The Arcane Academy: A Dystopian High Fantasy Series (The Undying Magician Book 1)
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- Create Date：2023-01-08 04:19:31
- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Shane Purdy
- ISBN：B0BPG8L2RJ
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Reviews
James Riley
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Really Good This was simply a good book。 I liked the characters and the plot。 It is a tad dark， not terribly so， butt just a warning。 I highly recommend this。
kwhgen
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Move over MC and let someone interesting have the spotlightNot a terrible story， but extremely slow。 I really had to push to finish。 The main issue is that the MC is totally unremarkable。 He is barely average amongst his peers。 His only standout quality is that his body resets after any injury。 （Not a spoiler because it is revealed in the first couple of pages）。 He is attending a war mage school and can only wins fights because he can't die， not because he can actually fight。 There is no reason Move over MC and let someone interesting have the spotlightNot a terrible story， but extremely slow。 I really had to push to finish。 The main issue is that the MC is totally unremarkable。 He is barely average amongst his peers。 His only standout quality is that his body resets after any injury。 （Not a spoiler because it is revealed in the first couple of pages）。 He is attending a war mage school and can only wins fights because he can't die， not because he can actually fight。 There is no reason to read about the MC。 Maybe in 60-70 years after he actually grows into something。 。。。more
Micheal
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great story The story carries the book and the twists within makes it enjoyable read。 So saying it is the same format just told better。 Looking forward to the next book。
Artrain
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Started out decently and showed promise， but in the end a few things made it so I just could not continue。 What it does well: - There is minimal info dumping。 You learn a lot of things along with the main character instead of the main character telling you how the world is。 The few info dumps are done in form of flash backs， which is much better reading material。 - Small， seemingly inconsequential details mentioned here and there make the world feel that much more believable。 For example the lis Started out decently and showed promise， but in the end a few things made it so I just could not continue。 What it does well: - There is minimal info dumping。 You learn a lot of things along with the main character instead of the main character telling you how the world is。 The few info dumps are done in form of flash backs， which is much better reading material。 - Small， seemingly inconsequential details mentioned here and there make the world feel that much more believable。 For example the list of classes the students are going to have to choose from， number of students in each programme etc。 What it does not do well （for me）:- There came a point where the MC's constant moaning and moping about someone finding his secret started getting on my nerves。 Every new thing that he might have to do is followed by "but what if they learn about my secret？"， or "that could be a problem with my secret"， or "I'll need to avoid attention to keep my secret"。 Whats hilarious is his 'secret' is the most broken trait anybody could have。 The whole staying under cover thing is the author's way of trying to convince us readers that its no big deal， and maybe even more harm than good。 - Despite hearing this constant moping， and in truth as is expected， the author pretty much blows the MC's 'secret's cover the very first chance he gets。 Then inserts a pretence that a three legged donkey wouldn't believe。 And after that we're back to the MC moaning and mentally whining that nobody should discover his secret。 - Finally， and this is purely down to taste， the magic system just wasn't for me。 The author tries to mix C programming with magic， and in my opinion， it falls flat on its arse。 When I compare it to The Irregular At Magic High School's system which also has programming as the basis of using spells， at least over there the author has taken a sensible route in that the programming can be done separately。 All the magician has to do is channel his energy into that programme （which is installed in a gadget thats basically a techno-wand）， and thats it。 Over here， the magician has to write the programme every time （？！？！） until it becomes "muscle memory" （？！？！）。 Apparently no one though that would be cumbersome （？！？！）。 Its just bizarre。 There are also other， what feel like random， mechanics to the system that have just been added to give perception of extra layers of complexity。 Overall it was like a shot on goal where the ball starts on target， but curves away and ends up row Z。 。。。more
Michael Burnett
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Great book Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone Great book Great book I can't wait to read the next book in the series I would recommend this author to anyone 。。。more
Roberto Flores
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This is a CW teen drama。The training aspect is flimsy， the academy setting is basic and flat。 The character interactions are just bad。 Given the description and cover art， the first half is incredibly slow。 The whole thing is just a forced set up。 If it was an eighty page prequel， it would be okay。 Not good， just okay。 As a book one in a series， it does not cut it。
Leonard
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