A welcome return to form

Kel Kade’s King’s Dark Tidings series has always been one of my favourites. There’s just something charming about the world and characters.

With her other series, Shroud of Prophecy not quite hitting the mark, I’ve certainly been concerned with the future of KDT. Luckily it seems my concerns have been assuaged. Taking a break seems to have been the right move because Mage of No Renown is exactly what I’ve been waiting for. The passion is there.

One of the things that I’ve noticed about Kel Kade’s earlier instalments of KDT and this book was the pacing. The story moves from one scene to the next fluidly with little down time between them. This is very important and Kingdoms and Chaos was a good example of the pacing being ‘not quite right.’

It’s very nice to see the backstory that’s been hinted at for many years now, and if Dragons and Demons can match or exceed the quality of this prequel, I’m very excited.

Good work Kel! I’ll always keep reading your books even if I’m not a fan of some.

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I loved it

Amazing story, I was truly so happy Wesson had his own book explaining his mysterious past which was very foreshadowed in kings dark tidings and I was not disappointed at all though my heart may never recover.

Kel Kade is amazing

loved it. Kel writes amazing adventures with very intriguing characters. read dark tidings now. I can't recommend it enough I am about to re read (listen to) the first 4 books of dark tidings as a reminder of the full stories before reading the new 5th biok

great book ties in perfectly with king's dark

great prequel that fleshes out wessens backstory and sets up future interactions. I would recommend reading this after book 2 of king's dark tidings for it to fit into the series

Disappointing Ending.

The character just stays the same throughout the entire book. at the end the main character annoyed me a bit. the book had great potential though. I'll probably still buy the second one.

In love with this world!

I’m so in love with the world the author has created. The narrator is incredible and his range of accents and ability to switch swiftly without fault allows you to be fully immersed.

great book all by itself

Its even better when you know how it ties into Rezkin's story. after this book you will have a fair bit more respect for the nerdy guy with a bit of destructive power.

Didn’t expect to care, but ended up getting hooked

I love all of Kel Kade’s books. If you don’t, don’t listen to this one because it’s pretty on brand. I didn’t expect to care, though, about wessen and his story. I care much, much more about Rezkin and his story and how he navigates life with the restrictions of his rules.

Half way through Mage of No Renown though, I ended up hooked. Like I always do. It was great. It didn’t go how I thought, and I like that. It’s nothing too overly exciting, but the character of Wessen shines in the book and his plight is definitely well written.

Another sensational instalment of the Rezkin saga

The storyline and pace are incredible. As usual Nick Podehls performance was exceptional.
I find Kel Kades writing very refreshing, enough detail to spark the imagination and not so much to detract from the unfolding of the story. The characters unfold and develop in a very natural way.

Can't wait for Kings Tidings 5.

Old friends

Once again a well written book and masterful narration. My only complaint is that now I’m even MORE anxious to learn of Wessons fate in KDT5.