The Galactic Mage (Volume 1)

By: John Daulton

Narrated by: David Bodtcher

Length: 17 hrs and 59 mins

Publisher's summary

Altin Meade is a sorcerer with a curse. Seeking to avoid a looming doom, he sets his magical sights on the stars--a quest that will likely bring about the very consequence he's seeking to escape.

Far across the galaxy, Ensign Orli Pewter of planet Earth has a looming doom of her own--one of loneliness, depression and, worse, a race of genocidal aliens known as Hostiles seeking to destroy humanity. Trapped aboard a spaceship she never asked to be upon, Orli is in a fight for both her life and her sanity.

Worlds apart, Altin and Orli share a destiny, but neither knows the other is alive. The Hostiles know. And they have other plans.

The Galactic Mageis the first book in The Galactic Mage Series. Book 2,Rift in the Races, is now available, and book 3, Hostiles, is expected to be released mid 2013.

©2012 John Daulton (P)2013 John Daulton

Long, very long

The story is imaginative and interesting but takes a long time to get anywhere. We are looking forward to the point where the spacefaring humans meet the mage and it takes forever! Actually very near the end of the book. Until then we mostly witness the mage's painstaking steps to get into space. At the end is an enemy that is actually not very interesting, even if very powerful.

Another book that could be reduced to an easier to swallow short story or novella.

Great story! Incredible reading performance!

Narration really makes the story flow! Really great traveling story.
A must listen. Wanting more!

Interesting mix of fantasy & sci fi

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

It has a slow start to build the background of the two characters. One is the story of a young and upcoming bookworm super mage deep in his studies and the other is about the exploits of a rookie fleet science officer travelling the stars. On its own each is a standard story line in the genre of fantasy and sci fi but at the end the combination created an Interesting mix of both that is rarely seem. The writing is lightweight and their character development standard but overall an entertaining read and fine addition to any fan of fantasy or sci fi.

All I Can Say Is – Wow!

What in the world is going on in this book?

An intrepid crew of a space ship is on the losing side of a battle to the death with aliens when a guy flies by in a mid-evil castle to join the fight. Then a love story breaks out.

Guess this happens when you mix SciFi and Fantasy with psychedelic mushrooms. Would have been a great episode for the original Star Trek series. Totally enjoyed the book jacket!

Great writing.

Get past the set up and the story is awesome. I have already purchased the next book in this series.

Good listen

I had previously written a larger review of the book but audible apparently rejected it for who knows what reason.

Anyway the book is a good melding of scifi and fantasy, the last few hours are a bit romanticized, but overall I would recommend it for a listen.

a good mix of fantasy and sci-fi and one book

this is my third time listening to the book set it is a great mix of fantasy and true space based science fiction and throw in some Romance

A gripping exploration of a fascinating concept

Galactic Mage is a story more focused on exploring an interesting concept than telling a tight plot, and it does a fantastic job of that.
In theory, half the book is focused on the adventures of the mage Altin as he tries to use magic to get into space, and the other half focuses on Orli, a young woman who has spent half her life trapped on one ship in a fleet on a mission to investigate a hostile threat.
In practice, more of the book focuses on Altin. His experience has little conflict, except against his own limitations and challenges with magic. Orli's side provides the bulk of the conflict, facing an alien menace, until the two of them finally meet towards the end. The payoff was worth the wait, as I was laughing with delight at several moments after it finally happened.
The whole story was a delight to read, though after the climax the falling action was a little bit cliche and cheesy. That does not diminish the quality in the slightest though, and I highly recommend it.

Everyone is unfairly rating

This is a great book! Full of fun magic and space exploration if your complaining about the speed of the story great story's sometimes start slowly no complaints from me!
Read it!

My impression

Grand story. look forward to the next book. Impressed thus far. keep it up! Thanks!