The Battle Mage by Taran Matharu

 "The Battle Mage" by Taran Matharu - The battle! 

This book is published by Hoover Children's books books in 2019 and has 416 pages. This is Book 3 of Summoner series.

At the end of last book, Fletcher and his friends entered the ether. First half of the book is their journey and adventures through the ether. Here he briefly encounters the white Orc. Her house Salamander demon undergoes metamorphosis. They successfully return to their world. However, they are accused of murder and have only a tacit support of their king. Fletcher takes a mixed bunch of humans, Dwarves and Elves to make Rayleighshire habitable when Orcs attack and everything seems lost.

Will this be end of the human realm? When everything seems lost and death stares them in the face, who will come for help? How many friends will Fletcher lose? Will he survive?

The part in the ether is interesting but a little stretched. The masked party is very slow. Rebuilding of Rayleighshire takes a lot of time leaving very little time for the final war. If the book has been paced differently, it would have made an interesting read.

Author has taken great efforts to create his world. He has given attention to details. The social structure with Dwarves as second class citizens, the demon world, the noble Vs common divide, forbidden love between races. I loved it.

At the end of this book, the battle is over and one side is triumphant. There's a Book 4 of this series. I wonder what would happen in that book.

Why did I read this book? Good series so far. 

What I didn't like? Gets slow.

What did I like? Character of Persis. Flow.

Recommend reading if you plan to read the series.