Lucas Trent: Guardian in Magic [Paperback]

Richard Blunt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 21, 2011

"Guardian in Magic" is a fantasy novel located in a world very similar to the one we live in. It is telling the story of 16 year old Lucas Trent, an IT student living in Luton, England. His fascination for the supernatural leads him to take a glimpse at the world from an angle only few others look at. An angle that teaches him the true meaning of friendship, loyalty and trust in ways he had never experienced before. Journeying through a secret community, that is hidden in plain sight, he suddenly finds himself forced to living two lives at once, keeping his true identity even from his closest family. In a struggle to handle this situation he gets pulled deeper and deeper into a swamp of conspiracies and coincidences surrounding a young girl and the very truth about magic in the real world...

Product Details

• Paperback: 268 pages
• Publisher: AuthorHouse (January 21, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1456773119
• ISBN-13: 978-1456773113
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 0.6 x 6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,713,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

The author is publishing under a pen name to keep his personal life separated as good as possible from his writing life, avoiding raising too many questions from friends and relatives alike. Having been raised in the heart of Europe, in a country that does not speak English natively it is after all strange enough that he chose to write in that language in the first place.
So like his heroes Richard Blunt is nothing more than a shadow... A shadow that whispers a story for everyone to hear...

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Felt the plot was rushed! October 5, 2011

By Jennifer Chatham

Format:Paperback

Lucas Trent: Guardian In Magic is a YA paranormal fiction.

Lucas Trent has always been attracted to magic. He has read every book and followed every source that he is able. On the day he finds the group of Pagan's who meet every Friday at the TimeStop Cafe, Lucas' life is about to change.

Lucas meets a group of people who become a part of his "circle". They are loners and misfits just like Lucas and the six teenagers work together to develop and understand their own "gifts" and abilities.

Lucas has always felt like a protector and the group decides that his name will be Guardian and his speciality is defense magic. Lucas is able to put up barriers that acts like a wall of force, stopping everything in its tracks before it can harm anyone.

Darien Stance is known as The Professor. He is smart and analytical and begins this journey on behalf of science. Darien is able to see the patterns of energies around him. A feeling not unlike seeing through infra-vision glasses but weirder.

Stephanie or Airmid is a healer. Her dream is to heal those who may need it and works to strengthen her craft and perhaps one day, she will be able to bring back the dead.

Marcus Gracer who has been named Cougar, is a sports jock. He is able to move swift and fast and is usually in places quicker than anyone in the group.

Jasmin Kramer who introduces herself as Psycho is an empath. She is able to manipulate those around her and although she has been doing it all her life without knowing, she'd like to be able to control her gift in order to better help others.

Cedric Mason loves the wind and is rightly named, Whirlwind. He comes from blue blood stock which he loathes and remains aloof. He is able to manipulate the wind and have it work for his benefit.

Angel is the groups "guide". She is older than the rest of them and is the person who hosts the Pagan meetings in which they all met. She wisely steers them to their destinies without offering too much information. She encourages the group to find their own way on their own terms and whenever she was needed, she would be there.

Wolfman is a necromancer and has a group of his own. He works to bring anarchy to the world with satanic rituals and branding. He is being guided by Plague and its a duel between good and evil as all the people fall into their roles and guidance.

When the two groups meet, everyone must believe in themselves and their powers in order to defeat each other. Who is Plague, Angel and Archangel? Why do they only appear when most needed? Why are they directing their groups to learn and exceed?? And which group will be the victor??

I thought this was a great read. I loved how the characters learned about each of their abilities and read as they struggled to learn and experience each lesson. I thought Lucas was a great leader who offered wise words to his friends. I thought each of the characters was believable in their thoughts and actions.

I loved reading about the magic and the wisdom it entails. I enjoyed reading about how one is to believe in themselves and that magic is all around us. The message about everything being connected was a great one to share with readers.

I wasn't impressed with the lack of back story on the characters. We really only see the book from the point of view of Lucas and I would've loved to have seen more about the other characters, other than a few reference remarks here and there. I would've liked to have learned more about Angel and Archangel as well as Plague; who, by the way, wasn't even introduced to near the end of the story. I think giving a point of view from Wolfman would have been beneficial also.

I thought the descriptive passages were great but there were issues with time. It's not explained very well in a few instances and you have to stop your flow in reading to backtrack a few times.

I would give this a four out of five stars, for the reasons listed above. I also thought that the books cover doesn't do the book any justice, it just doesn't make much of a statement. This was a quick read, you won't really want to put the book down as you watch the group learn their magical ways.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars A different take on magic and what it really means to be friends! September 20, 2011

By Pirate2240

Format:Paperback

Lucas Trent has always felt like an outcast. Being super smart and having a knack for school just seems to make him unpopular until people need something from him, like help with a last minute test. Only then do people seem to talk to him. So when he finds an interest in magic, he isn't about to share that with anyone. Until he finds a chat group that is meeting near him who are interested in magic.

Arriving at a local chat room called the TimeStop, Lucas finds himself sitting at a table with other kids his age, most importantly one called The Professor, whom everyone at his high school admires and desperately wants to be friends with. Lucas and Darien immediately become friends as they share the common interest in being treated as outcasts at school. Soon they join others, Stephanie, Marcus, Cedric, and Jacqueline, who agree that they all share similar stories and agree to meet to discuss the possibilities of studying magic together in a Circle.

Meeting after school in a shack outside of town, the group begin to learn more about each other as they study magic together. They aren't able to perform spells like they want but the magic that each of them possesses will be found by who they want to become. When the group encounters a local daughter of a businessman on the verge of bankruptcy, they learn that something sinister is lurking in their town and they seek out a way to bring about justice and fight evil with good!

I received the novel, Lucas Trent, Guardian in Magic by Richard Blunt, compliments of Pump Up Your Book Tours and Richard Blunt for my honest review. At first I wasn't sure quite what to expect with young teens attempting to study magic spells and incantations, and then coming face to face with the darker side, but the more further into the book I got, I saw that these young teens were using their unique "gifts" to pursue righteousness, friendship and loyalty in helping other less fortunate. I would rate this book at 4.5 out of 5 stars and see the connection between this and Harry Potter, where you have a good versus evil story line and the desire to see justice win in the end.

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Begining For A New YA Series September 8, 2011

By W. Bentrim VINE™ VOICE

Format:Paperback

Guardians in magic by Richard Blunt

This is obviously a first book in the series for young adults. Lucas Trent is a young man with a circle of friends. He and those friends discover they have magical abilities and with those abilities, serious responsibilities.

I like the character development that was done on the book. You get a good feel for who the people are and what their wants and desires are. The exhibit a lot naivety but that is certainly age-appropriate. The mysterious Angel gives an aura of illusion. The plot is not earthshaking but it does establish a good foundation for future stories.

Lucas is likable as the main protagonist and he exhibits what I would consider normal teenage behavior. Equally the team's willingness to tackle tasks that perhaps they shouldn't also is indicative of what I would consider normal teenage behavior. Overall while the book is not stellar is definitely worth reading and I do recommend. I also look forward to the sequel.