Combat Wizard

The Wizards Series, Book 1

By: Jack L Knapp

Narrated by: Matthew Berry

An experimental training program produces a psychokinetic, a man who can move objects by mental power alone. He has other abilities as well.

But is he too powerful?

What if the Special Talents decide to go their own way?

©2013 Jack L Knapp (P)2017 Jack L Knapp

Paranormal, Action, Real Life

A telepathic psychokinetic is sent to Afghanistan to evaluate his abilities. He is monitored by the government and must fight against them and other evils to save his life.

This book started off really well and varied the pace. It was well written and keeps you interested. There were some fascinating real life considerations discussed which really makes you think!

Matt narrated really well and made the book entertaining.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys sci-fi action and real life reflections.

Note: This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this objective review voluntarily.

Combat wizard

Secret government projects combined with intertwined destinies always makes for a good read! This book had me wondering what was coming next.
I understand why some people have reviewed the narration the way they did, but as someone who listens to a lot of audiobooks, I honestly think it wasn't too bad especially for one of the first books the narrator performed. Everyone starts somewhere.

*I requested this book and am voluntarily leaving this review

Not a bad story, but PLEASE find a better narrator

Narrator reads very bland, and needs to learn and understand the terminology and nomenclature used in the story he's trying to read. Story line was good, but was constantly being distracted by poor narration.

Story & narration could use some polish

This tale is a slow start but it establishes the magic system for the story. The military has trained a select few to use their ESP skills. T is skilled in psychokinetics and has also developed a kind of defensive shield that makes him hard to kill. He meets a few other special people and together they discover that the military has installed a kill button in each of them, making it tricky for them to disappear and deadly to disobey orders.

The story felt like a final draft, needing a few things addressed. T goes on and on about the need to keep his special skills secret yet he does spill his guts a few times without much reason. Chezzy (not sure on spelling) and Surfer become his special telepath buddies as each of them makes plans to extricate themselves from this military program. Yet each character takes actions that feel a bit sudden and don’t have strong motivations, making the plot a little jarring at times.

A good chunk of the story takes place in the desert Southwest, which I liked. Our heroes investigate the possibility of surgically removing the kill button, and that means plenty of time in El Paso and Juarez. They also hide out in the Jemez (New Mexico).

There are few women in the story, Chezzy being the chief among them. She starts off as a sex object, but then gets a little role. Her character grows a bit and then she goes right back to being the romantic interest. Obviously I would have liked to see more women in the story, and doing stuff other than being romantic interests.

As the tale progresses, each of the characters gets a little whiny, creating some emotional drama for themselves, which spurred the plot onward. It was more than I needed and I started to lose interest. The story ends with some things wrapped up but a few bigger issues open, ready for a sequel. 3/5 stars.

The Narration: Matthew Berry’s narration could use some polishing. He has a good voice for T and did well with T’s various emotions throughout the story. Berry mispronounces several words throughout the story, including various military terms (brigadier) and Spanish words (Juarez). Admittedly, this drove me a little crazy. His pacing was slow, so I sped up the playspeed. Berry does have a good female voice for Chezzy. This is one of Berry’s earlier narrations and I recently listened to one of his latest narrations (Trail of Blood) and there is improvement. 3/5 stars.

I received a free copy of the audiobook in exchange for an honest review. My opinions are 100% my own.

this book was given to me at my request for review

I really enjoyed listening to this book the way E.S.P. was used along with the other mind works was very interesting. the best part was getting the micro chip out of T's neck. was saddened by the death of his friend.