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  • Astra Academy Series, Book 1
  • By: Shami Stovall
  • Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
  • Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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Academy Arcanist

By: Shami Stovall
Narrated by: Shaun Grindell
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Summary

Hopes. Dreams. And literal nightmares out to kill a young boy.

Gray Lexly, son of a candlemaker, wants to escape his life of old-world technologies and study at the prestigious Astra Academy, a school for arcanists—those who can wield magic. But Gray has a major problem. Every night, as he sleeps, he's visited by monsters. When they injure Gray in his dreams, he wakes with the same wounds in real life . . .

On the night Gray might finally die in his nightmares, he is saved by the kind and mysterious Professor Helmith, a powerful arcanist. She offers to protect Gray and invites him to attend Astra Academy.

Before that can happen, Gray must bond with a mystical creature to become an arcanist himself. Will he bond with a unicorn? A pegasus? A kitsune? Whatever he bonds with will determine his magical abilities, so he must choose wisely.

And when trouble finds Professor Helmith, Gray must become powerful enough to help her and fend off the terrible nightmares, before it's too late . . .

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  • Rayman
  • 02-05-23

Another Hit!

Another great story! I love the universe she is creating! Love the magical creatures and the characters! If your a fantasy reader Shami Stovall should be on your list of authors!

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  • Sam H
  • 24-04-23

Loved It!

A fun magic school story with partner monsters, hits every beat you'd want it to. Relatable characters, cute companions, maybe a hint of romance. Looking forward to book 2!

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  • Kimmy
  • 16-04-23

Great piece of the Frith world!!!

I am so pleased with this story! I can’t wait for more! I love this world Shami Stovall has created!

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  • Jacob Wright
  • 11-04-23

shami stoval has done it again!!!

Shami stovall did an awesome job in this one. I hope it's as good if not better than the fifth Chronicles because those were amazing! the narrator wasn't bad although I think having a younger sounding narrator might help the story a little better because it's a little odd hearing someone with a more aged voice try to play children and young adults. but his performance was amazing and that's just my own thoughts about it

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  • Jon S
  • 03-04-23

Another series in the same world?!

Wow what a story, I loved how it was a sequel to the Frith chronicles and that we get to see how Adelegius and Thane are doing.
Being brought back to the world we all loved to see the advances the people have made was incredible. I'm a big fan of how the new arcanists now goto school to learn how to use magic instead of being thrown straight into a guild for work, it really shows the times after Volke and the gang saved the world.

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  • Travis W.
  • 30-03-23

fun

it's a fun listen. I feel the end was rushed but overall I enjoyed it. I love the world Shami created. I cannot wait for more of this story to unfold

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  • Setia L
  • 30-03-23

Has pacing issues

The story had some annoying pacing issues. But overall I enjoyed the story enough to give the sequel a try.