Knights Magi cover blurb
This should tell you how close I'm getting. What do y'all think?
Opposites Attack!
When the Magelord Minalan the Spellmonger’s two apprentices, Tyndal and Rondal, were knighted after the battle of Timberwatch, they were dubbed Knights Magi: a new class of nobility for distinguished High Magi. Designed to combine the pursuit of arcane knowledge with the noble aspirations of chivalry, it elevated them above common warmage . . . in theory. The problem was they had no idea how to be a Knight Mage . . . because no one had ever been one before. And as a couple of half-trained rustic apprentices from the Mindens they did not feel up to the task or the high ideals of their title.
But Master Minalan the Spellmonger decided to cure that ignorance. He arranges for Tyndal and Rondal to be tutored and trained together in their new vocation, learning the arts of magic, the craft of warfare and the subtleties of chivalry from the finest masters in the kingdom.
If they didn’t kill each other, first.
The two young spellmonger’s apprentices from the Minden mountain domain of Boval Vale have much in common: both had their homes destroyed, they were both sent into exile by the goblin invasion, and they both serve the same master. Yet they could not be more different.
Rondal is quiet, bookish, and introspective, dedicated to the disciplines of academic magic and anticipating a future of study, service, and, perhaps, romance. Tyndal is bold and brash: an extroverted over-achiever with dreams of glory, gold, and girls. Fate, circumstance, and the whims of the gods have forced them together, but the raw emotions of adolescence and the trauma of war put them at each others’ throats with depressing frequency. Master Minalan can’t have that, especially not in his fragile new domain with another baby on the way . . . so he sends them on the road.
Jealousy, anxiety, passion and frustration conspire to make them rivals - but if they don’t figure out a way to learn to work together, and quickly, then their stubborn feud could end up affecting the fate of the entire war. Along the way they pick up some enemies, gain a few allies, master a few new skills, and attempt to learn the laws of love. But as they stumble through their lessons and learn to master their tempers they discover that the strongest bonds between men are forged by the most difficult of trials.
For after they become proficient at magic, war, and errantry they are put to the test in the field in dire circumstances . . . a mission where the strength of their friendship and the quality of their honor may be what ends up defining them best as
Knights Magi!
Not bad. When can we read the book?
ReplyDeleteI got the first book on a kindle daily deal some time ago, and once I read it, I had to have the next book, and then the next one. I thoroughly enjoy this series, and am impatiently waiting for them to come flying out of Mr. Mancour's brain and hands.
ReplyDeleteI like it for the most part. It's a little rough in a few spots though.
ReplyDeleteFor instance the second paragraph's first two sentences seem a little off. No gramatical errors its just the tone of the spiel seems to change. Maybe combine them to "Their Master, Magelord Minalan the Spellmonger's. solution for this is to arrange for Tyndal and Rondal to be trained together at the Inarion Academy and War College- the same institutions he was trained at as a young mage.
Any updates on the release?
Personally, I'm still betting on the 11th through 15th. His book though, he can put it out whenever he wants. I miss the short stories preceding the big book reveal though, it was special in it's own way.
ReplyDeleteWe had the Road to Sevendor after Magelord. My guess is the usual release was included in that.
ReplyDeleteI like the short stories too. They add good background filler but separating them means the main story doesn't lose momentum. Will Wight does the same things and I think it works extremely well. I wish more authors did it.