Another good fantasy from Gischler Warrior Prime has all the action, magic and humor from the original trilogy only with new characters and old faces. I enjoyed this trip to the land author Victor Gischler created albeit not as much as the original trilogy. I hope he continues to write these books and as long as he does I’ll read them.

I really wasn't sure how the author could continue writing about ink mages, they seemed to be just getting too powerful. The trick was to make them slaves via a control collar. It created an interesting twist that revitalized the concept for me.And again, the author creates a large sweeping canvas for his characters to play in. If one enjoyed the other books, they'll surely enjoy this one.

The plot was decent, if predictable. the characters fell into archetypes, which doesn't bother me, but it might someone else. I did appreciate the quick pace of the story and enjoyed it. However, there is one thing that stands out that threw me out of the story and that was the sexual content. Now, there are exactly three moments that this occurs, while the one character tries for a fourth and fails miserably. The first is when we're introduced and it sets up the character as a womanizer. No gra...

A satisfying adventure brought down by a few easily avoided tropes and stereotypes. I had fun reading this and it was an enjoyable, escapist adventure. The world isn't overly detailed but enough was shown to pique my curiosity and keep me reading. Unfortunately my interest in learning more about Ink Mages and how they work was undercut by descriptions of the "uncivilized" tribal people. It was disappointing to read about and it was something the book very easily could have done without. Or it co...

Another WOW!After reading the Painted Goddess, I couldn’t imagine the next book would live up the the previous books. I was so wrong! Warrior Prime is every bit at good as the previous books! Almost a whole new cast of characters who are interesting and made me care about them. I loved the adventure in this one too! Love this series!,

Loved it.

Great book! Awesome audio narration I loved the ink mage series this book kinda picks up where the last book left off. If you decide to listen to audio of this book I think you would enjoy it even more.

Fun Listened to Warrior Prime on a 15 hr drive to a lake in north central Minisota. Lots of laughs, gasps, and "wait what she/he say. We all loved it. Great intertainment on a long drive. The fishing was great😜

In Warrior Prime, Gischler returns to the fantasy world of Helva that he first explored with his ink mage trilogy several years ago. Although it’s the same world and same magical power system, this book features all new characters and you wouldn’t know there were other ink mage books without stumbling on them. This is a fantasy world of sword and sorcery with the powerful magic of the ink mages provided to them through magical tattoos. This is such a powerful sorcery that when they fight it’s at...

Last year, I read the A Fire Beneath the Skin series, and I remember it being enjoyable. That's all I really remember about it to be honest. There was nothing particularly memorable, just simple fun Fantasy with decent characters. This book is a cut above. The author seems to have come into his own as far as character depth, development, plot pacing, and it read better than any book in the other series. There are one or two familiar faces, and even they are more interesting to read about here. T...

Years after the ink mage saga, new ink mages are appearing in the world. Unfortunately, these new mages are also slaves.This book is about one such young lady that refused to remain a slave. This book details how she became a slave. How she became an ink mage. Then continues to show her amazing tale of how she attained her freedom. I enjoyed this book and counting down the days until the next installment of the story.

I was a DNF @ 50%. I'm not sure why but this book never really landed for me. I loved the characters, the story and the setting but I never felt like the two main characters had any real chemistry together, even in a platonic way. Every time energy was building, we switched to different characters in the story so it made for tough motivation to keep going. I will probably try some of his other books and accept that this one just wasn't for me.

I really enjoyed this book. cannot wait for the next one. I may even have to go back and start a different series. very well written and witty. just one complaint---please stop with the "eyes rolling"!! there must be another way to convey disdain.

A very enjoyable story from an author I will read againThis is my first read from this author and I will be looking for more. I win the storyline and the characters and their development.

Amusing divergenceAfter reading some intense nonfiction & heavily acclaimed fiction, this little bit of silliness was entertaining fluff but again female magicians succumbing to drunken low end nobles with romps and whatnot...well let's just say highly doubtful I'll be reading any more of this ilk...

The threat of war has brought the Helvan envoy Peyne Erlich to Fryia. Unfortunately, his stay is short lived. The King's Ambassador sends him back to Helva with an urgent message about Ink Magic before Peyne can even unpack. However the ship he sails on holds an unexpected challenges and Zayda. Zayda's father's financial failure led to her being sold as a slave to pay his debts. Rather than being forced into prostitution, she finds a different path. Zayda has been made into an Ink Mage and force...

Have you ever started reading a book because the plot sounded interesting but early on in the book you had to stop, do a double take, check to see who wrote the book, and, yep, the author is clearly male? I had one of those moments when a character was describing a woman and it turned me off enough so that I closed the book, set it aside, and moved on to something else. Dropped.

The Ink Mage saga continues - in a great way. The new book from Victor Gischler continues 20+ years after the Ink Mage trilogy and does so without doing shame on the earlier books. Well worth a read for all you Fantasy fans out there

ARC provided by Netgalley and the publisher in exchange of honest review. A lovely written story about magic and difference between to nations. I really enjoyed the magical system - the creation of ink Mage's and the possibilities for their abilities. Now looking forward for book two.

This book was a blast. A fun, exciting continuation of the Ink Mage series. Set 20 years after the original trilogy, Warrior Prime has more of an adventure/quest feel to it than the Epic Fantasy of the first series, and that works in its favor. The characters are fun and engaging, and the story moves along nicely. With the Fire Beneath the Skin trilogy, and now this new series, I feel that Victor Gischler is carving out a little sub-genre I'll call Pulp Fantasy. The stories harken back to the ea...