Familiar Magic, Book One

Whether it takes magic, medicine, or murder, Doctor Ethan Bishop has the cure.

Nexum should be a paradise. A world where a radiant Goddess cures every illness, her Chosen enforce peace, and monsters can be tamed into powerful Familiars. But for Ethan Bishop, a fun-loving doctor ripped from Earth, paradise has a pulse… and it’s not healthy.

Beneath the wonder and magic, something is very, very wrong.

Fixing things with his traditional training won’t be possible—on Nexum, medical knowledge is considered heresy. His only hope of survival lies in Bonding with magical Familiars. Familiars that grant powers not meant for a doctor, but for an Assassin.

To the Church, he's a heretic. To the royal family, he's a weapon. And to the dying world of Nexum, he might be its last chance.

But to save it, Ethan will have to become the very thing he’s spent his life fighting against.

Doctor. Assassin. Savior. Monster.

Which one will he be when the world ends?

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Great Story!!

This book was given to me for free and I’m tell everyone that even if that wasn’t the case I would still have bought this book because it’s that good! It had everything that made HWFWM book one such a hit! This is the book you will need to get that fix when waiting on the next book for that series! However this book came to its on with the monster taming system and dagger in the night theme! The MC being a doctor who can heal as well as kill because of his family soldier background was just icing on the cake. Looking forward to the next book and the rest of this amazing series!

Good enough story, but idk about continuing series

Overall, it’s a good story about a doctor being isekai’d, I liked the magic system it’s unique, the world building shows it has opportunity to be vast. The MC is the moment I have just slight issue for a Doctor he has no street smarts but it follows the type of person that become doctors, I don’t mind him, just not good at making choices imo, it’s not bad I just don’t care to continue.

Love it

So reviews seem to have missed the point on why he is not leaving, so dont listening to them. Its a great story with a MC thats likeble a interesting world and magic system, the story gives enough of the world to keep you hook for the next book.

Good book, could have been much better

Very similar to "He Who Fights With Monsters", Intelligent and capable MC but the author made the decision to flaw him with been extremely naïve. Not a fan of naïve MCs, those that lack any street smarts when the plot needs to lead the MC to predictable outcomes and make obviously foolish decisions.

That ending...... might have ruined the book for me. Book series like this live and die by the readers' affinity to the MC and their actions.

Reviews were misleading.

I would be lying if I didn’t say that the start was a little rough.
The mc was extremely irrational and the story felt a little convoluted.

But second half game changer, the mc was flushed out more. And the story really wins for world building and the magic system. Great choice for anyone looking for a monster taming story.