Where. Is. The. Sequel!!!!

I loved this book. I took the long way home just to be able to listen to it 30 minutes more per day. I even drive the speed limit.

Now it's over. I've been furiously combing the Internet and any Andrew S. Ball site I can find to figure out then it will be released. I've come up with nothing definitive and I want to scream.

I hate the idea of Black Friday. However, I like this book so much that if it were a Black Friday item, I'd drop a WWE elbow on a petite soccer mom just to get the last copy.

And Luke Daniels as the narrator just made this even more fabulous. That man can narrate IKEA instructions and make them bearable.

I honestly only gave this book s glance because I was trying to fill in my time until the next Iron Druid book (another Luke Daniels narration that you MUST read if you have not) was released. I thought I'd hate it because the reviews kept calling it "young adult". I'm so friggin' glad I gave this book a shot.

Five stars all around.

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Wasn't looking for young adult story

Interesting premise but characters way too juvenile for real enjoyment. The performance was masterful however, and the only thing that kept me with it.

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Greatful only for the moment

Luke Daniels did a great jod with this book. The book is well worth the credit, Andrew Ball did a great job of not exposing too much of the story too soon. He also turned in a science fiction adventure that has an actual story line. Some events of the story wreak of incidents in other stories, but Mr. Bell injects enough original ideas that the other distractinns are not objectionable
Worth the credit, and I am ready for the great escape that's coming!

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Excellent Book!!!

This is an amazing mix of comic book action, aliens and drama. A witty story underlined by right, wrong and sacrifice. I can't wait for the next book! This book falls into many genres but it's story and narration lift it above the commonality of the rest. This is book is a must for any avid enthusiast.

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Unexpectedly awesome

It's really hard not to spoil stuff so I will say this: It's a well written young adult story and if you like good, kinda dark fantasy in modern times (urban fantasy it's caleld I think?) mixed with sci-fi, great characters and well written fight scenes, this is definetly book for you!

I bought this audiobook kinda on a whim. I wanted to try random fantasy so I bought something Luke Daniels narrated and I was seriously surprised. How to explain the book without spoiling a lot of stuff. What I will say is, movie of this book would be absolutely spectacular. Magic gives author incredible range of how fight scenes can look and those were definetly one of best parts of this book.

Main character especially is really fun to imagine when he fights and I couldnt get enough of those scenes. It is fun to watch him get better and better.
When it comes to characters. Main character felt bit unsympathetic to me after the start and felt like he had a lot of "a perfect guy" momnets, but if you realise what kind of person he is, you start to like him. At least I did.
Side characters were pretty much all interesting to me or at least well written when they had just short few lines. You could understand their character instantly, but I am not saying there were not complex characters. There are and character development is pretty good in this book.
Book's lore is rich and interesting, it has so many stuff that even when you think like you've seen everything, you will find out something new.

I am looking forward for next book in a series and I will definetly buy it as soon as its available. Hopefully Luke Daniels will continue narrating this series, because his performance was amazing as always and I am starting to believe he just cant narate badly anything fantasy related. I havent heard his other genres, but fantasy is something he definetly nailed.

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Awesome

THIS book is very good. Fresh take on magic and aliens. I can't wait for the next book in the series. Cant recommend.enough.

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Loved the Sci-fi and Fantasy blend

The main character was very relatable, he never seemed "too good to be true" in his attitude or behavior. There were some parts I just started laughing and others reminded me of my college years. All in all I can't wait for the next installment.

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It's all about Luke Daniels

Anything he reads is awesome in my book! Plus an amazing story! Three word s

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Great read

Any additional comments?

This book draws you in, and doesn't let go. Can't wait for the next book!

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A true gem of a book.

I’ve just re-listened to this book for the 4th time since its release 5 years ago. After finishing it, I again went looking for book 2 which has always ended up being a disappointment in the past. However, this time I was excited to find that the sequel is finally complete and close to release (at least in text format).

This is an excellent story, and now that there’s finally a sequel coming out, I feel more confident in making a recommendation. I gave this book five stars in spite of the fact that it does have a little bit of a YA slant. Normally, the overstated melodrama, the unrealistic portrayal of the characters, and the other hallmarks of most YA books will be enough for me to return an audiobook book before I get past the first few chapters.

However, Andrew Ball has managed to create such a compelling and immersive universe/multiverse that I found myself rooting right along with the characters. The writing is well crafted and Luke Daniels has given the kind of performance I have come to expect from him... which is to say that it’s great, with the small exceptions of his kids’ voices and anytime he tries to portray a person who is intoxicated. Sadly, I fear that he performs those two character types just as over the top and cartoonish as he always does. But after having listened to many of his audiobooks these flaws have become almost endearing.

So yes, there is a little bit of melodrama and the boys “locker room” conversations are a bit painful in their misogyny and homophobia. However, upon successive listens I’ve come to realize that both of these things are actually very true to life as I remember my own experiences of freshman year in college 20 years ago. In fact, I think it was my embarrassment in subconsciously recognizing a bit of my younger (and considerably less sophisticated) self in both the dialog and the emotional intensity that made me dislike these aspects of the book the first time around.

Regardless, I highly recommend that you spend the credit on this audiobook. Even if you find some flaws along the way, just keep listening. I guarantee that by the end of the book you will not only be satisfied with the story so far, you will be counting the days until you can get your hands on the next book. I know I am.

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