Forever Warriors

By: M. J. Sewall

Narrated by: Christopher James Mayer

Length: 8 hrs and 48 mins

Publisher's summary

How would you like to read minds? Freeze time itself? See any place in the world through a mirror?

It may sound glamorous and exciting, but to the teenagers manifesting these talents, it is the beginning of a terrifying adventure that will challenge everything they thought they knew.

In a sleepy California town, five teenagers discover that they are part of a secret struggle, with talents that none of them ever imagined. Before they know it, they're plunged into an ancient battle of good versus evil that will question everything they know about the world, and themselves.

Can they unlock the past to survive in their new reality? Will this disparate assortment of teenagers come together when it matters most and rise to be the warriors they were meant to be? They will all be given the choice - join us or die. They won't have long to decide, and the lives of everyone they love are hanging in the balance.

©2016 M J Sewall (P)2018 M J Sewall

A New Take on Super Powers

Five new Warriors are revealed as they turn 16, and are pursued by some with evil intentions and one (the last) of the "good guys." Although the protagonists are young, this does not read as a YA. The themes are mature with much death and destruction. The narrator couldn't hit all the notes but overall this is a great read/listen.

Unique idea

Unique, enjoyable, and engaging story. The performance was well done.

Parents: there is some language in this book. Enough to be PG-13 as a film for sure. There is also a scene that could be triggering for those that have suffered from sexual crimes but there isn’t any nudity or lewd descriptions.


—I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Not your normal teen heroes

I really enjoyed this story, all of the POV’s were great, they all had the right amount of personality & unique attributes that made this story flow.
It’s not your normal teenage superhero story, I love the idea of the “rebirths & new births”
The narration was good, I don’t usually listen to male narrators, so it took me a little bit to get in the rhythm. But he did a great job!
Overall this was a great book!

A great plot with a very good narration

"Forever Warriors" is the kind of book that you can't stop listening to (or reading, I suppose) once you've started - you just have to know what will happen next:)

In the first few chapters we meat each of the five teenagers that are the protagonists of the story; we find out that they are definitely different from people around them and we learn what peculiar talents they already have or just start to develop. Then we also meat the bad guys - and when we say "bad" we really mean "BAD"... And then things start to happen, the tale unfolds - and we are as much at a loss as to what and why is happening as the kids themselves. This forced ignorance on our part is a great trick, as we just have to listen on to get our answers, and we want them as bad as our heroes themselves. Thus the book turns into a great adventure, discovering both who the kids are and what they can do, and how they will cope with what's coming...

All the characters in the book, the good ones and the bad, are very well portrayed, 3-dimensional and relatable. Their emotions are complex and reactions to the events believable. Also, the mythology of the world - the ancient battle between good and evil and the take on reincarnation - is logical and quite unique.

The interpretation by Mr Mayer is very good; he does equally well both male and female parts. The pace is adequate and his reading clear, you'll have no problem with following the dialogues.

It's a must read/listen for all fans of fantasy.


DISCLAIMER: I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

amazing

the book is absolutely incredible one of the best fantasies out there I loved every single second of this book it wasn't enough it's just wasn't enough I want more I need more this book was so beautiful and so well-written the dark Parts the story itself the development everything was interesting and very well written I enjoyed it so very much I can't even describe how much
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Love this book!

Love the magic and characters in this book. It’s fantastical, but also believable. The dialogue is snappy and funny and the plot kept me guessing and wanting more. The voice work was also really well done. Looking forward to the next book in this series!

Unique paranormal dark fantasy

This listen was even better than I expected it. The idea of ancient warriors being reborn many times was unique. There are several main characters which made it a bit hard to keep them straight in my head. I had to pay close attention to keep up with who was who. There were five teens coming into their powers, a warrior mentor figure, a long lost father that can track new warriors coming of age, the brothers, and a scary Elder.

Narration was good and brought the story to life.

Character development was ok although I would have liked to learn more about each teen. I’m hoping there will be more books with focus in each one of the main characters.

The bad guys were truly crazy villains with no regard to human casualties. They thought nothing of just killing a whole city to erase their problems! They were truly outrageous bad guys!

The way things came together at the end was great and I really liked the way things wrapped up nicely but left an opening for something more... Hopefully more books in this fun world with teens that have amazing “talents”.

"I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review."

A great listen, definitely want more

I was given this free review copy audio book at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

I liked the reincarnation concept in this story. I thought it was a unique approach to the concept and made the main characters very interesting. I also really liked how the magic/powers were set up in the story. Basically, the author did a good job world/character building. The bad guys are REALLY bad and make for a great foil to the main characters. The narration is fantastic and really brought the story to life in my imagination. I really hope this turns into a series, I'd like to see more from this duo.

Fantasy

I have not read anything by this author but I read the description and it got me intrigued. I was not disappointed. After a slow start (for me) the story picks up.
This is full of action adventure, suspense and intrigue, I would highly recommend it.

Teenagers with powers

You discover as a teen that a group of 5 of you have powers that can change the history of a secret war that has been going on for centuries. Do you decide to fight or do you try to keep living your life? Do you see if you are a warrior that’s lived many lives or one of the few newborns that have powers no one has seen before? Great action and very believable characters.