An empire divided by magic. A nation on the brink of rebellion.After losing their parents in the last doomed uprising, two siblings will find themselves at the center of an epic struggle for power.When Ella witnesses an enchanter saving her brother’s life, she knows what she wants to be. But the elite Academy expects tuition fees and knowledge. Meanwhile her brother, Miro, dreams of becoming one … dreams of becoming one of the world’s finest swordsmen, wielding his nation’s powerful enchanted weapons in defense of his homeland.
After Miro departs for war, the void he leaves in Ella’s life is filled by a mysterious foreigner, Killian. But Killian has a secret, and Ella’s actions will determine the fate of her brother, her homeland, and the world.
Published in 2014, the highly acclaimed Evermen Saga is a worldwide bestseller.
Revised edition: This edition of Enchantress includes editorial revisions.
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A very enjoyable fantasy. This had a little different take on the fantasy books I have read before. I am now on the last of the series and have loved each one.
Ella and Miro are orphaned siblings, raised in a world governed by runes, a substance that has the power to both kill and create, an an emperor. While Ella goes to school to become an Enchantress and learn how to create the simplest of spells and cast the ones which might win the ever-present war, Miro trains to be a Blade Singer, the protectors of the realm. As they work on their craft, they begin to wonder the truth about their parents and where they came from.
Each country has a lexicon, a book of spells and runes that govern each country, which are almost constantly at war. Some live by fire and rock, others use theirs to create skyscrapers and walls. When the one in Ella’s is stolen, the newly made Enchantress needs to find the book and renew the magic within before the spells in her country fade and her people fall at the mercy of the emperor’s troops. Meanwhile, Miro roses through the ranks as his superiors either fall in battle or are taken over to the dark side.
They separately travel their world, gaining her skills, new allies, and learning more about the runes within the lexicons, and their own pasts…while trying to stay alive. This book was like Game of Thrones Jr. it had the same world building effect, but no dragons as of yet, and had a new kind of rune magic I honestly had never seen in a book before. The magic wasn’t all encompassing, it had time limits and blind spots that made it so no one was an all-powerful Enchanter or Enchantress. Their world was a delicate one that constantly needed to have its magic renewed and the ones on the edge of society that lived entirely without runes were seen as weak, although sometimes they were the strongest of all.
The only flaws I found with this book were that the twists were pretty predictable and both siblings were instant masters of their craft. Like a college student fresh outta class is going to be the president of Apple? Well, that’s what happened to Ella. And is a simple private in the Army gonna be made a General in a matter of months? Miro was. That’s the thing with some YA and NA books. The stars are usually the chosen one, the only person who can save the human race, the hero of the Hunger Games. Still, it was nice to see a male and female duo that weren’t romantically involved in saving the word and got matching word counts from both POVs.
This book simply fell flat for me. The plotline moves glacially and builds zero tension. I had no affinity for any of the characters. It made for chapters of boredom interrupted by paragraphs of interest.
This is a great book! Excited to see where the story leads.
I got this one as a birthday present and I have to admit, if I came across this in a book store I may not have bought this myself. However I’m glad I did get this as the story is amazing.
A fantasy world setting, each country has its own form of enchantments – one region creates golems, one can make clothing as durable as armor and so on. It starts off with some mystery and the hint of a conspiracy against the main characters’ country. The seat of a rebellion against the current empire, there are implications that a second attempt is in motion but a third shadowy group has its own plans against both the empire and the former rebels.
I initially found it a little slow as it built up the world and history but the moment the action started I was hooked. In hindsight the build up was quite effective as the characters begin in their late teens but emerge as adults, confident in their abilities and fighting their best.
It was also refreshing to have a brother and sister leading the main story, Ella and Miro. While Ella is no fighter like her brother she is intelligent, determined, and definitely not someone who needs her brother to survive. What I loved about Miro was his simple determination and awareness of his own trauma.
The set up to a great series and I definitely can’t wait to read the rest of the books to the end
Great new fantasy series. Looking forward to dive into the next book.
This is an excellent Fantasy novel. Good plot, I laughed in places and cried in places. 🙂
This is the first book of The Everman Saga. There are four, in total. The author writes well, with an interesting story. By the time I had read the last book, I experienced instances where I cried on both sadness and gladness. The characters did reach me.