Review of The Magician's Secret
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Review of The Magician's Secret
[Following is a volunteer review of "The Magician's Secret" by Charles Townsend.]
The Magician's Secret is a fantasy novel by Charles Townsend. The book begins with Charles's short introduction and brief book history. There are several maps of Argent and Hengel. The main character is a magician named The Great Casper, Porvar the Great, Magister Delvin, etc., but actually, he is just Delvin.
Delvin ended up holding a chair leg in his hand; his friend, Borlock, died of a stab in his chest; and a black-clad figure accused him of his friend's murder. This confusing matter was placed before the chief elder, who straightly sentenced him to death. Delvin, however, survived the trial and everyone soon realized that the black-clad figure had, in fact, killed Borlock, but he, unfortunately, had escaped. On the other hand, Borlock was not dead. But before he really died, he gave all of his property and the magician's secret to Delvin and advised him to leave the village. Thus Delvin and his best friend, Greg, left the town and went to Hengel, where Delvin tried his profession as a magician and Greg as a stable boy.
Troubles arose, and Delvin was on trial before the duke of Hengel. Being held as a traitor, Hengel's princess, Jarla, used him to kidnap princess Fionella, flee into the enemy's territory, and try to stop the war. With constant threats from the black-clad figure and Captain Grybald or Grimbolt, were the three of them able to complete their conquest?
The story in this novel is probably the best I have ever read. It is written in simple, acknowledgeable words that even a fifth-grader would understand. Some aspects must be reread in the book to better understand them. For example, after finishing the book, I reread the first few chapters again to comprehend the magician's secret.
The book's history on the first few pages was worth reading as it shone some light on my memories. I once wrote a fantasy novel series when I was fifteen, and I was not courageous enough to publish it. The author of this book wasn't able to find a publisher at first, and I spotted numerous grammatical mistakes in his novel, just as I would have spotted in mine.
Honestly, I think that the author overused the maps in some chapters. Whenever characters move in a castle, a town, a city, a roadblock, an inn, etc., I am lost. I can't keep up with them because they encounter so many turns, and my mind goes blank.
We never know what happened in the first chapter till the last one. I don't recognize how Delvin ended up holding a chair leg, and I can't understand how the copy of the magician's secret was produced. That mystery remains unsolved.
My rating for this book is 4 out of 5 stars. Unfortunately, due to excessive mistakes found, I am not able to grant it a complete rating. Otherwise, this book is a source of motivation for me.
This book contains a few minor sexual acts, nudity, and violence. So, I recommend this book to mature teenagers who love to read fantasy novels.
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The Magician's Secret
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The Magician's Secret is a fantasy novel by Charles Townsend. The book begins with Charles's short introduction and brief book history. There are several maps of Argent and Hengel. The main character is a magician named The Great Casper, Porvar the Great, Magister Delvin, etc., but actually, he is just Delvin.
Delvin ended up holding a chair leg in his hand; his friend, Borlock, died of a stab in his chest; and a black-clad figure accused him of his friend's murder. This confusing matter was placed before the chief elder, who straightly sentenced him to death. Delvin, however, survived the trial and everyone soon realized that the black-clad figure had, in fact, killed Borlock, but he, unfortunately, had escaped. On the other hand, Borlock was not dead. But before he really died, he gave all of his property and the magician's secret to Delvin and advised him to leave the village. Thus Delvin and his best friend, Greg, left the town and went to Hengel, where Delvin tried his profession as a magician and Greg as a stable boy.
Troubles arose, and Delvin was on trial before the duke of Hengel. Being held as a traitor, Hengel's princess, Jarla, used him to kidnap princess Fionella, flee into the enemy's territory, and try to stop the war. With constant threats from the black-clad figure and Captain Grybald or Grimbolt, were the three of them able to complete their conquest?
The story in this novel is probably the best I have ever read. It is written in simple, acknowledgeable words that even a fifth-grader would understand. Some aspects must be reread in the book to better understand them. For example, after finishing the book, I reread the first few chapters again to comprehend the magician's secret.
The book's history on the first few pages was worth reading as it shone some light on my memories. I once wrote a fantasy novel series when I was fifteen, and I was not courageous enough to publish it. The author of this book wasn't able to find a publisher at first, and I spotted numerous grammatical mistakes in his novel, just as I would have spotted in mine.
Honestly, I think that the author overused the maps in some chapters. Whenever characters move in a castle, a town, a city, a roadblock, an inn, etc., I am lost. I can't keep up with them because they encounter so many turns, and my mind goes blank.
We never know what happened in the first chapter till the last one. I don't recognize how Delvin ended up holding a chair leg, and I can't understand how the copy of the magician's secret was produced. That mystery remains unsolved.
My rating for this book is 4 out of 5 stars. Unfortunately, due to excessive mistakes found, I am not able to grant it a complete rating. Otherwise, this book is a source of motivation for me.
This book contains a few minor sexual acts, nudity, and violence. So, I recommend this book to mature teenagers who love to read fantasy novels.
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The Magician's Secret
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