The Academy cover art

The Academy

Lost Tales of Power, Book 2

 Preview

Get 30 days of Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30-day free trial. Cancel monthly.
Try for £0.00
More purchase options
Buy Now for £14.99

Buy Now for £14.99

About this listen

The Empire had fallen, and the Imperial Navy was disbanded leaving James with nothing but his nightmares to remind him of the role he once played in The Great War. James must now face his new life in a new era where science and technology must share the stage with sorcery and wizardry, and a new ever-present shadow of evil lurks over the remnants of the once great Empire. A new generation of warriors will be needed to fight this battle. James is determined to be part of that new generation and maybe find freedom from the nightmares that control his life.

©2010 Vincent Trigili (P)2014 Vincent Trigili Fiction Military Science Fiction Space Opera Magic
All stars
Most relevant
I thought the first book in thsi series, The Enemy of an Enemy, had a lot of promise despite the fact that it was a very simple story with little depth, and I hoped that the sequel would be an improvement. Unfortunately this wasn't the case, and all the issues with the first seem to be magnified here. The story has focus, but even less depth, with the characters finding themselves in situation with no real threat, and always able to get out of them with barely an inconvenience. It's also frustrating that given the time spent getting things set up in the first book everything is almost pushed to one side so the timeline can move forward and this story be told. It also starts to wander ever closer to Star Wars, with similarities too great to really ignore. I'd like to say I'll try and get to the third in the hopes that it gets better, but I doubt that will be the case.

A disappointing sequel

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.