The Last Oracle The White Mage Saga Volume 1 Ben Hale 9780989631679 Books
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Forced into hiding, the mages of Lumineia have been forgotten. In their absence the world has become known by another name, Earth. The humans have flourished with time, unaware that The Last Oracle is destined to unite them. At her touch magic will be unbound, and known again as truth.
But an ancient war harbors a deadly secret. Draeken, the Lord of Chaos, had a second apprentice, one who became trapped with the defeated fiends. Fueled by revenge and dark magic he has mastered a power that Draeken himself could not, and the time is fast approaching for it to be unleashed.
The Dark is waiting . . .
The Last Oracle The White Mage Saga Volume 1 Ben Hale 9780989631679 Books
I have a problem with authors who don't care enough about their writing to proof-read it well. These books (I've read the entire series) have been run through a spell-checker, but no more than that. Thus, there is a profusion of extra words, missing words and the wrong words in sentences -- the type of thing a spell-checker won't spot, because there's nothing spelled incorrectly. I read quickly, so I probably noticed it more than a reader that takes a week to read a book, but it got very annoying. That being said, the books themselves were good, the plots interesting, the character development very good. They had to be to keep me reading. I felt the details got a bit over the top in incredulity, and would have packed a better punch if there wasn't quite so many "impossible" things happening all the time, but that's just my own opinion.I couldn't help but be struck by the similarities between this series and Harry Potter. It's a female version . . . . Tess (Harry) is raised by aurens (muggles), with no idea of her powers, then abruptly finds out about them when she turns 15 or so (11). She is hustled off to the magic school (Hogwarts), where she amazes the teachers with her innate ability. There's even a version of Quidditch, played on airboards instead of broomsticks. Even though Harry Potter seems to be the springboard the author bounced off of, at least he bounced somewhere else with it, making enough of a difference in the events that follow to make one forget the rather striking similarities. The author is good at describing battles, although I don't personally read a book for the battles, and if there are too many of them, I tend to skim through them.
All in all, it's a good series, well written except for the poor editing, which did not improve from book to book. I realize errors like this don't bother a lot of readers, but to me, an author who thinks careful editing is unimportant is like a mathematician who doesn't think basic arithmetic is important.
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The Last Oracle The White Mage Saga Volume 1 Ben Hale 9780989631679 Books Reviews
Having read the Chronicles of Lumineia first 3 books (The Second Draeken War) and its prequel "ThenList Unseen", I was a little skeptic about how would a present date setting for the same subject would come up. But once I started reading I couldn't put it down and after finishing it, went right for the following book in this saga. This is a well developed story, with great characters and context, as well as nicely connected with the characters and events of the first Saga (The Second Draken War). I especially recommend this as a great epic fantasy reading for teens, since it breaks away from the past ten years trend in pop culture for producing content that is either too sordid, morbid and even "distasteful". And that is the reason why I give the fifth star.
First to be honest, reading this is very rare. I NEVER read books that mix modern day with ancient magic, NEVER. I started this series because I loved the 2nd war series so much. After a few pages , I saw the direction the book was headed, I almost deleted it from my kindle. I forced myself to read a few more pages, and I started to warm to the book. By the time I finished I had to have the second book and so on. I ended up finishing the series and loved everyone but the bad guys. Hell I even love the dark reaver. there were several surprises, when you thought there would be no more another popped up. To name it White Mage, I question. She was beyond that, she was The Oracle. Anyone one who likes fantasy will enjoy these books. There were a few spelling mistakes but when interested in a good book they are easily over looked. Thanks fot the good books
I picked this up when it was listed for free because I really liked the cover. I didn't read the description of it. I just liked the cover. I will say that I have never heard of, or read any of Mr. Hale's previous works so some of the references in this book were kind of over my head at times. However, with that being said, I really thoroughly enjoyed the world he created. At first I was half expecting a few Hogwart's references to come popping out and slapping me in the face (no offense to the author), but once I understood where he was going in his world and the magics involved in it, any similarities to anything else ended.
I don't know if it's because I haven't read any of his previous works or not, but Hawk confused me most of the time. I never really knew if he was the good guy or the bad guy. If he was sane or completely nuts. What his purpose was exactly in the life of Tess, the main character? Near as I could tell he was just some random guy that just showed up, saved her life, had her lie to her parents, took her to world outside of anything she's ever known, and pretty much went "Ok here you go, learn it cause you're important, bye!"
Tess I would have a hard time describing. She does kind of grow on you though. At first she's this typical teenager. Typical teenage problems. Centered in that whole "me" world they tend to get involved in at times. I did love her parents though. Especially the things her father would do whenever she would "get in trouble" at school for standing up for things that were right, even if she did so in a rather aggressive way. Her solid childhood will play an important role later in what she is meant to become. It's endearing how although she behaves like a typical teenager sometimes, she also has that very solid "this is right, this is wrong, this is important, this is not" thought pattern and she doesn't like lying to her parents. I liked that about her. I liked the dynamic of her. Scared, confident, angry, smart, clueless, but also rational.
However, she is not my favorite character. No, that honor goes to her roommate, Iris. I adore Iris. Everything about her is so sweet and loveable! She's charming, she's spastic, she tries so hard to focus, and she is so indescribable sometimes that the only way to describe her is just to go "It's just Iris". As a techno mage, her focus is always on a million things at once. No matter how hard she tries to just be in one place at one time, it's impossible. You can't help but love her. She's brilliant and amazing.
Overall, it is definitely a book series I would recommend. It's a bit fast paced, sometimes you're left wondering how you got from one point to the next, but the important things are always explained. Other things that you wish were explained in more detail aren't (they're probably in the other books I haven't read - like the histories they talk about), but anything pertinent to the ongoing storyline is so you can keep up. There are also a few surprises as well. It's quite an enjoyable read. I can't wait to grab the third one as soon as it comes out.
I have a problem with authors who don't care enough about their writing to proof-read it well. These books (I've read the entire series) have been run through a spell-checker, but no more than that. Thus, there is a profusion of extra words, missing words and the wrong words in sentences -- the type of thing a spell-checker won't spot, because there's nothing spelled incorrectly. I read quickly, so I probably noticed it more than a reader that takes a week to read a book, but it got very annoying. That being said, the books themselves were good, the plots interesting, the character development very good. They had to be to keep me reading. I felt the details got a bit over the top in incredulity, and would have packed a better punch if there wasn't quite so many "impossible" things happening all the time, but that's just my own opinion.
I couldn't help but be struck by the similarities between this series and Harry Potter. It's a female version . . . . Tess (Harry) is raised by aurens (muggles), with no idea of her powers, then abruptly finds out about them when she turns 15 or so (11). She is hustled off to the magic school (Hogwarts), where she amazes the teachers with her innate ability. There's even a version of Quidditch, played on airboards instead of broomsticks. Even though Harry Potter seems to be the springboard the author bounced off of, at least he bounced somewhere else with it, making enough of a difference in the events that follow to make one forget the rather striking similarities. The author is good at describing battles, although I don't personally read a book for the battles, and if there are too many of them, I tend to skim through them.
All in all, it's a good series, well written except for the poor editing, which did not improve from book to book. I realize errors like this don't bother a lot of readers, but to me, an author who thinks careful editing is unimportant is like a mathematician who doesn't think basic arithmetic is important.
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