The Cub

Bear Clan Series, Book 1

By: Vasily Mahanenko, Jared Firth - translator

Narrated by: Matt Godfrey

Death had only ever been a small misunderstanding for the high mage. After his seventh reincarnation, he'd begun thinking of it differently, viewing it as nothing more than a slight hiccup in his plans.

But he'd forgotten one thing: When those plans get in the way of those higher up the ladder, punishment is soon to follow. And one more death brought faint consolation.

Sent to another world, he found himself in a stranger's body, though the worst part was that he was left with only the memories he'd built since his previous reincarnation. All the mage had learned before that point was gone. Finding himself in that challenging situation, his dilemma was between carving out his place in the sun and throwing up his hands in despair.

But giving in wasn't an option for Leg Ondo. The Brown Bear clan brooked no cowards. If fighting was the way to go, it was a fight to the death, to the last drop of blood. Most importantly, the new world needed to be explored and understood, the local iteration of magic in particular. Let nobody ever say that the youngest of the Bears was unworthy!

©2021 V. Mahanenko; English translation copyright 2021 by Jared Firth (P)2021 Tantor

Weird world but I couldn't put it down

I bought this hoping it was a LITRPG but it wasn't. The magic system in this world is very different but I thought this was very well written. I finished this in one sitting.

Great story

I love the different take on a classic reincarnation story, and I absolutely love the world building

Great Story!

I really enjoyed listening to this book. They did a good job sucking me into the world of the story. I also enjoyed how they kept to the MC’s perspective pretty well for most of the story. Some books spend too much time on the side characters and it detracts from the MC storyline. This book did it just right.

good book

I really don't like the minimum word count requirements for audible reviews. . . .

great

Very enjoyable read. I would definitely recommend this book. Fun storyline with a great main character.

One of my favorite authors!

Simply, spend the credit. So far I've enjoyed all his works and I think I might be close to listening to all of them. Not my favorite narrator but once I'm immersed in the story it just works. His style is just different or maybe it's his voice but heck I found myself staying up to finish. So all categories get 5 stars. Now for the next in the series.

Good Book.

Good book, Good narrator. I
will definitely be getting next book in the series. I hope to see him grow and become more.

Amazing

I’ll admit I’m a bit bias, I’m a huge fan of Vasily. So I find all of his works to be 5+ star books. This is another piece of artistry that just keeps me locked in and hooked for more. Hopefully, you will and do too

solid story

solid story. kept me entertained the whole time. No obnoxious characters, which is a nice change.

Good but

An excellent story but it seem to have something lacking. This may be because it was written for a young audience. Though my first guess would be this was not focused on young readers.