Maggie Furey
Paperback | Pages: 608 pages Rating: 3.93 | 3058 Users | 99 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Aurian |
| ISBN: | 0553565257 (ISBN13: 9780553565256) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Artefacts of Power #1 |
| Characters: | Aurian, Miathan |
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In ages past, there had been four magical weapons, fashioned to be used only by the Magefolk. But their history had been lost, together with the Artefacts themselves, in the Cataclysm which had wrought changes on land and water alike. Lost also had been the history of the Magefolk, and the Winged Ones, the Leviathans and Phaerie. Aurian, the child of renegade Mages, finds herself sent to the city of Nexis to join the Academy and then train as a full Mage. Little does she suspect that she will quickly become entwined with a power struggle between Miathan, the Archmage, and the human inhabitants of Nexis. The only person to whom she can turn in Forral, Commander of the city's military garrison and friend of her dead father. But this friendship infuriates Miathan, and leads to a deadly conflagration, in which the first Artefact is revealed. Aurian's flight, with her servant Anvar, turns into both odyssey and rite-of-passage as she travels to the little-known Southern Kingdoms and begins to rediscover the history of the weapons which are the only hope against Miathan and Armageddon - The Artefacts of Power!Present Regarding Books Aurian (Artefacts of Power #1)
| Title | : | Aurian (Artefacts of Power #1) |
| Author | : | Maggie Furey |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Artefacts of Power |
| Pages | : | Pages: 608 pages |
| Published | : | July 1st 1994 by Spectra (first published 1994) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. High Fantasy. Magic. Dragons |
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Ratings: 3.93 From 3058 Users | 99 ReviewsCrit Regarding Books Aurian (Artefacts of Power #1)
Wow...just wow! It may be slow in the beginning but this is full of adventure, heart-ache, and love!Here is the thing, the magic and world settings are off. They have to tweaked more to get the story in track. Possible minor spoilers for the first 100 pages of the book.Regarding magic, Aurian is the daughter of a Fire Mage and an Earth Mage, and clearly has not studied the other forms. But suddenly, she can channel the fury of a mob to form rain by bring in clouds from the sea, that is, perform a Wind-Water feat that apparently the resident Weather Mage could not. Not buying this. Regarding
I only finished this book because I wanted to see how bad it could get. I do not understand how this got published. The last 50-100 pages seemed to be an endless loop of the heroine and her lover arguing and then getting depressed. And the singing whale-mages... no. There may be a way to sell those, but this author didn't do so. I kept my copy for years to remind how low the bar can be, should I ever actually write anything.
Maggie Furey's writing is erratic. She has a great storyline, but the books lack imagination and detail. Rather than describing actions, she tells you exactly what happened. Nothing like, "She reached her arm out towards the dancing light, fingers stretched forth, to gently clasp it in her hand". You get, "Aurian reached forward and grabbed the light". <--- Not taken word for word, but an example. She is brilliant with describing places, except she often forgets to let you know how it all
Probably slightly more than 3 stars, but not good enough to deserve 4.From the inside back cover:In ages past, there had been four magical weapons, fashioned to be used only by the Magefolk. But their history had been lost, together with the artefacts themselves, in the Cataclysm which had wrought changes on land and water alike. Lost also had been the history of the Magefolk, and the Winged Ones, the Leviathan and the Phaerie.Aurian, child of renegade Mages, finds herself sent to the city of
One of the reasons I like to browser in my local library is because you never know which little treasure you might find hidden on the shelves. This book was definitely a hidden treasure. I have to admit that the cover was the reason why I grabbed it; I have a thing for old-books! This fantasy novel is refreshing and the old-fashioned tale was very engaging. Aurian tells the story of Aurian, a female mage growing from a young age with magic, trained in the art of the sword by an old friend of her
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