The Magus Conspiracy by Michael J. Synnott

None of this will stop me from wanting to read the next in this trilogy, though I will admit to not be chomping at the bit for it. Even then I just wanted to hurry up the bits told from the main character's view.

I didn't really get into the book until the second chapter when we started seeing the plot from the secondary character's viewpoint. My final problem with it was the main character, he was a little bland and difficult to summon interest in. After all if you describe a gun, the kitchen knife, loose tap spigot made of stainless steel and broken glass in the first act which is the murder weapon by the third?Īs much as I love expanding my vocabulary and seeing a well written and versed story there were several non-standard or specialized words that could have been explained better, like coracle, through the characters instead of more standard 'fantasy/sci-fi' words, like cabal. The text is very prosaic, verging on purple prose, a little less would have been better. The bad doesn't detract too much from the overall. He also manages to miss the grammer and editing errors that a few self-publishers tend to make, giving a very professional and wonderful book to read. His take of magic is a literal view of Clarke's laws by calling it Teic and leaves us wanting to know more of what is now possible.

The author has a fascinating take on mythology, symbology and culture, effortlessly mixing Irish, Norse, Egyptian and more together to create full HD worlds. I loved his take on Ferdia, who is said to have Asperger's, as someone who is focused and doesn't let his emotions get in the way of what he knows needs to be done. The main character is surrounded by a lively and diverse cast of characters. The journey and riddles the characters take to join our land or Tír to the other eight realities leave you wanting to find out what happens next and wanting to see can you figure it out before the big reveal. The Magus Conspiracy: Book One of the Tr SagaMr Michael J Synnott, The Suffolk Dialect of the Twentieth Century (The Suffolk library)A.O.D. The story drags you in and refuses to let you go. The author asked for an honest review so here goes:

The Magus Conspiracy by Michael J. Synnott