Ranger's Oath

Fall of Radiance, Book 1

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Ranger's Oath

By: Blake Arthur Peel

Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading

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The barrier between worlds is broken. Only he knows the truth...

Magic has protected Tarsynium for a thousand years, shielding its people from a world ravaged by bloodthirsty demons. When a young ranger's apprentice named Owyn Lund discovers that the Arc of Radiance has been breached, he tries to warn anybody who will listen. But legends aren't supposed to be real.

When a village is mysteriously destroyed, rangers, mages, and rebels all point the finger, blaming each other for the demons' brutality. However, Zara Dennel, a mage's ward, has heard Owyn's tale - and she's inclined to believe him.

Together, they must prove that friendship is greater than intolerance, unity is more important than division, and that even the most powerful magic can sometimes not be enough.

Failure means the end of all things...a second - and lasting - Doom.

Experience the beginning of a thrilling epic fantasy series suitable for all ages. It's perfect for fans of Sabaa Tahir, Sarah J. Maas, and Brandon Sanderson.

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Ranger's Oath by Blake Arthur Peel tells the tale of a world surrounded by a magical barrier that keeps demons away from human lands. Despite of this, the young ranger apprentice Owen encounters something that resembles a demon in a forest, but before his master, the ranger Elias can confirm the creates presence, it is gone. They are later taken into custody of the mages guild, where they are under suspicion of helping a rebellion. Here they also meet the young mage in training, Sara, who is the only one who believes Owens demon story.

The writing as such is acceptable, but the story is simple and the characters quite generic. Dialog is equally simple and some of it is borderline cringe worthy, which emphasize the cookie cutter characters. Overall it works, but don’t except a master piece here. The story drags on for most of the time, which is mostly down to a simple character gallery, and waaay too much filler content. We are given the characters thoughts and feelings all the time, for everything little thing they do, and every area they enter is described in way too much unneeded detail. The book also ends with a prolonged battle which isn’t very interesting. With a proper editor, this book could easily have had 25% removed. Mostly this comes down to uninteresting and generic characters, that one doesn’t feel anything for, as they don’t really evolve at all. Even the protagonist is a cookie cutter model, that provides us with multiple dull “i will kill you now” speeches.

I listened to the audiobook narrated by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading, so there’s not anything particular to criticize there, as they are very experienced narrators. But having also listened to the Wheel of Time series narrated by these two narrators, in comparison, this book comes off as Wheel of Time light. The quality difference is quite stark, as the writing here is not nearly as tight, and the story and characters not very interesting. I do wonder though, if this book was directly inspired by the Wheel of Time series, because I do see quite a number of similarities?

Overall a simple, predictable and generic fantasy story. It has its moments, but overall it is not interesting enough to make much of a mark. There is minor setup to a sequel, in case you find it interesting.

I received this audiobook for free in return for a review. I have no affiliation with the author, the narrator, the publisher, or their pets (Although I am sure the latter are quite nice!).

Generic fantasy with dull characters