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The Alchemist #6

Alchemist Mastery

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The discovery of a strange new power leads Sam to buried truths.

Now that Rasan Tel has escaped, Sam works with others within the Academy to make preparations for the coming war. Increasing attacks on the outskirts of Olway raise the urgency to learn when and where the next attack will come, but Sam is caught between fighting the war and his new responsibilities to the Academy.

A dangerous new form of magic leads Sam and Tara toward a discovery that will shake the foundation of what they believed about the war—and about how to stop it. If they fail to learn the truth in time, more than Olway will suffer an impossible fate.

The thrilling conclusion to The Alchemist series.

327 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 8, 2022

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D.K. Holmberg

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599 reviews6 followers
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April 8, 2022
Good series, too fast for timeline.

This story series really deserved to be expanded, A lot. The pacing is unnecessarily quick. The world-building is great, but begs to be explored. I have a hard time understanding why so much needed to be done in less than two years in story time. The school aspect really deserved to be developed further. Relationships are just hinted at. What is presented is very good, I only wish that there were much more of it.

As a reader it is painful to have a small plot stretched too thin and put out as a huge series. This one goes a bit too far in the other direction. With different pacing and more development, I would have been happy to buy twelve books that covered the same plot but with more description. The title characters' sister has a story that was worth telling.

Fun and worth reading, I am following this author.
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Author 18 books60 followers
January 16, 2024
Decent series

Overall, I did enjoy the storyline of this series. The timeline seemed a bit short for how much happened, but considering how quickly Sam was able to learn stuff, I guess it kind of works. I was happy to see Sam and Mia finally reconnect, and Sam finally letting James help a little. The climax was interesting, but a bit rushed. As the battle the series was building toward, it definitely could have been built up a bit more. I enjoyed Sam and Tara working together to find solutions to quite a few problems, and how their powers grew together as they worked. Overall it was a fun read.
4 reviews
February 13, 2022
Great book! With some errors.

This book was a great addition to the series and was an absolute joy to read. It progressed the plot in unexpected ways and answered questions that were left open in the previous books. However, at the time of this review, it does have a fair few writing errors. They are mostly in the form of missing words, but there are also words with missing letters.

This book is amazing and, if the errors are fixed, deserves a 5 star rating.
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765 reviews22 followers
March 24, 2022
The author finally realize that he's not going to come up with anymore original ideas, the story is dragging, it's time for an abrupt end. Sam became a teacher to flaunt his dong one last time. They pulled a faceless invisible foe our of their *** blamed everything onto them, and everybody lived happily ever after. The sense that it was trying to make must have flown out the window.
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1,385 reviews334 followers
October 16, 2025
Overall, a really nice, fun series.

I like this author, have been reading her stuff for a while now, and they're always fun, fast-paced, and with a good plot. The writing style is really good if you're looking for a fast adventure/ fantasy type of series.

I'd definitely recommend this author!
4 reviews
February 26, 2022
Well developed series

Well developed characters and storyline. My only complaint is some of Holmberg's influence in the writing. He has a in tendency to be repetitive. He can't just describe something once, he uses the same wording to say it over and over again.
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163 reviews
March 4, 2022
Honestly, don't bother

I don't know why I kept reading; the writing goes from mediocre to dreadful, and there is no editing all by the end. I wanted to know how it ended, and I'm there to say the walk wasn't worth it. Don't pay for any of these books, and don't waste your time.
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348 reviews5 followers
May 23, 2022
Last book of an excellent series. I will miss Sam, Tara, Mia and the others. Feels like there could be a second series of books based in this world should the author choose to go there. I would be quite pleased if he did.
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517 reviews11 followers
July 31, 2022
Fairly good

Could have been told better but overall a fairly good story. The author could have summarized some detail and deepened the mystery instead of dragging the story out into 6 books. Still pretty good though.
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10 reviews1 follower
December 5, 2022
fascinating, but needs an editor

The series as a whole is really well thought out. Plenty of intrigue and challenges, but someone needs to point out & correct the inconsistencies that leave the reader confused at times.
24 reviews1 follower
December 26, 2022
AWESOME STORY TELLING

There are a ton of typos but the backstory was pretty solid. Though I would think that a father would be training his children pretty early. The flow and the path of the story I found very well done. I would read more from this pair
9 reviews1 follower
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February 10, 2022
Excellent I couldn’t stop reading it until I finished it! Keep the good work!!
8 reviews
February 18, 2022
great read

I’ve read the series and can say it kept me reading into very late into the night. When I couldn’t keep my eyes open any longe I’d pick it up the next morning.
24 reviews
March 31, 2022
Great adventure!

All 6 books have tied the aspect of “growing up” into an adventure of life and living. A very good read…thank you.
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2,902 reviews
April 18, 2022
This is a well written and has well developed/loveable characters. Very well told story and with the strong characters makes for a very enjoyable read. Great Reading Everyone!
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April 29, 2022
Alchemists Mastery

Well this is the last book in this series. It was very enjoyable, about my only complaint was the time period of one year should have been three!
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May 4, 2022
A great series to read.

Full of action reaching for new plots. It definitely has parts that will keep you on the edge of your seat. It is a bit repetitive at times
2,356 reviews8 followers
September 8, 2022
Very good read

I enjoyed reading this book very much and I recommend this book to anyone who like magic and progression type of books with lots of action.
14 reviews1 follower
January 14, 2023
great series

This was a great series to read. I had fun with it. The last book let you going. Two mor words needed.
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126 reviews1 follower
October 30, 2023
good book

just hope thagt there are going to be more books. its a good book but it needs tp keep going on becuse to me it just got started.
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