Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not? This book is a little slower to get started, but just wait it will be worth it I did laugh at some of the things that Asher does and says. to me thats well doneĭid you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry? Prince Gar, just how Heyborne portrays Gar's acceptance of Asher, his inward laughing at the pranks but how he cant show it. Which character – as performed by Kirby Heyborne – was your favorite? He walks the fine line of balance in the kingdom showing justice and love at the same time. Borne showed compassion to the young man and kept the execution to the people who judged him only. one part of the book a young man breaks a major law and must be exicuted. Unlike most of the Doranen he accepts the Olken as a major part of his kingdom and does not look down on them. he cares for his subjects and does what he can to make sure they continue to be safe. King Borne, even though he does not play a huge role in this book, he is what I invision a fair and just king. I would yes, because this book is full of different human aspects, ranging from hidding secrets to sibling rivalry, desire to learn at great risk to trying to do whats right. Would you listen to The Innocent Mage again? Why? These are well worth the time to listen to. I prefer to wade in and swim out to the deep end when I'm comfortable. That doesn't say it very well, but I've read books where I've drowned, and a few brilliant works that I have learned to swim in.

If it is too alien, we shouldn't just be dropped into the deep end unless we already know how to swim. We have to be able to believe in the character's world before we can believe in them. It may also just be my imagination, and if so, she has touched on an issue in Fantasy I strongly believe in. I may be confusing the basic progression of 'The Hero's Journey' with religious allegory. The only criticism I have is that she seems to be dancing around a religious allegory and that was a bit distracting. Miller gave me that and I will continue to read her novels. I was looking for long fantasy novels where I could get involved with the characters and not have my attention wander. The narrator of these books handled the dialect very well but does not return to read the series that comes after, and that may be a difficult switch. These rules are meant to be broken, but it takes a good fantasy writer to do it. She writes in dialect, and she calls real things by made up names. Miller breaks a couple 'rules' of writing and does it very well. Looking at the other books available, I can see that the history behind the Innocent Mage is out there as well. This is Fantasy with characters I could understand, a lot of raw emotion, and a rich background story only hinted at. I enjoyed both books in this series very much. This was my first experience with Karen Miller's work.

The innocent mage