Dark Apprentice, Val Neil
Dark Apprentice, Val Neil
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Dark Apprentice

Author: Val Neil

Narrator: Thomas Judd, Reba Buhr

Unabridged: 15 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2022


Synopsis

A psychopathic wizard. An immortal mage. An epic battle of wills.Nikolai doesn’t want much out of life: sex, immortality, and the power to disembowel anyone who crosses him. But with dark magic forbidden, his only option is Medea–a mage so deadly even the Enforcers give her a wide berth. Despite dire warnings that her apprentices don’t survive, Nikolai won’t stop until she agrees to train him. After all, he’s a killer himself.Barbaric and brutal, the training is a far cry from what Nikolai expects. When a mysterious illness strikes Nikolai down, he suspects he’s found the secret to Medea’s longevity. He resolves to find out what happened to her previous apprentices. If he can locate the source of her power, he can turn it against her.Medea swore off training dark wizards–none of them take the craft seriously and the ungrateful bastards always try to kill her. This one definitely seems the backstabbing type, but magic is dying out and she hasn’t felt such magical strength in centuries. If she can control the boy, show him that magic is more than curses and necromancy, he might obtain the power he desires. If not, well . . .What’s one more dead apprentice?If you enjoy dark fantasy with quirky, morally grey characters and humorous banter (but no romance), this is the book for you!

Reviews

Goodreads review by mesal on February 03, 2023

REREAD 10/01/23: Full review on my blog here! Following dark wizard-aspirant Nikolai Fedorov in his quest to become the most powerful wizard in the world, the novel stands out as unique within its genre of dark fantasy by means of its tendency towards humor. It is by no means lighthearted—the author......more

Goodreads review by Ana on January 01, 2022

EDIT: 4.75 its so GOOOOD 4 stars *may change fantasy is such an inherently goofy genre with literal magic and wizards running around that a book finally decided to not follow the classic “everything is dark and bad and gloomy” approach … can we get more genuinely funny fantasies......more

Goodreads review by gauri on July 16, 2023

nikolai is so stupidly hilarious but medea is the real gem......more

Goodreads review by kaz on July 23, 2022

I LOVED this book. and nikolai too, he was such an interesting character to get into, to see a different logic than most people, i could see why his action would make sense to him, he's always thinking in the extreme, no in between. at the same time, he felt very immature in how to deal with people,......more

Goodreads review by 思莹 on December 30, 2021

4.5/5 i can't stop smiling,, omg. medea: love of my life, just shot up my favourite characters/favourite female characters list ever. i love her so so much. she is so interesting and precious and relatable (so many of her little habits,, her inner thoughts, IVE DONE THOSE, IVE HAD THOSE INTERACTIONS......more