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Awakening: An Epic High Fantasy Adventure (Histories of Drakmoor Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Robert M. Kerns (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

4.4 2,760 ratings

Book 1 of 5: Histories of Drakmoor

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Kiri yearns to go home. To see her family once more. There's just one problem: she's an escaped slave.

Gavin wakes up with his cheek pressed against the dirty cobblestones of an alley. But he has a bigger problem: he has no memories beyond his name.

When ruthless slavers corner them with no escape, Gavin makes a choice that will change the world.

If you love Epic Fantasy set in high-magic worlds...

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07BFR6J3S
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Knightsfall Press (April 3, 2018)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 3, 2018
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2355 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 390 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0999201212

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Robert M. Kerns

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Robert M. Kerns (or Rob if you ever meet him in person) is a geek, and he claims the label proudly. Most of his geekiness revolves around Information Technology (IT), having over fifteen years in the industry. Within IT, he especially prefers Servers and Networks, and he often makes the claim that his residence has a better data infrastructure than some businesses.

Beyond IT, Rob enjoys Science Fiction and Fantasy of (almost) all stripes. He is a voracious reader, with his favorite books too numerous to list.

Rob has been writing for over 20 years, and Awakening (published 3 April 2018) is his debut novel.

Connect with Rob at robertmkerns.com

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BlueForest

Wizards and Words of Power

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2023

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This is a well thought out adventure with a lot of magical devices and people to use them. I like the cast of characters who propel the story along at a good pace. The next adventure looks to be very exciting.

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Syd

4 It Teaches Them Fortitude Stars

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2022

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Awakening is the first book in the Histories of Drakmoor series by Robert M. Kerns.

Gavin Cross' character grows immensely throughout this first book. A confused young man, with a strong moral compass. A dedicated student, mentor, and defender. Until he stands at the full height of the power House Kilroth possesses, beautifully highlighting the true strength of the name.

I can not in good conscience give this work of literature a full five star rating. There is simply not a cohesive foundation of the world building. I enjoy the history of the characters this book explores, going into detail on many nationalities, and the Godswar in particular. Alas, there are still areas within the full understanding of this structured world that lay destitute. It's an unfinished puzzle before me. Perhaps the next book will facilitate it connecting the rest of the proverbial dots.

While the aforementioned disparity comes between me and truly being able to enrich myself in this work, there is still much here that offered immeasurable enjoyment. The world building is fantastic, especially when one consideres how detailed the magic structure and its history is. The author did such justice to that aspect of the world building alone, invariably leaving this to stand as one of my favorite depictions of magic. Reading different authors depictions of magic is something that intrinsically amplifies my enjoyment within the action itself. Comparing the imaginative leaps different people take to build similar worlds is fascinating. The Words of Power aspect is reminiscent of Kate Bishop for me, maybe that adds credence in my subconscious, to this variation of magic? There is such a "shock and awe" affect when manifesting these Words.

The story progressed far more quickly than I had expected. The author some how managed a style of speech that was long almost laborious, but in the most fascinating and mind-grabbing fashion. While the plot itself came to fruition almost as if it snuck up on you, shockingly moving past plot points before you even realized you were already on the other side. I don't even know how to properly describe the sensation. When a story seems to totally capture your attention, picking you up and carrying you along until you somehow find yourself at the end, not having realized you've already completed the entire journey. A truly good book, that I'm excited to continue on with the sequel.

I wish we could've have gotten more time to experience Marcus' character. There is such a prevalent insistence by the authors tone, and the character himself, along with his naysayers: that his time come and passed. I hope there is some manifestation that brings his character's influence into the future books. Only experiencing his presence for this short time, I still came to enjoy the character immensely.

To finish this review off, my two final concerns are as follows:
1. Who will be the love interest? Lillian? Kira? Or no one at all?
2. When will understand Gavin's past? And the true nature of his sudden appearance?

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Outstanding

Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2019

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It is getting rare to find an adult treatment of fantasy of this kind, I'm sorry to say. All too often the MC is either clueless or bumbling or emotionally fraught for some reason.
This guy is none of that. He understandably takes a bit to get his feet under himself but he then operates with principle and honor and doesn't let his power go to his head. Very refreshing!
The plot is complex and not easily perceived. The world and the magic system are mildly unique, interesting and sensible. The author assumes, as is sensible, that an old culture will be mature and sophisticated, but not necessarily decadent. There are bad guys and traitors and hence the plot.
Very good read. I soaked it right up and went right on to the next in the series. I highly recommend it for anyone that appreciates mature fantasy.

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BZ

Has the feel of Terry Goodkind

Reviewed in the United States on October 12, 2021

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Good reading, good story line so far. The reason, to me it has the feel of the Sword of Truth books, is how he finds his power and the price when power is used and a code for rightness of justice. This is just the first book, it moves a little on the fast side, feels like it could have more depth to make it last longer, but it makes me want to read the next books with hope of a same nature of a good story line. I have a really hard time finding books to hold my attention and not get burned out on the story line. This book held my attention because it wasn't predictable. I would recommend it for you to give it a try.

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2023

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Before I dive into my short review, I want to say that I consider myself to be more critically than most my age.
This was a great story and a fascinating read for sure! The cliff hanger ending did not disappoint. Although it was a good story, the writing could have been better. There were several places where I felt the writing was unnecessarily repetitive. But I do not think that should be a reason for discounting it as a good read. Lovely fantasy story, with well done character development.

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SomeCritic

Simplistic

Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2024

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It's going to be difficult for the author to regain my trust when he gave one of the old wizards a gnarled "balsa- wood staff"[sic]. Balsa wood, I kid you not! Maybe it's a small thing, but Kerns went out of his way to say that instead of just "wood". Balsa is about as strong and light as styrofoam. I haven't finished it yet, and not sure I will if that's how smart it is. There are other signs of lazy writing.

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David Laughlin

Wow what a well written story

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2023

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After going through multiple lit RPG and wuxia and Iseki styled series of books I was missing the classic fantasy stories. This was all of that and then some very well written excellent character development.

Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2024

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I haven't read anything that has grabbed me like this since I read "Wizard's First Rule" many years ago. I look forward to reading the next book in this series.

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Indrajeet sharma

Very good story

Reviewed in India on April 8, 2024

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Interesting plot

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zu empfehlen

Reviewed in Germany on December 4, 2023

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Habe das 1. Buch der Serie kostenlos gekauft (stuff your kindle day). Hatte also keine Ahnung ob gut oder schlecht. Habe es in einem Zug durchgelesen, hat mir gut gefallen und ich empfehle es weiter.

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dollydol

Histories of Drakmoor

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 28, 2023

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It's been a long time since I can't put a book down. Thank you can
For a fantastic read, loved it. Buying the next one now.

Ana

Está entretenido

Reviewed in Spain on November 16, 2022

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