THE ORDER OF ARCHITECTS (Book 1)

Order Of The Architects (Book 1) by Oleg Sapphire and Yuri Vinokuroff
Book 1 in The Order Of The Architects series
Narrated by Kevin T. Collins
Genre: urban fantasy / portal progression fantasy
Format: ebook & audiobook

About Order Of The Architects (Book 1):

I used to be the greatest Earth Mage in my world. The head of the entire Order of Architects. But the older you get, the more you come to realize that at some point, you need to retire, so that you can have the chance to enjoy a peaceful life and to cede your place to the young, some of whom have already turned two thousand years old…

So that’s what I did. I had everything I could ever want, and even more besides. But I failed to account for one thing: during the course of my long life, I’d accumulated too many enemies, and they had decided to spoil my retirement. So they died along with me. And I hope their deaths were final. But mine was not!

I’ve been reborn in a strange new world, and I now need to start over. I still have all my experience and memories, but what about my power? I’ve managed to climb to the top once already; I can do it again! And it’s crucial that I do so before this world is consumed by the beasts from the Shadow Plane…

Source: Info in the "About Order Of The Architects (Book 1)" was taken from amazon on 25/04/2025.

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My Thoughts:

First chunk of a bigger book.

In the first several chapters, we are introduced to Theodore who is an asshole! Because the main protagonist was not at first likeable, I lost interest in the book. It was not until later where I was reading a, more or less, the same book, Bastard by Alexey Osadchuk that I remembered this book because Max of the Bastard reminded me of Theodore. Having forgotten my ire of Theodore, I started reading this book again.

The book ended in a big whooping cliffhanger. I am so not fond of cliffhangers!

There isn't a plot. There is only the beginnings of one. Presumably, the plot continues in the next book.

The world building is beautiful, though.

I am not very fond of this narrator but after sometime as one gets pulled into the story, he reads ok.

If you are going to buy this book, keep in mind that this is only a chunk of a bigger book, thus you will need the entire series to appreciate the story.

Quantitative Evaluation:

Story telling quality = 4
Character development = 4
Story itself = 2
Writing Style = 3.5
Ending = 1
World building = 5
Cover art = 4
Pace = (9 hrs and 54 mins listening time)
Plot = 2
Narration = 4

Overall Rating: 3 out of 5 cherries

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Meet The Authors

About Oleg Sapphire:

Oleg Sapphire was born in April 1993 in the city best known as “Little Paris”. He’s always been a good-natured banterer constantly in the thick of his fun-loving friends. This didn’t prevent him from getting two degrees though, in law as well as in IT. He used his expertise in both areas to pen his LitRPG series. His hobbies are archery and reading, but the one pastime that really moves his soul is coin collecting, hunting for rare specimens with quite a bit of history behind them. Ever since childhood, he’s been an artist at heart. His other passion is painting, and he’s made his way through an inordinate amount of books.

Oleg has been surrounded by pets from an early age, so animals take a large place in both his heart and in his books, much to his readers’ joy. Writing is his life and his livelihood; he relates to every moment of his characters’ journeys, sympathizing with them in both his heart and his mind.

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About Yuri Vinokuroff:

Yuri Vinokuroff was born in 1976 in Sevastopol. An avid reader from an early age, he was especially fond of fantasy and science fiction. Already back then, he knew he wanted to write books rather than just read them.

But as it often happens, all of his time and energy were consumed by his successful career, his family and his French Bulldog breeding kennel. His professional activities involved designing and constructing power plants and facilities, which couldn’t be further removed from his teenage dream of writing fiction.

Still, Yuri didn’t give up. Eventually, he began writing for Facebook and even created a small challenge for himself, completing 100 posts in 100 days. It was there that he gained his first fans. During the 2020 lockdown, he used the opportunity to enter a major LitRPG competition. Although his novel didn’t win, it still went viral, soon followed by the rest of the series.

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The Narrator

About Kevin T. Collins:

Kevin T. Collins is an actor, singer, and recording artist with a BFA from NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. He has performed in numerous theater performances, including Angels, City of Angels, Paradise Lost, and on television in Law & Order: Criminal Intent, As the World Turns, and The Guiding Light.

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FTC Disclosure:
The printed book/ebook and/or audiobook were purchased with private funds.
No money received for this review.