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The Druid (The Dawning of Muirwood Book 1)

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They were wretcheds too, of an age with one another, and they’d all been raised together at the abbey. From world building to creating magic systems to raising the stakes in fiction, you can grow your knowledge by learning from experts in the business. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. So, I've done a lot of complaining so far, but the truth is until the end I was really enjoying this book and the writing.

This book is actually a prequel as it takes place before the Abbey is built so it’s a great place to begin. It’s so exciting to see some of these places that I’ve seen previously, but this time, to see how they started.Mortified, Eilean followed along, and they reached the four young men—Aisic, Bryant, Ely, and Llewellyn. July 11, 2022: Fairly standard epic fantasy world building but some fun and unexpected twists and turns. Is Supernatural (and other works which present Christian mythology as myth, including my own) religious fiction? Muirwood is known for its famous apple orchard and as a premier location for the wealthy to send their youth to learn the secrets of reading and engraving. The face carved into the stone bore the appearance of an elegant woman—the kind of lady she wished she could serve.

In the end, though what is really going to keep me reading this prequel series is that Hoel and Eilean are going to crash into each other at some point and I am really interested in seeing how this plays out. But when Eileen is assigned to the Archmaston's new Abbey and is given a special assignment, she may learn she holds more power than anyone ever expected.Booklist Praise for Jeff Wheeler "Wheeler once again blends exciting confrontations with depth of characterization and superb world building. The door opened, and another cloaked warrior stood blocking the way, hand on the hilt of his gladius. Her time as a wretched is almost up unless she decides to continue serving the kindhearted 𝗔𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻 𝗚𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗹 after her 18 years of servitude. Wheeler (The Poisoner’s Enemy) opens the Harbinger series by laying a solid foundation of imaginative steampunk fantasy worldbuilding, rife with the influences of well-known young adult literature.

If you have read the Muirwood books Wheeler wastes no time on explanations so the story moves forward quickly.

If she surmised correctly, the High Seer had come to assign Aldermaston Gilifil to build a new abbey in the newly conquered kingdom of Moros. There, the Aldermaston himself entrusts her with a special job: she’ll serve the imprisoned druid, Mordaunt, who’s held captive in Moros’s castle, with the goal of befriending him and getting him to reveal the location of an ancient tome. She folded the cloth over the bread again and strode past him, giving him a narrow-eyed glare as she passed, and then yanked on the door handle. During the class, Terry offered unflinching criticism of each sample, and my confidence began to waver.

He’s also the founder of Deep Magic, which I actually submitted to a few times when I had something which fit their values. He had ambition—a feeling Eilean recognized in herself, although she didn’t like to speak of it for fear of being laughed at. Wheelers word-building is just right and he totally lives up to his name as one of the greats as a Fantasy author.Neither gave up or neglected each other in pursuit of crushes, as one might see in some fantasy books with a seventeen year old protagonist. They become pawns in an ancient ritual designed to bring about a Mayan apocalypse in this riveting thriller. Especially when reading the Author's Notes says "Now you know how Eilean's (probably spelled that wrong) story begins!

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