Mystic, Jason Denzel
Mystic, Jason Denzel
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Mystic

Author: Jason Denzel

Narrator: Mary Robinette Kowal

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/03/2015


Synopsis

Mystic is the start of an enchanting new epic fantasy series from Jason Denzel, the founder of Dragonmount.

I called to the Myst, and it sent us you.

For hundreds of years, high-born nobles have competed for the chance to learn of the Myst. Powerful, revered, and often reclusive, Mystics have the unique ability to summon and manipulate the Myst: the underlying energy that lives at the heart of the universe. Once in a very great while, they take an apprentice, always from the most privileged sects of society. Such has always been the tradition-until a new High Mystic takes her seat and chooses Pomella AnDone, a restless, low-born teenager, as a candidate.

Commoners have never been welcomed among the select few given the opportunity to rise beyond even the highest nobility. So when Pomella chooses to accept the summons and journey to Kelt Apar, she knows that she will have more to contend with than the competition for the apprenticeship.

Breaking both law and tradition, Pomella undergoes three trials against the other candidates to prove her worthiness. As the trials unfold, Pomella navigates a deadly world of intolerance and betrayal, unaware that ruthless conspirators intend to make her suffer for having the audacity to seek to unravel the secrets of the Myst.

About Jason Denzel

Jason Denzel is the founder of Dragonmount, the leading online community for Robert Jordan's "The Wheel of Time" saga and the web's top destination for franchise-related news, features, and discussion. Dragonmount has been featured in USA Today, CNN, ABC, Wired, and the Los Angeles Times. Denzel lives in Northern California with his two young boys, and owns a lot of swords. He is the author of the Mystic Trilogy (Mystic, Mystic Dragon, and Mystic Skies).

About Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning alternate history novel, The Calculating Stars, the first book in the Lady Astronaut series. She is also the author of The Glamourist Histories series and Ghost Talkers and has received the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, four Hugo Awards, the Nebula, and Locus Awards. Her stories appear in Asimov’s, Uncanny, and several Year’s Best anthologies. Mary Robinette has also worked as a professional puppeteer, is a member of the Award-winning podcast Writing Excuses, and performs as a voice actor (SAG/AFTRA), recording fiction for authors including Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow, and Neal Stephenson. She lives in Tennessee with her husband Rob and over a dozen manual typewriters.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa on October 28, 2015

Review originally posted at The Speculative Herald: [URL not allowed] Mystic is very much a coming of age, perhaps somewhat standard fare for a young adult novel. And maybe you could say the story, in some ways, was predictable. But you know what? I don’t care. I found the char......more

Goodreads review by Katie on February 18, 2016

3.5ish This felt very . . . standard. Commoner has special powers! Mean people are mean! (There was some attempt for depth at the end, but it wasn't really enough.) There was a lot of "commoners must be kept in their place!" which felt pretty overdone. And I didn't ever feel like I had a good understa......more

Goodreads review by g i n n y on March 29, 2016

Mystic had a lot of elements I love; relatable characters, Irish influence, focus on nature, and just the right touch of mysticism, magic, and the Fae. This is one of those easily blended genres; found mostly in Adult SciFi/Fantasy, but marketed with a very YA feel. I read this in one sitting, and i......more


Quotes

"Mystic is a wonderful tale that takes the reader into a world imaginable, realistic, and fantastic at the same time." —Portland Book Review