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The Accidental Archmage: Book One - Ragnarok Rising Kindle Edition

by Edmund A.M. Batara (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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An epic fantasy in another world.

What if you fell through a crack in reality and find yourself in a strangely familiar world? Like those people disappearing in plain sight you’ve read about.

A world full of magic, Earth’s mythological beings, lost civilizations, and people from its primitive and brutal past? Where gods play games among themselves, with the fate of mortal men as pawns. A land where a sword is deadlier than a five-inch-thick contract drawn by a hotshot lawyer. Would you survive?

That’s Tyler West. Alone, lost, and bewildered, the three moons in the sky made it clear he wasn’t on Earth anymore. It’s not a game. It’s real. And there’s no coffee, pizza, fries, or his favorite show on HBO.
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Goodreads Book Rating (July 2020) - 3.98 out of 5 stars. 448 ratings.Total Goodreads Author Rating (July 2020) - 4.18 out of 5 stars. 1,269 ratings.Audible Rating (July 2020) - 4.3 stars out of 5 stars. 35 ratings.

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Would you like to -
  • Immerse yourself in a grand and dangerous adventure? In a world both familiar and strange? A world where magic and gods still exist?
  • Meet deities, beings, and exiles from Earth's pantheons? Encounter warriors, huskarls, satyrs, hoplites, dark mages, Elder beings, and strange yet immeasurably terrible beings from the myths of pre-history?
  • Match wits with the likes of Loki, Athena, Amun-Ra, Zeus, Coniraya, Viracocha, and even Dionysus? Escape plots and schemes played by powerful gods of life and death?
  • Avoid being the meal of dire wolves, draken, and other beasts of legend? Play with a sphinx, giants of every size and stripe, naguals, a yahui, vrykolakas, empusas, minotaurs, jotnar, ogres, trolls, and dokkalfr, to name a few?
  • Survive being in the middle of wars between civilizations and races? Suffer the arrogance and stupidity of gods and men alike? Cross paths with beings who don't like you - Thor, Ares, and the Incan death god Supay, to name three?
  • Be burdened with a quest to save yourself and your humanity in the brutal and primordial world of Adar?
  • Live in a world where scientific pursuit or insulting deities will get you a lightning bolt or two? Oh, though five or more of those coruscating decorations would be more likely. All at the same time.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B076G5M6DX
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Independent; 3rd edition (October 13, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 13, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3760 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 466 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 198605974X
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 535 ratings

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The ACCIDENTAL ARCHMAGE Series

The ACCIDENTAL ARCHMAGE OMNIBUS Series

The ARCANUM ASTRAY Series

PLANAR WARS Series

ANCIENT FANGS Series

MANUS DEI Series

VOID TEMPLAR Series

PAVEL MAVETH Series, and the

FRIEDA Children's Fantasy Book Series

AUTHOR'S WEBSITE: soloflyte.blog

SOLOFLYTE WORLDS on Facebook: facebook.com/embatara/

SOLOFLYTE WORLDS on PATREON:

(New Serialized Original Fantasy and Science Stories / Beta Chapters)

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Fantasy and science fiction have always been my favorites. Especially those from the era of dime novels and genre magazines, the time when both were still deemed fringe. Those stories spark the imagination and bring a reader to worlds and concepts beyond his reality. Though I have to admit, reality is fast catching up with science fiction.

Favorite reader comments -

- Fantastic

Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2018

A whirlwind adventure with well developed characters based upon multiple pantheons of mythology. What is not to love? The first book of the series was well-written and well-rounded, but this book is priceless. The deities were relatable by their personalities and it helped to understand their motivations. Truly a marvelous piece of literature.

- Turning legends on their heads, then shake to see what comes out!

Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2018

There is evidence of solid research scattered through the books, woven ins so that it enhances the narrative, even drives it forwards, rather than weighing it down as so often happens when such things are attempted. Fun interactions between characters, an engaging story, and legends coming out of the woodwork. look forward to more!

- Consistently entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on June 2, 2020

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The research into all the details used in these books must have been more than a single person could accomplish in a year.

- Good book

Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021

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Another great book from the wonderful imagination of a fantastic author I am greatly looking forward to the next one

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5.0 out of 5 stars I liked it. It was a good read with plausible ...
Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2017
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I liked it. It was a good read with plausible theme and settings. The quickness in which the author placed the protagonast may have been too swift or "Poof here it is" but it worked. I appreciated the fact that he was just a regular guy, going about his business, and finds himself ensnared in events where he has no control.
I look forward to the sequal.
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D Neu
4.0 out of 5 stars Hoping for more story in next book
Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2021
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I gave this book a four because I feel it needs a good editing. The beginning is interesting. It has good characters and a really good story but it gets bogged down by all of the chatter.
The writer has created a good wonderful magical new world. They h ave tied in classic elements and yet leave a lot of mystery and wonder at the same time, but I felt the story got very heavy and slowed down by all of the philosophy and by the main character and minor characters explanations,and their long winded ponderings. Yes some of That is interesting and is necessary but I feel there is way too much. It could easily be edited out to provide an easier flow and more interesting read.
I will read the 2nd book but I am hoping for less philosophy and more story
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2021
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Loved the book ,well thought out and very exciting. Look forward to reading more from the author and the series 😀
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4.0 out of 5 stars There's some growth to be had
Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2018
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This book kinda threw me for a loop. Harvard was one of the people that kinda ticked me off in the beginning. Harvard was one of those people who had the "woe is me" going for him, and THEN due to extreme circumstances had his head ripped out of his butt and actually decided to fight for himself instead of imploding. As the book progressed, he went from "I don't want anything bad to happen to me!" to "I'm stomping a mud puddle in this dudes ass" which was the type of person he needed to be when the world decided it wanted to take a collective dump on him. I also like the way that the "gods" all have to work around each other. Greek Myth, Norse Myth, African Myth, etc are all present here and the rational here also works. It's also fun to see the portrayal of characters in the book, such as Thor and Ares. Loki pops up and he sure does make things interesting. With that said, this book quickly went from becoming a DNF to 4 stars by sticking with it.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Wussy Wimp
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2017
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“Wussy wimp" seems a little tame for a meth head. There are so many ways to keep this scene PG without the jarring disconnect of having a meth head call someone a “Wussy wimp." I can forgive a lot of things in a good story; being pulled out of the story by an illogical character in the first few pages isn't usually one of them. I'll revise my review once I've gotten further; hell, maybe the meth head is secretely OCD about profanity, or maybe he was mocking his boss' tame insult; we'll see.

Edit: so far I'm enjoying the story, but the more I read it, the less sense the wussy wimp insult makes; murder and rape are acceptable, but a realistic meth head isn't?

Edit2: im having trouble getting over the disconnect, the main character talks about sex and BDSM and how kinky he can be, but the most vulgar word in the book is "bum." I'm thinking that it isn't the meth head who has OCD against profanity, but the author. I'm not looking for F nombs thrown left and right, but I am looking for more realistic insults than "wussy wimp" or "talk to the hand."

It is irritating and jarring to be taken out of the otherwise good flow of the story by having someone use a very stupid and silling sounding insult.
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Brad
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in the United States on February 19, 2021
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Another great book from the wonderful imagination of a fantastic author I am greatly looking forward to the next one
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great read!
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2021
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Great read! Enjoyed reading your story. Funny and thought provoking experience. Can't wait for the next episode of this story.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Worth Reading!!!
Reviewed in the United States on October 2, 2017
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I personally really enjoyed this book.

Think mage main character, mixed with old world god's from various pantheons and science being the Devil. Also a touch of humor to liven it up.

I recommend reading it, it was quite fun and adventurous. Definitely value for money.
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Nikhil
5.0 out of 5 stars Magic, adventure and Gods!!
Reviewed in India on September 29, 2020
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Known elements of fantasy world are masterfully written to create a wholesome read. Action is free flowing, isekai trope and subsequent world building is well handled. My only gripe is that the varied mythic references mentioned in the end did not have a link while reading the story. Would have to go to the last page which is mighty inconvenient.
Looking forward to reading the next in the series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Had so much fun reading this book.
Reviewed in Canada on December 9, 2017
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I accidentally downloaded this book and i really really loved it. I am going to tell my friends to read this coz i have fun reading it and i know they will too. Thank you.
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Vincent Archer
4.0 out of 5 stars An enjoyable read overall.
Reviewed in France on February 27, 2018
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Based on the suggestion from LitRPG books, I expected some form of gameLit, but to my great surprise, no. It's more of a classic portal fantasy, where a normal person from our world drops thru a tear in reality to an alternate world in which, ages ago, all of the world's magical creatures and pantheons took refuge because magic was becoming quickly depleted on Earth.

The first book focuses on the Norse pantheon and their interactions with the hero, who stumbles upon an ancient ruin... and finds Clarke-tech (the kind of tech that's mostly indistinguishable from magic), making him an archmage. Which means he's now the perfect guy to use in divine games.

The main character isn't quite entirely believable, but he's hugely sympathetic, and the research on the nordic background is good.
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Reviewed in Australia on October 28, 2018
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excellent
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Kindle-Kunde
4.0 out of 5 stars Well writen book
Reviewed in Germany on October 25, 2017
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The book is well writen and the story while not nessesary completly original is quite entertaining
You could say it's your tipical travel to another world story.
The mc is slowly crawling his way through the world of our worlds' pantheons
and will likely become slightly overpowered within the nex 2-8 books =),
at least he will be more than mortal if he continues dabelling with gods,
it is kinda a necessity so that he can play a role in the games of the gods.
I like the depiction of most of the gods, spirits and pantheons and I really like their interactions,
but I also see the danger that the mc will have less interactions with commoners, since he has his hands full with the phanteons
and in theory his followers could do those interactions for him.
It would be nice to come to now this world through the eyes' of something else than god, spirit, priests or warriors.
Another thing I don't quite see in the near future is basebuilding, thought I do believe it will come in one of the future books especially if his followers increasse and technichally the followers could be seen as a form of basebuilding.

The writing stile is quite nice, but I did read it on rr and bought it here to support a good new author.
I did hear about the format issues though, but since I didn't have those problems reading I can't say anything about that.
I do recommend to those who started the book, but didn't read it through because of those issues to read it again,
once the problems with the format are fixed.
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