A Quest of Heroes (Book #1 in the Sorcerer's Ring)

Morgan Rice

Sep 2013 · The Sorcerer's Ring Book 1 · Morgan Rice

About this audiobook

“THE SORCERER’S RING has all the ingredients for an instant success: plots, counterplots, mystery, valiant knights, and blossoming relationships replete with broken hearts, deception and betrayal. It will keep you entertained for hours, and will satisfy all ages. Recommended for the permanent library of all fantasy readers.” --Books and Movie Reviews, Roberto Mattos 

The #1 Bestseller! 

From #1 Bestselling author Morgan Rice comes the debut of a dazzling new fantasy series. A QUEST OF HEROES (BOOK #1 IN THE SORCERER’S RING) revolves around the epic coming of age story of one special boy, a 14 year old from a small village on the outskirts of the Kingdom of the Ring. The youngest of four, the least favorite of his father, hated by his brothers, Thorgrin senses he is different from the others. He dreams of becoming a great warrior, of joining the King’s men and protecting the Ring from the hordes of creatures on the other side of the Canyon. When he comes of age and is forbidden by his father to try out for the King’s Legion, he refuses to take no for an answer: he journeys out on his own, determined to force his way into King’s Court and be taken seriously. 

But King’s Court is rife with its own family dramas, power struggles, ambitions, jealousy, violence and betrayal. King MacGil must choose an heir from amongst his children, and the ancient Dynasty Sword, the source of all their power, still sits untouched, waiting for the chosen one to arrive. Thorgrin arrives as an outsider and battles to be accepted, and to join the King’s Legion. 

Thorgrin comes to learn he has mysterious powers he does not understand, that he has a special gift, and a special destiny. Against all odds he falls in love with the king’s daughter, and as their forbidden relationship blossoms, he discovers he has powerful rivals. As he struggles to make sense of his powers, the king’s sorcerer takes him under his wing and tells him of a mother he never knew, in a land far away, beyond the Canyon, beyond even the land of the Dragons. 

Before Thorgrin can venture out and become the warrior he yearns to be, he must complete his training. But this may be cut short, as he finds himself propelled into the center of royal plots and counterplots, ones that may threaten his love and bring him down—and the entire kingdom with him. 

With its sophisticated world-building and characterization, A QUEST OF HEROES is an epic tale of friends and lovers, of rivals and suitors, of knights and dragons, of intrigues and political machinations, of coming of age, of broken hearts, of deception, ambition and betrayal. It is a tale of honor and courage, of fate and destiny, of sorcery. It is a fantasy that brings us into a world we will never forget, and which will appeal to all ages and genders. It is 82,000 words. 

Books #2--#17 in the series are now also available! 

“[An] entertaining epic fantasy.” —Kirkus Reviews 
“The beginnings of something remarkable are there.” --San Francisco Book Review 
“Action-packed …. Rice's writing is solid and the premise intriguing.” --Publishers Weekly 
“A spirited fantasy ….Only the beginning of what promises to be an epic young adult series.” --Midwest Book Review

Ratings and reviews

Good and enjoyable book - story itself could be better written. A lot of repeated description "it was the biggest he had ever seen", "it was the darkest place". The storyline sometimes alienates the reader by giving the main character amazing luck and opportunity at every turn- but he still feels downtrodden. The writer also crams a lot of activity and events within a few day period - would have been better paced in months. That being said, I am enjoying the book and will continue to read.

This was pretty well written, but it was definitely well read. I liked the way he was able to describe their world, the way tgat there were about 4 stories happening simultaneously and the hope that was at the edges of it all. Yes, the British language may be more recent, but most Americans won't be able to see the difference. It felt fun and exciting. I was able to let my 10 yr old listen to some of this but there were places with older themes, that I needed to listen alone. Near the end, mainly.

Listened to the first audiobook A Quest of Heroes because it came up in my feed. Never heard of the author so thought I'd give it a try. 3 chapters in I had to find out who wrote this hot mess and turns out he writes young adult (read preteens) fiction. Truly bad when you're writing a book that takes place in a fantasy, pre modern era, and use the phrase "on his radar..." in a world where RADAR doesn't even exist. Follow that up with countless variations of "he understood exactly....bla bla....but he couldn't understand why bla bla..." it hurt to listen to a good premise for a story line be butchered by words misused and grammar abused.