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Blades Of Magic (Crown Service Book 1) by [Terah Edun]

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It is not a peaceful time in the Algardis Empire. War is raging between the mages and seventeen-year-old Sara Fairchild will be right in the middle of it.

She just doesn't know it yet.

Sara is the daughter of a disgraced imperial commander, executed for desertion.Sara is also the best duelist and hand-to-hand combatant in Sandrin. She lives quietly with her family's shame but when challenged about her family's honor, her opponent inevitably loses.

On the night she finds out her father's true last actions, she takes the Mercenary Guilds' vows to serve in the emperor's army. Using her quick wits and fierce fighting skills, she earns a spot in the first division.

There she discovers secrets the mages on both sides would prefer stay hidden. Dark enemies hunt her and soon it's not just Sara questioning the motivation behind this war.

While fighting mages, blackmailing merchants and discovering new friends, Sara comes across something she's never had before - passion. The question is - can she fight for her empress against a mage who might unwittingly claim her heart?

This is year one of the Initiate Wars. Sara is hoping it doesn't become the year she dies.

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March 29, 2014
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"Terah Edun is one of the best authors I have read, she entrances you with her story lines..." - Amazon Review

"Unique and imaginative magic systems, and strong female characters (evocative) of Brandon Sanderson." - TDIR Blog

"Full of adventure....that sets up a different cadence (from Courtlight) with its own unique signature in fantasy." - Amazon Review

"Great first book and it definitely left me eager for more..." - Pretty In Pink Reviews

"A mesmerizing novel (in) a series that holds a touch of Tamora Pierce's writings with a waft of early Mercedes Lackey..." - Eyes 2C Reviews

"Entertaining and gripping..." - Goodreads Review

"The combination of action and mystery, plus magic and drama kept me hooked." - Stacey Brutger Reviews

"A great heroine that is both strong and likeable." - Amazon Review

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Blades Of Magic (Crown Service #1)
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Blades Of Destiny (Crown Service #4) - amazon.com/dp/B07BZ73Y6HBlades Of Fortitude (Crown Service #5) - amazon.com/dp/B0859NXFZM
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JCZQVF2
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 29, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2067 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
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Book 1 - Sworn To Raise

Book 2 - Sworn To Transfer

Book 3 - Sworn To Conflict

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Book 5 - Sworn To Defiance

Book 6 - Sworn To Ascension

Book 7 - Sworn To Vengeance

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Book 1 - Blades Of Magic

Book 2 - Blades Of Illusion

Book 3 - Blades Of Sorcery

Book 4 - Blades Of Destiny

Book 5 - Blades Of Fortitude*

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Book 1 - Mages By Chance

Book 2 - Mages By Fortune

Book 3 - Mages By Assembly

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Book 6 - Mages By Ruin*

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Pure agony

Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2018

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I made it to 35% before stopping. I wasn't really sure where the book was going; I had re-read the synopsis to figure out where the plot is supposed to be going. The pace is VERY slow. Character development at 35% leaves much to be desired. Your heroine (Sara) is a Mary Sue personified.
She's the best duelist in town, defeats any baddie without a scratch on her, brilliant, jaded because of a sad backstory, witty, blah blah blah... all at the age of 17.

There are much better books out there.

34 people found this helpful

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mapelcandy

Just don't bother

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2018

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I'm genuinely confused about why people rate this book highly. I could not even finish it (and I LOVE books) because I was baffled by what was happening. Character motivations were unclear, conversations would occur that I thought were perfectly reasonable but were apparently "arguments," and the plot was predictable. Go elsewhere for your girl power fantasy needs. One more small nitpick: The cover shows a girl who looks extremely underfed... why? I'm not buying that body as a warrior.

26 people found this helpful

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Amazon Customer

Yet another tease

Reviewed in the United States on February 14, 2018

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Book is a little slow to get going but overall to ok. Probably should be 3 stars but since its not actually a complete book but ends in a cliffhanger I dropped it a star. Didn’t build enough interest in me to warrant continuing the series for me but yrmv.

24 people found this helpful

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theqissilent

Danger Is My Middle Name. Also My Horse’s Name.

Reviewed in the United States on December 27, 2018

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Enjoyable fantasy actioner about a battle mage with deadly sword/knife skills whose father fell from grace as a traitor. Why he was deemed a traitor serves as one of the major driving points of the narrative. Needless to say, not everything is as it seems, but it would be a bit dull if it was, now wouldn't it?

The protagonist, Sara Fairchild, is a fun one, deadly with a blade and possessing “battle magic” powers (more about sensory heightening than physical world effects), though clearer details on how that magic works would have been beneficial. It’s refreshing to have a female MC in a genre adventure not be forced awkwardly into a romance, too; something may develop in that regard in a later book, but not here. Such a hardened creature, even admitting someone is her friend was a bit like pulling teeth.

After a stylish and engaging opening chapter, the plot lingers on guarding a collector's magic valuables in a warehouse. Sara's character was a bit thinly developed during this extended passage, and despite some bursts of action, the doldrums threatened to set in while waiting for the plot to kick into gear. But the storytelling (and story in general) picks up around the halfway point as action plunges into a mercenary convoy and the battlefield. The cliffhanger was a bit abrupt for my taste; there isn't really a satisfying climax to a major story thread that leads into new mysteries and perils...it just sort of ends, (literal) door wide open.

Overall, a fairly quick, engaging read, and worthwhile if the genre suits your tastes.

7 people found this helpful

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Angela @ Angel's Guilty Pleasures

A light, easy read with a strong and tough heroine.

Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2018

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Blades of Magic is a young adult fantasy. I usually avoid young adult reads, but I picked this one up for free from Amazon and deiced to give it a go.

I was soon drawn into a world full of unexpected things, a variety of different magics, and a young character who has a backbone, a sense of honor, and strength. The writing was easy and fluid allowing me to get immersed in the story. The world is vast and we only get a taste. Their are hints of a complex political situation which created a civil war and more going on under the scene between different factions. It’s exciting, adventurous, and fast paced.

I try to avoid young adults aka teenagers; because their always seems to be a lot of drama with them. They come off selfish and immature. That was not the case here with Sara the daughter of a disgraced imperial commander. She is well developed, approachable, and likable. Her methods may not always be agreeable, but she was trained to think in a certain way. We see that the world is against her all because of what happened with her father and so she has learned to keep everyone except her mother at a distances, yet Ezekiel kinda sneaks under her defenses. I liked Ezekiel he balances Sara out. They make a nice team. It was nice to see Sara’s hard mask crack at times showing that she is a person after all and I admire her willpower.

I will say the book ends quickly and I wish their was more. The ending felt like ending in the middle of a story or chapter. That is my only issue with Blades of Magic. Other then that I throughly enjoyed the first installment in the Crown Service series and plan on continuing, just to find out what happens next.

Blades of Magic is a light, easy read with a young heroine who is tough and strong in a world that is almost entirely agains her.

Rated: 3.5 Stars

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HoMaster

Excellent Start

Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2020

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Our heroine, Sara, is a teenage girl that is gifted in battle magic. She has been trained as a warrior her entire life by the empire’s most famous gladiator and skilled general aka Dad. When her fairytale childhood turns into a cautionary tale, her sole focus in life is to uncover the secrets that destroyed her family.

The world building and magical capabilities are revealed as you go, making for convenient storytelling. Sara is incredibly knowledgeable and handy for one so young. Her sidekick, Ezekiel, is a mishmash of two or three stereotypes, almost at odds with one another.

I couldn’t really understand many of the character’s motivations and things get a bit overdramatic at times but I can let all of that stuff slide if I enjoy the story. I think it was the sense of adventure that hooked me cause I enjoyed this book very much.

Beware: The book just ends. There isn’t really a cliffhanger and there certainly isn’t any resolution. This is just the setup to start the series, which I don’t plan to continue. Even at the sale price it’s kinda expensive for such short books. There was a promise of getting the next book free for doing this review but I guess that offer has expired. Even if I did continue, the series hasn’t been finished and the last installment (book 4) was published over two years ago as of this review. It’s just not worth the literary investment to be left hanging, moving on.

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Louise Bilby

Good book but expensive series

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2019

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It's a good book, great plot line, good characters, kick ass heroine. It was a good read and I enjoyed it and never knew what was going to happen before it did.

The book does have some typos and you need to gloss over them to make the words work. But as I did enjoy it, I came to see how much the 2nd in the series was and was quite put off with the price, the 3rd & 4th books are even more expensive. It was good, but not that good. Shame as I did enjoy the book, but not enough to find out what happens.

6 people found this helpful

prp3108

DONT PASS ON THIS

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 12, 2019

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I've had several kindles over the past 6 or 7 years and the one series of books I automatically transfer from one device to the next are all of Terah Edun books. I have read all of them over and over again and am never board and each time a new book is released I read the whole series from the first up to and including the latest and always find something I have missed/forgotten which keeps me going back for more. If you want a really good book to read you need a really good author and Terah Edun most definitely is in that category. Thank you and keep on writing.

3 people found this helpful

Islander

Not a novel, just the first instalment of a shortish book.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 27, 2020

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There is something inherently dishonest about writing a fairly short novel, carving it up into three sections and claiming they form a trilogy of three novels.
Consider the Harry Potter series or Lord of the Rings. Each book is a substantial work that has the structure of a complete novel and can be read alone.
Then add in the pricing structure. First section free - that was interesting so second part at 0.99 seemed fair, but 3.99 for the last section? - you must be joking, it is not good enough to justify paying near enough 5.00 for what is, in total, a shortish novel.
The author is not alone in playing this con on their readers - but it does not endear them or create a loyal readership.

Pete

A slow read.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2022

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It's ok, but annoyingly slow to read.
Not a lot happens, but a lot of talking that doesn't really add to the story. Never seems to need sleep, nor shows that she is very tired.

There are also a lot of grammatical mistakes, did no-one proof read it?
The character comes across as quite rude to people she has only just met for no reason as well. You want a likeable character with better qualities really, at least I do.

Fantasy Reader

Blades of magic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 11, 2014

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Blades of Magic tells the story of Sara Fairchild, daughter of the once imperial commander (executed and shamed), a battle mage whose fighting style and competence is renowned. She and her mother ( a dancer) have fallen on bad times when they are thrown from their rich and privileged life to one of poverty following their disgraced father's desertion from the army. Along with their loss of riches, Sara has also lost the fighting role she had and all her friends. The story begins with her being set upon by 5 thieves, she kills four and still arrives home for tea.
To earn money she goes to the fishing port to gut fish for a living , but the fish shop owner sees her potential and asks her to take up a guard role, guarding his priceless magical artefacts. Cue Ezekiel, the curator, her new friend, and her search to uncover actually what happened to her father.
The story is an easy read, enjoyable, full of action and a number of plots. The characters are developed but growing. My only negative comment is that the book needs edited and it sometimes goes of track a bit.All in all I really enjoyed it and would recommend it - it was free after all.

4 people found this helpful

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