Mageborn: The Line of Illeniel: The Line of Illeniel

Michael G. Manning

Oct 2011 · Mageborn Book 2 · Michael Manning

About this ebook

Mordecai has discovered his heritage and must take up the mantle of a lord of the realm, while figuring out what it really means to be a mage of the line of Illeniel. He is beset on both sides by allies and enemies trying to control or destroy his future. Gods and kings both seek to manipulate him for their own ends, and no matter what he chooses his loved ones will suffer. Will he risk destroying his love with a bond that might be her death, or face the madness that comes to wizards who embrace power without restraint?

Ratings and reviews

Story's okay but the lack of editing drops you out of the story continuously. I don't think I have ever read a book so poorly edited, and the first in the series wasn't much better. The other problem is the of the first person narrative. At times the author will jump focus from one character to another, but will continue using the first person narrative, which makes the book disjointed and cumbersome. Good story but lazy writing.

I have to agree with some of the other reviews. This is a good series and a very enjoyable read. The author however, should fire whoever decided that it was acceptable to publish this book in its existing format. None of the features typically available in an ebook are present (increased font size, read aloud, viewing format, etc...) Rather, it appears that someone took a paperback book and scanned it, page by page into a PDF then published it.

My review has nothing to do with content. Loved the first one, guessing I'll love this one. My issue is the laziness with which they converted it to ebook format. None of the text tools work. I can't have a black screen. It's like the just scanned pages of a book and threw them together calling it an ebook instead of correctly transferring things to a manipulatable format.

About the author

Michael Manning, a retired pharmacist, has been a fantasy and science-fiction reader for most of his life.  He has dabbled in software design, fantasy art, and is an avid tree climber.  He lives in Texas, with his stubborn wife, two kids, and a menagerie of fantastic creatures, including a moose-poodle, a vicious yorkie, and a giant prehistoric turtle.