Academy Arcanist, Shami Stovall
Academy Arcanist, Shami Stovall
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Academy Arcanist

Author: Shami Stovall

Narrator: Shaun Grindell

Unabridged: 12 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/28/2023


Synopsis

Hopes. Dreams. And literal nightmares out to kill a young boy.

Gray Lexly, son of a candlemaker, wants to escape his life of old-world technologies and study at the prestigious Astra Academy, a school for arcanists—those who can wield magic. But Gray has a major problem. Every night, as he sleeps, he's visited by monsters. When they injure Gray in his dreams, he wakes with the same wounds in real life . . .

On the night Gray might finally die in his nightmares, he is saved by the kind and mysterious Professor Helmith, a powerful arcanist. She offers to protect Gray and invites him to attend Astra Academy.

Before that can happen, Gray must bond with a mystical creature to become an arcanist himself. Will he bond with a unicorn? A pegasus? A kitsune? Whatever he bonds with will determine his magical abilities, so he must choose wisely.

And when trouble finds Professor Helmith, Gray must become powerful enough to help her and fend off the terrible nightmares, before it's too late . . .

About Shami Stovall

Shami Stovall is a multi-award-winning author of fantasy and science fiction. Before that, she taught history and criminal law at the college level and loved every second. When she's not reading fascinating articles and books about ancient China or the Byzantine Empire, Stovall can be found playing way too many video games, especially RPGs and tactics simulators.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Arundeepak on August 25, 2022

4/5 A real page turner This one's a nice series opener... I actually liked it a bit more than Knightmare Arcanist. I flew through this book in a day. It was very easy to read and kept the flow of the story without any hindrances. It was fast paced with YA elements that doesn't feel waayyy too YA. Like......more

Goodreads review by Dini - dinipandareads on July 22, 2023

I read this book as part of the blog tour hosted by The Write Reads and received a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review. 4 stars! TL;DR: Academy Arcanist is a fast-paced YA fantasy that's a little bit dark and filled with a lot of magic! If you love magical creatures/companions in y......more

Goodreads review by Merissa on October 17, 2023

ACADEMY ARCANIST is the first book in the Astra Academy series. If you have read the Frith Chronicles, then you will be familiar with this world of Arcanists and Eldrins. I loved that series, so I couldn't wait to get my hands on this one and I wasn't disappointed! Gray and Sorin are fantastic charac......more

Goodreads review by Joshua Lax on September 30, 2022

Pales in comparison This apparently comes after the events of the previous Arcanist series but the setting of "Hogwarts" Arcanist school means that the author reexplains all the basics we learned via the previous series. Then we are focusing on the same elderin as the other series as well. I underst......more

Goodreads review by madythegibbon on August 26, 2022

4 Stars sorry for this chaotic review So let’s start in the beginning First 9 chapters annoyed the living Jesus out of me Gray our main character acted so pretentious and I was close to DNF the book (I know in the beginning he is only 13 but come on) Also if i have to read the words "don't fret" one......more