The Academy The Central Series Book 1 eBook Zachary Rawlins
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Final edition published 11-18-14, with professional editing and proofing.
Alex Warner’s life hasn’t been a great success – so maybe it’s better that he can’t remember any of it, even the fire that killed his family, the one he was blamed for setting. Still, a horrifying attack by werewolves in a city park is a new and violent low, until Mitsuru, a woman with odd red eyes and tremendous powers, intervenes, turning Alex’s world upside down.
Alex wakes to find himself in a hospital bed in a very different place the Academy, a school in a hidden, fog-shrouded city named Central, where teenagers with remarkable abilities train to become Operators like Mitsuru, soldiers who use their amazing and frightening powers to fight Witches, Weir, and each other. And Alex is the Academy’s newest student.
In a class of students who can read minds, turn to stone, and sort through possible futures – and staff who can control emotions, set fires with thought, and level mountain sides on a whim – Alex is quickly in over his head. Worse, he has caught the interest of both the cartels vying for control of Central – the fragmented and aristocratic Hegemony, and the ruthless and dictatorial Black Sun. Alex is forced to make his way through a school populated by telepaths, vampires, and most puzzling of all, a number of girls who seem interested in him Emily, lovely and almost powerless, with orders to make Alex fall in love with her; Anastasia, a Machiavellian heiress trapped in the body of a adolescent; and Eerie, only half-human and not entirely sane, but strangely captivating.
All the while, an elite cadre of Operators drawn from the staff of the Academy – the Auditors – fight brutal battles against the Witches and rebellious cartels, as Alex attempts to navigate the Byzantine politics of Central in the hopes of survival, passing grades, and possibly even a girlfriend.
(Latest version – 8-8-2013. Includes a rewrite by the Author and a complete copy edit by a professional proofer, removing virtually all typos and grammatical errors.)
The Academy The Central Series Book 1 eBook Zachary Rawlins
I finished this book last night (finally!) and am still just not quite sure what to say about it. I love fantasy books and thought this one sounded like it had potential. But while I didn't think that the concept was a bad idea, I didn't feel it was carried out as well as it could have been. I had a truly difficult time even making myself finish the book.Sadly, nothing besides the fact that it was a good concept stands out as far as things that I liked about the book. The things I disliked about the book are far easier to pin down and far more numerous.
1. Poor editing. This book had a TON of spelling and grammar errors. Words would just cut off half way though. Big chunks would be missing from sentences. Words were grossly misspelled. The grammar could be horrendous. I mean, really, this got published? Has the author heard of proof-reading his work? Or did he just hope his editor would catch any errors (although so many glaring errors were missed that I'm not sure the editor read the book either).
2. I didn't feel that the characters were terribly well developed or explained. You know that each of the people in the book has some sort of history and back-story, but you never really learn it. You also don't really learn much about them as people - they pretty much seem to be a large group of violent, poorly-adapted, poorly-socialized psychopaths with special powers.
3. The author goes to a lot of trouble to have all these characters warn Alex (the main character) not to trust people and to watch his back, etc. But combined with the lack of depth that the author gives the characters (we never learn what they are truly like, what they are motivated by, what they want, etc) all it does it instill an overall feeling of complete paranoia because you constantly question why someone is talking to Alex and what they are going to do to him.
4. I realize that this is the first book in a series, but this new method that authors seem to be using to sell future books isn't one that I feel is a good trait - they just leave them at a complete cliffhanger. You should sell future books based on the fact that you're a good writer and have come up with a good idea, not because you are essentially holding information hostage and are bribing readers to buy your next book so they can find out things you should have explained in the first book.
On the whole, I would not recommend this book. Reading it simply because it started out as a good concept isn't really a good enough reason in my mind and I think it was carried out far too poorly and, quite simply, doesn't have much going for it.
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The Academy The Central Series Book 1 eBook Zachary Rawlins Reviews
Interesting premise to start, but quickly spirals into nonsense...and I use that term n its original meaning, as in `the opposite of sense'.
Now, it's possible the author meant to write it exactly as he did. The main character, Alex, is confused and clueless, so how better to convey that sense of confusion and uncertainty than by making sure the reader experiences exactly the same? Sadly, someone should have informed him this is not a tactic designed to win returning readers.
Introduce characters. Sprinkle a hint of a plot throughout a lot of nothing much at all. Book ends. No conflict resolution, no climax, not even a bit of heavy breathing.
And if you're looking for a sympathetic, interesting main character, you'll want to buy this book so it can serve as an example of exactly what you aren't looking for. Alex is a whiny, ignorant, self-absorbed little prick and honestly? The big trauma in his life is a fire that killed his family that he may or may not have set. My money is on his family setting it themselves just so they won't have to deal with him any more. The most emo kid in the history of the world...you give him superpowers, he's going to be *interested* in finding out what exactly he can do.
Another gripe is too many fantasy element threads. It's like the author tried to come up with something fresh, couldn't figure out how to mesh it with `standard' fantasy themes, so decided what the hell, lets just use them all! We have nanites, Ether, Protocols, witches, werewolves, and cartels, oh, my! And no real cohesive explanation for any of it. As a teacher told Alex (who wasn't interested), "...teach you about *why* it works..." Sadly, the author didn't follow his own character's advice.
Finally...the only sympathetic characters are a couple minor players who are practically Mary Sue in their sympathetic characterizations.
So, if you're looking for a quick read at a cheap price, it's not bad. I doubt it will make you curse in frustration and throw it out the window, but don't expect to be faithfully checking for news of the sequel. It's not the worst book I've read in the genre, but I wouldn't call it good.
I finished this book last night (finally!) and am still just not quite sure what to say about it. I love fantasy books and thought this one sounded like it had potential. But while I didn't think that the concept was a bad idea, I didn't feel it was carried out as well as it could have been. I had a truly difficult time even making myself finish the book.
Sadly, nothing besides the fact that it was a good concept stands out as far as things that I liked about the book. The things I disliked about the book are far easier to pin down and far more numerous.
1. Poor editing. This book had a TON of spelling and grammar errors. Words would just cut off half way though. Big chunks would be missing from sentences. Words were grossly misspelled. The grammar could be horrendous. I mean, really, this got published? Has the author heard of proof-reading his work? Or did he just hope his editor would catch any errors (although so many glaring errors were missed that I'm not sure the editor read the book either).
2. I didn't feel that the characters were terribly well developed or explained. You know that each of the people in the book has some sort of history and back-story, but you never really learn it. You also don't really learn much about them as people - they pretty much seem to be a large group of violent, poorly-adapted, poorly-socialized psychopaths with special powers.
3. The author goes to a lot of trouble to have all these characters warn Alex (the main character) not to trust people and to watch his back, etc. But combined with the lack of depth that the author gives the characters (we never learn what they are truly like, what they are motivated by, what they want, etc) all it does it instill an overall feeling of complete paranoia because you constantly question why someone is talking to Alex and what they are going to do to him.
4. I realize that this is the first book in a series, but this new method that authors seem to be using to sell future books isn't one that I feel is a good trait - they just leave them at a complete cliffhanger. You should sell future books based on the fact that you're a good writer and have come up with a good idea, not because you are essentially holding information hostage and are bribing readers to buy your next book so they can find out things you should have explained in the first book.
On the whole, I would not recommend this book. Reading it simply because it started out as a good concept isn't really a good enough reason in my mind and I think it was carried out far too poorly and, quite simply, doesn't have much going for it.
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