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    Audiobook14 hours

    The Tethered Mage

    Written by Melissa Caruso

    Narrated by Saskia Maarleveld

    3.5/5

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    About this audiobook

    'Charming, intelligent, fast-moving, beautifully atmospheric' Genevieve Cogman, author of The Invisible Library

    'I raced through this exquisite debut in three days and adored it' Fantasy Book Review

    In the Raverran Empire, magic is scarce and those born with power are strictly controlled - taken as children and conscripted into the Falcon Army.

    Zaira has lived her life on the streets to avoid this fate, hiding her mage-mark and thieving to survive. But hers is a rare and dangerous magic, one that could threaten the entire empire.

    Lady Amalia Cornaro was never meant to be a Falconer. Heiress and scholar, she was born into a treacherous world of political machinations. But fate has bound the heir and the mage. And as war looms on the horizon, a single spark could turn their city into a pyre.

    Set in a rich world of political intrigue and dangerous magic, The Tethered Mage is a spellbinding debut from a major new talent.

    'The Tethered Mage spins two captivating tales: a battle of wills between a feisty heroine and her bonded warlock, and a battle of wits between an empire and its rivals. Stuffed with intrigue, romance, and betrayal, this is a scrumptious read' Vic James, Author of Gilded Cage'

    Intricate and enticing as silk brocade. Caruso's heroine is a strong, intelligent young woman in a beguiling, beautifully evoked Renaissance world of high politics, courtly intrigue, love and loyalty - and fire warlocks' Anna Smith Spark, author of The Court of Broken Knives

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLittle, Brown (Hachette UK) Audio
    Release dateOct 26, 2017
    ISBN9781405538770
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    • 4/5
      Lovely read

      Beautifully written, fast paced, and just plain fun. I don't read very many political fantasies but I found this very engaging from start to finish. Probably helps that it is in first person; i think political sff novels are often better served by being in first person.
    • 5/5
      Very enjoyable read. Has an original idea around magic but it is mostly about politics and power. The main character is the strongest but they are all interesting. There is a romance but it is a very light part of the plot.I enjoyed it so much, the next 2 books are already requested from the library.
    • 4/5
      Lady Amalia Cornaro is walking around incognito when she is enlisted to tether a rogue fire-mage who is threatening to burn the city. But something goes wrong, leaving Amalia unable to yield her role of Falconer to another - a role which, as a noble, Amalia is not supposed to hold, and as her mother’s heir, Amalia cannot make her sole priority. I kept expecting this to be more gripping - more consistently gripping - than it is. Amalia is under a lot of pressure and trying to juggle conflicting loyalties. As the Cornaro, her choices are constrained and scrutinised. As a Falconer, she’s expected to obey orders and quickly secure Zaira’s loyalty, and neither of them are given the time they need to adjust to this new relationship. Tensions are escalating between Raverra and the city where Amalia attended university, and she knows that she and Zaira may be ordered to threaten, or even burn, a place where Amalia’s friends live.Yet Amalia approaches all of this with a certain amount of calm confidence. Which is actually quite believable - she has a strong sense of security and identity which come from the relationship she has with her mother, the resources she knows her mother can wield to protect her, and the skills and knowledge Amalia has gathered - but it does undercut the urgency somewhat.I don’t think this is necessarily a weakness - perhaps just a case of the story almost-but-not-quite meeting my expectations and not-quite doing what I wanted it to.The Tethered Mage has some memorable characters, satisfyingly-complex political intrigue and rich worldbuilding. (It’s not the first time I’ve come across the concept of magic users being leashed, but the way it is approached here is different.) I’m interested in seeing what happens next. “Amalia, do you know why I let you run around Raverra without an escort? [...] Why I let you study magical science in Ardence, or allow you to go out dressed like a country squire’s seventh daughter, or pretend I don’t notice when you visit pawnshops in unsavory areas?”“No, Mamma.”“To see what you do, given freedom to make your own choices.” Her words cut the air like a thrown knife. “And to see what you learn. Because I hoped this independence indicated a spark of intelligence or ambition that might serve our family well, and that you might prove yourself worthy to be my heir.”I had thought, perhaps, it was because she wanted me to be happy. “I did learn things.”
    • 1/5
      Thank you to Melissa Caruso, Orbit Books, and NetGalley for this free honest reviewer copy of "The Tethered Mage."

      I really wanted to love this book so much more than I ended up loving it. The synopsis was so catchy and interesting, bu the book started and I found it dry and plodding. There were a lot of world building details in the first half, but they felt like they slowed the book down more than flushed out scenery and history.