The Amber Menhir, Jonathan N. Pruitt
The Amber Menhir, Jonathan N. Pruitt
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The Amber Menhir

Author: Jonathan N. Pruitt

Narrator: Cherami Leigh

Unabridged: 13 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/11/2024


Synopsis

With each new dawn, the celestial body known only as 'Calamity' draws closer - and with it the end of the world. Humanity's only hope from oblivion rests in the menhirs, towering bastions of scholarship and imagination which cast long shadows across the lands. The scholars within the menhirs devote themselves selflessly to the discovery of new magic that will help avert the impending apocalypse ... or so the masses have been made to understand.
In a society divided between those with occult potential and lay citizens, Tara Langcraw is recruited into the Amber Menhir with great interest. The long-awaited heiress of a bloodline bearing the rarest of the six magical disciplines, time manipulation, she is expected to flourish within this noble citadel of learning, as are her friends and fellow recruits, Roland Ward and Peony Bianchi.
They soon find, however, that those who fail to meet expectations, or who dare to challenge the prevailing order, put more than their marks on the line. For the menhir squirms with rivalries, and those who stand against the status quo may not stand for very long.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jaimes_Mystical_Library on September 28, 2023

What an excellent dark fantasy book! This was such a well written read and I was captivated by the very first page. The characters were extremely well developed and I found them to be relatable and loved following them through this story. I cannot say enough great things about this book, but I feel......more

Goodreads review by Kyann on March 20, 2024

An dark, eerie, and at times horrifying adventure through dreadful landscapes. Power is like a drug and those with just a taste will do anything to get more. This fell more into the fantasy genre for me than horror but it was really good for what it was. Superb writing combined with some really awes......more

Goodreads review by Irenaeus on November 07, 2023

I wish I had something more interesting to say about this book, given the author's wild backstory and the admittedly very creative title. But this about met my expectations - solidly okay. It was reminiscent of Vita Nostra or The Will of the Many, a dark mystery situation set at a magic school. The......more

Goodreads review by Isabella on July 30, 2023

Thank you to NetGalley and Spinner Loom Press for an ARC of this book. The Amber Menhir is the first installment of a new fantasy series. In it we follow multiple people: some belonging to the top echelon of society and some belonging to the opposite. Jonathan N Pruitt has managed to create a vast and......more

Goodreads review by Emily Neilsen on September 21, 2023

It was definitely not my typical book but I enjoyed it and recommend it to anyone who wants to go on an adventure. I just opened the first page and jumped into the story. I just don’t want to say more for fear of spoiling anything but I just think that it is very good and I liked it a lot.......more