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The Forever King

The Scalussen Chronicles, Book 1

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A brutal war against a vast empire. An immortal mage. Soul-drinking daemons. A trickster god with chaos in mind. And a girl with the future of the world in her hands. The Forever King is the start of an epic, blood-soaked fantasy saga.

In Emaneska, to consort with magick is to court death. Banned by the Arka Empire, magick's purging has finally brought peace to war-torn Emaneska.

Like any dutiful citizen, Mithrid Fenn wants nothing to do with magick. But when an illegal spellbook washes up on a beach after a battle between giant, unknown ships, Mithrid Fenn is thrust into a war she never knew existed. Her family slaughtered, Mithrid finds herself hunted by daemons and the emperor's assassins. She is dragged inexorably north to Scalussen, where mages, dragons, beast-people, and witches doggedly wage a war for freedom against the tyrannical empire. But Mithrid only cares for revenge and nothing nobler. If killing the emperor means helping the Outlaw King, then so be it. Even if it means drowning the world in fire.

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perfect narration and decent fantasy story, however with some strange lines and connections that were somewhat irritating

Narration saved the story

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I thought the story took quite a while to kick off but I enjoyed it. onto the next!

Great

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This was the first book I have read that's set in Emaneska and overall I really enjoyed it. It has a simple, linear plot with interesting characters. My only gripe with the book was that I had a hard time visualising it in my head and I usually have no issues with that.

The narrator wasn't the best and I had to speed it up in order to make it sound like normal speed.

I will definitely continue with the series because I'm intrigued by the world and characters and I'm really curious to see where the plot is going.

A solid book

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So far I'm enjoying the plot but the change of narrator is really throwing me. Charecters from previous books now have totally different accents and ways of speaking. Takes me out of the story now and then until I get used to it. If you haven't read the previous books though you won't have any issues with performance.

Change of narrator

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Loved both the Emaneska series and this when I read them. Love having them read to me also. New narrator for the Scalussen Chronicles and I’m not a fan of his rendering of the characters.

Great Story

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