Brother's Ruin

Industrial Magic, Book 1

By: Emma Newman

Narrated by: Emma Newman

The year is 1850 and Great Britain is flourishing, thanks to the Royal Society of the Esoteric Arts. When a new mage is discovered, Royal Society elites descend like buzzards to snatch up a new apprentice. Talented mages are bought from their families at a tremendous price, while weak mages are snapped up for a pittance. For a lower middle class family like the Gunns, the loss of a son can be disastrous, so when seemingly magical incidents begin cropping up at home, they fear for their Ben's life and their own livelihoods.

But Benjamin Gunn isn't a talented mage. His sister Charlotte is, and to prevent her brother from being imprisoned for false reporting she combines her powers with his to make him seem a better prospect.

When she discovers a nefarious plot by the sinister Doctor Ledbetter, Charlotte must use all her cunning and guile to protect her family, her secret and her city.

Brother's Ruin is the first in a new gaslamp fantasy series by Emma Newman.

At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

©2017 Emma Newman (P)2019 Emma Newman

I love Emma

This is the second Emma Newman series I've listened to and I love it. can't wait for the next one.

not worth a credit or price

while the story is good so many things are left unresolved in this "novella. The actual book is only 190 pages after reviewing the physical book information. save your audible credit /cost and get the e-book - would be better if you got both book 1 & 2 for the price of 1. Probably took me longer to listed to than it would have to actually read. IF i get book 2 it will be the e-book as it is also under 200 pages.

Loved the premise, could not stand the execution

Loved the premise, could not stand the execution.

I particularly disliked that everyone except our protagonist was presented as weak, dumb and incompetent (although I thought she was pretty stupid herself). Also she was presented like a super prodigy who is this OP magic user of powerful and dangerous magic with zero training.
And what she did to her brother was very unsavory, imo. That is not something you do to someone you, supposedly, love.

Cherry on top was that it seems like the second book in this duology will have a component of cheating on a partner, which, no thank you. I will not be continuing on with this series.

I thought that the author did a solid job as a narrator of the audiobook.