Here are the highlights. Spellwright and Spellbound are now audiobooks available via audible. By a twist of fate, they were read by Kevin T. Collins —an old high school friend of mine. I was in a few plays with Kevin. He was always the star of the show; I always an ensemble member. Work on my fourth novel continues in fits and starts. Spellbreaker now has cover art! I think it captures the spirit of book three perfectly.
Spellbreaker also has a blurb!
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Which I think does a great job of teasing the reader without giving too much away. Leandra Weal has a bad habit of getting herself in dangerous situations. For one thing, she has to solve the mystery behind a very usual murder. While hunting neodemons in her role as Warden of Ixos, Leandra obtains a prophetic spell that provides a glimpse one day into her future. Everywhere she turns, Leandra finds herself amid intrigue and conflict. It seems her bad habit for getting into dangerous situations is turning into a full blown addiction.
Spellbreaker is the long awaited sequel to Spellbound , which was listed by Kirkus Reviews among the Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of Congrats on the upcoming well, months away release, Blake!
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Beautifully written, insightful, and a suspenseful read. Feb 22, Scott Wilson rated it liked it Shelves: This was good, if a little long. I found it harder to like some of the characters in this one, although the story was good, and a fitting conclusion to the trilogy. Brilliant A style unlike any other, difficult at first to follow the storyline as constantly having to focus on the construct of sentences, but worth it. Sep 15, Dark Faerie Tales rated it really liked it Shelves: Spellbreaker is a high fantasy novel that hooked me in with the first paragraph.
I liked how ruthless Leandra was when she went up against a smuggler. Then the story waned a bit for more when it started to describe the neodemons, demons and divinities. Spellbreaker is tied into the two previous books but you could read this as a standalone like I did.
I was unfamiliar with the story, I never once felt lost with past events, but I think having prior knowledge would have more impact with events that play out. Everyone in this story has their own motivations and secrets, when your world might be ending not everyone is on the same page. Leandra has had a very difficult childhood. She has dealt with a deadly disease all of her life that not even her draconic mother can heal.
Leandra is the Warden of Ixos and as such she must protect her citizens from Neodemons.
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She goes to great lengths to make sure her people are protected. When she buys a spell to see forward into the future she is surprised by all the different futures before her but they all have something in common: Nicodemus is hunting down the River Thief and when he finally catches up with her, he unveils a shocking secret that ties with his daughter Leandra. As a cacographer, Nico destroys spells with his misspellings. His touch is even more dangerous to human skin. Nico is caught within the family feud between is wife and his daughter.
He tries to bring them back together but they both are strong-willed and stubborn.
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He also unwittingly finds himself in a battle with his half-sister. Francesca conflicted about her feelings with Leandra. She knows she could have been a better mother. The world is on the brink of war and she wants to be able to gain her relationship with her daughter before one of them dies. One thing I really liked about this story was the reveal of secrets. Each character keeps secrets from each other and from the reader so I had no idea how crazy and secretive they were. Also, the story skips between the three main characters third person point of views so when something was revealed, it kept me hooked because I wanted to know how the other characters would take that news plus I had to know more from the character who revealed said information when their perspective came back around.
Another thing, this novel had quite a bit of humor to it.
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I really enjoyed the quips being thrown during conversations. I got quite a laugh at times. The only thing that was really confusing for me was the magical system. I think what really got me was I never quite understood the difference between the neodemons and divinities because people created divinities through prayer but sometimes they were neodemons. My guess is that neodemons were uncontrolled while the divinities were controlled by the prayers and magical system.
If I am wrong, I apologize to the author for being a dummy. The way the story wraps up was satisfying and a bit heartbreaking. I would definitely recommend this novel for fans of high fantasy to check out. Think of all the attention we give to differences. We act as if all prejudice or injustice or war is caused by hating things or people who are different from us. I hate that woman because she wears different clothes.
Or we fought that war becauase they worship different gods. We always say that sort of thing. We pretend that we could enter a golden age of peace if we could learn not to distrust foreign things and people. The twins, as usual, were silent. I chose you as a student because you reminded me of myself when I was younger.
Are you not hating your own uterus at that moment? May 12, Jo rated it did not like it Shelves: Shouldn't really say read, but gave up. I get that this is a new world, but all the new names of people, places, with their full descriptions buries whatever plot you are trying to follow.
Frankly don't understand the rave reviews. This is no Game of Thrones, where you had people and a fantasy land, accessible. Just didn't live up to the promise of the first two books. I really enjoyed the magic system in the previous installments, but this one just seemed, despite containing the same main character, almost unconnected to the previous works. Mar 12, Fantasy Literature added it. If she tries to run or avoid the prophecy, everyone she loves will suddenly die Oct 13, Shane Jardine rated it it was amazing. Originally posted at www. Spellbreaker was a beautifully written, fast-paced story that I found difficult to put down once I had picked it up.
I enjoyed this story much more than I honestly expected Originally posted at www. I enjoyed this story much more than I honestly expected to and I think I would have to say that it is because of the characters.
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To say that Leandra Weal and her family are troubled and dysfunctional would be a huge understatement. The disturbing relationship that she has with her family and the way they interact and converse had me laughing throughout most of the book, which is probably one of my favorite things to do while reading. While I really enjoyed the story itself I did find it a bit confusing at ties, as I probably do with anything that involves prophecy and a multitude of possible futures.
The story was suspenseful enough that it kept me on the edge of my seat as I tried to guess what was going to happen next. I had no problem reading Spellbreaker and enjoying it completely. I really want to read some more. I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. Jan 28, Raymond Just rated it it was ok. It's really disappointing to get the end of a trilogy and have to write a less-than-glowing review. But while the Spellwright trilogy began with a clever and promising premise and the potential for some real novel world building, it has ended without this things really coming to fruition.
The protagonists we invested in in the first two installments are relegated to supporting roles in favor of a new character who never really garners our support. There's nothing likable or noble about her to in It's really disappointing to get the end of a trilogy and have to write a less-than-glowing review.
There's nothing likable or noble about her to invest in, and we are instead treated to hundreds of pages of what amounts to a combination of family drama and heavy-handed social messages. None really stands out. Add to this a great deal of over-description and a tendency to fall into rather jarring modern vernacular, and one can't help but be disappointed.
It's too bad, because there's a lot of heart and sincerity in the writing, which I appreciate. But for me, it just didn't deliver on its initial promise. Sep 08, Henry Lazarus rated it it was ok. Blake Charlton has a strange world with powerful magic in words able of modify the world.
Nicodemus was a dyslexic Spellwright paper who has become quite powerful because he can disrupt magical working. His wife, Francesca is a magical dragon who we met in Spellbound paper. Thirty years later, their daughter, Leandra Weal is trying to survive the auto-immune problems brought on by being half human and half textual. She is also a powerful Spellbreaker hard from Tor caught between the league Blake Charlton has a strange world with powerful magic in words able of modify the world.
In the Empire only spellwrights have power. But both the League and the Empire lead to horrible futures. Fun and a good conclusion to the series. Review printed by Philadelphia Weekly Press Aug 24, Crusader rated it really liked it Shelves: Full review available at Worlds in Ink Spellbreaker is a compelling read with a unique magic system, captivating characters, impeccable worldbuilding and the ability to surprise you with its emotional impact and insight into the human condition.
While the last book in the trilogy, it can be read as a standalone novel provided you don't mind being somewhat baffled at first and of course you'll lose out on the full weight of the backstory.
Dec 13, Bram Slaats added it Shelves: In this series I liked how the three books formed their separated stories while still being part of the Whole. In this third part the story takes on a completely new form with new parts of the magic and another main character. I also liked how the story got a clear ending which wasn't completely what was expected. This story gets 4 out of 5 stars from me. Aug 30, Jonah rated it liked it. I had passed by the first book in the series at the library several times, but when I saw the book jacket for this one in the new book section, it looked so good I decided to check out the first book and this one both.
And then it ended kind of abruptly. Dec 01, T. Extreme time jump from where book 2 left off made it puzzling at first. Not as enjoyable as the previous two books, but still good. I liked this book but it was paced strangely and not entirely satisfying, especially as the close to a trilogy. I'd like to go back and read the first one again, though.
And, as before, one of the most interesting magic systems I've read, which is high praise! I received this book through a Goodreads contest and immediately I went out and purchased the first two. Though still early on I'm very impressed.
Spellbreaker (Spellwright, #3) by Blake Charlton
It is already becoming a new favorite of the authors and books I've read this year. I'll post more when I've finished the book. Sep 14, A. This book definitely kept my interest. The pacing is good, and the author does well with action. I had a hard time with some of the characters feeling cliche or a little one sided, but overall an entertaining book. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Blake Charlton is now a proud dyslexic, but as a boy he hated the condition that kept him effectively illiterate.
He learned to read fluently by sneaking fantasy novels into seventh grade special-ed study hall. Since then he has been in no particular order a JV football coach, an undergraduate at Yale University, bald, a high school English teacher, a chronically semi-employed writer, a special Blake Charlton is now a proud dyslexic, but as a boy he hated the condition that kept him effectively illiterate. Since then he has been in no particular order a JV football coach, an undergraduate at Yale University, bald, a high school English teacher, a chronically semi-employed writer, a special education advocate, and a medical student at Stanford University.
He is currently a senior resident physician in internal medicine at the University of California San Francisco. They have been translated into 9 languages. Spellbreaker is due out Other books in the series. Books by Blake Charlton.