Tom has been a retired battle mage for years, working a retail job in a hardware and tool shop, while peacefully living a quiet family life with his wife Kat and their three very active boys.
After the battle he fought to protect his family, Tom hasn’t done anything magical for 20 years. Now in his 40’s with a dad bod vs being a young man in his prime, in his 20s, Tom learns that Caedes,the dark mage he imprisoned to save mankind, is on a mission to free himself and take over, well, everything. (Don’t you hate those personalities who want to amass all the power for themselves and take over the world??? oy). Caedes is definitely out for vengeance.
So Tom reconnects with mage friends from his younger days, who can help him protect his family and their community from the dark storm that is coming.
While this book doesn’t have the power of Monroe’s powerful Vilokan Asylum series (still one of my favorites from his work) or Anderle’s Kutherian Gambit series (which both my hubby and I adored), there are compelling background themes in this story line.
Both the writers are committed to telling powerful stories and it’s wonderful they can incorporate pieces of their own life in the plot.
This was definitely a less flashy storyline, without the galactic blow em up shoot ‘em up or the universe ends for the action theme.
This is about the quiet everyday working Joe, like most of us, who suddenly steps up to unite the community and save their way of life. This requires a quiet courage and willingness to sacrifice to save others, filled with family/community connections - which is more relatable for many of us as readers and is a quite enjoyable read.
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catlady66
It's not bad but no way as good as the other books they have done
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2023