The Captain

The Last Horizon, Book 1

De: Will Wight

Narrado por: Travis Baldree

A new space fantasy from Will Wight, the New York Times best-selling author of the Cradle series.

“To survive in this galaxy, you need a wand in one hand and a gun in the other.”

On a little-known planet, Archmage Varic Vallenar casts a grand spell to empower himself with the magical abilities of his alternate selves. The ritual works too well, granting Varic not only the magic but also the memories from six lives.

Including their gruesome deaths.

Now, Varic has power greater than any wizard in galactic history, but he knows that won’t be enough. The enemies he faced in those alternate lives were apocalyptic in scale. Terrors of technology and magic. Nothing that he, or anyone, can defeat.

Sun-eating extra-dimensional insects, shadowy secret organizations, genetically enhanced alien super-soldiers, ruthless megacorporations, and hordes of cyborg undead all lurk in the darkest corners of the galaxy, and Varic knows that any of them can become a world-ending threat at any moment.

All these are beyond any wizard, no matter how many spells he’s mastered or how many interstellar warships he’s rallied to his cause. Hopeless, Varic finds himself trying to preserve what little he can from the coming doom.

Until he hears rumors of a mythical starship, an invincible vessel of heroes made to do battle against galactic threats.

A ship called The Last Horizon.

The Captain is Book One in a planned six-book series.

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Great new series

Great start to Wight's new seires. Anyone who is familiar with his style will enjoy Captain. We follow a likable protagonist who is powerful, but contends with enemies more powerful still. The world and magic are colorful and interesting, with plenty of fast paced action to keep readers on the edge of their seats from start to finish. Those who enjoyed Cradle or the Elder Empire series will likely want to read Captain.

fun, exciting, and space wizards

It is a complete story in its own right, but it also does a good job introducing the story of the series. It is funny at times, filled with space wizard power fantasy, but there are still definite limits placed on the characters as they are thrust into overwhelming odds.

also, the blooper chapter is GOLDEN!

A bit simplistic

The entire book gives the impression that Will decided to continue writing about large-scale powers and battles despite finishing Cradle. However, to create something new, he added a sci-fi element to a fantasy world. It's not a bad book; I still enjoyed reading it, but it leaves something to be desired. My biggest concern is that the entire world feels overly simplistic and hand-wavy. There are no rules described that would guide the magic system, and the sci-fi part is not any better. Despite this, the science-

refreshing blend of multiple fantasy genre

love the characters and fight scenes. the new universe and magic system is novel yet familiar enough to those who've read the other series by the author.

outstanding

Another outstanding story in this amazing magically filled universe. can't wait to see what happens when all of them are brought together for a super battle.