The Circle of Sorcerers: A Mages of Bloodmyr Novel: Book #1 [Kindle Edition]

Brian Kittrell (Author), Lynn O'Dell (Editor)

Book Description

Product description for: The Circle of Sorcerers Kindle edition, 81,000 words.

When Laedron Telpist's sorcery training is interrupted by a knock on the door, what once seemed a proper profession must now be hidden. In a world where priests and mages vie for the limitless power of the elements and a new Grand Vicar has sworn death to all sorcerers, Laedron is tossed into a nightmare which would see his destruction at every turn.

From the home shores in western Sorbia, through the Cael'Brilland heartlands, and even across the seas to the great city of Azura, Laedron finds himself embracing old friends, consorting with unlikely allies, and confronting potent enemies. As he struggles to train himself in spellcraft, Laedron must face that he lives in a time when the utterance of a simple spell could be the signature on his death warrant.

The Consuls of the Vicariate, Book #2 of the Mages of Bloodmyr Series, is now available.The Immortals of Myrdwyer, Book #3 of the Mages of Bloodmyr Series, is now available.
This series is complete.

Editorial Reviews

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Top 10 in Hot New Releases for Epic Fantasy
--Amazon, November, 2011

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--Audible, January, 2012, Audiobook edition

About the Author

Last updated 11/14/2011.

Brian Kittrell is a speculative fiction writer who enjoys telling stories of people and places faraway. His adventures in publishing books began in November, 2009, with the release of the first Survivor Chronicles book. He decided in October, 2011, to remove the books from sale and instead release them as free editions from his website.

He is a communications officer with his local police department, having begun his career in law enforcement in 2006 as a detention officer. He intends to continue writing and publishing while serving his community in the capacity of an E911 police and fire dispatcher.

He was married to his wife Elizabeth in 2009, and they have a daughter together, Alice, whom Brian refers to as his "first born and most prized accomplishment".

His current series, Mages of Bloodmyr, debuted on October 26th, 2011, in the form of the first book, The Circle of Sorcerers.

Publications include: The Dying Times (2010, Late Nite), The War of the Dead (2011, Late Nite), Prisoner and Survivor (2011, Late Nite), and The Circle of Sorcerers: A Mages of Bloodmyr Novel: Book #1 (2011, Late Nite).

Product Details

• File Size: 601 KB
• Print Length: 292 pages
• Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0982949545
• Simultaneous Device Usage: Unlimited
• Publisher: Late Nite Books (October 22, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005YIR9E8
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• X-Ray: Enabled
• Lending: Enabled

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

27 of 29 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Galloping action / fantasy January 18, 2012

By DoskoiPanda

Format:Kindle Edition

In Kittrell's Circle of Sorcerers: A Mages of Bloodmyr novel, Laedron, a young man with a talent for magic leaves his village to study magic with his mother's former teacher, setting aside his own desires to learn from the seemingly grander mages from a large academy. He leaves home earlier than planned, due to a message arriving from his new teacher requesting him urgently, as she suspected there may be trouble. The journey to his new home is uneventful, and he begins learning rapidly, to his teacher's suprise. A summons arrives requesting that they attend a meeting of all the Circle mages, and dramatic events proceed to unfold rapidly.

Definitely keeps you reading, quick paced (though a little too quick at times - but then I prefer more detail and description), not a giant main cast like Martin or Tolkein - more in keeping with the feel of the smaller main cast of Eragon or possibly the first Dragonlance series (though this book focuses on Laedron much more than a group.) The author created a very interesting world - I am particularly interested in learning more about the history of the realms and mages - which is just different enough to set it aside, but not so far-fetched as to alienate the reader.

On the downside, there were a few things I felt could be improved. Character development - some decisions/actions made by the characters were just not in keeping with anything they had displayed before (and suddenly, a leadership trait appears!), while other characters were so little developed they felt like they were destined to be doomed*. Expanding the earlier part of the novel would probably help a bit with this, and make the story flow better in places. Too often the reader is told things rather than shown them, and there is also no sense of level; we're told x is amazing, but lack anything to understand why it's amazing. For example, spells and the casting of spells - I had no feel for what a novice would or wouldn't know, so it was difficult to judge some of the sequences. I was also left wondering why the author titled this "Circle of Sorcerers", as I can't say that I really learnt much about them. (Bloodmyr was also only mentioned once, and casually at that. But this is more a pet peeve than an issue with the book itself.)

4 stars
Review copy supplied by the author as part of LibraryThing's Member Giveaway Program.
*Like red shirts.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book! May 3, 2012

By Adam Castaneda

Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase

I stumbled across this book by chance, and now I am glad that I did. I truly enjoyed the story and like the main character in the book. As soon as I am able to, I will be purchasing the second book, because I can't wait to see what happens next.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful World February 1, 2012

By pat1360

Format:Kindle Edition

I was pleasantly surprised by The Circle of Sorcerers. When I started reading it, I thought it would be another Harry Potter-type, with a student mage learning his craft. That part of the story was extremely short, however, as Laedron's story quickly changed to an active adventure. I enjoyed the travels (though a map would be helpful) and supporting characters (more development of them would be nice). The conflict between church and mages is a good story framework, and I'm hoping future volumes will expand on the history of the lands involved. And the book ended rather abruptly, so I was glad to see the sequel is available. I'm looking forward to reading it and seeing Brian Kittrell's writing develop.
I received a complimentary copy of this book in order to review it.

More About the Author

Brian Kittrell is a speculative fiction writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He has sold over 30,000 copies of his books worldwide as of April, 2013.

He is a communications officer with his local police department, having begun his career in law enforcement in 2006 as a detention officer. He intends to continue writing and publishing while serving his community in the capacity of an E911 police and fire dispatcher.

He was married to his wife Elizabeth in 2009, and they have two children.

Publications include: The Circle of Sorcerers: A Mages of Bloodmyr Novel: Book #1 (2011, Late Nite), and The Consuls of the Vicariate (2012, Late Nite), The Immortals of Myrdwyer (2012, Late Nite), The Mages of Bloodmyr Omnibus (2012, Late Nite), The Dying Times second edition (2012, Late Nite), The War of the Dead second edition (2013, Late Nite), Prisoner and Survivor second edition (2013, Late Nite), A World Forsaken (2013, Late Nite), The Survivor Chronicles Omnibus (2013, Late Nite), and Cure (2013, Late Nite).

This information was last updated 04/09/2013.