The Awakened Mage

The Awakened Mage
Kingmaker, Kingbreaker #2
Karen Miller
Fantasy
4 Stars
712 pages, paperbook

the finish to this duology.

Morg takes over the next in line to be king and becomes king. Has Asher executed and the Prince exiled. Asher is spirited away and comes back to finish off Morg.

While this book was longer, it seemed shorter, a lot shorter. While Innocent seemed to be about Asher’s journey from fisherman to Olken noble, Awakened seemed a rush to finish the story.

The Innocent Mage

The Innocent Mage
Kingmaker, Kingbreaker #1
Karen Miller
Fantasy
4 Stars
642 pages, paperbook

there are 2 races in a land cutoff from the rest off the world, for its own protection. A fisherman from the lower caste race becomes the trusted advisor to the Prince, a higher caste race. Their adventures that draw them together and tear them apart. The King keeps the wall of protection up, but its cost is in his blood. This book ends with the king dying and the evil ruler from the outside world taking over the royal magician and turning the prince against his advisor.

I really enjoyed this. The writing just drew me in. The dialogue was clever without being shallow, the problems were big without being pretentious and the characters were very real. I look forward to reading more by Miller.