All-Knowing Novice
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- Author：Kenneth Arant
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Summary
Knowledge is power。 Knowledge is safety。 Knowledge is Happiness。 But only if you can act on it…
In spite of his best efforts， sixteen-year-old Taryn is an outcast。 No one in the city will sully themselves by associating with a Clanless， and without someone to jumpstart his Eco core， he’s unable to fulfill his dream of walking the path of a cultivator。 However， his life is turned upside down when he finds a journal belonging to an ancient immortal known only as “the Mourner。”
The journal was enchanted to pass along the memories and knowledge of the old cultivator to their successor。 Taryn is ecstatic， as he suddenly has an abundance of knowledge at his fingertips… Unfortunately， he’s unable to make use of that knowledge without Eco。 And the Mourner's spirit has begun showing Taryn visions of a possible future—one where his home is destroyed and the only family he knows dies before his eyes。
There’s only one way to prevent this future from coming to pass。 The journey will either force him to surpass those who once mistreated him or end in his death， and not even the Mourner has the knowledge of which outcome it will be。。。
From Kenneth Arant， bestselling author of the Snake’s Life Series， comes a brand-new cultivation adventure perfect for fans of xanxia， demon beasts， and mystic martial arts of all types。
Reviews
Simon Verhoeven
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An interesting， slightly westernized take on the genre with plenty of independant characters， rather than the demure support cast all too often seen within this genre。 The book itself is cleanly & clearly written with relatively few errors。 Fans of the Cradle series will quite likely also enjoy this one。One demerit is that the start's a bit of a drag， but once you get past that it's smooth sailing。I am quite keen to see where this series will go。 An interesting， slightly westernized take on the genre with plenty of independant characters， rather than the demure support cast all too often seen within this genre。 The book itself is cleanly & clearly written with relatively few errors。 Fans of the Cradle series will quite likely also enjoy this one。One demerit is that the start's a bit of a drag， but once you get past that it's smooth sailing。I am quite keen to see where this series will go。 。。。more
Andrew
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Boring writing style I found the writing style very boring， and confusing but part of it， was because I found it very difficult， not to skip sentences。 But the fights， were very difficult to read， and not very believable。
Clint Young
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KU Review “This was a fun book。 I am glad that I read it。 You should try it too。”As the title says this is a review for Kindle Unlimited and as such is a reflection of my enjoyment of the book and in no way reflects cost to value analysis。 I hate trying to define my enjoyment and describe facets of it that would appeal to someone else。 It is simply not my style。 But for the sake of those fishing for clues:Character development: goodGame elements: noneHarem elements: noneTone: interesting take on KU Review “This was a fun book。 I am glad that I read it。 You should try it too。”As the title says this is a review for Kindle Unlimited and as such is a reflection of my enjoyment of the book and in no way reflects cost to value analysis。 I hate trying to define my enjoyment and describe facets of it that would appeal to someone else。 It is simply not my style。 But for the sake of those fishing for clues:Character development: goodGame elements: noneHarem elements: noneTone: interesting take on cultivation with an intriguing storyline I will happily discuss the book with you on Goodreads if you are so inclined。 As always， I am open to debates and arguments， but also vain enough to seek acknowledgement， so feel free to roast me or applaud my efforts。 Either is acceptable， because if you are paying attention to me then you are at least considering the book。 And THAT my friends is exactly why you see my comments here。Cheers 。。。more
Bender
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Was ok。 Took nearly 40% to get to the plot。 MC realizes apocalypse is incoming but chooses to join a quest to be with his girl he fancies。 The quest journey starts and immediately cut off for a training montage。 We get to the finale and it's not there。 We just get an ending with MC promising to explain the finale later。 Despite reading a whole book， none of the characters are defined。 MCs mysterious history is unexplained， the antagonists and their mysterious boss is slightly hinted but no detai Was ok。 Took nearly 40% to get to the plot。 MC realizes apocalypse is incoming but chooses to join a quest to be with his girl he fancies。 The quest journey starts and immediately cut off for a training montage。 We get to the finale and it's not there。 We just get an ending with MC promising to explain the finale later。 Despite reading a whole book， none of the characters are defined。 MCs mysterious history is unexplained， the antagonists and their mysterious boss is slightly hinted but no details。 The prose was good despite structural and pacing issues and the book had so much potential to set itself apart， but sadly stuck with tropes。 。。。more
Grant Merrifield
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Great book 1Certainly a great book 1。 I highly enjoyed reading it。 I look forward to reading the next 45 books in the series
Lana
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Taryn is an orphan and clanless， but has been adopted and raised by Fan Shun who he calls grandmother， she was a cultivator of the Ukata clan， who still considered Taryn an outcast and ostracised him。 She had given up her eco in order to be allowed to adopt him and all he ever dreamt about was becoming a cultivator， but unless someone woke up his eco for him he would never be able to become one。 Taryn studied and spied on the other youngsters as they had their eco awakened but no matter how hard Taryn is an orphan and clanless， but has been adopted and raised by Fan Shun who he calls grandmother， she was a cultivator of the Ukata clan， who still considered Taryn an outcast and ostracised him。 She had given up her eco in order to be allowed to adopt him and all he ever dreamt about was becoming a cultivator， but unless someone woke up his eco for him he would never be able to become one。 Taryn studied and spied on the other youngsters as they had their eco awakened but no matter how hard he studied he could never become what he wanted to become or could he？ He found an old journal of a cultivator who called himself the mourner and through this journal al memories and the knowledge of a thousand years was transmitted to Taryn who was deemed the mourners successor， but without his eco awakening he could do nothing with all that knowledge。 Taryn knew from the visions he kept receiving from his predecessor that the future of his family and clan were in danger and that only he could save them。 I love books where someone who is bullied and ostracised is given a chance to become someone great and this is what I envision for Taryn， who is courageous and who strives to get what he wants。 I also love the character of Fan Shun and the witty banter that goes on between her and Taryn and I look forward to book 2 in this cultivation series which gave us an ending which leaves us crying for more。 。。。more
Vince Page
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Another winnerThe author has done it again。。。im full into this series and will buy everyone that comes out。 Please keep writing I loved this book。
William Howe
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cultivation with a modern twistStill has a lot of the tropes of eastern cultivation， but the writing and characters are modern/western influenced。 The MC and his ‘grandmother’ have a sarcastic relationship， and women have strength based positions of authority。Clean prose， with few enough errors as to be unremarkable。I am very interested in the next novel。 This was a fun read。
John Stonebraker
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Content ratings: Violence - PG13， Profanity - R， Other - PGOverall this was an enjoyable read。 Nothing was particularly novel or notable， but it was enjoyable。 The ending was abrupt and not quite satisfying， but it definitely sets the stage for the book to continue。 My biggest complaint is that the profanity was unnecessary， and it earned the R rating at 80% in。 Also toward the end of the book， it seemed like it grafted in some current social issues。 I just didn’t seem natural to the writing or Content ratings: Violence - PG13， Profanity - R， Other - PGOverall this was an enjoyable read。 Nothing was particularly novel or notable， but it was enjoyable。 The ending was abrupt and not quite satisfying， but it definitely sets the stage for the book to continue。 My biggest complaint is that the profanity was unnecessary， and it earned the R rating at 80% in。 Also toward the end of the book， it seemed like it grafted in some current social issues。 I just didn’t seem natural to the writing or the story。 。。。more
Hillary Umane
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Amazing storyLoved reading Taryn’s origin story from an outcast to…well an outcast with some teeth to defend himself lol。 I am looking forward to reading more in the next book
Lori
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Received as an ARC from Shadow Alley Press， this is an honest review。 Despite the beauty of Haven City， for sixteen year old Taryn being an outsider has left him incapable to partake in the ritual that defines the lives of the children: the establishment of what's called an Eco core and becoming a cultivator。。。 providing important functions in the society。 Despite his struggles， a strange discovery of an ancient journal places Taryn in a very important role of saving Haven City from danger only Received as an ARC from Shadow Alley Press， this is an honest review。 Despite the beauty of Haven City， for sixteen year old Taryn being an outsider has left him incapable to partake in the ritual that defines the lives of the children: the establishment of what's called an Eco core and becoming a cultivator。。。 providing important functions in the society。 Despite his struggles， a strange discovery of an ancient journal places Taryn in a very important role of saving Haven City from danger only he can see。 This beautifully written fast-paced adventure is brimming with memorable， eccentric people that color the unique culture that gives life to their world。 Highly recommended。 。。。more
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