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Red Mage Ascending (Tournament of Mages) Paperback – March 30, 2019

by Cleave Bourbon (Author)

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Book 1 of 5: Tournament of Mages

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The servant girl has a secret…

…and she’s hiding it in plain sight.

Hana works for a well-to-do family who treats her well, but something is not quite right. The servant girl doesn’t act like a servant. She speaks multiple languages including high elvish, she is an accomplished musician, and she is a skilled artist.
There is also another talent, but it’s a secret Hana guards closely.

She can use blood magic.

She is in hiding because she knows that if she is found out, she will have to fight in the Tournament of Mages, a contest where she will be pitted against five other mages with different forms of magic.

She has left everything behind, her family, her friends, and the one secret she dares not reveal.

You’ll love this first entry into the Tournament of Mages series because once you learn Hana’s story you will want to uncover the other mages’ stories too.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independently published (March 30, 2019)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 179707492X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1797074924
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.6 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 0.54 x 8 inches

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Cleave Bourbon was born and raised somewhere in Texas. Somewhat tired of the traditional European, middle ages settings for fantasy, Cleave has a penchant for setting his fantasy in Steppe climates and indeterminable times in history. He might have elves traipsing across deserts or dwarves tunneling through Carlsbad, New Mexico type caverns beneath great plains.

Fantasy, in my mind, pretty much covers anything you can imagine, and I can imagine a lot! I try not to take my fantasy too far from the traditional, but why not let technology progress instead of staying in the medieval era?

His current series, Tournament of Mages, is a magical slug fest between forces of darkness, greyness, and good! A carnival of carnage between things that go bump in the night and worse, things that go bump in the day!

He is also planning on expanding out into the Fantasy Gaslamp sub-genre.

Cleave invites you to come along and enjoy reading again, while he explores his imagination and entertains with magic, might, and mayhem!

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Dad Is Always Write

A thrilling read for fans of fantasy

Reviewed in the United States on April 1, 2024

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An adrenaline-pumping journey into a magical world where six mages must master their newfound powers to compete in a life-changing tournament. This dark fantasy adventure subverts classic tropes, focusing on survival and power in a magical contest. It's a thrilling read for fans of fantasy who crave action, magic, and a fresh twist on the battle for supremacy, promising an unforgettable journey through a world where magic is both a gift and a curse.

Reviewed in the United States on February 1, 2023

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Red Mage Ascending was a cool fantasy read! The characters carried energy all the way to the end, and the story really has promise for future installments.

It was a very short read, easy to read in a single evening, and that was sped up even more by the dense dialogue. In truth, I found the dialogue took away from the world building, making it more of a "tell" than a "show" for me.

I do see a lot of potential in this series, and especially loved the expert formatting! This was a great publishing team!

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2022

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Humans as playthings for the gods. Those gods who don't care about atrocities and cheat continuously. A terrible sardonic world to live in.

Reviewed in the United States on April 3, 2017

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If you have kindle unlimited, go for it. This book is a good quick read--it is more of a novella. I have two recommendations: read the short story first and I would recommend it for young adult reads or people who like young adult fiction. First, I read the short story that comes before this novel and was glad I did--in fact I went back and re-read it, since it had been a while. Reading it beforehand helped to identify characters. There are many characters and different plot strings happening simultaneously. Reading the short story first is helpful. Second, the story is intriguing, and I would recommend it for young readers. There are darker elements that would make me pause before recommending it for very young readers, but the length and dialogue of the characters would appeal to young adult readers. The characters are young and, even the characters that are not young, are more youthful in behavior and perspective than adult, fan fiction. This makes it a good, fun, light read. If you don't have kindle unlimited, I might wait to see if all the stories are complied as a solid length novel--which could be cheaper and make more sense, because you won't forget parts of the story as you wait a month for the next installment.

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rapunzel630

Adventurous and exciting

Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2020

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Wonderful fantasy! I’m a big fan of this series and can’t wait for the next installment!

Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2023

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Every 100 years a tournament master awakens and 6 mages of different magical abilities discover their powers. The tourney master observes as the mages each struggle to control and come to grips with their new abilities in order to use them to eventually battle each other in the Tournament of Mages, a contest that decides who will rule the kingdoms for the next 100 years.

Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2017

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This series is not for me. I had to force my self to read this book. Things just went to easy for the heroes.

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Josette Mandela

Interesting fantasy story

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2024

Reminiscent of Game of Thrones. There are 6 mages, 1 from each kingdom, and each has magical abilities that take years to develop. There is the tournament master who is responsible for ensuring the tournament to find the next leader of the 6 kingdoms runs fairly. This book describes the role of the gods, mages and tournament master. An interesting read.

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