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Joseph R. Lallo (Author), Karyn O'Bryant (Narrator), Tantor Audio (Publisher)

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The Great Convergence continues the tale of young Myranda Celeste. With fresh knowledge of magic and steadfast resolve to see the end of the war that plagues her land, Myranda sets out to find and unite the five fated heroes, the Chosen. Each new warrior brings her world a step closer to peace, but does she have the strength to survive the trials ahead?

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17 hours and 30 minutes
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Joseph R. Lallo
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Karyn O'Bryant
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May 20, 2013
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Tantor Audio
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B00CD8KDDQ
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Listening Length	17 hours and 30 minutes
Author	Joseph R. Lallo
Narrator	Karyn O'Bryant
Whispersync for Voice	Ready
Audible.com Release Date	May 20, 2013
Publisher	Tantor Audio
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B00CD8KDDQ
Best Sellers Rank	#67,552 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #3,007 in Epic Fantasy (Audible Books & Originals) #9,313 in Epic Fantasy (Books)

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Vicky Kae

Obvious Misdirection Creates an Excellent Story

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on February 5, 2014

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Lallo has crated a good second installment, and one must keep in mind at all times that the story is one being told from a future tense in an attempt to provide insight into a larger panoramic view of apparently pointless, parceled points that will eventually become significant. As one reads, the characters will exhibit behaviors the reader will find a challenge to comprehend or explain--and sometimes make comments that seem so superfluous as to be a complete waste of time. There are deaths that are not deaths, and there are lives that are not lives. There are friends that are enemies, and enemies that are friends. Illusions, omissions and secrets abound and even respected, yet honesty is expected.

A death scene features a favorite character, Myranda's pet dragon, Myn, and another features Myranda, herself, as she travels with Lain and two other Chosen that have been found, one who has no need for emotion and one whose emotion is shared shared at an elemental level with everyone in the immediate area. Deacon, in Entwell, a place that can almost not be located, deliberately performs acts that cause him to be prohibited from books and his beloved scribing for five years--only to find himself deliberately seeking further sanctions in order to attempt to offer assistance to Myranda, whom he knows is encountering great trouble outside of Entwell. Through it all, the powerful enemy generals work to capture Myranda and the other Chosen, alive, for a purpose yet to be discerned. Whether original or replacements, four or five, though, the number and makeup of the Chosen as foretold in tales of a future source of peace is still a mystery.

In this installment of The Book of Deacon, there are some grammatical issues, which presume editing issues. As with the first book, these do not detract greatly from the larger story, but they are distracting at points. Other than the story line, an excellent aspect of at least these first two books is that each book has enough of a stand-alone tale that the reader can read and use the story to guide imagination in a complete tale of wonder and appreciation of mind-enhancing possibilities--all while knowing that there is really only one tale that has been told and that the story continues with another tale that will soon create another opportunity for more creatinve imaginings.

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JM Carrigan

Even Better Than The First Book!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 27, 2014

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I read this entire book in under two days, as I couldn't put it down. I enjoyed the first installment tremendously, and while there were comments from olden times about necessary editing, the version available at this time has been refined and I found it to be very eloquent and polished. The characters are rich and thought provoking.

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Of all the many protagonists in the many novels I've read in my time, I must say that Lain, The Red Shadow, is among my very favorites. I particularly enjoyed in this novel the glimpse into his motivations, and the time we were able to spend with his character, being given insight into his past and his thoughts. He achieves an area of "grayness" that is a delicate balance in fiction - being elements of both good and bad, and being inspiring and terrible at once.

Myranda has received criticism in some cases for being 'not-believable," but the more I read and understand the nature of The Chosen, and the more I see her from the perspective of Lain, the more I understand that her steadfast goodness and gentle nature, while hard to comprehend for many of we jaded humans, is as much her gift as her adeptness with magic (and maybe more so). It's hard to believe that the group would have stayed together if she had given in to impatience, frustration or anger like many others in her place might have.

I absolutely loved the exchanges between Ether, the elemental chosen, and the rest of the group, especially she and Lain. It is a constant sort of amusement that this great and powerful being seems to have quite the crush on our furred hero (and who can blame her?), and I got a very enjoyable laugh when she gave him permission to begin loving her at his earliest convenience!

This novel also gives the readers a much more in-depth view of the D'Karon, the antagonists of the story, and they are satisfyingly sinister. Further, nothing about their role in the story seems forced, which leads me to believe that this story was not, as some series turn out to be, made up as the author went along (leaving plot holes and inconsistencies).

In all, this series was a wonderful find!

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Viking ZX

A fine book (glad it was updated)

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 11, 2012

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So I went ahead and read the first Book in the trilogy with much enjoyment. However, I held off of purchasing this the second book as many of the reviews noted large amount of typos and errors in the book.

Then I hopped onto the author's blog and noticed several posts about revisions to his books already on Amazon's, urging readers to re-download them.

Effectively, he's patched his books, fixing the rougher portions and problems. Being a self-starter, I can understand the reasoning. Now looking forward to the book, I purchased it at the first opportunity.

It didn't disappoint. While I enjoyed the first a bit more (which I believe has as much to with my almost never enjoying the middle of a trilogy as much as the beginning or the end) I still had a good time and did enjoy some of the methods the author used to play the reader into his hands. I won't give away much of the plot, aside from the warning that the author does manage to break a few tropes, even if he falls into a few other tried and true ones. Let's just say if your thought you knew what was going on at the end of the first book, be prepared for some eye openers, as well as some more knowledge about how the world is working.

I enjoyed the second book quite a bit, and am looking forward to the third title (when I pick it up).

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patrick harrington

Addictive!

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on August 27, 2021

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I got hooked on this fantasy series! If you read the first book you will be hooked. you will want to start the second book as soon as you finish the first, to see what happens to the main chactirs!

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MWH

Frustratingly Awesome

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 13, 2022

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The pace is great, the characters masterfully developing, and the plot is done so well. I look forward to reading what happens next!

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Personalised Pets

A little disappointing.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 31, 2017

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The main issue I have with this book is that despite Miranda's accelerating excellence in magic she showed in the first... she is, ultimately, awful at magic. I mean I spent most of the book wondering what the point in her being there was, and by the end of it was still utterly confused and left in just as much wonder. All of the skills and spells she learned in Entwell seem to leave her when she leaves the place and it's infuriating to read. Lain is what kept me reading ... solely. It is still written well and still enjoyable, however they consistently leave every battle at deaths door, Miranda is consistently useless and the enemy is consistently stronger, even when only faced with one. I feel that maybe this book should have been left out. I know that sounds harsh, but for me, it only contributed frustration and I'm not a happy reader when I'm frustrated with the story.

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Better than the first and picking up pace

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 1, 2013

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In essence, if you liked the first book of the series - The Book of Deacon - you will like this even more; if you thought the first had potential, this does a better job of developing both the potential and the pace further.

It continues in Myranda's quest to unite the Chosen and thereby end the war between the Northern Alliance and Tressor that has been going on for over a century. And as compared to the first book, the action picks up a fair bit, meaning that the group of heroes is almost constantly engaged in one scrap or another. The author's approach of switching randomly between the individual fights each of the heroes has in the larger battle will work better for some than for others and like in the first book an introduction of some sort of chapters (rather than the occassional # sing between major events in the book) would be nice here, too.

As some reviewers have commented, Myranda displays a frustratingly slow pace as a learner, completely unlike her spell in Entwell in the first book, where she progressed at a speed of the most gifted of prodigies. While this may be in line with a realistic character the author would have done himself a favour in turning down the wick in the first book, so as not to create unrealistic expectations. That a lesson has been learned here is obvious in his treatment of the subject in the The Rise of the Red Shadow (The Book of Deacon) prequel.

Just like the whole series the author endeavored to keep the series relatively youth friendly - neither the language used, nor the depiction of violence will be such that a young teen should have difficulties with it; the author also does not resort to the George R.R. Martin ( A Song of Ice and Fire, 7 Volumes ) habit of regularly killing off large parts of the cast. This may mean that the book lacks some of the gritty realism of Joe Abercrombie ( The First Law Trilogy Boxed Set: The Blade Itself, Before They Are Hanged, Last Argument of Kings ), or the complexity of something like Tom Lloyd ( The Dusk Watchman: Book Five of The Twilight Reign ), at the same time it is a much easier and relaxing read as a result (and thereby more holiday friendly).

While perhaps not quite up there with the best fantasy writing out there, the author demonstrates the right kind of positive development between books and has produced an engaging and increasingly fast paced series here. I would imagine if you liked the first one that the price of entry for the second volume is definitely worthwhile.

Magicbooks

wow, just wow

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 13, 2013

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I have just finished reading the trilogy for the third time. I love it. Myranda the main character is one you can easily identify with and at times want to reach into the book grab her by her tatty grey cloak and shake some sense into, but love her all the same.
The book itself has a few minor issues, it does take a little while to get into but at the same time it lays the groundwork that later on will have you thinking haha that means.., but wait oh that means.,, WHAT NOOO in equal amounts of shock dread and antisipation. You unravel the mystery along with the characters and get surprised by the twists just as much as they do. Its ones of those that were it a film you would find yourself slowly gettin closer to the screen until you fall off your seat but dont care as ur face is now inches from the screen.
This series made me cry twice but at one point I sent the author a message threatening him that if I turned yhe page and found out what I thought I was going to find out id, well lets just say I wouldnt be happy. It also made me laugh out loud, and had me sitting with that daft smile on my face that only comes when your reading a certain magic of a book.

Try it, I promise its the best decision you will make until you decide to get the next one

🦋🌸Nicola45🌸🦋

Brilliant,wonderful, magical and addictive

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on March 31, 2015

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I enjoyed every bit of this book and the rest of the series. It has an amazing plot and keeps you on the edge of your seat. If you love fantasy novels that have a tiny bit of romance thrown in then you won't be at all disappointed with this book or the whole series. It's truly one of the best books/series that I have ever had the pleasure to read.
The writer has a wonderful, fantastical imagination that's original and totally compelling. It certainly had me up in to the wee hours of the morning....I couldn't read it fast enough.I was so sad to get to the end of the series and these books stay with you for a good while afterwards. I hope the author has more books in this series to come, I will most certainly be first in the download queue.

liz97

the great convergence

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on May 19, 2013

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I loved the first book, but was a little bit worried that the story would end up feeling dragged out, or that the second book might loose some of the originality of the first, however this book far surpassed my expectations. the story picked up fluently for where it was left and plunged straight back into the adventure. the characters continued to develop and grow, and instead of loosing momentum the story actually picked up pace meaning that it avoided becoming too drawn out, and continued to hold my attention. There was just the right amount of action to keep up the tension without becoming tedious, and there was just the right amount of realism to keep you involved. Overall I think it was actually better than the first, and I can't wait to see how the story continues!

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