The Mage from Nowhere

Legends of the Tainted, Book 1

De: B.T. Narro

Narrado por: Nick Podehl

Not a legend. Not a protector. Not even a sorcerer. Tarak was just fine with that until, in a single day, his whole world was taken from him.

Tarak is thrown into a strange city with just a few coppers in his pocket and the tainted shadow of his family following him. At least the ale is better, but famine and poverty make it a little hard to enjoy that. With no one to call his friend and almost no knowledge of sorcery, Tarak will have to compete with the best sorcerers if he wishes to remain free.

Tarak has done a pretty good job of avoiding what his single-minded father called his "destiny" for seventeen years, but now his identity is revealed, and it's drawing more attention than a tear through the rump of his pants.

It's looking like an uphill road, but there are some major bonuses. It turns out sorcery is not as complicated as his father made it seem, and not every sorcerer has to be as virtuous as the old dog.

©2023 B.T. Narro (P)2024 Podium Audio

Bad MC baaad

While the story, world and magic are all very interesting. The MC pretty much ruins it. Hes as others say it a punk. When people think why hate teenagers this 17 year old is why. Hes arrogant obnoxious, thinks he knows right. claims he wants to help the people like hes 'woke' yet never really does anything for the people except judges the king and others for their lack of actions. He does anything he wants uncaring of the consequences like trying to bed the engaged princess.


Honestly was hoping he'd get exiled or arrested to teach him to grow up and stop being lazy and uncaring for how his actions affect others. Like does he for once at all consider bedding the virgin princess might lead to war with her engaged and many peoples deaths when he finds her "sulllied" nope.

If the author was setting up the first boom to have the MC slowly grow and developed that would be one thing. But he doesnt by the end the MC is still as flippant as the start.

As for narration, mostly good but there were scenes with the males that I couldn't tell who was who talking. Micheal, Arthur and The MC sound a lot alike.

Great start

Actually one of the best books I've come across in awhile. Hopefully it continues to be

Not a good story

Got a few hours in and it’s not good. It seems like it is supposed to be YA, but it isn’t. The story wanders all over the place. The magic system could be interesting, but the author killed with too many words. It felt like a fan boy describing his favorite scene in a movie. It’s important to him, but nobody else cares.

The characters do things for unknown reasons. At one point one character says I can’t leave my post. A couple minutes later, he leaves his post. Wtf? Even then the scene is interrupted for something else.

I wanted to like it.

BT has a bad habit in every book

no matter how much potential the mc has in all of his books they are complete push overs, simp for at least one girl or sometimes multiple, stupid, lazy, and zero common sense.
also why does there always have to be an annoying female that always mistreats or bullies the male mc? it happens enough that it's starting to feel like a trend. the writing is good but I'm tired of waiting till the end of a book or sometimes series for the mc to be someone I want to root for.

Loved the diverse characters

Loved the humor and characters and how well they play off of each other I can’t wait for the next book