Children of Amarid, David B. Coe
Children of Amarid, David B. Coe
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Children of Amarid

Author: David B. Coe

Narrator: Pete Cross

Unabridged: 21 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/04/2019

Synopsis

For a millennium, the Children of Amarid have served the people of Tobyn-Ser. Drawing upon the Mage-Craft, which flows from the psychic bond they forge with their avian familiars, the Mages of the Order have fulfilled their oaths by healing the injured and ill, repelling invasions by the land's enemies, and caring for the people in times of crisis. They are governed by laws handed down by Amarid, the first of their kind, who committed the Mage-Craft to the people's protection. Only once in a thousand years has a mage defied those laws. Theron, a contemporary of Amarid, sought to use his powers to gain wealth and glory. For that, he was punished, although not before he brought down a terrible curse on his fellow mages and all who would come after them. Recently, dark rumors have spread across Tobyn-Ser. Children of Amarid have been seen destroying crops, vandalizing homes, massacring men, women, and children. Have the mages forsaken their oaths? Has Theron returned from beyond death to take his vengeance? Or does Tobyn-Ser face a new threat, one it is ill-prepared and ill-equipped to face? With the land in turmoil and faith in the Mage-Craft badly shaken, it falls to Jaryd, a young mage with extraordinary potential but little knowledge of the power he wields, to find and destroy Tobyn-Ser's enemies before they destroy all he holds dear. Children of Amarid is the first volume of the LonTobyn Chronicle, David B. Coe's Crawford Award-winning debut series.

About David B. Coe

David B. Coe is the award-winning author of nineteen novels and more than a dozen short stories. He received his undergraduate degree from Brown University and his master's and Ph.D. in United States history from Stanford University. Co-founder of and regular contributor to the Magical Words group blog, he currently resides with his wife and two daughters in a small college town on the Cumberland Plateau.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Phil

The CoA is Coe's first novel and it shows-- both promise and freshman type errors. CoA is set in Tobyn-Ser-- a continent surrounded by two hostile neighbors-- Lon-Ser and Abboris. While lacking a formalized government, Tobyn-Ser has been protected from invasion and other ills by the 'Children of Ama......more

Goodreads review by Joshua

This is the first book by David B. Coe that I've read (and it's his debut novel). I'm not sure why I never got around to buying this at first, since I distinctly remember seeing it on the shelf and being interested, but it took a long time before I actually purchased it. I should have started it soo......more

Goodreads review by Sam

Edited 10/06/2014 5:16pm After reading and rereading this book a few times, I have come to the conclusion that this book was very well done, at least in terms of construction and plot lines. There are several things in the book that I have noticed that struck me as odd or as incomplete, so if you sha......more

Goodreads review by Benjamin

The people of Tobyn-Ser have a long history of trusting and relying upon the benevolent actions of an order of mages known as the Children of Amarid. But now, this trust is rapidly eroding as crops are destroyed, villages are burned, and innocent people are being killed, seemingly at the hands of th......more

Goodreads review by Nicole

Cool magic and an interesting world, but the pacing was too slow for my taste, with lots of travelling and description. At the beginning it felt like Jaryd would be our central character, but by the end it felt like Baden had taken over a bit. The author's first novel.......more

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