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Copper Chain by James Maxwell

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Brief synopsis (no spoilers)
Dion is now King, after his brother. Chloe is in a safe magical place, and will learn to control her use of magic. Kargan is working hard to keep his kingdom intact, despite it being so spread out. Palemon has almost no real resources, but he knows his ancestors had certain artifacts that allowed them to control the entire world, and he's determined to find them.

 Category
Fiction, fantasy

 Why I chose this book
Next in series

 My personal opinion (the review)
Excellent story line. Kudos to the author! Thank you for keeping the fun clean! This book is full of action, and develops the story in all areas of the world, simultaneously. I definitely recommend this entry in the series, so just about anyone over 16 or so.

 Warnings
Language: None
Violence: Frequent fighting
"Adult" situations: One scene of passion, with no details (cut to 4 weeks later)
Death: Yes, and of major characters

 Movie rating equivalent
PG-16 (not rated R, but I would prefer my kids be a little older before they read this one

 Protagonist description
Chloe is a budding magic-user. Dion is a budding king and learning to accept his Eldren roots.

 Point of view of story
Third, focused on 4-5 main characters

 Book length
Medium-long

 Story flow
Excellent

 Grammar and spelling issues
None

 Character connection (no spoilers)
Several- too many to list
For series:
Independent or integral (stand-alone or back story dependent)
Integral

 Series review as a whole
Excellent! Now that all 4 books are available, go for it! This is a fun, exciting, clean series! I recommend them and have happily spent money on them (not just borrowed them from the library).

 If you only have time for one, read: (which one)
Start at the beginning, Golden Age

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