Mana exists and, somehow, seems to have a purpose, beginning with its arrival triggering a cosmic event that burst through numerous realities, bringing upheaval and turmoil to all within its path…
Transported from Earth under mysterious circumstances, Sloane and her daughter Gwyn arrived in the world of Eona only to discover they had been separated from each other. Forced to venture on a desperate quest to find one another, mother and daughter each embark on magical adventures, filled with untold wonders and fantastical beings. They undertake their journeys across a continent rife with power struggles, where ancient kingdoms and guilds are in disarray, scrambling to adapt to the arrival of magic in their world.
A hardware engineer by trade, Sloane must use skills learned over a long career to craft any edge she can against beings who have thrived using weapons long since obsolete on Earth. Perhaps mana will provide the answers she needs.
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Book 2:
War has erupted.
Sloane finds herself in the middle of an expanding war, torn between new obligations and her search for Gwyn. With the departure of the knights fast approaching, Sloane must decide how to protect those of her House that are being left behind while also planning a way to continue her journey to Avira.
Gwyn prepares to leave for the Academy, but first, she must deal with the fallout of the Polite War. The Academy represents a neutral ground that may provide the safety and opportunities she needs to build her House. Meanwhile, her retainers seek to provide those opportunities for their charge, while also expanding the search for her mother.
As time passes, machinations have forced both mother and daughter to change, and each hopes that the other will be proud of them when they reunite.
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- Chapter 32 – A Meeting of ThornsSep 24, 2023
- Chapter 31 – Never Stop LearningSep 18, 2023
- Chapter 30 – Suspect InvitationsSep 12, 2023
- Chapter 29 – Having a BallSep 9, 2023
- Chapter 28 – Expanding AmbitionsSep 5, 2023
- Chapter 27 – Encroaching DarknessAug 29, 2023
- Chapter 26 – Time to GoAug 27, 2023
- Chapter 25 – A Brief RespiteAug 13, 2023
- Chapter 24 – Artificer’s InsightAug 10, 2023
- Chapter 23 – Taking ShapeJul 30, 2023
- Chapter 22 – Not So Safe HouseJul 27, 2023
- Chapter 21 – Prepared and UnafraidJul 26, 2023
- Chapter 20 – Demonstrations of SkillJul 24, 2023
- Chapter 19 – Alas, It Ends Too SoonJul 22, 2023
- Chapter 18 – When You’re Having FunJul 18, 2023
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Last updated 7 months ago
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It is very well written. The story has very good pacing, establishing the relationships between the two point of view characters, and the people in their orbits. The two point of view characters are a mother and her 9 year old daughter, separated from each other in a different world.
The story has good world building that is drip fed to us at a steady rate, not drowning the reader in lore, letting the system stay (for now) hidden in the background to give the story room to breathe. Giving us plenty of varied content to chew on, personal relationships, magical engineering, political maneuvering, starting a noble house, trying to revolutionise this world with magical technology inspired by our modern technology, making money and building business relationships.
There is a fair amount of aristocratic intrigue, a handful of combat scenes (so far), the courtly drama of establishing a new noble house in another world.
I am hooked
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So If I rated this at chapter 10 it would have been 5 stars for certain. However, the story gets really hard to follow. The story has two protags, mother and daughter and it seems like very little progress has been made to reunite them. I guess that is okay but that brings me to what really is costs this could-be-great story a star. The cast of characters is absolutely huge.
Mother and daughter both get their own group and it just keep going up from there. I feel like to actually read this and understand all the named characters I should be taking notes. Some people might not mind this but I don't like a story where it is too difficult to follow.
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