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Pros

I envy those who pick it up for the first time and are presented with a book that is not just this good on its own, but kickstarts a series (two, technically) that remains my favorite of all time. Read with kindle unlimited subscription.

The crew of a freighter find themselves hunted by both law and the underworld. As in so many stories i’ve loved, the “heroes” have to trespass to move the story along.

Good blend of sci-fi and fantasy. Nice contrast to the grim reality of the pandemic and the divisiveness of national politics. The setting isn't overly complex with the martian empire.

The main character isn't some overpowered superhero either. While this could be read as a standalone, i'm very interested in what happens to these characters next. The audiobook's narrator jeffrey kafer does a fine job.

Damien montgomery is a mid-tier mage with no family connections that finds out his special gift is about to make him one of the most wanted men in the galaxy. The ending is entertaining but also closes the book of what i enjoyed most about the book, w...  Read More



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The author is beyond redundant with his information. Literally a big event happens in the first third of the book and not even ten pages later they literally summarize what happens as if you didn't read it just minutes earlier. Many of the non-white c...  Read More

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Quality


Over the course of the book our protagonist deals with the jealousy of others because of his abilities fighting a large crimina...  Read More


What a great concept to combine the fantasy of magic with the science fiction of future technology


I see that there is a book nine and its a side story so i think that im done with the series and void every book after seven


Damiens anime heroesque quality is contrasted sharply against david rice who is a determined merchant captain who just wants to...  Read More

Shipping


By the end of the tale the ships mage finds himself with a choice to make


An interesting back story of one of the ship’s crew members has to do with another reason for the chase


Only people having magic skills can perform jumps in speciallyequipped ships


The book is about advances the young man can make in the magic that propels the ships

Overview

  • How are reviewers describing this item?
    magic, good and first.
  • Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there may be deception involved.
  • Our engine has determined that the review content quality is low.
  • Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 60.5% of the reviews are reliable.
  • This product had a total of 6,143 reviews as of our last analysis date on Dec 28 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    There are only a few series that i will reread and this is one of them


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Do yourself a favor and dive in


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    If the other books are anything like this one i’m going to suck them down so quick and work my way through this catalog so fast


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I kept expecting a betrayal that didn’t manifest


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I was a bit overwhelmed with the ship armaments and their contractions but i’m not into firstshooter games either


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    I almost dropped this book in the first arc because the protagonist has to act conveniently stupid to make the set up work


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    It was a bit contrived that each solution was given just before the problem


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Its an amazing blend of scifi and fantasy but thats just the start

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