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The Fifth Realm
- A LitRPG Fantasy Series (The Ten Realms, Book 5)
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 23 hrs and 25 mins
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Sixth Realm Part 1
- A LitRPG Fantasy Series (The Ten Realms, Book 6)
- Written by: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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As the fighting competition grips Vuzgal, the city-state declares its independence and strength. Alva prepares to retake the lost floor of Water. The Adventurer Guild hones their blades, training and cultivating. They prepare for war, for the Willful Institute to reap what they have sown. Erik and Rugrat’s travels take them to the sixth realm, a realm with cities under the sun and dungeons beneath. Not all of Earth’s modern knowledge is used to help or heal. The Beast Mountain range is united under the empire.
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disappointed
- By Markis Silcoff on 2021-06-03
Written by: Michael Chatfield
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The Fourth Realm
- A Military Portal Fantasy LitRPG Series
- Written by: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 22 hrs and 29 mins
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The battlefield realm: a realm where sects rise and fall. Where the ground trembles under the feet of fighters from the higher realms. Where riches are gained and empires lost. This is where Erik and Rugrat must go, if they want to increase their strength and the strength of Alva. They say that fortune favors the bold. This is the ten realms. To the victor go the spoils. The fourth realm will change their lives...or end them.
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the quality of the recording should be improved
- By Jordi on 2020-09-10
Written by: Michael Chatfield
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Sixth Realm, Part 2
- A LitRPG Fantasy Series (The Ten Realms, Book 7)
- Written by: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
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Fighting in the shadows. Enemy at their backs. Will Alva's Secret be revealed? As Erik and Rugrat return to Alva, they find that things have only heated up in their time away. The Adventurer's Guild moves in the shadows with Alva's support. With all of their preparations, are they ready to take on a powerful sect from the sixth realm?
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miss the old narrator
- By David Wood on 2021-08-04
Written by: Michael Chatfield
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The Third Realm
- A Military Portal Fantasy LitRPG Series
- Written by: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 17 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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With the third realm, new challenges arise. Erik searches for Old Hei while Rugrat deals with his broken mana system. For both, their path takes them toward the alchemist association's trial. They didn't mean to get into trouble, they swear, but in the ten realms, trouble is not far behind the duo. They'll have to fight across the third realm to complete the alchemist association's trial.
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good but I miss the adventure
- By Anonymous User on 2019-11-07
Written by: Michael Chatfield
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Seventh Realm Part 1
- A LitRPG Fantasy Series (The Ten Realms, Book 8)
- Written by: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 23 hrs and 21 mins
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For years Alva has trained, developed weapons, and tactics never seen in the 10 realms. Now Alva moves in the background, supporting the Adventurer's Guild. No band of fighters, no sect looking to gain individual honors. The armies of Alva were forged together in Alva dungeon.
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this book series is amazing
- By VGHSBrianD on 2022-06-12
Written by: Michael Chatfield
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The Second Realm
- A Military Portal Fantasy LitRPG Series
- Written by: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 17 hrs and 58 mins
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When Erik and Rugrat entered the ten realms they didn’t know what was going on. They only knew that they had contracted the two week curse. When entering the second realm they came to understand their character sheets, and part of the system that is called the ten realms. A place that the strong make the rules and the weak cling to them for protection and hope that they might be left in peace. They passed through the trials of the Beast Mountain Dungeon, taking control of it and becoming the leader of nearly 200 people.
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Stellar, more please
- By Bryan Feller on 2019-07-07
Written by: Michael Chatfield
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Sixth Realm Part 1
- A LitRPG Fantasy Series (The Ten Realms, Book 6)
- Written by: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 13 hrs and 33 mins
- Unabridged
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As the fighting competition grips Vuzgal, the city-state declares its independence and strength. Alva prepares to retake the lost floor of Water. The Adventurer Guild hones their blades, training and cultivating. They prepare for war, for the Willful Institute to reap what they have sown. Erik and Rugrat’s travels take them to the sixth realm, a realm with cities under the sun and dungeons beneath. Not all of Earth’s modern knowledge is used to help or heal. The Beast Mountain range is united under the empire.
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disappointed
- By Markis Silcoff on 2021-06-03
Written by: Michael Chatfield
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The Fourth Realm
- A Military Portal Fantasy LitRPG Series
- Written by: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 22 hrs and 29 mins
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The battlefield realm: a realm where sects rise and fall. Where the ground trembles under the feet of fighters from the higher realms. Where riches are gained and empires lost. This is where Erik and Rugrat must go, if they want to increase their strength and the strength of Alva. They say that fortune favors the bold. This is the ten realms. To the victor go the spoils. The fourth realm will change their lives...or end them.
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the quality of the recording should be improved
- By Jordi on 2020-09-10
Written by: Michael Chatfield
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Sixth Realm, Part 2
- A LitRPG Fantasy Series (The Ten Realms, Book 7)
- Written by: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 16 hrs and 6 mins
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Fighting in the shadows. Enemy at their backs. Will Alva's Secret be revealed? As Erik and Rugrat return to Alva, they find that things have only heated up in their time away. The Adventurer's Guild moves in the shadows with Alva's support. With all of their preparations, are they ready to take on a powerful sect from the sixth realm?
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miss the old narrator
- By David Wood on 2021-08-04
Written by: Michael Chatfield
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The Third Realm
- A Military Portal Fantasy LitRPG Series
- Written by: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 17 hrs and 51 mins
- Unabridged
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With the third realm, new challenges arise. Erik searches for Old Hei while Rugrat deals with his broken mana system. For both, their path takes them toward the alchemist association's trial. They didn't mean to get into trouble, they swear, but in the ten realms, trouble is not far behind the duo. They'll have to fight across the third realm to complete the alchemist association's trial.
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good but I miss the adventure
- By Anonymous User on 2019-11-07
Written by: Michael Chatfield
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Seventh Realm Part 1
- A LitRPG Fantasy Series (The Ten Realms, Book 8)
- Written by: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 23 hrs and 21 mins
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For years Alva has trained, developed weapons, and tactics never seen in the 10 realms. Now Alva moves in the background, supporting the Adventurer's Guild. No band of fighters, no sect looking to gain individual honors. The armies of Alva were forged together in Alva dungeon.
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this book series is amazing
- By VGHSBrianD on 2022-06-12
Written by: Michael Chatfield
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The Second Realm
- A Military Portal Fantasy LitRPG Series
- Written by: Michael Chatfield
- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
- Length: 17 hrs and 58 mins
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When Erik and Rugrat entered the ten realms they didn’t know what was going on. They only knew that they had contracted the two week curse. When entering the second realm they came to understand their character sheets, and part of the system that is called the ten realms. A place that the strong make the rules and the weak cling to them for protection and hope that they might be left in peace. They passed through the trials of the Beast Mountain Dungeon, taking control of it and becoming the leader of nearly 200 people.
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Stellar, more please
- By Bryan Feller on 2019-07-07
Written by: Michael Chatfield
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The Ninth Realm
- The Ten Realms, Book 11
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Erik and Rugrat’s abilities will be pushed to the limit, honing their skills and allowing them to grow in new ways, ways they might not have thought of before. They stand to gain more than simple strength, and more power. Here they might learn the purpose of the realms, how it was formed, why it was formed, and the three races that weaved their fates together against the darkness.
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Great story.
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The Seventh Realm, Part 2
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- Narrated by: Neil Hellegers
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Strength comes not in victories. It comes from standing up after defeats, in reaching out a hand and pulling others to their feet. Of pushing others ahead of one’s self. Alvans must dig deep. They have paid a heavy price, a price felt in the hearts of every member. They started as a small group fighting to just survive in the first realm to a nation that challenged the combined United Sect Alliance. Instead of crumbling, they bared their teeth, they fought forces from the seventh realm. They bled their enemy every step of the way.
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great story
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The Tenth Realm
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The tenth realm has been lost, and Akran’s hordes of devourers and ravagers have been loosed upon the lower realms. Dealing the reclusive and powerful Imperium has taken a serious blow. It will take Alva, the Imperium, the sects, clans, nations, and city states to band together as they did in times of old.
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The Eighth Realm
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Merely gaining levels and having a higher cultivation isn’t enough to pass the eighth realm’s test into the ninth realm. Find your truth, understand your reason; only then can you pass the eighth realm. It might be Erik and Rugrat’s hardest challenge yet.
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Narrator ruins it
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Written by: Michael Chatfield
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Erik West is an ex-combat medic. He and his best friend, marine recon sniper Jimmy "Rugrat" Rodriguez, have been thrown into another world. They've become one of the "cursed". Now they have to figure out this fantasy world, where cultivation, skills, and abilities must be grown...or death awaits.
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Great performance but writing has issues
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Outstanding storytelling
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Publisher's Summary
After taking and defending Vuzgal, Erik and Rugrat have a new task to complete: build a city.
They have been racing through the realms at this point, but Vuzgal is a prize that they can't simply give up on. Alva is mobilized, as are their allies, to build out the new city.
It is time that they solidify their gains, working on their crafts, their fighting ability, and cultivation. As they expand their personal power, their gaze turns toward Vermire, to the dungeon. It's time they started to exert the strength they've built up.
Alva moves in the shadows, but to what effect? The answer lies in the Fifth Realm.
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- M A
- 2022-04-07
tl;dr?
might be an interesting story but the writing is bad. I read all the other books before this one and by the time I got jere I was fed up with the same lines over and over again multiple times in every book.
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- Mark O'Brien
- 2022-09-06
I love this series
New narrator took some getting used to but now I can’t say which one is better. Great series!
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- Wes
- 2022-04-20
Too much focus on crafting.
The series has been average to above average, but lately it's been getting more and more dull with so much focus on the crafting systems and town politics.
interest was waning a bit but was still going to continue on, until I saw the next book has an all new narrator. Sampled a bit, and it's a big giant no from me. Guess this is where the series ends.
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- miklaw
- 2021-12-10
Quality story
the last book had some disappointing technical problems with volume levels, but this one is back with the quality that the previous titles had. It is an immersive story that I can't get enough of.
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- Geoffrey Tiedemann
- 2021-09-20
Lover the series, this book dragged
The overall series is quite enjoyable. This books had a lot of slow sections the broke up the flow of the book. There was a bit too much information. At times I found myself jumping forward minutes at a time to get through needless meetings or introspections. Still love the series and will continue but this book was by far the low point of the series to date.
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- richard
- 2021-08-04
story drags out a bit and gets a little redundant
good but struggled at times with the story going in circles, over all good book but like most sets of books... the first book is the best.
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- Amazon Customer
- 2021-08-03
Unnessacary
Most of this book was superfluous. Going over a lot of things already covered. Felt like the author lost grip on where stories were going due to the number of characters they were trying to cover. Some character development felt stagnant while others seemed rushed. I don't think I will continue with this series from this point and not because of the change in narration.
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- Pannath
- 2021-07-02
Great series
Great series, I love Eric and Rugrat's adventures. They've done a lot of stuff in fantasy games that I wanted to do, I hope they find more people from Earth.
There are a lot of things the author seems to either contradict himself with or just forget altogether. Rugrats rank changed in books in the Alva Military going back and forth between Warrant and Sergeant. Also there should never be anyone who isn't able to defend against being falsely accused of ANYTHING in the 10 realms. They literally just have to make an oath about their actions, and ask that their accuser do the same thing. It would be instantly resolved. Yet the author and characters keep forgetting this and only use it when it's convenient. Quinn and Julila in the formation school, the expert's that were recruited to the school, etc.. The second someone falsely accuses you of something, the immediate response should be an oath on the 10 realms about what really happened or your innocence in the matter.
Also Oaths for Alva have too many loopholes. The "reasonable" part changes for people, especially those of the 10 realms who could claim it's not reasonable for Eric and Rugrat to ask them not to be arrogant and lord there power over people weaker than them since that's how the 10 realms works everywhere else. What they need is a charter of behaviour that people have to swear to uphold. And also things in the oath about the spirit of the oath being upheld the way they think Eric and Rugrat meant it, and that if someone finds a loophole in the oath they will not only not try to exploit it, they will come forward and point it out. If that was included in the oaths, it would cause a lot less problems.
Also Eric never learned simple inorganic scan from Rugrat, which would help him with alchemy if he scanned the finished products. And they created spells in the beginning, but almost never tried to make any new ones afterwards even though they were looking for spells to do stuff, instead of just trying to make the spell themselves and seeing if it worked or failed before trying to buy it somewhere.
As soon as Eric found out how the Alchemy association graded people, he should have spread that to every other craft in Alva, but he didn't. Also literally EVERYONE who can cast a spell should know how to heal, they don't have to do it well, but just be able to do it. They would have saved so many soldiers of theirs if they all could heal in some manner.
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- Josh
- 2021-04-27
skip
Found it to be boring and not an engaging story the only blessing was the end of the book. should be called the 4.5 realm not the fifth.
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- DL
- 2021-04-20
Amazing Series
Ten realms is one of those "go to" series as soon as the next book is released I drop what I'm reading and start the ten realms. if you have not given it a chance, you are missing something special.
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- Andrew M. S.
- 2021-04-20
Too much filler
This book and the last really showcases the problem that this series has. That being a lack of focus on any main character. All I really care about are Eric and Rugrat. They shouldn't be over shadowed by 20 other side characters. I get wanting to create a world that lives and breathes, but this feels like two separate stories jammed into one.
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- John
- 2021-04-19
Disapointed
Honestly, I don't know where to start with this one. I am just disappointed that this entire series has become not about Eric and Rugrat exploring, adventuring and fighting in the realms. It has turned into tiresome mess of crazy side projects. If you are the gather the total time of Eric and Rugrat in this book, you would get about 3 hours total, maybe. Sure, they went to the 5th realm bought some books, pissed some sects off, but for only about a day, within 1 city and ran back to the 4th. Nothing else.
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- Ryan
- 2021-04-16
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Of all the audiobooks I listen to in the series, I would consider this one of the weakest. There was progression throughout the story, but it was dragged out throughout. The audiobook is over 20 hours, but most of the storyline could’ve been wrapped up in 10 hours. Unfortunately Michael Chatfield fell into the trap of trying to extend the story longer than it needed to be!. The previous books before this one are great. The fifth realm l, I would consider a transitional book. You’re not really missing anything. You can easily listen to summary and not miss out.
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- max
- 2021-04-20
Feels like filler
It's not a bad book it's just filler Entertaining filler but filler if you're bored and want something to listen to it's not bad but it feels like fourth realm2.0 looking forward to the next book
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- Teresa
- 2021-04-18
Great Story
This book should really be called between the realms and not the fifth realm. There was not much going on besides a consolidation of their power and cultivation. I really enjoyed the book just don't think it was labeled correctly.
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- Josh
- 2021-04-24
It would be worth it to skip this book
To summarize the book: they got stronger. The end.
It’s called the fifth realm, but they spend maybe 2 chapters there, buy some stuff, and leave. Never returning for the rest of the book, and that doesn’t happen until halfway through the story.
The first quarter of the story is a large section of office meetings that are more like “meetings that could have been an email” rather than an actual story.
The last section was the worst. I hate how the book had another last meeting that could have been an email. I really wanted it to end with a good something: An explosion, a fight, a twist, ANYThing; but, it had to be a meeting...just why?
Some characters get introduced for one chapter, they feel like main characters, show up in one more, and then never get seen or talked about again.
Add to that the few dozen you forget about between books and with the four main story areas I just can’t care about remembering anyone not a main character, there’s just too many.
For instance, there was a plot device character that got rescued-ish, introduced, seemed like a main story character, then just kinda never did anything I guess.
The adventure parts were fun and there was some that I really liked in the later half of the book, but they were short and I feel like the early half was missing any kind of “adventures with the two main characters” kind of fun. That buddy adventure stuff was what drew me into the first book and pulled me through the rough parts of the fourth book, but it’s just not there anymore.
Overall, it feels like one big meeting with a few snack breaks and back to the meetings we go.
I still like the first book, but I think this is where I’ll end the series for me. Good luck with the other books. I hope they are awesome
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- Quinton James
- 2021-04-23
A long time coming only to be disappointed
I waited a long time for this audiobook only to be disappointed. The story meandered through every element going nowhere. The book was over 26-hours long and only perhaps one hour involved the realm the book was named for.
Hour after hour of unprogressive story telling that could have been condensed down to fit a book the size of a Harlequin novel.
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- Lola
- 2021-04-23
Not up to the standards I learned to expect
Where to begin
When ever there has been a delay of over 6 months I relisten to all the prior books so I can remember what was going on
I was sort of disappointed in the book due to the inconsistent story. I do not know who is responsible for making sure that the characters are consistent through out the books but they missed a few problems.
That snippet about Quinn and Jalila at the Formation arena where they watched seems to be unnecessary as it does not seem to be enough to forward the plot for a conflict. If indeed a conflict will occur the passage was so short that its going to be necessary to explain the conflict in the next book.
the bad Alva people - captured, tried and executed- Ok now what? I can not see where that will go.
5th realm less then 2 days shopping, a couple of auctions and fried chicken in the park then a run back to alva dungeon - is that really enough to title the book the 5th realm?
The relationship between tansu and jalila - no where in the prior books did it mention that jalila's mother was by herself and had to be nice to men to support the family. In the second realm books tansu and jalila's were sisters and their parents used Tansu smithing for money and wasted it ran up debts so she disowned them and their brother was a not a nice person. My husband insist that they are saying that they had different mothers and fathers in this book. I am not sure I agree with that but the relationship description is somewhat murky
I will buy the next book hoping it will be back to the prior standard and that someone who read/listened to the prior books does a consistency check before publishing
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- Leonardo
- 2021-04-21
To much going on
way to much of the side story, less than an hour spent in the actual 5th realm overall a confusing and convoluted plot
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- Shadow2780
- 2021-04-17
Great story
As always Michael Chatfield does not fail to amaze. I can’t wait for the next in the series.
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