The Legacy of Ogma [Paperback]

Ethan Rappaport (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 18, 2006

The Legacy of Ogma is a fantasy adventure about a group of travelers hoping to uncover the secret behind a quintet of glowing crystal spheres. Halia, a talented young woman forced into a life of thievery, Ahriman, a powerful sorcerer, and Xarun, a brutish warrior, journey across the land and through magical worlds to unravel the mystery behind the enigmatic spheres.

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About the Author

E. A. Rappaport graduated from MIT and is a professional software engineer for a global financial services consulting firm in New York City. Rappaport was a founder of StatCard Entertainment, which united two favorite kids’ activities: playing video games and collecting. Rappaport is a lifelong resident of Orange, Connecticut.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: BookSurge Publishing (May 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419632957
• ISBN-13: 978-1419632952
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,806,400 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Quest for the Spheres, February 9, 2008

By 

Lonnie E. Holder "The Review's the Thing" (Columbus, Indiana, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Legacy of Ogma (The Weapons Trilogy, Book 1) (Paperback)

Halia is a young thief. She is quite good at her profession. However, even thieves can be caught and Halia barely escaped with a meal from the village of Hillside. Just as luck can work against a thief, it can work for a thief, and Halia discovers a ruined castle protecting a mysterious crystal sphere. The sphere will lead Halia on a quest that could mean her life and the end of the world.

Halia must understand what she has. She is sure the crystal is valuable, but not how valuable. She seeks advice from jewelers, but they are unable to help her. Eventually, she finds Minaras, a powerful wizard with two apprentices, Oswynn and Thulin. Minaras realizes that Halia has a treasure, though it may be the wrong kind of treasure. Minaras takes Oswynn on a quest to learn more about the sphere and its importance.

Halia and Thulin take their own path to knowledge and soon encounter Arwold, a warrior, Ahriman, a powerful sorcerer, and Xarun, another warrior. Arwold and Ahriman have their own spheres, brothers to Halia's, along with another sphere they stole from the Arboreals. Everyone sets off to find the fifth sphere and then the mysterious treasure the spheres guard. Unfortunately, many of the people participating in the quest have their own, secret goals and those individuals will stop at nothing, including betraying or killing the other members of the quest, to get what they want.

E.A. Rappaport wrote a fascinating story about an assorted group of characters with various backgrounds and motivations. Rappaport provides depth for each of his characters that permit his readers to understand the purpose and behavior of each character, which I believe is quite a feat for a book only 260 pages long. Though this fantasy novel is at heart a quest, which is common among fantasy novels, an array of issues complicate the quest, issues that are interesting and frequently unique. Readers who like role-playing games may find that this book is much like stepping into a game.

This book was edited well and I found the quality of editing to be impressive. One of the things I find distracting with self-published books is poor editing. I found a few minor grammatical errors in this book, but no more than those in a book by a best-selling author.

This book, which is labeled as Book One of The Weapons Trilogy, will likely appeal to readers of fantasies whom like quests with a mixture of fighting and puzzles. There are a few slower spots, but those places serve to explain backgrounds or strategize. I enjoyed this book enough to look forward to Book Two in The Weapons Trilogy.

Enjoy!

I based my review on a copy of the book that the author provided to me.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Beginning, March 26, 2008

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Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" (Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Legacy of Ogma (Paperback)

Halia, a beautiful young thief, finds a small crystal orb. This is the beginning of a grand adventure. While searching for the key to the sphere, she encounters Ahriman a sorcerer and Xarun a warrior, both of whom has his own sphere. The three set off on an adventure around the globe to find out the secrets of the orbs. This book has it all - wizards, thieves, warriors, battles between good and evil. It contains travel, or we should say journey or quest, and the great unknown.

This book has it all for a fantasy fan! There is epic scenery across the continent and under the sea. Add to that adventure, weapons, magic and battles. A reader could not ask for more in a book from this genre than we have in this volume.

Rappaport writes in a smooth and pleasing style. The reader gets drawn into the story and the world is so well-crafted it becomes believable. While reading this book you are transported into a world in your imagination and it is as if you are there participating in the events. Rappaport creates believable characters that stay true to themselves. Some new authors have characters who become wishy-washy or who seem to change personality part way through a book, sometimes even a number of times. Rappaport has not fallen into that error. He obviously spent a lot of time planning the characters and the plot to create this novel. He also does a great job at describing stunning scenery and believable fight scenes. His battles are neither too gory nor too glossed over. He writes with the balanced approach of a pro. The dialogue is great - neither stunted nor verbose. Rappaport has written an excellent book.

This book is the first in a series by E.A. Rappaport, and if the other two books in the weapons trilogy are as good as this one, fantasy fans are in for a treat, not only in this series but in future writings from Rappaport. If you are a fantasy fun give this new author a try.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Beginning, March 26, 2008

By 

Steven R. McEvoy "MCWPP" (Canada) - See all my reviews
(TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The Legacy of Ogma (The Weapons Trilogy, Book 1) (Paperback)

Halia, a beautiful young thief, finds a small crystal orb. This is the beginning of a grand adventure. While searching for the key to the sphere, she encounters Ahriman a sorcerer and Xarun a warrior, both of whom has his own sphere. The three set off on an adventure around the globe to find out the secrets of the orbs. This book has it all - wizards, thieves, warriors, battles between good and evil. It contains travel, or we should say journey or quest, and the great unknown.

This book has it all for a fantasy fan! There is epic scenery across the continent and under the sea. Add to that adventure, weapons, magic and battles. A reader could not ask for more in a book from this genre than we have in this volume.

Rappaport writes in a smooth and pleasing style. The reader gets drawn into the story and the world is so well-crafted it becomes believable. While reading this book you are transported into a world in your imagination and it is as if you are there participating in the events. Rappaport creates believable characters that stay true to themselves. Some new authors have characters who become wishy-washy or who seem to change personality part way through a book, sometimes even a number of times. Rappaport has not fallen into that error. He obviously spent a lot of time planning the characters and the plot to create this novel. He also does a great job at describing stunning scenery and believable fight scenes. His battles are neither too gory nor too glossed over. He writes with the balanced approach of a pro. The dialogue is great - neither stunted nor verbose. Rappaport has written an excellent book.

This book is the first in a series by E.A. Rappaport, and if the other two books in the weapons trilogy are as good as this one, fantasy fans are in for a treat, not only in this series but in future writings from Rappaport. If you are a fantasy fun give this new author a try.