Eastridge Academy: School For Adventurers [Paperback]

Jennifer Young (Author), Kara Loo (Author), KM Ricker (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 18, 2008

Eastridge Academy is where the realm’s finest train to become adventurers. The resourceful become Mages, learning combat casting and rune magic. The cunning and sneaky become Thieves, learning pick-pocketing and stealth. The studious and compassionate can be found in the Cleric major, and the strongest and bravest students attempt to earn a place in the brutal Warrior major. Being a first-year student at Eastridge is particularly difficult. As a new student, Princess Averi has dangerous combat classes to pass, the nobility to please, and on top of all that, her roommate is the menacing Wisteria Ling, the best combat caster of all the first-year students. Luckily, the two soon befriend Rai Ravin, a Thief major who might just be charming enough to talk his way out of anything. Along with Fell, a farm-boy attempting the Warrior major, these four will learn how to fight, how to use magic, and how to survive being an adventurer...

Product Details

• Paperback: 432 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (December 18, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1439218064
• ISBN-13: 978-1439218068
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,793,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great fun, December 24, 2008

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"Eastridge Academy: School For Adventurers" is not the most in depth book I've ever read. It doesn't plumb the depths of the human soul. It doesn't have characters unlike any you have read before. But it doesn't try to do any of these things, and that's just fine.

This book is a lot of fun as it takes you on romps through what is effectively a high school for fantasy heroes. Where did that dragon slayer learn how to sling his sword? Where did that all-powerful wizard learn how to cast his first fireball? More likely than not it was at Eastridge Academy. But this is still high school, complete with cool kids, jocks, and school dances.

To warn you, this book does use alot of stereotypes. However, it uses them how I think they should be used, as a baseline as opposed to the entirety of a character. So unless you think that there is something inherently wrong with using stereotypes at all (they are there for a reason) I seriously doubt that you'll mind.

In conclusion, if you're looking for heavy reading, look someplace else. But if you're looking for a mostly light-hearted quick-paced adventure, this is your bag baby.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like nothing literature has witnessed since Lewis, Or Tolkien, February 6, 2009

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I found this book to be one of the most engaging and interesting stories I've ever read. True, it is a light read, but even so, its highly capable of competing with some of the most well established works out there. A fantastic story of the beginning for young adventurers, letting you know, their story wasn't always chocolates and roses.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pretty darn good, January 18, 2009

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Drucilla Shultz - See all my reviews
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I stumbled across this and it turns out to be a pretty good read. There wasn't enough character development for me but between introducing the characters, coming up with a good plot, and not making it epically long to include all this stuff I think they did a pretty good job. Especially the climax very invigorating. Can't wait for part 2!

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The above is what I wrote when I previously reviewed this book. After ordering the book and re-reading it again this summer I decided to update this review. First off, this book isn't just a pretty darn good read. It's a pretty darn great read. It's extremely funny and well written. Because I had already read it, I knew what was coming and could focus more on the beginning part where I previously said there was no plot. They have, very cleverly I might add, inserted things that become important later in the story like the great J. K. Rowling did. Don't expect them to be mind-blowing but they are pretty cool. To close this review out, the only part I was annoyed at was the fact that the chapters are so long. I was reading it to my sister and I usually stop after every chapter but it was hard to with this book. Other than that it was great.