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

Morgan Rice

Dec 2012 · Sorcerer's Ring Book 1 · Morgan Rice

About this ebook

“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, including fans of George RR Martin, Sarah J. Maas, Rick Riordan, and readers of the legends of King Arthur and Merlin. 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

you'll see grammer mistakes left right and centre, little inconsistencies with what people are doing, they teleport around, she writes one thing and then changes the story 3 chapters later slightly, it felt like it was written for teenages and done in a single draft, trust me, i got through 3 books hoping that there was a reason its so well rated on google play, i couldn't find it. I dont think this is for avid readers and i think she's bribing book store, idk how anyone could give it over 3 star?

I stopped at book 9.all of the themes in this first book continue, tirelessly throughout the rest of the series. Endless cliche romances and uninspired political intrigue.dont pay for the others.dont event start just cuz its free. The series has no foreseeable end. It goes to book 14 and it still continues with the same tired dialogues and battles. Someone else with actual talent in writing should rewrite the series

This author fails at even the most basic levels of storytelling. Complete with wretched pacing, shallow and inconsistent characters, and a grasp grammar that would fail highschool or perhaps even middle school, there is nothing to redeem this book. Continuity errors will be the reader's constant companion. Hyperbolic language will be repeated so often that one finds themselves wondering if the author hoped to bludgeon the reader with it like a hammer. This book is an insult to literacy. The author a fraud.

About the author

Morgan Rice is the #1 bestselling and USA Today bestselling author of the epic fantasy series THE SORCERER’S RING, comprising seventeen books; of the #1 bestselling series THE VAMPIRE JOURNALS, comprising eleven books (and counting); of the #1 bestselling series THE SURVIVAL TRILOGY, a post-apocalyptic thriller comprising two books (and counting); and of the new epic fantasy series KINGS AND SORCERERS. Morgan’s books are available in audio and print editions, and translations are available in over 25 languages.

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