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Whill of Agora
Written by Michael James Ploof
Narrated by Graham Halstead
Rating: 3 out of 5 stars
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About this audiobook
It is the year 5170 in the land Agora, where humans, dwarves, and elves have existed in peace for centuries. Now, however, the human King Addakon has invaded and waged war on neighboring Isladon. The once peaceful Kingdoms of Agora are on the brink of continental war. The Dark Elf Eadon and his army of Dragon-Elf crossbreeds, the Draggard, threaten to conquer all kingdoms.
Enter young Whill, a nineteen-year-old ranger with battle savvy and untapped abilities. Having spent years roaming Agora and training with his mentor Abram, Whill has become a bright intellectual and a master of combat. What he seeks most, however, is the identity of his birth parents. Instead, he finds a tumultuous terrain and a prophecy placing him in the center of the struggle. Along the way, Whill encounters an equally inspired group of companions that are matched in skill and mission.
With high adventure and fierce friendship, Whill of Agora will capture your imagination and grip your heart during every super-charged escapade that Agora's bold and grinning brotherhood embraces.
Enter young Whill, a nineteen-year-old ranger with battle savvy and untapped abilities. Having spent years roaming Agora and training with his mentor Abram, Whill has become a bright intellectual and a master of combat. What he seeks most, however, is the identity of his birth parents. Instead, he finds a tumultuous terrain and a prophecy placing him in the center of the struggle. Along the way, Whill encounters an equally inspired group of companions that are matched in skill and mission.
With high adventure and fierce friendship, Whill of Agora will capture your imagination and grip your heart during every super-charged escapade that Agora's bold and grinning brotherhood embraces.
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Reviews for Whill of Agora
Rating: 3.12 out of 5 stars
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Pausing and maybe indefinitely dnfing book at 31%
I have been slogging through this book on and off over 7 months and I feel that while it will certainly attract the attention of a lot of readers looking for a light hearted romp it is just not connecting with me.
Quite frankly, I just feel that it is sort of boring. It is too reminiscent of the familiar boy of legend with royal blood who is seemingly good at everything trope we have all read time and time again. I tend to feel impatient with Gary Stu MCs and adding a book that hasn't really moved anywhere 1/3rd into the story whose most interesting character (Rhulin aka the King's champion) only appears as a tertiary supporting character for 10 pages at best without any defined aantagonists this far into the story just didn't help to draw me in.
Cobsidering I did buy the trilogy boxset I might be a bit forced to at least finish book 1 to get my moneys worth, I might at least finish book 1 given thw book's one big redemption is its short length. Cheers! - Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5It was a fun read, and I plan to continue the series, but it was filled with cliches and to many of its plot twists were way over used and predictable for fantasy readers. Although I enjoyed reading this, it did often remind me of Eragon (which I loved, but could do without a retelling of) and other similar books. There were also quite a few errors that should of been edited out, both spelling errors, and spacing errors, that made it difficult to read in some places.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5At first blush, this book reminded me of the Lord of the Rings, and Terry Brooks' Shannara series...but then I realized that it is something entirely unique. It has those same elements of fantasy that draws me to LotR and Shannara, namely, the magic and the elves and the dwarves...It's an adventure, and one that keeps your attention beyond the beginning. Whill is an interesting character; the things he discovers about himself as the story goes on actually makes him more interesting, although (SPOILER ALERT!!) it may seem as though the story of discovering the hero to be some sort of long-lost royalty would be overdone by now. Whill, however, takes it and can't seem to figure out what to do with the knowledge. At times, he seems almost reluctant to admit that it is, in fact, the truth, despite knowing it must be.I loved the characterizations of the dwarves in this book, particularly Roakore. He reminded me of Gimli from LotR, always grumbling about the elves, but meanwhile hiding a grudging respect for them. In a fun twist, the dwarves herein have magic, too, magic over stone/earth (which the elves call keye, interestingly, enough).The cast of characters is pretty large, but each one is memorable in their own right. Zerafin and Avriel are the epitome of elves, being both beautiful and graceful, strong and powerful, and seemingly tireless, which is slightly obnoxious, but fitting when it comes to elves in high fantasy. Whill, Abram, and Rhunis are your typical warriors, smart enough as needed and very skilled in their chosen profession. As the story revolves around Whill, he definitely has a little bit extra of everything: power, fighting skill, and smarts.In all, though the story is fun and fantastical, I think there are some elements that are slightly over-used. The elf woman-human man romance feels inevitable from the very beginning. The dwarf-elf rivalry (solely on the side of the dwarves) feels slightly forced. The bad guy teaming up with an evil "power" and an army of evil "freaks" (a mutated race of elves) is almost taken wholesale from LotR...Even the youthful sidekick Whill gains in Tarren feels like an afterthought inclusion.However, the villains, the evil army...despite their origins in the elven race, are truly unique. Slightly disturbing, yes, but definitely unique. Who would think to combine dragons and elves into one species? Creepy. But good. It definitely works. In all, a good read for anyone who likes this sort of high fantasy. I thoroughly enjoyed it.