique shift in perspective that was fun to consider.
I enjoyed Oathkeeper, because it explored new aspects of Emily while also moving the overarching plot forward significantly. There was also a unique shift in perspective that was fun to consider.
September 22, 2020
MR CHRISTOPHER G NUTTALL,PLEASE READ.
:O) Hopefully i have your attention. We readers have been with you from the start, we're now book 20 in and having just as must enjoyment as book 1, i believe i speak for others as well. Myself, i have never stuck with a series this long, Emily and the Nameless World are firmly ingrained in our hearts, minds and imaginations. I personally could simply just keep reading as long as you keep adding. As each book ends i pray the next book isn't too far away, you don't resort to annoying cliffhangers to keep readers making people need the next book...i simply WANT the next book. I can never see or predict what is next, incredibly you have kept the storyline just as fresh as when it started, there's no boring bits to be scanned over (afraid quite a few others do). I am so glad it only refers to intimacy and romance and doesn't give us a blow by blow account of the events, they ruin stories for me.
With Emily coming from where she came from still gives you multitudes if not endless possibilities of more exciting stories and adventures...maybe one day she could somehow go back to earth, maybe taking someone or someone's with her..so they can see what her world was like an it would be freakin awesome seeing what they think and how it compares to their world. Maybe the magic is only on their world and not on earth, simply not there to be used. Or they can still use their magic...but of course Emily comes back to the Nameless as its more home to her than Earth. Maybe she is ale to find a way to go back and forth, using magic to give a cure for cancer or aids etc and bring more knowledge she can understand as an adult to explain for the good of Nameless so good for both. As i said limitless possibilities. I don't believe i haven't missed a book, but after reading this and the mention of Emily having an alternate her who was a bad person...that doesn't ring a bell but i'm not sure where that was in which book to catch it up (very frustrating,as i cant ask it as a question as it would be a spoiler for some.
It will be kool to find out if she has children, finds a husband....maybe she does get pregnant and there's a problem and she knows that knowledge on earth could be her only hope and that's how she ends up finding a way there..just the thought of that is thrilling and exciting.
Anyway in a nutshell my point is - PLEASE don't give up or end the series in the next 3 books or whatever. Were a dedicated group of your readers and if were not bored at number 20...we know your not going to bore or lose us at 21 22 23 24.......Selfishlessly i would be gutted for the series to end, even if there were spinoff's, its best and right with Emily at dead centre. And thankyou, thankyou for writing such an epic masterpiece of a saga and just had to express all that,Chrissy,New Zealand.
:O) Hopefully i have your attention. We readers have been with you from the start, we're now book 20 in and having just as must enjoyment as book 1, i believe i speak for others as well. Myself, i have never stuck with a series this long, Emily and the Nameless World are firmly ingrained in our hearts, minds and imaginations. I personally could simply just keep reading as long as you keep adding. As each book ends i pray the next book isn't too far away, you don't resort to annoying cliffhangers to keep readers making people need the next book...i simply WANT the next book. I can never see or predict what is next, incredibly you have kept the storyline just as fresh as when it started, there's no boring bits to be scanned over (afraid quite a few others do). I am so glad it only refers to intimacy and romance and doesn't give us a blow by blow account of the events, they ruin stories for me.
With Emily coming from where she came from still gives you multitudes if not endless possibilities of more exciting stories and adventures...maybe one day she could somehow go back to earth, maybe taking someone or someone's with her..so they can see what her world was like an it would be freakin awesome seeing what they think and how it compares to their world. Maybe the magic is only on their world and not on earth, simply not there to be used. Or they can still use their magic...but of course Emily comes back to the Nameless as its more home to her than Earth. Maybe she is ale to find a way to go back and forth, using magic to give a cure for cancer or aids etc and bring more knowledge she can understand as an adult to explain for the good of Nameless so good for both. As i said limitless possibilities. I don't believe i haven't missed a book, but after reading this and the mention of Emily having an alternate her who was a bad person...that doesn't ring a bell but i'm not sure where that was in which book to catch it up (very frustrating,as i cant ask it as a question as it would be a spoiler for some.
It will be kool to find out if she has children, finds a husband....maybe she does get pregnant and there's a problem and she knows that knowledge on earth could be her only hope and that's how she ends up finding a way there..just the thought of that is thrilling and exciting.
Anyway in a nutshell my point is - PLEASE don't give up or end the series in the next 3 books or whatever. Were a dedicated group of your readers and if were not bored at number 20...we know your not going to bore or lose us at 21 22 23 24.......Selfishlessly i would be gutted for the series to end, even if there were spinoff's, its best and right with Emily at dead centre. And thankyou, thankyou for writing such an epic masterpiece of a saga and just had to express all that,Chrissy,New Zealand.
August 7, 2024
When I started this series, it was new and interesting and I was getting to know this new world and new characters and I loved it. Now, 20 books in, I am just getting sick of the author’s opinions on power dynamics and politics in general. It wouldn’t be so bad if he wasn’t so clumsy AND repetitive.
Many times in this audiobook, I found myself saying Emily’s next line before she did. Not because I’m a psychic, but because the author repeats himself SO. MANY. TIMES. that I now recognize a setup for one of his MANY repetitive scenes. For example, every time Emily encounters a horse she has to mention that she doesn’t trust the horse and feels like it is biding its time.
Every time she has a shower she has to mention that the nameless world doesn’t have a lot of showers other than at places like Whitehall. Speaking of Whitehall, let us not forget that she is the only one who went to Whitehall and her standard of living went down from her original world.
Finally, I get so sick of listening to Emily second-guess her every decision and tell me about what she could have done or wanted to do, but didn’t.
I strongly considered giving this book 2 stars, but I try to only do that for books where I will not be reading the next one. I’ve already purchased all of the rest of the audiobooks that are available for this series, so I will be finishing them. However, I won’t be starting the next one today, because I need a break from Emily for a while.
Many times in this audiobook, I found myself saying Emily’s next line before she did. Not because I’m a psychic, but because the author repeats himself SO. MANY. TIMES. that I now recognize a setup for one of his MANY repetitive scenes. For example, every time Emily encounters a horse she has to mention that she doesn’t trust the horse and feels like it is biding its time.
Every time she has a shower she has to mention that the nameless world doesn’t have a lot of showers other than at places like Whitehall. Speaking of Whitehall, let us not forget that she is the only one who went to Whitehall and her standard of living went down from her original world.
Finally, I get so sick of listening to Emily second-guess her every decision and tell me about what she could have done or wanted to do, but didn’t.
I strongly considered giving this book 2 stars, but I try to only do that for books where I will not be reading the next one. I’ve already purchased all of the rest of the audiobooks that are available for this series, so I will be finishing them. However, I won’t be starting the next one today, because I need a break from Emily for a while.
September 10, 2020
Emily's obligation to the Unseelie Court comes due just as three necromancers get together and start to threaten the Allied Lands. Coincidence? Probably not.
Not too surprisingly, Emily feels she needs to be both with the Allied Lands army facing off with the nearest necromancer AND she needs to go personally re-light the nexis point (in what turns out to be one necromancer's castle!) because she has successfully re-lit nexis points before (Heart’s Eye for one).
Fortunately, right about now Emily is learning a bi-location spell in her apprenticeship with Void. That's right. Magicians can literally clone themselves and be in two places at once. (And, yes, of course this is a dangerous spell.)
I thought that splitting the main protagonist Emily into Emily1 and Emily2 worked fairly well. (Otherwise another main POV character would have to suddenly appear when, as a powerful sorceress, Emily could handle both roles.)
I have really enjoyed this Schooled in Magic series and hope to read as many more Emily tales as possible! When Emily's story arc is over, I would still enjoy reading a few more books set in the Schooled in Magic world (the Nameless World).
Highly recommended for fantasy fans and, of course, for series fans, and for the character-driven action!
Not too surprisingly, Emily feels she needs to be both with the Allied Lands army facing off with the nearest necromancer AND she needs to go personally re-light the nexis point (in what turns out to be one necromancer's castle!) because she has successfully re-lit nexis points before (Heart’s Eye for one).
Fortunately, right about now Emily is learning a bi-location spell in her apprenticeship with Void. That's right. Magicians can literally clone themselves and be in two places at once. (And, yes, of course this is a dangerous spell.)
I thought that splitting the main protagonist Emily into Emily1 and Emily2 worked fairly well. (Otherwise another main POV character would have to suddenly appear when, as a powerful sorceress, Emily could handle both roles.)
I have really enjoyed this Schooled in Magic series and hope to read as many more Emily tales as possible! When Emily's story arc is over, I would still enjoy reading a few more books set in the Schooled in Magic world (the Nameless World).
Highly recommended for fantasy fans and, of course, for series fans, and for the character-driven action!
March 22, 2021
I was quite excited with this book and enjoyed it immensely. I've been wondering for quite a while if the author forgot about the whole oath to the Unseelie and I'm glad to know that either he reads his reviews from his other other books or he just likes to keep us guessing. Or both considering how long this amazing series is.
Really the only thing I disliked about this book isn't due to the story in the least. It is due to the narrator. The narrator was good and I have no qualms with her but it's the fact that the first 19 books were narrated by one person and then all of a sudden we have another here in book 20. It was a little upsetting to me as I basically had to start over and figure out who's voice went to who. Overall though, she did a good job with the narration and the book itself was fantastic. I look forward to reading/listening to the next installment and here's hoping that we won't get another narrator change.
Really the only thing I disliked about this book isn't due to the story in the least. It is due to the narrator. The narrator was good and I have no qualms with her but it's the fact that the first 19 books were narrated by one person and then all of a sudden we have another here in book 20. It was a little upsetting to me as I basically had to start over and figure out who's voice went to who. Overall though, she did a good job with the narration and the book itself was fantastic. I look forward to reading/listening to the next installment and here's hoping that we won't get another narrator change.
August 19, 2020
Another strong installment in the Schooled in Magic series, which I've been loving for years now. This book certainly advanced the storyline in some interesting (and somewhat unexpected) ways, and I'm as eager as ever to see where it goes from here. Overall, I enjoyed it very much. My only complaint is that, in a few cases, things seemed to be resolved and accomplished too quickly and easily, both with respect to the story itself and the narrative telling of it. That felt "off" to me, out of sync with the rest of the book (and the steady rhythm and careful development of the series as a whole). It wasn't enough to ruin it for me, but I do think it could have been better and stronger with some further development and more nuance, at least in several cases.
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