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Visions of Zarua: A standalone epic fantasy Kindle Edition

by Suzanne Rogerson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 out of 5 stars 41 ratings
Two wizards, 350 years apart. Can they save the realm of Paltria from Zarua's dark past?

An ancient darkness haunts the realm of Paltria. Apprentice wizard Paddren is plagued by visions of a city on the brink of annihilation. When his master dies in mysterious circumstances, the Royal Order of Wizards refuses to investigate. Helped by his childhood friend, the skilled tracker Varnia, and her lover Leyoch, Paddren vows to find the killer.

The investigation leads Paddren down a sinister path of assassins, secret sects and creatures conjured by blood magic. But he is guided by a connection with a wizard from centuries ago - a wizard whose history holds the key to the horror at the heart of the abandoned city of Zarua.

Can Paddren decipher his visions and save the Paltrian people before the dark menace of Zarua’s past is unleashed?

What readers are saying about Visions of Zarua

'There's everything in this story, good v evil, romance, crime, mystery, passion & fabulous magic, all put together in a wonderful writing style.' Amazon reviewer

'Intriguing characters, strong structure, high stakes, memorable world. The Visions of Zarua packs a punch in delivering all of these. A superb story that fantasy readers will definitely enjoy!' Amazon reviewer

'...this was a thoroughly enjoyable sword and sorcery based epic fantasy. There are some great new creatures in this book and some interesting magical premise to check out and some highly relatable characters.' Amazon reviewer
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Every fantasy lover should be reading this book!
Overall, I found this story to be crafted to perfection. This may very well be the best fantasy genre book I have ever read. A brilliant debut novel!Book Reviewer alinefromabook - 2016This is Suzanne Rogerson's debut novel and oh my does she deliver the goods.
When I first got this novel my thought was this is quite a large book, but I just loved this story and as I read I just didn't want it to end. A gripping story that has to be solved with brain and brawn. I so hope there is another novel being written. A super book.Book Reviewer Susan Hampson (Books From Dusk till Dawn) - 2016

About the Author

Suzanne lives inMiddlesex, England with her husband, two children, a highly strung cat and a crazypuppy.
Her writingjourney began at the age of twelve when she completed her first novel. She discoveredthe fantasy genre in her late teens and has never looked back. Giving up workto raise a family gave Suzanne the impetus to take her attempts at novelwriting beyond the first draft, and she is lucky enough to have a husband whosupports her dream - even if he does occasionally hint that she might thinkabout getting a proper job one day.

Now an author offour novels including the recently completed Silent Sea Chronicles trilogy anda Czech translation of her debut, Visions of Zarua, Suzanne hopes the dreaded'W' word will never rear its ugly head again! 

Sheloves gardening and has a Hebe (shrub) fetish. She enjoys cooking withingredients from the garden and regularly feeds unsuspecting guests vegetable-basedcakes.
Suzannecollects books, is interested in history and enjoys wandering around castlesand old ruins whilst being immersed in the past. She likes to combine her loveof nature and photography on family walks, but most of all she loves to escapewith a great film, binge watch TV shows, or soak in a hot bubble bath with anice cream and a book.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B016YB9554
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Suzanne Rogerson (November 16, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 16, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.1 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 421 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 out of 5 stars 41 ratings

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Suzanne lives in Middlesex, England with her husband, two children, a crazy cocker spaniel and a rather aloof cat.

Her writing journey began at the age of twelve when she completed her first novel. She discovered the fantasy genre in her late teens and has never looked back. Giving up work to raise a family gave Suzanne the impetus to take her attempts at novel writing beyond the first draft, and she is lucky enough to have a husband who supports her dream - even if he does occasionally hint that she might think about getting a proper job one day.

Now an author of four fantasy novels, including the Silent Sea Chronicles trilogy and a standalone fantasy, Visions of Zarua, Suzanne has recently turned her hand to short stories with three collections published to date.

She loves gardening and has a Hebe (shrub) fetish. She enjoys cooking with ingredients from the garden and regularly feeds unsuspecting guests vegetable-based cakes.

Suzanne collects books, is interested in history and enjoys wandering around castles and old ruins whilst being immersed in the past. She likes to combine her love of nature and photography on family walks, but most of all she loves to escape with a great film, binge watch TV shows, or soak in a hot bubble bath with an ice cream and a book.

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  • Tim Goff
    4.0 out of 5 stars Past becomes present
    Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2019
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    Author did an excellent job of connecting visions of long ago to events current to the principle characters. The characters, in turn, had credible personas...except, maybe for the villain, who was almost a cardboard cutout.
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  • alinefromabook
    5.0 out of 5 stars and madly in love with Varnia
    Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2016
    Every fantasy lover should be reading this book! Paddren, Varnia, and Leyoch have been friends since childhood. Paddren has been training to be a wizard under the tutelage of Kalesh. Varnia is the huntmistress for Baron Harkai, having been trained by Reaun, who took her in after her parents’ death. Leyoch is an assistant to Paddren and Kalesh, and madly in love with Varnia. But the day the Nagra appears will change everything….

    Suddenly Kalesh is dead and Paddren is appointed to replace him as the Baron’s wizard. Reaun loses an arm in the battle with the Nagra and Varnia must take over all his duties. And Leyoch embarks on the secret mission that Kalesh had been preparing him for. After Leyoch successfully uncovers a secret organization of evil wizards, all 3 find themselves running for their lives while using all their skills to take down the organization and destroy Fetter Cairn, the mastermind behind it all.

    There are so many things to love about this story. First, the characters: I found each of them to be beautifully crafted. The reader gets to know them gradually as the story moves with grace from one to another. Second, the relationships: Here too, the author has been expert at portraying not only the affection between them but the intensity that bonds them together even when they feel they have been betrayed by each other. Each one seems to sense that their destiny is tied to the others and to overcoming the evil threatening to destroy their world. Third, the setting: the world is which the story takes place is brilliantly described even as the action moves from one location to another. When I was reading I felt like this author’s imagination knew no limits, whether she was describing the real world or the spirit world, it was easy to feel like I was there watching it all unfold. Fourth, the villain: Fetter Cairn is as evil as wizards can be and the author makes no effort to whitewash his character. This guy puts Satan to shame in my opinion, but I loved the contrast between him and our trio, who are not painted as a bunch of goody-two-shoes types but as individuals trying to bring good to the world while at the same time working to overcome their own flaws.

    Overall, I found this story to be crafted to perfection. This may very well be the best fantasy genre book I have ever read. A brilliant debut novel!
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  • berta luna
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2017
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    I really enjoyed this book it did keep me interested to the last.
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  • DabOfDarkness
    4.0 out of 5 stars Great world building but few women
    Reviewed in the United States on April 20, 2020
    The world building is captivating, the characters engaging, and the plot full of suspense. There was quite a bit I enjoyed about this book. Paddren is our main character and he’s the glue that holds everyone together. As a wizard, he feels a strong sense of responsibility to protect the kingdom and the innocent. Both Leyoch and Varnia are his friends but also kind of his mentorees. While he isn’t much older then them, he often provides them with guidance and protection.

    Varnia is an accomplished hunter. In fact, she so talented that she’s elevated to the Kingdom’s Huntsmaster when the old huntsmaster is indisposed. She’s got her own life and a set of valuable skills that she worked hard to earn. I really liked her character…. until she turned into a bit of a witch. At that point, she was selfish and single-minded and, quite frankly, became the most annoying character. I tried to cut her some slack because I know she’s dealing with some serious personal revelations, but she just couldn’t get back to awesome. Meanwhile, Leyoch, who starts off pretty interesting, ends up being the main comforter to Varnia instead of continuing his own awesome character arc.

    The world building is solid. There’s magic with a set of rules and the world keeps adding dimension. There’s more talents and more monsters! Yay! Now there is several flashbacks. Sometimes these are recent flashbacks and sometimes we’re jumping further back in time. I liked this for the most part but I have to admit there were a few times where I lost track of who was doing what and why. Most of the flashbacks are told in the first person and since much of these are shown through some magical memory of events at a certain place, you can go from Paddren or Varnia dealing with their day to begin swept back in time with new characters doing things unrelated to what our main characters are currently doing. Still, this aspect of the story kept me entertained for the most part.

    There are very few female characters in this tale and Varnia is the only one that has real page time. While Varnia starts off worthy, she spirals into grumpy, witchy annoyance and pretty much stays there. The lack of a variety of page-worthy female characters is the biggest drawback to this story.

    All said, it’s an engaging story with Paddren holding it all together. 4/5 stars.

    The Narration: Guy Barnes has a great gravelly voice for Paddren. It really drew me in, making me listen all the harder. I also really liked his voice and accent for Leyoch. His female characters voices were feminine, and his voice for Varnia was well done indeed. The pacing was perfect and there were no tech issues with the recording. Even though I grew to find Varnia annoying, I truly appreciated how Barnes captured the myriad of emotions this character was going through. 5/5 stars.

    I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Suzanne Rogerson. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.
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  • Shelley Clarke
    4.0 out of 5 stars A very enjoyable and exciting read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 1, 2019
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    I thoroughly enjoyed Visions of Zarua. I first read the Silent Sea Chronicles which made me a fan of Suzanne Rogerson's writing. There are two stories running 350 years apart and their link becomes evident at a later stage. It took me a little while to get into the story but once I did I couldn't put the book down and read faster as I got to the exciting end. The author created such believable, magical worlds with wonderful characters that I didn't want it to end. There's everything in this story, good v evil, romance, crime, mystery, passion & fabulous magic, all put together in a wonderful writing style. I hope Ms Rogerson writes more ... I will definitely be buying her work.
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  • Bee
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gripping, well written story
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2015
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    I'm not usually a fantasy reader but I gave this one a go as I fancied something different. I enjoyed reading about wizards and magical kingdoms much more than I thought I would and it's made me want to read more. I thought it would be rather hard going but it was actually very easy to read with some lighthearted moments. The writing was very strong, the characters likeable and the intertwined stories kept me gripped until the end. I recommend, even if you're not a fantasy fan!
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  • Matthew Lawry
    4.0 out of 5 stars I really enjoyed this book
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 9, 2016
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    I really enjoyed this book. It is really good escapism. The characterisation is very good, and you feel that you are transported into a really exciting fantasy realm with a really good plot line. It also has bits of humour which makes it more realistic; because when people have adversity they would need to get away from the bleak reality of their situation. If you want a great book that takes you away from the monotony of daily life, then this is the read for you.
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  • Linda Watson
    5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant read, keeps your interest from beginning to end.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 16, 2016
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    I found this book very interesting and it kept me wanting to read more to know what happened next. The two interlinking stories were unusual but easy to follow. The characters are believable . The magic runs throughout the story but really comes into it towards the end. With the detail in the writing you can picture it happening in your mind. I did not know what to expect from fantasy but thoroughly enjoyed it and would recommend it to anyone who likes murder, mystery and of course fantasy.
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  • Rebecca
    4.0 out of 5 stars I completely recommend this, both for fans of the fantasy genre ...
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2018
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    I completely recommend this, both for fans of the fantasy genre and for those of who haven't read fantasy before. The story was great, the characters genuine and likable, and the worldbuilding fantastic.
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