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The Enemy of an Enemy (Lost Tales of Power Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Vincent Trigili (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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Vydor is riding a wave of success, but now his ship, the Dragon Claw, is being sent to investigate a mysterious event deep within the Empire’s space. A secret research colony has fallen silent and the forces sent to investigate were never heard from again.

A new enemy has come to the Empire bringing with it dark powers that were abandoned long before the Empire was born. Powers that were thought to be legends and myths.

It's up to Vydor to keep this force at bay and protect the Empire, but it may come at the cost of his faith and shake the foundations of the Empire itself.

The Lost Tales of Power is an open-ended series of Sci-Fi/Fantasy books set in a vast multiverse featuring a mixture of traditional fantasy and science fiction elements.

Lost Tales Series:
Volume I - The Enemy of an Enemy
Volume II - The Academy
Volume III - Rise of Shadows
Volume IV - Resurgence of Ancient Darkness
Volume V - The Sac’a’rith
Volume VI - Spectra’s Gambit
Volume VII - Sac'a'rith: Rebirth
Volume VIII – Mage Hunter
Volume IX – The Cerulean Mines
Volume X and beyond - TBA
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004CFAP22
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vydorian Realms Publishing; 4th edition (November 11, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 11, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5943 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 275 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Vincent, father, and husband of nearly two decades, holds degrees in both Math and Computer Science. In addition, he has published an astronomy journal, numerous articles, poetry and other works.

He got his start in writing fiction as a small child, losing himself in the worlds he dreamed up in order to escape the doldrums of normal life. Now, using his formal education and extensive career experience, he excels in creating fictional worlds of depth and rich fantasy, while maintaining a foundation of reality based on science and technology.

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Mindjacked
5.0 out of 5 stars Well worth it
Reviewed in the United States on October 11, 2015
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What a great book by author Vincent Trigili! This is an awesome sci-fi/fantasy/Navy book. His wonderful plot and great characters kept me riveted to the book and asking for the next, ok the really cool spaceships and the fact that I now want to be a dark knight doesn't hurt. this book had me hooked from the beginning and kept me up past my bedtime reading until it was finished, since it was also available on audible (cheap if you have the kindle book) I got to keep going on the book while I was in the car, the narrator, Jack de Golia, made the book sound awesome as well, sometime it was hard to choose which I would rather do (most of the time I listened, shhh). I was also very impress by Tragili's knowledge of the Navy and its workings and customs, he had them down. Really it is a awesome book and audio all the way around well worth it.
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Sean Patrick Alexander
4.0 out of 5 stars A Different take on Magic and Space Operas
Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2018
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I enjoyed the fast pace and also the fact that I wasn't able to easily figure out what was going to happen next. The characters were well developed and the was just enough background information so that you weren't completely lost. Because f the way this book ended too much background information may have given away too much. The military and science fiction aspects of the book were well thought out and plausible. I never thought I'd say that. I wasn't able to put the book down and I am eagerly looking forward to Book Two.
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Nathan Tullis
3.0 out of 5 stars A fun mix of sci fi and fantasy.
Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2015
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I had looked into getting this book more than once in the past but never bit the bullet. When an opportunity arose to review it, here at Audiobookreviewer.com, I took it. The term Science-Fantasy jumped out at me as I am an avid fan of fantasy. Though I do only dabble in Sci-Fi I’ve always really enjoyed the genre and have wanted to experiment with the melding of the two. Vincent Trigili does a pretty good job of doing it.

This story focuses on Vydor. A young officer in the Imperial Navy who gets signed on to a mission that is all but suicidal, by the emperor himself. He is granted a ship, the Black Talon, and a squad of Dark Knights, the best warriors in the Empire. Upon arrival to their destination they were attacked by a group of Magi, the very people they were sent to find. The Magi over powered Vydor and the Dark Knights. Only Vydor made it out alive despite the help of the Black Adders, a group of black ops group thought dead. Soon after, the Black Adders meet a mysterious man names Mantis. Mantis tells the tale of a war between Wizards and Sorcerers and the sad truth that the Adders universe is being dragged in and it’s up to them to stop it.

This book surprised me. It started off very slow, it was mostly mediocre dialogue the first half of the book, most of it relevant and some not. Right around halfway through it really got interesting. The first bit of combat erupted and the story started to unfold alot quicker. Introducing new powers, conspiracies, and hidden agendas that surprise and will change Vydor’s life forever. My only real complaint about the story is everything falls into place almost too easily, with people agreeing without question and immediately. Seems too easy. The story is really cool, however the story telling leaves a little to be wanted.

The narrator of the book is Jack De Golia. This was the first I’ve listened to his work. His production quality was very good, no background noise, breathing, or any other real distractions. His reading was a little slow and choppy. I got past this by speeding up the playback speed to 1.2x. On the other hand, he did a very good job creating voices that are easily identifiable with their respecting characters and consistent throughout. I wouldn’t hesitate to listen to others work by him.

I say give it a try. It has a good price tag, especially when utilized with the whispersync feature. Plus, it’s a fun mix of fantasy and Sci-Fi. From space ship and Ensign, to telepathy and magic wands, Mr. Trigili has you covered.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Vydor's career seems to be about to end poorly when he's assigned what is secretly termed a suicide mission to infiltrate this n
Reviewed in the United States on June 6, 2017
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4.5 stars

Right from the start The Enemy of an Enemy gripped me. The start shows a man racing to warn the Empire as his final move in a losing battle. Instead we see him fail to get there and instead appear to be mind-controlled by one of the attackers into reporting a message of their choosing.

The rest of the story is told from the pov of a young officer who is trying desperately to prove himself to his peers. Vydor's career seems to be about to end poorly when he's assigned what is secretly termed a suicide mission to infiltrate this now hostile planet where an unknown enemy with superior weaponry, etc is stationed.

By chapter 4 there was no stopping me. I stayed up as late as I could stand to read this. Then I was up the next morning and after making sure the kids were set, it was right back into the book all morning.

The pacing of the events, the action, the different layers was perfect. I never felt rushed, or confused, or like it was TOO much. But the story didn't let me go. Something new and intriguing was always right around the corner and I HAD to know.

Near the end(think in the 80% area) there was a lull where it'd been a year since the last chapter and there was a lot of describing the ship and all of its areas, then slowly getting to the staging area for the grand battle. That point is where I'd say I docked half a star. The last 15% or so didn't quite measure up to the standard of the rest of the book.

I wish there'd been less of the mundane "here's every room of the ship, now we're going to meet with this fleet" and stuff like that I just wanted to skim over. But I also think the Great War could've used more expansion in place of the build up to it, and the ending was abrupt.

I like to have time to wind down and have the here's where we go from here, celebration and general stuff like that at the end, after the climax. Now that I'm writing this, it's clicking what my issue was. Basically the wind down happened BEFORE the climax and then there was nothing after the climax. The wrap up slowed down the trek to the climax instead of building up to it, and then after the climax there was just a brief paragraph or two and it didn't feel satisfactory.

But overall, the story, the characters, the plot, the mysteries, the reveals, all of that was so amazing that this definitely was a hit for me. Yes, this is space fantasy, not sci-fi, but I loved it. Really well done and I'll be reading the next book. (because I still need to figure out what's in that book Vydor had)
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Bill S.
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent mix of war and wizardry!
Reviewed in Canada on July 3, 2019
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Exciting reading! Great tactical war detail mixed with space adventure and forms of wizardry and evil sorcery locked in a deadly battle.
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RF
5.0 out of 5 stars Well told
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2018
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A small twist on a predictable storyline makes all the difference. The incredible coincidences are acknowledged without being fully explained. Plenty of space to extend the characters and the story. I hope the next installment shapes up to this one.
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StarbooksIH
5.0 out of 5 stars So great!
Reviewed in Germany on December 25, 2016
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I loved it, loved it! First, I thought, not another military Science Fiction, please. But than I thought, hey, this book it called Lost Tales of Power... that is more a title fitting some myth or magic plot.Well was I in for a surprise! This book has it all: star ships, jump drives, psi powers, magic, wizards, scorcers - yes, there is a difference - and loyal friend s and supporters. I loved it!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Australia on December 11, 2016
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A good read, it's not a work of Shakespeare and some of the more advanced technical aspects are wrong, however it's a book and it's a pretty damn good one.
An interesting take on magic and it's role in the future with a few twist and turns with the typical protagonist who has an answer for everything. After reading this I ended up buying the entire series and still sporadically check if there are new books released.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down
Reviewed in Spain on July 16, 2014
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I only got this book yesterday and I have finished it already. I love the storyline. Vincent is well worth a read if you like this genre, fortunately I do.
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