Mageborn

Name: Mageborn
Brand: Hachette Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Stephen Aryan
ISBN: 9781478923183

Author: Stephen Aryan

Series: Age of Dread #1

Narrator: Matt Addis

Unabridged: 12 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 11/14/2017

Categories: Fiction, Fantasy, Epic, Action & Adventure

Synopsis

Fear of magic may spark the next world war in the new fantasy series from Stephen Aryan, set in the same world as Battlemage.

Habreel believes eradicating magic is the only way to ensure lasting peace. He will do anything to achieve his goal, even if it means murdering every child born with magical ability.

As a series of mysterious deaths place the seat of magical learning under suspicion, two students and one lawbringer must do everything they can to combat Habreel and his followers, before magic disappears from the world for good.

About Stephen Aryan

Stephen Aryan was born in 1977 and was raised and educated in Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear. After graduating from Loughborough University he started working in marketing, and for some reason he hasn't stopped. A keen podcaster, lapsed gamer and wannabe forest ranger, when not extolling the virtues of Babylon 5, he can be found drinking real ale and reading comics. He lives in the West Midlands with his partner and two cats.

Reviews

Goodreads review by James on April 23, 2020

[review by James's assistant Elisabeth] Mageborn (2017) is the first book in Stephen Aryan’s second trilogy, The Age of Dread. Its story centres around Salem-esc magic testing performed by Seekers, and the anxieties and ‘accidents’ that are caused by them. Magic is feared to the degree that it is hat......more

Goodreads review by Lorraine on October 07, 2018

I really don't know what to say about this book. The story was great, the characters great but I could not get into it. I am going to try the second book and see if I can sink into it more. Perhaps it also would have been better to start with the trilogy before.......more

Goodreads review by Emma on February 06, 2021

Mageborn is the first book of a second trilogy set in the same high fantasy world. It takes places several years after the war in the original trilogy and is focused on the cultural hang ups left over from the events of that war. You don't need to have read the first trilogy to enjoy this book, howe......more

Goodreads review by Yuli Atta on June 26, 2018

Even tho it took me a long time to read this, I enjoyed it very much. the writing style is different and the story is very interesting. I will continue with the series.......more

Goodreads review by Lesa on January 14, 2019

3 🌟 Story become more interesting towards the end. Kids, villages of families being killed in order to setup the mages and turn people against them because some seekers believes no one no children should have the gift of magic and must die. Interesting, lots of characters and their roles in the story w......more

Quotes

"A vivid and rousing adventure with the kind of magic that punches you right in the face"—Jenn Williams on Battlemage

"This is epic fantasy for readers who appreciate extra helpings of carnage with their backstabbing."—Publishers Weekly on Battlemage

"Stephen Aryan puts the epic into Epic Fantasy. This is a ground-shaking debut, full of fiery promise"—Den Patrick, on Battlemage