ELISHA MAGUS was just a barber that had become quite a good surgeon, helping those in need. Only Elisha has Magi power he was not fully aware of and even less trained in using. When he uses his power to kill a king he is thrust into the light becoming a wanted man to some and a hero to others.
The world around him becomes more and more complicated as he fights to protect those he believes he must help and those he must appease in order to survive. As the power grows he learns of others with powers so strong he cannot comprehend them. There are the Indivisi that are so connected to their power people believe they are crazy. And there are the Necromancers who people are so afraid of they are only spoken of in whispers. The more Elisha learns the more he realizes his powers are stronger than he could have imagined. Elisha must decide if he is to succumb to his darker side or do what is right.
ELISHA MAGUS is a fantasy filled with fascinating characters in a creative world. ELISHA MAGUS is book two of The Dark Apostle series. Though I missed the first book enough background is given that the second book is an easy understandable read. I really enjoyed the direction E.C. Ambrose is going with the main character, but have to admit the woman he seem to be in love with is pretty messed up and not a little evil but a lot. Even though her purpose appears to be a noble one she may be pushing her methods a bit far.
E.C. Ambrose has created an exciting, adventure filled world that draws you in; you are able to picture not only the characters but the world they live in. ELISHA MAGUS is fantasy at its best and I can't wait for the next book by E.C. Ambrose.
Elisha, a barber-surgeon from the poorest streets of benighted fourteenth-century London, has come a long way from home. He was always skilled at his workβbut skill alone could not protect him, on the day that disaster left his family ruined and Elisha himself wrongly accused of murder. With no way out, Elisha accepted the offer of Lucius, a haughty physician, to avoid a trial by serving under Lucius as a battle surgeon of the kingβs army at the front lines of an unjust war.
Elisha worked night and day, both tending to the wounded soldiers and protecting them from the physicianβs experiments. Even so, he soon found that he had a talent for a surprising and deadly sort of magic, and was drawn into the clandestine world of sorcery by the enchanting young witch Brigitβwho had baffling ties to his past, and ambitious plans for his future. But even Brigit did not understand the terrible power Elisha could wield, until the day he was forced to embrace it and end the war...by killing the king.
Now, Elisha has become a wanted manβnot only of those whoβd hate and fear him, but of those whoβd seek to woo his support. Because beneath the politics of court and castle are those of power in its purest form: magic. And the players in that deeper game are stranger and more terrifying than Elisha could ever have imagined.
There are the magi, those who have grasped the secrets of affinity and knowledge to manipulate mind and matter, always working behind the scenes. There are indivisi, thought mad by the rest of the magical world: those so devoted to their subject of study that they have become βindivisibleβ from it, and whose influence in their realm is wondrous beyond even the dreams of βnormalβ magi. And then there areβthere may beβthe necromancers, whose methods, motives, and very existence remain mysterious, except to know that where the rumors of their passing go, death follows.
But death follows Elisha, too.
First with his exceptional medical skill, and then with something more, Elisha has always fought against the darkness of his world. Yet as he begins a journey to help rebuild the country he shattered, will he be able to overcome the darkness inside himself?
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