Fate of Wizardoms Boxed Set: An Epic Fantasy Series

Wizardoms Omnibus, Book 1

By: Jeffrey L. Kohanek

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

Length: 29 hrs and 38 mins

Publisher's Summary

Thirty hours of magic, intrigue, and adventure.

In a realm where wizards rule, magic reigns supreme. Power. The ambitious thirst for it. But when a power-hungry wizard lord seeks to expand his might, he triggers a series of events unforeseen. The balance of magic is altered, races of old return, and beasts of legend stalk the land.

This tale follows a squad of unlikely heroes:

• Jerrell "Jace" - a clever thief whose outrageous exploits force him to hide his identity.
• Rhoa - an acrobat whose obsession for revenge will reshape her destiny.
• Rawk - an outcast from his people, this dwarf struggles against urges he cannot control.
• Brogan - once a renowned warrior, he labors beneath the weight of his regrets.
• Narine - a princess caught between her mad wizard lord father and jealous brother.
• Adyn - trained as a lethal bodyguard, her purpose in life is to protect Narine.
• Blythe - skilled in archery and woodcraft, she follows her heart, but where will it lead?
• Salvon - a mysterious storyteller who seems to know something about everything.

These characters lead a compelling and memorable cast including ruthless wizards who vie for thrones able to grant the power of a god. How can one defeat a god? 

Fate of Wizardoms is narrated by Travis Baldree, the same talent from Will Wight's Cradle series. This omnibus includes the first three books in the series. Fate of Wizardoms is a re-imagining of classic epic fantasy, told in a modern, fast-paced style packed with beloved genre tropes twisted in an uncommon fashion, perfect for fans of The Witcher, Kingkiller Chronicles, or Wheel of Time.

©2020 Jeffrey L. Kohanek (P)2020 Jeffrey L. Kohanek

Bad copy

Where to begin..the first book jumps around between characters, time and locations. Every thing thing that happens to any of the character is just spoon fed to them. No real danger, not really compelling, and not much to make you care about these characters.

The trite romance that was attempted was just sad. The scoundrel and the princess trope has been done, done well, but this was not.

Boring

After reading the blurb I was prepared to find something akin to David & Leigh Eddings’ Belgariad and/or Malorean series, but I was wrong. All the right characters are here but they are all tortured souls, very little humour among them. In the first 20 hours, I found the characters did not grow, or if they did anything to evolve they quickly regressed.

Every character’s background is covered to give the listener insight to why he/she is justified in being a tortured soul now, and yet it’s not engrossing in the least.

This book drove me back to the Belgariad in an effort to define the difference between the writing styles, and I think it might be description. The description in FoW is bland. And anti-climactic. Any anticipation that might build is quickly thwarted by dull reasoning or reference to the event which left their soul tortured...

The narration is fair, with good distinction between all characters.

Great read.

I wish I had read the publisher's summary before I started the books.
I had trouble following the story initially but caught up half way through the first book, after that it was amazing and fun to read.

An Engaging Tale That's Not To Be Missed!

From the very first chapter Jeffrey Kohanek had me hooked. The suspense and action from that opening scene spurred me to the next and the next. When the action lulled the characters were built up and you fell in love with them.

This is a fun, funny and hugely entertaing story with a band of marvelous people that I hope I get to see more of. The next books can't come fast enough for me.

The Narrator seemed meant for this story and really sets that hook I mentioned above in this awesome omnibus.

High Fantasy with no safety net, this is a raw and fantastic story that I could not put down!

Wonderful adventure

Being a fan of movies like Lord of the Rings and The Game of Thrones Saga , A friend introduced me to this series . Since it’s hard for me to read now because my works keeps me moving I decided
to get the audiobook. At first all the new characters overwhelmed me and trying to keep track of all the new places was difficult at best.
Halfway through book one everything started to click and the coaster ride began. JLK has created
In my mind a fascinating adventure that keeps me wanting more. Travis also does a wonderful job expanding the characters motivations and moods with his artful reading of this soon to be classic.
Can’t wait to listen to the rest of this series.

A must have

The weaving of the separate store lines is expertly done. The characters come alive in my mind.

A great read!

This is an amazing set of books! The characters are wonderful and so colorful. The story is so detailed and keeps you wanting more! Highly recommend

Amazing series!!

This is a great series with complex world-building and diverse cast of characters! The narration by Travis Baldree is absolutely amazing and I’m looking forward to the next installment!

Jace and Narine finally get it on!

This book in the series takes us to the habitat of the Seers who are similar to Oracles in ancient Greco-roman mythology, where they can glimpse paths in the future but cannot predict it. They are also protected by dwarfs. As with past books, there are multiple plot arcs occurring in parallel to the primary one with the MCs. There are still battles of the mages to determine dominance. This continues to be a bit difficult to keep up with these mage battle groups and their gods but it's becomes less of a burden as the mages are whittled down.

As mentioned in the headline, Jace and Nardine form a more romantic relationship but others in the fellowship also begin to pair up to form personal relationships. This improves the likeability and interest of the main characters which, in turn, improves the continued main story arc.

There is romance, betrayals, court politics, new friendships and bloody and brutal battles. What's not to like?

Travis Baldree performance is as skillful as ever.

enjoyed very much thus far

interesting story, good performance. looking forward to the next book. good job with weaving the paths of each character together.

Good fantasy story

Story, characters and world is well built. Alot of action, humor and some romance. Its a good book. The only thing that is a bit annoying is that it skip around alot with a bit too many characters.

Edit score after book 5. Book 1-3 had 4 stats. Book 4 3 stars. Book 5 just sucked and I'm done with the series. The annoying bits just increase after every book.

3 books in 1 and worth every penny!

Really enjoyed these stories! It’s always a concern that 30hrs May be ‘too long’ if it’s a bit mediocre, but thankfully this turned out to be great and loved every minute. Just the right balance of action, adventure, background, character development... everything you could wish for in a book and more! I can’t wait to find out what happens next and was sorely disappointed to come to the end!
Travis does a great job as storyteller and really brings all the characters to life. Great voices, great pacing and really brings the action and intensity out.
Loved it!

Great books

Very well written and narrated . The characters and world building get better and more intense the further into the series you get . It has action and comedy and most of the things you’d want for a good book . I look forward to finding more books by the same author

amazing value and great story

I admit this took me a while to get through but wow, 29 hours....

The voice work for characters is fantastic and I loved how the relationships developed. We're really taken from the start and thrown into all kinda of hard situations and experiences.

I loved the relationship between Jace and Narine as their banter is hilarious. I also really like Brogan an Blythe. So good.

This is a wonderfully long story with characters that will make you curse, love and laugh a lot.

Thank you for the journey, and I want more!

A gripping tale

Both the story and narration grip you and take you to a journey with them.

Highly entertaining epic fantasy tale!

Action-packed, immersive, and intriguing, this series is exciting from start to finish! I highly recommend!

good read

Took a while to get into but then really enjoyed the story.looking forward to the next book

Superb

I thoroughly enjoyed this box set of three books. J. Kohanek is a master of story telling and Travis Baldree was excellent in narrating the story.
I'm off to book 4 now.
Enjoy

Wizardoms Box Set

Very good story line, lots of main characters to remember all with their own and unique characters. Starting with book one and completing book 3 your left with the feeling to what happens next as this is just the beginning of an exciting well thought and complex story. As I am only a relative newbie to audio books I am still learning what to exspect and this is definitely one of the best to date. Start, characters you really get to know and love or hate fun laughs, plenty of new characters excitement, good description you can almost feel the journey. Only very slight down side is all the wizards sound the same and this is similar for many other characters that at times until a name is mentioned you might think another character is talking.
To have more than one narrator would be great although I accept this may not be practical or cost effective. Every time a shaper speaks you have a Scottish accent. Thoroughly enjoyable and need to see what's going to happen with the rougue and the Princess and Brogan and his Party? Will they all meet up again oneday? Will they complete their challenges? Lime me you will have to read the other books.🤗

Brilliant

I am loving this, absolutely epic. The narration is fantastic to, the different voices for the characters really bring them to life and I can see them all so clear in my head. They feel like family now and I’m fully invested. I feel love, sadness and happiness with them and every time i hear the word arse I lol. Cant wait to continue my journey onto the next saga. Thank you thank you thank you :)