The Hedge Wizard

A LitRPG / Progression Fantasy Adventure (The Hedge Wizard, Book 1)

By: Alex Maher

Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds

Length: 14 hrs and 21 mins

Publisher's summary

Legends speak of wizards with the power to rival Gods....

To Hump, it’s just a story. Apprenticed to a wandering wizard, he grew up on the road, following the coin on whatever quest it took them. He always believed his master was just an ordinary hedge wizard, until the old man suddenly died, and his book of spells bound to Hump’s soul.

Knowing no other life, Hump takes up his master’s staff and heads out alone into a world of dungeons and monsters. Scorned by the gods, wizards can trust only their own wit and skill to survive.

Lacking the godly gifts and grand ideals of the Chosen few, Hump fights for something else. If he wants to eat, he needs to work. And with a new Dungeon opening in Bledsbury, where better for a young hedge wizard to earn some coin?

So begins the path of The Wanderer. The White Flame. The Hedge Wizard.

Experience the start of a Progression Fantasy LitRPG Series about a working-class wizard out to forge his own path and prove that one does not have to be Chosen to do great deeds.

About the Series: Multiple magic systems, spells stolen from the gods, and an undefined path of progression, The Hedge Wizard brings a realism-focused spin to GameLit/LitRPG. Explore a world of long forgotten legends, where the Gods now reign and monsters roam.

©2022 Alex Maher (P)2022 Podium Audio

Hump!

Lots of combat, like lots of it and described well. Lots of magic, but nothing over powered. Everything had a cost.
Narration was very good. I thought the characters were very well done, using their base desires and needs to drive their actions, no mad dragon queens here.
Well written. I’m going for book two, I need more of the sexy huntress and rusty knight.
They should be able to get him some real armor now btw.
This is not the best. Doesn’t have the sophistry of Harrow, not as huge as He who Hates on other countries, but that’s okay. It’s about the weak 1st level wizard in the party, that gets their chance to shine.

pretty good book

The book was pretty good. It kept me entertained. The antagonist was predictable so no real big reveal. The narration was well done. I'm looking forward to the next one.

PG entertainment

Loved the book and can definitely suggest it to my nieces and nephews. ‘Hope it continues ‘cause it seems like it’s going to the dragons.

Good stuff.

I find myself confused by some of the reviews. I found the story well written and narrated. While some identify the protagonist as quite negative by nature and nurture it doesn't detract from the story in any way. Perspective is the cornerstone of individuality. I wholeheartedly agree this is not in any way a litrpg.

Love It! Not usual LitRPG progress Not complaining

For some reason I delayed picking up this book for a while, boy was I wrong, this is a great book and series so far (Just got the 2nd). Both the story and the performance are top notch, The character progression system is different than other standard LitRPG books (not the system constant pop blue screen), just go with it, at least you're not bombarded with stats, and each character levels in a unique way.

Really looking forward to Book 2! MC is not overpowered, loved all the side/ support characters. Everyone has unique talents, purpose, and contribute to the party/team. Before picking this up, I wrongfully thought this was a solo type of adventure, It's not. 5 stars!

Lively magical adventure!!

I really enjoyed the character development and playfully encouraging conversations of the main characters.

I'll be first in line to pick-up the next book!

What an amazing experience Hedge Wizard was. Reviews have mentioned that this book is like a traditional tabletop D&D and although it might seem strange I admit I've never played it, or any RPG's. But be that as it's may. I found this story to have a great magic system and plot with lotsa action. Which makes my heart sing.
But, that ending was just Wow! Not a cliffhanger, but Wow! It turned up what would have been a great story, a dungeon crawl, to a whole new level and I've found myself fixated on it! Saying anything about that would be wrong as I would be plunging deep, Deep into Spoiler Territory!!! And I wouldn't do that. But now all I can think about is what happened and all the posibities of what's gonna happen next! It's a sure bet that I'll be first in line to pick-up the next book when it's released!
And of course I'll be getting the audio version because Tim Gerard Reynolds the narrator is awesome!

way better than expected. litTTRPG

highly recommend this book. It has some slight litrpg features (think d&d spell book with wizard levels). reviews complaining about false advertisement seem to forget not all games are PC or console. The story is wrapped up well enough while also opening a whole world of possible next adventures for the main party. it's a solid entry for a new series.

Good Start, Not GameLit

Overall good start to a fantasy story. The MCs have a Royce/Hadrian dynamic that is nice and balanced. This is really just a fantasy though, nothing about this really marks it as GameLit or even Progression Fantasy, as other reviews have said. I’m curious to see how the world pans out because it briefly touches on ranks/tiers of adventurers but nothing is really fleshed out, and the power levels all seem rather nebulous at this stage.

not litrpg but very good

very good. I liked the characters and story progression. not a litrg story. cultivator possibly but more of a progression fantasy. would definitely listen to more in this series