Scion of the Oracle: An Of Metal and Magic CORE Story

by E.A. Robins

BOOK ONE OF THE SCION SAGA

The seeds of prophecy bloom in the most unlikely of gardens.

Dali is sure there is adventure and excitement beyond Telsemar’s timeless, sandstone walls. Certainly something more than the daily routine of a flower delivery girl. There must be. If only she could prove herself to the secretive Society of the Divine and earn a place among its revered ranks of explorers. Under the cautious watch of her guardian and mentor, Kip, Dali wonders if she will ever find an opportunity.

When Katherine, a senior member of the mysterious society, ends up missing along with the magic dagger in her possession, Dali realizes this is her chance to show her worth. Unbeknownst to both of them, this task will draw Dali and Kip deep into the hidden history of Soria and to an understanding that some pieces of the past are better left forgotten.
Scion of the Oracle tells the story of two rather ordinary florists dragged into a world of secret societies, peculiar assassins, and a long-lost prophecy that could change the world forever.

For those who enjoy a lively pace of storytelling in the style of Tamora Piece, or the distinctive characters of Raymond E. Feist, EA Robins offers a tale of excitement, betrayal, and family, interwoven with a touch of magic.

◆ Reviews ◆

“I enjoyed Scion of the Oracle a lot! It was fast-pace and kept me on the edge of my seat! The characters were fun to follow and I can’t wait to read what happens next. I would definitely pick up the sequel.” – Arthur, The Book in Hand Blog

“EA Robins draws deep from the richness of the world her story’s setting, and brings it vividly to life with densely threaded cultural references and descriptions.” – O.R. Lea, Author

“The story was great, the characters were incredible and I hope that someday this book might turn into a great web series or a show.” – Rahul Hatwal, Bookstagram Reviewer

◆ What is an Of Metal and Magic CORE story? ◆

CORE stories are all set in the high fantasy world of Soria. These novels, novellas, and short stories, by every-growing group of authors, overlap and interact to build one unified canon. Creating stories within this sort of large-scale shared universe is what OMAM does best. Within the whole of the OMAM CORE series, multi-volume novels, such as SCION OF THE ORACLE, are separated into sagas. You can expect to see more from EA Robins in the future.

Regarding the world of Soria, refer to the words Professor Nasrin Arakat, of the famed Telsemar University, who writes, "Soria was once a battlefield of the gods. Ten thousand years ago, dragons warred with unicorns and warred among themselves, and men ultimately bore most of the burden. In the short history of this world, tribal warriors have challenged prophets, empires have risen and fell, new races of humans have emerged and been extinguished. Magic has since disappeared, so today we are left with only stories. Some believe these stories are little more than myth. I believe there is more truth to magic than most are willing to accept."

Other OMAM CORE books

PARIAH’S LAMENT
CALL OF THE GUARDIAN
A WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE
ANCIENT HERITAGE

◆ More by EA Robins ◆

A DRAGON SOUL PRESS ANTHOLOGY – EA’s story “The Berlin Assignment” is a historical fantasy short story that deep dives into a world of KGB secrets, assassins, shifters and spies.

PRISMATIC DREAMS –EA’s story “The Sword of Death” is a fairytale about love, death, and revenge, influenced by mythological and lyrical story telling.

494 pages, Paperback

Published September 5, 2021

Reviews

[Arthur · Rating 5 out of 5]

Check out my full review over at The Book in Hand blog! https://thebookinhand.com/2021/12/04/...

We follow two florist, Dali and her mentor Kip, who are thrust into a mission from a secret society. I really enjoyed Dali’s passion and drive even though it can get her into trouble. There was a great cast of side character that also felt distinct.

The story is broken up into 10 episodes and each one moves you through the story and locations well. The world felt well lived in. There were lots of twists and turns that will keep you interested from start to finish!

I enjoyed the fast paced story and felt like I was on the edge of my seat wondering what will happen next or what are we going to see! I would definitely recommend checking this story out! I definitely can’t wait to find out what happens next!

[Jen (thisbeereads)]

I was blessed with the opportunity to take an early peek at this fun fantasy quest in exchange for an honest review, so a huge thank you to the author, who is an absolute sweetheart, for this chance and for writing it!

Scion of the Oracle is the first part of an historical fantasy adventure. Set in a land with what seem to be notable Middle Eastern influences, rich in all sorts of unique lore, we follow a pair of florists — Kipyard, a former sailor that just wants to rest at ease with his plants and his books, and his protege, Dali, a teenaged spitfire that longs for adventure — as they’re tasked by an enigmatic society to track down a missing member of their own. Very swiftly, they get in way over their heads with warring factions, magickal artifacts, ghosts, immortal beings, betrayal— everything you could hope for in a classic questing adventure!

What I liked the most is definitely the humor. The dialogue is full of comedic banter that got a chuckle out of me more than once and even in the midst of serious moments, it still manages to break it up from being TOO serious. The story is very quick paced and action packed, so if that’s your flavor, here you go!

Now, what I didn’t like… in the interest of full transparency, I’ll admit that I didn’t finish this, quitting at about 70%. I found there to be a lot of loose ends, sometimes plot points didn’t connect as smoothly as I’d like, characterization got a bit inconsistent, I wish the florist aspect played more of a part, and those plot points I mentioned? There are a LOT of them and I got overwhelmed very quickly. There were still a plethora of side characters that I thoroughly enjoyed and kept me going, but ultimately I had to admit this was not for me. 😅

The book is available for preorder now and will be released October 26th, so I highly encourage you to scout around at other reviews and consider picking this up! Despite my criticisms, I recognize a lot of potential here and I’m sure others more used to lots of action and a fast pace will enjoy this more than I!

[Josie Bembridge · Rating 4 out of 5]

A strong start with the mysterious letter, something that pulled me in immediately! And a theme that continues with each new episode, which I really liked and was wrapped up perfectly with the epilogue.

Now there is a lot of world building and lore in this book, which I admit I found a little overwhelming at first, especially when there were so new many names, places and other elements put into one paragraph in one go. But! Once I had caught up with all the lingo, probably about halfway through the book, I felt I was finally fully immersed in the story.

Now characters! We HAVE to talk about the main duo - Kip and Dali. What a pair! I absolutely adored them! However, there were quite a few times where I found myself wanting to know more about the other characters around them instead. There were also quite a few instances of characters being introduced and then just disappearing never to be heard of again? Which saddened me a little.

Overall, I enjoyed it a lot & would be excited to read more! Definitely to indulge in some of the stories of some of the other characters as I said.

[BOOKSTHATSTAY · Rating 5 out of 5]

Scion of the Oracle by @ea_robins is a YA Fantasy standalone novel in the 'Of Metal and Magic Core Story' series. It is an episodic saga that takes the reader on an adventurous and risky quest. And this is not any ordinary quest, it is a mission given by a super secretive society, known as the Society of the Divine - how exciting is that?!!!🤩🤩🤩

I really enjoyed reading it! Loved the world-building! The author has done a fantastic job in creating and describing, a magical world that feels so real. The overall quest is super fascinating! There are also many side-missions which are equally interesting! The writing is vivid and fluid. The chapters are crisp and action-packed. It is an incredible page-turner!

Kip and Dali, the lead protagonists, are ordinary florists. Dali is an enthusiastic and curious teen, who wants to venture out of Telsemar, in hope of a big adventure. Kip, who is her guardian, finds himself dragged with Dali into a world of secret societies, and peculiar assassins when one of the senior members of the secret society goes missing.

Every episode begins with a letter, which makes it so much more interesting and exciting!🤩 Apart from the protagonists, there are many well chalked-out side characters, and the author has done an amazing job in making their presence and role, significant with respect to the quest. My favorite among them was Eren. I personally enjoy reading books with multiple characters, provided they are all well-built. Which is why I really enjoyed this one! ☺️

If you enjoy reading books with prophecies, maps, secret societies, assassins, quests, lots of twists, and lots of adventure, then you will surely enjoy reading this amazing YA fantasy novel!☺️

[Anselm Patey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Scion of the Oracle is an "Of Metal and Magic CORE story", which is a series of standalone books written by different authors set in a collaboratively developed world and setting.

EA Robins draws deep from the richness of the world her story’s setting, and brings it vividly to life with densely threaded cultural references and descriptions. Her prose has moments of beauty and brilliance:

"Gazing into Eren's cinnamon brown eyes, she saw starbursts of copper and hickory, flecked with gold".

The lore and world-building are easily this novel's greatest strength. One of my favourite elements of it were the references to the 'Minstrel', who is a sort of a cultural avatar for fate and destiny:

"I've often felt the same. Though, perhaps it is a blessing the songs of the Minstrel are not played for our ears."

"Perhaps," Kip said. "Doesn't stop us from dancing, does it?"

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"The Minstrel has already plucked this string, Mr. Fawley. Can you not hear the music?"

I adored all these, and it pleased me greatly that the epilogue closed with one such a reference.

Something I wasn't so keen on about the setting was a number of expressions that sounded a bit too modern and out of place in a fantasy novel. The most notable of these for me was how Dali refers to the University of Telsemar as "UT", but perhaps I found this jarring because I'm from the UK, and acronimising university names in this way is a distinctly 20th century American practice. Another example is when a guard at the university says, "I think preserving my crime scene for the detective is more important", which just feels a bit out of place.

I LOVED the two protagonists - Kip and Dali - and their relationship, which often takes the form of an exuberant daughter to an exasperated father, even though they are not related. Kip steadily presents as long-in-the-tooth, loyal and protective, and while his character does not exhibit a great of diversity, this is actually the appeal of his character. Dali, on the other hand, is something of a livewire and endearingly throws herself into everything. Indeed, it is really her who provides the forward motion that carries her and Kip along on the adventure. One of my favourite Dali moments is when she and Kip are infiltrating a formal event and it's becoming apparent that they will have to make a less-than-clean escape:

Dali looked down and ran her hands over the ochre and apricot silks. "I'll always remember you," she said to the gown.

They were both delightful characters, and I enjoyed my time with them.

So this book gets an easy three stars on the strength of the world-building and main characters alone, and it could have earned more stars if the actual plot and story had been a little stronger. Don't misunderstand me: it's a GOOD story, but doesn't quite live up to the other elements of the book which are done so well. The chapters are relatively short and often end with a bit of an interrupted cadence. The inciting incident feels like a flame lit under the arses of the characters to force them into motion, and aside from the final 20% or so, the story is too episodic - and each incident too easily resolved - for there to be a real sense of rising tension across the novel. Kip and Dali - as likeable as they are - seem to have relatively little hand in the direction and velocity of their progress, with most of the rescuing and discovery being done by the substantial cast of secondary characters. In particular, I thought it was regrettable that the most instrumental characters in the climax were two characters who had been introduced only a couple of chapters earlier (Audrey and Bandu). It would have been better if that showdown had been won through the deeds of Kip and Dali...perhaps even something as unlikely as Kip's gardening knowledge! Until very nearly the end of the book, the stakes are only hinted at through the anonymous letters that open each chapter-cluster.

There was a double fistful of editing clangers (bad punctuation, names appearing in the wrong place, etc) but this is so ubiquitous among independent and small-press publications that I mention it only with a shrug, and it certainly didn't cost the book any stars.

Overall, I did enjoy reading this book. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a fantastical world to take a tour through, and I will be excited to see what this author comes up with next.

[Selah · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’m still currently reading this amazing book that I was lucky enough to get to start reading early. Though I’m slow at reading at the moment, what I’ve read this far has taking me on a wonderful adventure. It’s hard for me to personally take interest in a book, but I’ve read some of E.A. Robin’s books before taken slight ganders and it intrigued me so I asked to review this one. Every scene I feel as if I’m there I can smell and see every little detail that’s being read in the lines, wonderful penmanship and beautifully thought out. I can tell this author really enjoys writing and story telling. Such a wonderful book this far and I cannot wait to read more 🖤 much love Robins 💋

[Vladimir Novak · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Scion of the Oracle was a good read. The book has a fast pace with good characters. I am definitely reading the sequel.

[Delia · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

This book was hard for me to get into initially. It is definitely a slow build, but if you put in the time, you won't regret it in the end.

Dali's life at first glance seems simple, she works as a delivery girl for her guardian Kip for their plant nursery. While each day might be slightly different, Dali longs for adventure and is drawn to stories about magic . Although Kip tries to warn Dali, that adventure isn't all it's cracked up to be, it isn't long before they find themselves right in the middle of their very own adventure.

Tasked with finding a missing professor, Dali and Kip find themselves in the middle of a fight between warring faction neither one of them knew existed. Risking their lives, Kip and Dali stumble from one clue to another in an effort to complete their task. Can they figure out what is going on and which side is the right one before it's too late?

Although at times Dali could be a slightly annoying character, always oblivious to the risks she's taking or the fact that Kip would risk his life to keep her from danger, I ended up liking her overall. The growth of her character throughout the book made sense after everything she went through.

Kip was steadfast in his beliefs and was the steady person that Dali needed to temper her impulsiveness. Although at times I wanted him to smack some sense into Dali or assert some sort of authority over her, I understood why he held back and allowed her to make her own decisions which in turn allowed him to decide how far he was willing to go for her.

As Dali and Kip pick up other characters, the story is rounded out and I genuinely found myself enjoying it. My only problem is that it seemed to take a long time before anything was truly happening. As stated above, it was hard for me to get caught up in the story because the build was so slow. It just seemed like the characters where stumbling from one place to another without anything actually moving the story forward too much. Still, once things got moving I couldn't put the book down.

[Pamela Sewell · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book Sirens eARC. Abandoned by her parents, Dali was raised by Kip, a former sailor, helping in his florist business. Dali loves Kip but longs for adventure and hopes to join the Society of the Divine for study and missions to recover magical artifacts. when they are attacked and their greenhouse destroyed the Society comes to their aid. The Society asks them to search for a missing professor who disappeared while searching for a mysterious dagger. I enjoyed this classic quest yarn especially the comic banter and bond between Kip and Dali. We meet many diverse and well developed characters and cultures during the journey. I thought the storyline was a bit disjoined at times with some threads left dangling and never developed a real connection with the world. Overall aa solid entertaining read.

[Rahul Hatwal · Rating 4 out of 5]

The characters 'Kipyard' and 'Dalilah' are so well written and their bond as a father-daughter was expressed so beautifully. 🥰
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Besides, I loved the character 'Eren'. Hm, the author worked hard on its character.😤
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It has been ages since I last read the fantasy novel and It felt amazing to get back on track.🥺
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The story was great, the characters were incredible and I hope that someday this book might turn into a great web series or a show.

[Pablo García · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is part of “An Of Metal and Magic (OMAM), Core Series. All Core stories take place in the same epic fantasy universe, the magical world of Soria. The OMAM Core project includes dozens of authors, whose tales of adventure and intrigue overlap, reference, and influence each other. All official Core narratives are part of a single unified canon. Each series is an independent project, designed to be a stand-alone work that can be enjoyed all by itself”. This is the first book I have read from the OMAM Core Series. I do not know who the other authors are, or what the other stories are about.
To clarify uncommon words in the title, Scion means: “A descendant or heir, especially of a wealthy or prominent family.” Oracle means: “A person, entity or agency considered to provide wise and insightful counsel or prophetic predictions, most notably including precognition of the future, inspired by deities.”
The author describes the world, Soria, around the main characters more than she describes the main characters themselves, which is strange. The author has described casual characters more than she describes the main characters, Dalilah (16) and Kipyard (41)..
This book is the beginning of a series called Of Metal and Magic (OMAM) Core Series for this author. It deals with a pair of “treasure hunters” Dalilah (16 years old) and Kipyard (41 years old). They had at the beginning of the story a Florist/flower business. According to the author they are successful treasure hunters. They spend most of the first book trying to find a book and a person. It seems that the Society of the Divine seeks to possess most ancient artifacts of this world.
This book has a map cut into two pages. Because it is a horizontal map, no special design (so as to adapt it to vertical page book design). If the map was created for a two page spread in a real printed book, it still would have needed editing. No other interior illustrations. It has an OMAM pronunciation guide (because the author group decided that the readers needed to know how to pronounce the foreign world places and foreign words well) Maybe they thought that this was important for the audiobook versions of this book series. This book also has a Soria Timeline (the name of this other world). It is a book of 400+ pages with eight chapters and a series of episodes (like if it were made into a screenplay for a TV series, etc.)
The action and plot arcs of this story are rather flat and uninteresting. Dalilah (Dali) is actively looking for the missing book and Katherine, because Isabel has promised entrance and tuition to the Magic Academy in this Soria Fantasy World. Because the author lacks description in the few action scenes written in this first book, Dali’s burns on her hands, from having thrown a lamp to the people that tried to abduct her at the beginning of the story for example, are left unclear. How can a person get burned from throwing a gas lamp towards one of her three aggressors?

For reasons of full-disclosure, I was emailed an Advanced Reader’s Copy (ARC) (July 27th., 2022) of this “Scion of the Oracle” book by the website Book Sirens on the condition that I would publish a review of this book. It had a publishing date of October 26th., 2021. Honesty is a given in publishing and journalism in general, because if one were not honest all of the time, (on the record all of the time), then one would not have integrity, professional ethics or the review itself to back oneself up when necessary.
In addition, I deem it necessary to inform everyone that reads this review that Goodreads is an Amazon company since 2013, and that most recommendations that they make on Goodreads obviously make Amazon a profit, especially those that only use an ASIN (Amazon Standard Identification Number).

[Jenny · Rating 2 out of 5]

First of all, I would like to thank the author for I giving me the change to read this book as an EARC. I am very grateful for this opportunity! I was excited to read it since it the blurb piqued my interest.
This review will be without spoilers so every reader can have their own experience.

The reader gets to tag along on an adventure with our M.C Dali and the man, I think of as her warden, Kip! My favorite character was without a doubt Kip. The author depicted a troubled father figure and friend for the main character perfectly along with a sense of fairness and protectiveness. Dali is an eager young girl that doesn’t seem to shy away from anything – even when it might be in her best interest to do so.

The stylistics of the story varied in quality throughout the book, in my opinion. At times I loved the author’s descriptions and entertaining/snappy dialogues. Then at times there are words which felt strange in the context which they were placed, unnecessarily complex or could have been left out or replaced with simpler synonym. Maybe it’s how the author intended it, but it unfortunately came across as confusing and I struggled to enjoy the book because of it. I also would have loved a glossary, in the beginning/end of the book. Although, there is some information at the end of the book, I needed more and preferably in the shape of a glossary to explain certain elements, titles and things.

Sadly, in my opinion, there were several occasions in the book where I felt lost and would have wanted more information about what was happening in order to be able to follow where the story was heading. When one “mission” was sort of completed, one or two new ones appeared and I never got any real closer from the previous one – and this is how the book is built.

At times, the reader is fed information in a manner that is very bleak and not so informative at all. The dialogue felt staggering and on other occasions it sped so fast past the reader that things didn’t seem to make much sense. It almost felt as if the author wasn’t sharing the whole scene with me, deliberately or thinking I would get “there” myself. It was however very noticeable that the author had put a lot of themselves and hard work into the book, but it appeared rushed to me. Almost as if they were so excited to write the book that they forgot different things along the way.

Lastly, I got the feeling that the book wasn’t properly edited. There were misspelled words, strange constructions of sentences and forgotten edits that had remnants of the “old” sentence there. This was my biggest dislike.

If the amount of structural errors hadn’t been what it was, and the reader had been allowed a more fluent adventure in the book and so on, I would have been able to enjoy the book more – but unfortunately I didn’t and that is why I gave it 2/5 stars.

Once again I want to say a big thank you to the author for giving me the chance to read The Scion of The Oracle as an EARC! And for giving me some more time to finish it since I had a very hectic autumn and winter last year!

Disclaimer: This review is not intended in any way to discourage or offend anyone – it is solely based on my personal experience while reading the book.

[Cass · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was so lucky to be able to read this story early! Thank you so much EA Robins for this wonderful opportunity.

First of all, I love the cover, it's so pretty. In this story, we follow Kip and Dali, two florists from Telsemar. Dali is Kip's adopted daughter (I'm a sucker for a found family). They run their florist business together when one night they are attacked. Dali and Kip are both injured and kidnapped. They both have no idea who could have attacked them. They have nothing to hide or do they? Dali is a helper for the Society of the Divine. This puts a target on her back. Dali and Kip are able to escape from their captives. But who helps them escape? You guessed it, the Society of the Divine. The society decides that Dali is too valuable to let die. The society gives Kip and Dali a mission to find a missing member of their group. Dali and Kip travel the world looking for this missing member. They start to learn that the world is not as it seems. Everyone carries secrets some are even kept from the whole world.

I enjoyed this book way more than I thought I would. I was very impressed with the quality of the writing. I like how the author gives every character a personality even if they are a side character. This story held my attention and made me want to keep reading.

There were times when I was having trouble following the story. The magic system can be hard to follow. I also had trouble telling the difference between all the different places or countries that they were going to. The map never really helped me tell where all the places were.

Although there were some negative things about the book I think the good outweighs the negative. I really enjoyed this story and am so glad that I had the opportunity to get an ARC copy. Thank you, EA Robins, you did an amazing job!

[Cassandra Nguyen · Rating 3 out of 5]

First of all , the cover on Scion of the Oracle is amazing - I do have a weakness covers like this , which is dangerous for my wallet! I am in love with anything fantasy and when EA Robins gave me the amazing opportunity to read her debut book - I was over the moon ! She was such a sweetheart !

This story took a while for me to get into , and the initial concept was a little strange to me. Magical chickens? Florist in training? Random abductions ? What was this story about? My interest peaked and I appreciated the story more and more as I read on. BUT after a few chapters the story and pace truly picked up and an exciting and unique story was revealed

Scion of the Oracle had a lot of the base ingredients to make the perfect fantasy cocktail , just like mint is to a mojito

Forbidden Magic
Cults
Secret Society's
Platonic relationships
Betrayal
Magic
Peculiar Assassinations
Dragons
Immortals
Relics

I did find that the ending wasn't complete? Unsure if there will be a sequel. However , I feel that this story wasn't for me, this book had a lot of great fantasy golds , if you like adventures , quests , scavenger hunting , than this book is for you !

Release date is October 26th !

Availble on Kindle now :)

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I was lucky enough in having the opportunity to read this before being published and I have to say I ended up enjoying this more than it thought I was going to!

I absolutely ADORED Kip and Dali’s relationship and it hit me right in the feels! I loved Kips paternal approach to Dali’s cheeky and brave personality and the way they loved each other was so touching. I really loved the way this developed and you felt it from the beginning when they appeared ‘colleagues’ to being accepted into Kips family. This being the main relationship of the book and it not being a romantic relationship was such a nice change and it felt like a really original perspective.

I never give .5 reviews on books but I definitely would for this one, I would say I found the first half of this a little slow however once I got into the second half I got through it very quickly. I think there were times that I got a bit lost in who was saying what, but I thought the character and world building was great! I don’t really like reading books electronically and find it more difficult to get into them so would love to re-read a paper copy of this in the future.

Can’t wait to find out what happens next for Dali I feel like there is big things on the horizon!

[Gill · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was a real slog and a disappointment. The editing is poor, with a lot of typos and mistakes that should have been caught. The story has potential, but is extremely episodic and at times positively confused. Characters are clearly plot devices, with injuries which are never mentioned again once their plot usefulness is over, and characters ditto. One, for example, a child called Stinks, is defined entirely by his revolting stench, with no sense that this is abnormal for a child and tantamount to child abuse. He vanishes once his plot usefulness is over.

The language is at times extremely clumsy, with sudden diversions to give details which are then never mentioned again. The focus leaps about between the two central characters, in a random way which dilutes any sense of sympathy for them, while many of the other figures are flat and unengaging.

I received this ARC in exchange for an honest review. I wanted to like it, and clearly a huge amount of effort went into it, but sloppy editing, lack of focus and head-hopping made it hard to do so. If I could give one and a half stars I would do so.

[J.D. Wabe · Rating 3 out of 5]

From the start to the end, I was driven to discover what the next chapter had in store. The plot and the storytelling ability of the writer kept me engaged until the last word. The background perspective of the “Sorian” period in which the story is told, as well as the intriguing characters that come to life as I read, created a very provocative rendering experience. Beyond the world of secret societies and lost prophecies, there is a realm in which the ordinary becomes extraordinary.    

[Liesbeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.

Kip adopted Dali, and together they manage a small business. When Dali accepts a mission from the Society of the Divine, things go awry, and their greenhouse burns down. Reluctantly Kip gives in and together they go on a mission to find out who murdered the professor and investigate the disappearance of Katherine.

As we go along into the story, there are more questions than answers. Their quest brings them to Drumnaught, the birthplace of Kip. Only to find out that people are disappearing from the city. It leads them to a dangerous path that is not without consequences. It seems a secret society is trying to bring the magic back.

As Kip and Dali investigate further, it seems they also have a run in with magic. Can they unearth the mystery of the disappearing people, more so what if one of their family members disappears?

It’s slow building up story where some action in between happens. Kip and Dali are just two ordinary people who got involved in a magical war between the Society of the Divine and the Baham Brotherhood. It's a nice adventure, with some magical traces into the story, only in the end we see a bit more of it. But in all a good read, a nice world building and along the journey some unexpected surprises.

[Kevin Brennan · Rating 5 out of 5]

excellent book!!

Great read, enjoyed from beginning to end! I will be looking to read more in the metal and magic books!!

[Onceuponabooktalk · Rating 3 out of 5]

Scion of the Oracle - Review
⭐⭐⭐/5
“Twelve have come to pass. One is yet to be. It is a forgotten prophecy.”
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NOTE: I was approached by this books’ author (@earobins) and gifted a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to @earobins for the free copy.
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QUICK LOOK: High Fantasy, Found Family, Quests, Relics
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SYNOPSIS: 16yr old Dali and her guardian Kip are florists. Their days are generally full of gardening and making flower deliveries, until “The Society” asks them for a favor. Looking to prove herself, Dali readily agrees to help the society look for a missing woman. But, what begins as a quest for one woman turns into an adventure full of magical relics, kidnapping, and secret cults.
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WHY 3/5: There were some things this book did really well. I appreciated the unique “found family” idea of a young girl being adopted by a caring, single adult. Both of the lead characters in this book were pretty well-developed and I definitely felt attached to them by the end. I also thought some of the twists were really well done.
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There were two main reasons for giving this book 3 stars:
1) This book had a LOT of characters. So many characters that keeping track of them and trying to decide which were important and which were brief mentions became difficult. 
2) This book had a lot of side stories/side quests. There were so many side missions in this book, I was distracted from the main mission and often forgot what it was.

[Laura Juntunen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Putting a feisty young girl and an old green thumb together and you're sure to have an interesting story! I loved the interaction of the main characters, especially how our main girl always misunderstood everything people were talking about around her - so cute!

Overall, super fun story! I liked seeing the magic evolve throughout the story and I really liked the ending!