Waiting on Wednesday 03/08/23
Waiting On Wednesday” is a weekly meme that first originated at Breaking the Spine but has since linked up with “Can’t Wait Wednesday” at Wishful Endings now that the original creator is unable to host it anymore. Either way, this fun feature is a chance to showcase the upcoming releases that we can’t wait to get our hands on!
Mogsy’s Pick
Malevolent Seven by Sebastian de Castell (May 16, 2023 by Jo Fletcher Books)
“‘Seven powerful mages want to make the world a better place. We’re going to kill them first.’
Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. No doubt he’s wearing iridescent silk robes that couldn’t protect his frail body from a light breeze. The hat’s a must, too, right? Big, floppy thing, covered in esoteric symbols that would instantly show every other mage where this one gets his magic? Wouldn’t want a simple steel helmet or something that might, you know, protect the part of him most needed for conjuring magical forces from being bashed in with a mace (or pretty much any household object).
Now open your eyes and let me show you what a real war mage looks like . . . but be warned: you’re probably not going to like it, because we’re violent, angry, dangerously broken people who sell our skills to the highest bidder and be damned to any moral or ethical considerations.
At least, until such irritating concepts as friendship and the end of the world get in the way.
My name is Cade Ombra, and though I currently make my living as a mercenary wonderist, I used to have a far more noble-sounding job title – until I discovered the people I worked for weren’t quite as noble as I’d believed. Now I’m on the run and my only friend, a homicidal thunder mage, has invited me to join him on a suicide mission against the seven deadliest mages on the continent.
Time to recruit some very bad people to help us on this job . . .”
The BiblioSanctum 
It looks intriguing!
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OOoh interesting! That cover looks so bada$$! I love it! Hope you thoroughly enjoy this one once you get to read it!
Here’s my CWW
Have a GREAT day!
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I hadn’t seen this yet, cool a new Sébastien de Castell😁
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I’m just so pleased it’s not just coming out in the UK!
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Hmmmm… this could be interesting. I’ve not tried the author yet but I remember reading reviews of the previous series.
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Oh man you’re missing out! His Greatcoats series is AMAZEBALLS! 😀
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I love de Castell, but there’ve been a number of Magnificent 7 retellings in recent years and they’ve mostly been super disappointing…
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I did notice the trend, but I haven’t read any of them. Crossing my fingers this one will be good, but de Castell has never disappointed me! 🙂
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I love the sound of this. Even the blurb gives you an idea of the tone of the story. And who can resist a book about wizards?
I was surprised to see two new books by the author due out this year, although the date of the other one has changed several times already so she knows if it’ll happen.
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It is on my wishlist
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