Aizai the Forgotten

By: Mary-Jean Harris

Narrated by: Austin Vanfleet

Length: 9 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

Seventeen-year old Wolfdon dreams of travelling to Aizai, a forgotten realm connected to our world by invisible sol-lines. He begins his search as a word-warrior in his hometown in France in the late 17th century, hunting for rare books that mention Aizai. One obscure book, by the philosopher Paulo de la Costa Santamiguero, has given him a lead to start his journey: to go to the northern coast of Spain where a portal to Aizai supposedly exists.

With a noble horse he borrows from an astrologer and armed with a strange magical device, Wolfdon travels to a place that surpasses even his vivid imagination, with walking statues, animals with glowing gems of power, beautiful towers and misty valleys, and Aizians whose magic is innate to their souls. He meets many peculiar persons, from the cryptic Philosophers of the Eastern Empyrean to beautiful Aizians and dark magicians.

Though death and danger loom ever near, nothing can dim the brightness of Aizai kindling within Wolfdon's heart. Yet as he strives to discover Aizai's secrets and fate, a frightening truth becomes clear, and may cost Wolfdon everything, including the future.

©2016 Mary-Jean Harris (P)2018 Mary-Jean Harris

Metaphysical Fantasy

An enjoyable listen. Well written and well narrated, although the narrator has a tendency to speak too fast! Some of the ideas presented need and deserve pondering but the narration is so fast I needed to stop and decrease the speed for awhile so I could absorb the material being presented. I hope the narrator heeds the advice to slow down, as then his narration would be perfect! I look forward to listening to the next book. I received this book free of charge in exchange for an honest review.

Different cup of tea

For whatever reason, I’ve never been a fan fantasy inspired stories. While I love seeing how a person can create magical places, characters, and ideas using their imagination, I’ve always had a hard time “getting into” the story itself. On that note, I was hesitant about asking for a copy of this story. I found the first hour or two to be somewhat slow going, in my opinion, because there wasn’t much dialogue between the characters. I’m glad I stuck with it though; this was a very unique tale and I’m glad I got a chance to hear it.

The narrator, whom I’ve never listened to, was different. I’ve listened to plenty of narrators that do accents. Sometimes the accent adds to the story/character, sometimes it detracts from the story. In this case, I think his accent helped give the characters a little something extra.

I’d recommend this story to others and will be on the lookout for book 2.

refreshingly original

the voice acting was very good and the writing was done very well. I was not anticipating the twist to aizai. however there was an overwhelming about of detail for every little thing. I would zone out while things were being discribed to the point I would miss things in the story cause I didn't realize the description was over.

I received this audio book free for an honest review

Didn’t want to stop listening...

Very good story. Great descriptions. Very good works building. The characters have depth and are relatable. The narrator and production quality were excellent.

Enjoyed this book.

Really good book to have. Couldn't stop listening untill the end. The narrator had me hooked in the first 15 minutes. Would recommend to all my ww friends.

filling your dreams

A 17 year old boy goes and travel the world as part as his dreams to come true . He learns different things while on his travels

Amazing descriptions!

This book was like Harry Potter meets Indiana Jones. The description of details is amazing. this is one of those times you want to see a movie just to see it for real. I would. Austin's voice was amazing as a narrator. Definetly recommend this for YA and older.

good

the book was well written, however it took me forever to get into the book. The person reading the book did a good job. If your into other realms this book will interest you. Once you get into it.

Very engaging and fun!

Not a dull moment in this book. Lots of interesting scenes. Even the descriptions about reading and books kept me in suspense. Great descriptions!

Intriguing alternative worlds full of magic

Aizai the Forgotten pulls you into the unfolding magic of the main character Wolfdon's journey of self-discovery as he finds out his interest in a forgotten world is more than meets his eye. The book takes you through more than a journey of self discovery, it's philosophy, history, magic, a little possible romance, friendships and demons and the fate of the world all mixed up in a story well told. Kept me finding little spots of time to continue listening :)
I found the accent of the narrator slightly odd at times. It suited the story, just that it slipped at times, and so it kinda broke the magic a bit for me. That said, it would not stop me from purchasing others in the series - I'm very curious to see how the story unfolds, so this would definitely be a series I'd follow.