Mage Errant: Publisher's Pack

Mage Errant, Book 1, 2

De: John Bierce

Narrado por: Ralph Lister

Mage Errant: Publisher's Pack contains books one and two of the Mage Errant series.

Into the Labyrinth, book one

Hugh of Emblin is, so far as he's concerned, the worst student that the Academy at Skyhold has ever seen. He can barely cast any spells at all, and those he does cast tend to fail explosively. If that wasn't bad enough, he's also managed to attract the ire of the most promising student of his year - who also happens to be the nephew of a king. Hugh has no friends, no talent, and definitely doesn't expect a mage to choose him as an apprentice at all during the upcoming Choosing.

When a very unusual mage does choose him as apprentice, however, his life starts to take a sharp turn for the better. Now all he has to worry about is the final test for the first years - being sent into the terrifying labyrinth below Skyhold.

Jewel of the Endless Erg, book two

After surviving Skyhold's deadly labyrinth, Hugh and his friends are looking forwards to an uneventful summer. Their teacher, Alustin, has chartered a sandship for a training expedition into the vast sea of sand known as the Endless Erg, aiming for the wealthy and powerful desert city of Theras Tel. Hugh's happier than he's been in a long, long time, and he's quite excited for the fresh air, sunshine, and quiet.

Of course, given Hugh's luck, their summer is going to be anything but quiet. They're about to be plunged into a morass of pirates, monsters, warring cults, flesh-tearing sandstorms, and a conspiracy against Indris Stormbreaker, the dragon queen of Theras Tel herself.

At least Hugh's going to get plenty of fresh air and sunshine.

©2019 John Bierce (P)2019 Podium Audio

Great and refreshing story

I have to say I enjoyed the story because of how new and refreshing it was to have this story being told in such a way. I also like that it wasn't exactly what you thought it would be but it kept changing which left the listener with some mystery for them to be surprised at the end. I am also looking forward to the next book in the series and if it keeps up this way I'll enjoy the rest of the series.

Loved it!!!

Great listen! I finished it in let than 3 days and can't wait for more! It had me laughing out loud and wanting to scream. The author really pulled me in. One of my favorite authors so far.

it's just fun

fun listen - it's very creative and builds to a good crescendo. immediately went for the next in the series.

Great story

Great story but narrator isn’t ideal for this. Feels like every adult talking is in the 60s or 70s of age. The kids voices are fine .

Story is really fun and I will continue because of that.

second story better than first

character development first book but hang on for better second book. bit "harry potterish" in storyline but in a different way.
a nice listen: kept my attention. would recommend and I am nearing 60's age fyi.

Entertaining

This was entertaining, I will by the next book when available. Characters are good and the world is interesting. Great narration.

Mage errant-what a blast

An all around wonderful story. Still delivers on my fourth listen through! Very glad I bought it!

A Must Listen

I listen to a lot of novels in this genre, but I am particularly fond of this one and have listened to the series twice now. If you’re expecting passionate romance, then you’re out of luck. But there are fun and quirky relationship scenarios. If you’re looking for an interesting take on magic and worlds then this is a fun read. The narrator takes a minute or two to adjust to (at least it did for me) but I assure you he will quickly become one of your favorite voices. I’ve actively purchased books for the singular fact that he narrates them. I’m a bit of a fan-girl for good narration. He doesn’t quite top Travis Baldree (few would), but he’s in my top 5 for sure!

Good overall story.

Book 1 was rough for me, due to the constant self recrimination that happened with the mc. However that level of self doubt eventually starts to reside and it makes the pay off all the better. I liked both the books but some of the chapters in the first book were hard to get through.

Recommended by Andrew Rowe

I picked up this series after seeing it mentioned by Andre Rowe on one of his blogs and instantly fell in love. I'm onto book 6 at this point and for the first time in a while find myself nearly losing sleep thinking about what might happen next and convincing myself I can stay up to listen to just one more chapter.

If you liked Arcane Ascension this should be right up your alley. Ralph Lister nails the performance as well. I thought he had a great variety of voices that really helped differentiate between characters and really added personality to each. I'll definitely be looking for other series voiced by him.