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  • Spellmonger, Book 16
  • Written by: Terry Mancour
  • Narrated by: John Lee
  • Length: 23 hrs and 11 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (32 ratings)

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Preceptor

Written by: Terry Mancour
Narrated by: John Lee
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Publisher's Summary

Checkmate!

Minalan the Spellmonger has come a long way since he woke up to a goblin invasion almost a decade ago. Since then, he has built cities and mighty armies, invented new enchantments, and pioneered entirely new fields of magic. Now that the Witch Queen of Darkfaller has taken over one of the most powerful castles in the center of the kingdom, he has to marshal all his resources—political, military, and arcane—to try to drive her from the strategic and symbolically important stronghold. It will be the most difficult military operation the Spellmonger has ever attempted—and he cannot fail. The future of the kingdom and all of humanity may well depend on his victory.

To complicate matters, the King and Queen have asked him to do the impossible: take their son and heir to the throne, Prince Tavard, and try to tutor him in statecraft, wisdom, and perhaps some common sense. As Tavard has always hated Minalan and seen him as a threat, this proves to be a challenge even the Spellmonger shies away from. He makes a counter-proposal to not just tutor Tavard but also his three closest rivals to the throne at the same time.

That is not all. Matters with the Sea Folk are coming to a head, Minalan is still trying to recreate the incredible snowstone spell, the gods seem to be conspiring against him, the refugees from the far north are arriving, and the civil war he started in neighboring Merwyn is beginning to stall. And his wife is having a baby—three weeks early.

Years of political intrigue and military preparation come to a head as Minalan embraces his role as Preceptor, the maker of rules for all the complex games of politics and war he is playing. Enjoying power no wizard has had since the Archmage, Minalan has taken responsibility for ordering the kingdom, armies, wizards, and the very gods themselves with his powers, both mundane and arcane. He has learned that those who have the power to make the rules must also bear responsibility for how they are followed. There is no higher call to duty for a wizard who dares to be... a Preceptor!

©2023 Terry Mancour (P)2023 Podium Audio

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Chiefs Kiss

finally more spellmonger been waiting too long for this. I need ten more words I guess this will do

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  • Zee
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One of the best so far

Nice pacing, action with tons of drama. The fast and furious of books. Still hate that he promotes smoking.

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Never disappointing...ever.

This chapter seems like a turning point in Minalin's story. Despite being book 16, it feels like a foundation, similar to a book 2 in any series. As usual, the writing is excellent with no major characters lost yet. Main characters fade in and out of focus through each story but seem never far away. The continuity of story, character and magic systems continues to be exceptional. The world is so well conceived and described that it fades to a supporting role, secondary to action but critical to ever scene. The vocal performance is precise and consistent and enjoyable. I consistently laugh during each journey, no simple feat in this style of story.
I can't wait until we journey with Minalin again.

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Always delivers

Both Terry Mancour, and John Lee are terrific again. They never over promise or under deliver. The world is so big and vibrant and the characters continue developing in wonderful and mysterious ways. I cannot wait to see where Minlan and everyone else ends up after this

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Another great story!

Really enjoy the Spellmonger series and Terry Mancour delivers great books with consistency.

Great action and set-up in in this one. My favourite parts are always the little things. His conversation with his dad in this one got me.

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another great ride <3

a great sequel with a bit of everything we love from the spellmonger and more. as always I look forward to the next installment.

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