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The Fate: Book 1: Tournament Wysteria (Fates of the New School) Kindle Edition

by John Ko (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Countless times has a young hero dreamed of conquering the Tournament of Tears--dreamed of sitting upon the throne that all kingdoms bend knee to--dreamed of being the best in all the land.

Many times has the Tournament been won for duty and honor's sake.

A few times it's been conquered to prove one's love.

And a handful of times it's even been won out of hate.

Each of those times, however, started with the same dream in mind. And involved a dreamer too foolish to care that the whole world was against them.

But only ...

Once upon a time was there a boy who took on the Tournament with dreams far greater and more foolish than them all. This is his story and the story of his friends.

This is the tale of a Fate undeniable.

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WARNING! This series is written in Third Person Present Tense--An unusual, perhaps awkward choice for a fantasy novel.
Why did I choose this viewpoint and tense? It wasn't an easy choice. In fact, after the second draft, I rewrote all 700+ pages in Third Person Past Tense just to see if I was making the right decision. In the end, I felt that Third Person Present relayed the story the way that I wanted. My hope was that once the reader became accustomed to it, that it would draw them into the "now" of things and emphasize the actions and events as they unfolded--not only to the reader, but to the narrator and characters themselves.
So, please give it a shot. This is my attempt at creating an experience--One in which those who persevere (much like the characters in the story) will be greatly rewarded. At least that was my goal! Though what truly happens ... Fate only knows.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01ASWFS60
Publisher ‏ : ‎ IDealSoul Stories (January 18, 2016)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 18, 2016
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3987 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 459 pages

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John Ko was born in the Year of the Dragon, 1976.

Every once in awhile, in those very, very rare instances his mother may have caught him slipping, or perhaps on the wrong path, or plain old just not trying hard enough--Well, some of those times she would look at him and say ...

"I see the dragon is still sleeping."

She would smile at the next part.

"But when he wakes, well, now, won't that be a fearsome thing ..."

So he ended up writing this book.

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Colin Hunterwolf

First step into an amazing world with fantastic characters!

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2016

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What a great opening book. Given that the story takes place in a rather interesting world that isn't really explained, it can take some getting used to - but that's fine, as the world is wonderfully NOT explained - it's shown. The titular character is an amazing character; one of those wise but foolish characters, that somehow comes off as knowing everything important yet not being able to anything on his own, thus bringing in the need for the equally as impressive commanding cast. His party members (because the world rather seems like it has some RPG aspects) are the 'stereotypical' cast of utter weirdos and misfits, who all join together, glued together by the Fate, to make one wondrous whole. Seriously, you have a blind girl (which isn't really a handicap), the weak willed but kind and strong younger brother (who's not so weak-willed when it comes down to it), the healer who wouldn't hurt a fly (literally, he's a pacifist in a FIGHTING tournament), the out-of-shape book-keeper with a heart murmer, and then the amazoness who hates to lose, but constantly has against the Fate.

When posted like that, the characters are all easily defined at first glance, but the multiple POVs allow us great insight into their characters.

The best part though? You have an amazing protagonist that you just love, and know is really strong.... well, minor spoiler, but the basically the second half of the book has him on the sidelines. It truly shows just how much the 'side' characters have been developed, and you can feel that this team of Monsters (pun intended!) will be something great!

Oh, and it's worth noting that I can't even tell if this is one of those self-published novels. The grammar and diction are superb, and I could find no spelling errors to speak of. Despite being slightly higher priced (I got it for $6 i think) than most digital novels, the length clearly made up for it, especially compared to some of the more common self-published ones.

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This book has a pretty cool combat system

Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2017

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The Fate: Book One: Tournament of Wysteria is a novel by John Ko. The titular character (the Fate, and yes that is his name), enters an international tournament and forms a ragtag team.
This book has a pretty cool combat system, that I like to call the Color System. In it, each element is a assigned a color range, earth is yellow, water is blue, red is fire, and so on. The characters use these attacks by calling out their names and it's very anime esc. The cool thing is that when the character yells out the name of an attack, you already have a general idea of what the attack is going to do.
The characters are all fairly interesting. Just to give you a quick runthrough, the main character is The Fate, strange but powerful, Way, a young boy who wields the power of water, Shine, a blind girl who sense energy via the color system, Monster, an pacifist orc who is the team's healer, Riser, a spunky girl and "first daughter", Sense, the team's strategist who has a heart condition, and a chipmunk who you'll probably forget about halfway through only to be reminded that he does indeed exist by the end of the book.
The plot is relatively straightforward, having the characters go through their matches and attempt to win the tournament. Toward the end it does start to get mangled, introducing more elements than I think it could manage in a short period of time.
John Ko's writing style is very minimalistic, which both helps and hurts him. It's good that he doesn't dump out exposition, but the world of The Fate is so complex that a little bit of explanation would have been nice. There was one point in the story where a type of beast man was introduced and I was wondering whether what they were being referred to as was their clan name or if they were a different race all together. This could have been very easily remedied with a passing mention, maybe a sentence or two, of who and what they were. This didn't happen, and it wasn't clarified until well after they were introduced that these people were a different species all together, and I thought it would have saved me a lot of speculation had this just been mentioned with their introduction. I did not notice too many spelling issues while reading, but I did notice a lot toward the end that I feel it worth mentioning.
All in all, The Fate is a great and fun read, filled with exciting action and an interesting world. The writing can fall flat at times, and their are a bit to many subplots introduced, but I still recommend that you at least check it out. The book has a rather generous sample, so I recommend reading that to see whether or not this book is for you.

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A pleasant surprise.

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2017

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If I could sum up The Fate, Book 1 in a single word, it would be "surprise." The characters look flimsy and one-dimensional, but they go through arcs and are surprisingly interesting. The story looks like a shallow tournament setup, but it's surprisingly compelling. I didn't expect to finish this book when I opened it and started reading, but to my surprise, I enjoyed it a lot.

The story is simple in the broad strokes-- A mysterious fool recruits people to join him on a quest: a woman warrior, a pair of siblings, a scholar with a weak heart, a monster with a heart of gold. They have victories and defeats, and they emerge as friends. This kind of story has been told many, many times before, but this one happens to be a fun telling of it. It's a good ride. I'm looking forward to the next volume.

Five stars for heart. If you like tournament fighting anime like Naruto, or the CG cartoon RWBY, you'll probably like this book. And if you know what a light novel is, you can expect that this book is basically a light novel in style and execution. Some proofreading issues, but no deal-breakers; it's functional, quick-reading prose. Give it a shot and see if you'll be surprised, too.

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Enver

Good!

Reviewed in Germany on May 16, 2018

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Good book. I am always looking for a good series and this was definetly one of them. I can't wait for the follow ups and where the story is heading.
It's got a really peculiar way of telling its's story due to the way the author has written it and the style of writing used.

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Mr. D. I. Davidson

Must read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 12, 2016

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This book is one of the best I've read this year a couple of grammar issues but other than that we'll worth reading I'm eagerly looking forward to book 2.

C. Lau

Great anime styled fiction

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 24, 2016

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Feel like I'm watching a good series of anime. Great fight scenes and good character development. Looking forwards to the next book.

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