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Terramezic Energy (Grumpy Old Wizards Book 4) Kindle Edition

by John O'Riley (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 126 ratings
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In this family friendly contemporary fantasy, when a mysterious and destructive magical force strikes near Sarasota, Florida, the chief of police assigns his best investigator and arguably strongest wizard, Josephine O’Connor, to the case. As Josephine studies and investigates this mysterious phenomenon, she learns that a young woman has become a lab rat to develop stronger wizards. As Josephine tries to help the woman control her abilities, it becomes apparent that the new wizard has a volatile power that may prove impossible to contain.

Josephine and her friends face their greatest challenge yet when a hostile AI known as APU 81, created by an advanced civilization, resurfaces and targets them for termination. APU 81 has plotted for centuries to enslave humanity and the time has finally come for it to carry out its sinister plans.
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    Grumpy Old Wizards
  2. Print length
    368 pages
  3. Language
    English
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    On Kindle Scribe
  5. Publication date
    April 4, 2014
  6. File size
    3797 KB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JHPWYWG
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amazon Digital Services, Inc. (April 4, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 4, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 3797 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 ‏ : ‎ 368 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 126 ratings

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John O'Riley

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John O'Riley is an award winning fiction writer. He is the author of the Grumpy Old Wizards series, The Winters Family Psi Chronicles series, and the Wizards of Seattle series. His official author website is at http://johnoriley.webs.com. You can sign up for his newsletter and new book notifications to stay in the loop about new books coming out and special offers.

His most recent accomplishments include the movie feature screenplay, Cursed, which is an Honorable Mention Winner for the 2012 Screenplay Festival and also the screenplays Cursed, Project Pandora, Pinky Swear, Incipio, and Bad Sister which have been listed as Quarter Finalists, Semi Finalists, and Top Finalists in the 2012 Screenplay Festival, 2012 Filmmakers International Screenplay Awards, 2012 StoryPros International Awards, 2012 Pulsar Sci Fi Screenplay Contest, and the 2012 Reel Authors International Breakout.

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
126 global ratings

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vickie lane
5.0 out of 5 stars Great story always
Reviewed in the United States on April 19, 2016
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This is one great series. There's action, lots of it mixed with a side of humor, and even a little love. In this installment Josephine and her band of magic practitioners face off with the A I known as APU 81 . Will they be able to locate and destroy this malicious personally.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Still a fun read
Reviewed in the United States on August 18, 2019
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Nice series and a fun read on a lazy weekend. Looking forward to the next book. Would recommend as a light summer series.
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Lolita
5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended
Reviewed in the United States on July 21, 2015
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So good. Takes the story out into the galaxy to planets we colonized in the past. The connection and much information was lost in the Wizard Wars. Now there are new enemies and new friends and more danger. Can hardly wait to read book 5.
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Jim
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2015
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Really enjoyed the series...it was slow to reel me in; but once I got to reading them...I was hooked
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Tom Reynolds
4.0 out of 5 stars More Grumpy Old Wizards
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2015
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Another fun read combining magic and science fiction. Not Great Literature, but a fun story that kept me entertained without demanding too much.
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Winter Moonlight
3.0 out of 5 stars It's Howdy Doody time
Reviewed in the United States on October 5, 2015
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Well, I still like the story itself over these four books even though the writing style leaves a lot to be desired. I have to say that this book was better than the last three as far as the writing goes. Not so script like. The reasons I didn't give it four stars this time around is because the characters a still a little wooden. It's like reading Leave it to Beaver or Ozzie and Harriet. "Aw shucks Josephine, that's a mighty nice enchantment you conjured up". "Thanks Jim Bob! I been up all night working on it so those darn bad guys won't pick on us anymore". "Well, that's good thinking, now how about a hug", That's about how it reads. Pretty unrealistic unless the Wizard War unleashed the mother of all Walton's spell on the world and left us all about as scary as a fifth grade Halloween party.

Next, I am so tired of bemuse, bemused and bemusement that I could just spit. Everyone is always cocking a bemused eyebrow at someone else in all these books. I stopped reading a series of books by another author because of the overuse of the word wry. It's like there aren't any dictionaries available to these writers. And enough with that crystal chandelier too.

And what exactly is the point of Jake the grandson? It seems like he just turns up long enough to be amused by someone's bad joke or awkward interaction. Characters seem to pop in and out of the story with little to no explanation. As I has stated in previous reviews, I just feel like there are a lot of missing pieces that I should know, but don't. Maybe this is like Star Wars. It's starting with the end and then will go back and do all the prequels. Or, as others have suggested, maybe this is a pre-teen story and that is why everyone is lukewarm. I mean seriously, and 84 year old pregnant woman with at least two other kids we now know of is embarrassed to talk about sex? Everyone is very prim and proper in their navy blue suits, khakis and polo shirts.

I am on to the fifth book now. We'll see how it goes. Although I suppose that the author cares not for my opinion as long as I keep sending him money.
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Barry E Walker
5.0 out of 5 stars Great series
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2016
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Continuation of a great new to me series.
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Fannish Reader
4.0 out of 5 stars Come for the character continuation - stay for the story
Reviewed in the United States on October 15, 2015
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I like the story-line, but I have to fight not to get distracted because the writing gets a little clunky.
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Jetsetter
5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked on this.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2015
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The series just get better and better. The characters have developed and moved forward with the story, which now brings in a threat from another world and the discovery of a new energy, although none of these people can use it or detect it without the use of scanner. Josephine moves on from her job and her friends join her. Her boyfriend ends up off world, and she ends up having to go and rescue him. Go Josephine Go!!
I find it amusing that americans eat donuts for breakfast and don't walk anywhere, which is quite true. The amount of junk food they all eat must help with magic as none of them seem to put on weight.
I also love the fact that Josephine's own story moves forward in a satisifying way and you can see this world and believe in it. I think it ought to be a TV series, It would make a fantastic series! John O'Riley should look up the screenwriters and submit his book for consideration!!
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Bitzi
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 20, 2015
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Corinne-Jaiynn
5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVE ALL OF THE GRUMPY OLD WIZARD BOOKS
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2016
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I LOVE ALL OF THE GRUMPY OLD WIZARD BOOKS! (Just ignore the fact that they were not proof read before being published and they are great!)
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Kindle Customer
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 23, 2015
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Ok
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Back to a classic book.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 4, 2015
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Good read. Wanted to keep reading until I finished then on to next book
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