Interested in reading The Pyromancer’s Scroll for your book club?
Here are 5 reasons it lends itself to a book club format:
- The book is clean and appropriate for all readers. It is 100% free of profanity, graphic violence, sexual innuendos, crude humor, or any other offensive or inappropriate content
- The book is a standalone. It wraps up all the main plot points and the main character’s arc. There are no cliffhangers.
- The book touches on a wide variety of themes, including justice, mercy, redemption, trust, forgiveness, war, leadership, religion, and faith—meaning there’s a ton to talk about in a group discussion.
- The book has a lot of subtle details that some readers may catch while others miss, making it fun to discuss as a group.
- The book has nuanced villains and complex side characters that readers find interesting to discuss.
The back of my book has a list of 20 discussion questions, specifically designed to help prompt interesting book club discussions. (See below for the list of questions.)
Group 20% Discount
I’m offering a special 20%-off discount for any book clubs that want to read my book. (Valid for the ebook, audiobook, paperback, or hardcover.)
If your book club is interested, send me an email at jeremy@jeremypmadsen.com with the name or location of your book club and the approximate # of club members. I’ll then give you a discount code that each member of your book club can use on my website store.
Author Q&A Offer
If your club is interested, I’m happy to do a “Q&A with the author” after you all read the book. (For Central Ohio, I can do in-person—everywhere else would be virtual over Zoom.)
Discussion Questions
- Who was your favorite character?
- What was your favorite moment of the book?
- If you could be a master in one of the five manceries, which one would you choose and why? (Or, which of the five manceries seems the most powerful to you and why?)
- How do the different species in Zenitha use their strengths to help their society?
- If you could be a member of Twigly’s crew, what would you love or hate about it?
- How does the story include elements of modern technology in creative ways (such as in communication and transportation)?
- How did Adara grow in her role as a leader? Was her country justified in putting their trust in a young, inexperienced queen?
- In chapter 11, Cymer told Adara that she had been given the gift of wisdom, and that if she listened to that gift, she wouldn’t lead her people astray. Earlier in the chapter, Adara made major decisions about the Penandre garrison and the records in the Sanctum of Kings. How did each of those decisions play out later in the story? Did Adara make the right choices? Why or why not?
- Luviana and Skagar felt it was important to hide the truth of how King Arvanon died. What do you think? Was that a wise choice, or misguided? Even if they kept it hidden from the public, should they have told Adara sooner? Why or why not?
- Disasters can usually be traced to multiple failures or mistakes. Think about the series of events that led to Adara being kidnapped. What mistakes did Durrin, Volthorn, and Adara each make that allowed the kidnapping to happen?
- Adara learned how to both trust and forgive. Whom did she have trouble trusting? Whom did she need to forgive? What are the key insights that helped her change over the course of the story?
- Volthorn had times in his career when everything seemed to be going right. At other times, everything seemed to be going wrong. What made the difference?
- The Durrin at the beginning of the book is a different person than the Durrin at the end of the book. How did he change? What caused it?
- Personality and character are interrelated but distinct. What aspects of Durrin’s personality stayed the same, even as his character evolved?
- Halorn and Durrin started on the same path but ended up in very different places. Why?
- Is it wise to forgive and show mercy to someone who has hurt you and even committed crimes against you? Why or why not?
- Salidar claims he is fighting the war to protect and advance Calamar’s interests. Do you think he sincerely believes that? Or do you think that is just his cover for more selfish reasons?
- Durrin ultimately got what he had spent much of his life seeking, even though he was no longer actively searching for it. Does life always deliver what we desire?
- Did each of the characters deserve their ending?
- Were you pleased with the ending, or upset? Why?