Reign & Ruin

Mages of the Wheel, Book 1

By: J.D. Evans

Narrated by: Tim Campbell, Caren Naess

“All magic is beautiful...and terrible. Do you not see the beauty in yours, nor the terror in mine? You can stop a heart, and I can stop your breath.”

She is heir to a Sultanate that once ruled the world. He is an unwanted prince with the power to destroy. She is order and intellect, a woman fit to rule in a man's place. He is chaos and violence and will stop at nothing to protect his people.

His magic answers hers with shadow for light. They need each other, but the cost of balance may be too high a price. Magic is dying and the only way to save it is to enlist mages who wield the forbidden power of death, mages cast out centuries ago in a brutal and bloody war.

Now, a new war is coming. Science and machines to replace magic and old religion.

They must find a way to save their people from annihilation and balance the sacred Wheel—but first, they will have to balance their own forbidden passion. His peace for her tempest, his restlessness for her calm.

Night and day, dusk and dawn, the end, and the beginning.

©2022 J.D. Evans (P)2022 Podium Audio

Why doesn’t this get more hype??

WELL worth the credit. Excellent writing, interesting story and characters, wonderful narration. Nice to find something in this genre that isn’t intended for teenagers. I can’t wait to continue this series.

Enjoyed this fantasy world

I loved the book and the narrators were amazing. Be prepared for some steamy interactions between the main characters.

My Favorite of the Series

I love this entire series - so much so that I bought hard copies of the books, and this book in particular is <chef's kiss>! Even if you don't read the others, I highly recommend this.

Seriously awesome!

I’m really not sure why this series isn’t getting more attention, but I will do what I can to help it along

Balance

War is coming and Naime wants to rule when her father is no longer able but the Grand Vizer has his own plans and he is the leader of the Council.

Makrem, a mage of the void (death called by some), is the younger brother of the ruler of Sarkum and the leader of Sarkum's military forces. When he was a boy Makrem's parents didn't want him around so sent him to the janisaries for training. His brother 10 years his senior looked after him and befriended him until their parents died and he became Sarkum's ruler. Nobody ever dared hold his gaze for more than a second or two for fear of his magic, that was until he met Naime who looked him full in the eye with awe and amazement.

This book has magic, political intrigue, romance, and good vs evil. The best part of me was Naime who fought with her wits and not unbelievable prowess as so many women are depicted in stories these days.

Will she be able to fix the broken wheel? I guess I'll have to keep reading to find out. Loved the magnetism with Naime and Makrem.