War of the Spark: Ravnica (Magic: The Gathering)
War of the Spark
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4.3 • 166 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Experience the first official adventure in Magic: The Gathering’s multiverse in nearly a decade as the ultimate battle begins on Ravnica.
Teyo Verada wants nothing more than to be a shieldmage, wielding arcane energies to protect his people from his world’s vicious diamondstorms. When he’s buried alive in the aftermath of his first real tempest, the young mage’s life is about to end before it can truly begin—until it doesn’t. In a flash, a power he didn’t know he had whisks him away from his home, to a world of stone, glass, and wonder: Ravnica. Teyo is a Planeswalker, one of many to be called to the world-spanning city—all lured by Nicol Bolas, the Elder Dragon. Bolas lays siege to the city of Ravnica, hungry for the ultimate prize: godhood itself. His unparalleled magic and unstoppable army appear poised to bring the city to utter ruin.
Among those who stand in the way of Bolas’s terrifying machinations are the Gatewatch, Planeswalkers sworn to defeat evil, no matter where it’s found. But as they work to unite the other mages and mount a defense of the city and its people, the terrifying truth of Bolas’s plan becomes clear. The Elder Dragon has prepared a trap to ensnare the most powerful mages from across the Multiverse—and it’s too late to escape.
As forces great and small converge on the city and the battle rages, the stakes could not be higher. If the Gatewatch falters and the Planeswalkers fail, the curtain will fall on the age of heroes—and rise on the infinite reign of Nicol Bolas.
Customer Reviews
Disappointing
I read the free online magic story and think most are ok but about what worth what I pay, free. Now they have discontinued the free blog and sell these with no improvement. This feels like a cheap blow from Wizards of the Coast to make a buck. The quality of writing not worth the money.
Read the subreddit
I would not be surprised to learn that Mr. Weisman was not informed about any number of important plot points or character developments leading into this book, as he was not involved in the previous material, but I would be shocked to learn that he read any of the Ixalan stories- and the Jace/Vraska storyline is why I paid for this. I did not get my payoff.
Teyo is clearly the author’s character, and I like him just fine.
Unfortunately, this was my introduction to Weisman’s work, and the structure and pacing did not impress me.
Do look up the Drunk History sub-Reddit of this, chapter by chapter... that’s brilliant.
Sorry you took on a terrible burden, Mr. Weisman, better luck next time.
Poor quality
This book is so poorly written that I could not finish it. The sentence structure and descriptions employed by the author are comparable to fan fiction written by middle schoolers, even though the plot is fairly interesting.
Characters are barely fleshed out, in personality or in appearance, and there is no explanation of how Planeswalking magic works.
If you’re looking for a good fantasy series, try the first several Drizzt novels.