The Vexed Generation

Magic 2.0, Book 6

By: Scott Meyer

Narrated by: Luke Daniels

Length: 9 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

In the latest rollicking adventure in the Magic 2.0 series, it’s time for the teenagers to show the adults how wizardry really works.

Mattie and Brewster are normal, typical 16-year-old twins who live with their normal, boring parents: Martin and Gwen Banks. Normal and boring, that is, until the day their father's best friend shows up at their house - dressed in what appears to be a bathrobe.

The next thing Mattie and Brewster know, their parents are frozen like human statues in their living room, the guy in the bathrobe has vanished, and they need to find answers - fast.

The twins set off on a quest to discover the truth of their parents' lives. Along the way they find secrets, lies, magic, time travel, strange new friends, stranger new enemies, and a really weird dirigible (which, they're told repeatedly, is not a blimp). It is a twisted and bizarre trail that, they hope, will lead them to the man they blame for their parents' peril:

Phillip.

©2019 Scott Meyer (P)2019 Audible Originals, LLC.

Outstanding

A wonderful continuation of a great story, with some great new characters.
More please :)

Very simple story

Narration was great as always. But, the story was simple and boring at times. The villains were shallow, non believable, and extremely annoying. The old villain trope that wants to rule the entire world is lazy and overused. The Brits banter got old 3 books ago... This world allows for so much options for plots and the author failed in coming up with something fresh. Also, the author is over-descriptive at times and can't compare to Martin or Tolkien... The only ones I know can write 2 pages about a room and be engaging.
It feels like the author ran out of ideas.

Another great book.

Another great book in my favorite series. Great reading as always, the storyline continued in fun new direction.

Very good book

This was a good fun read. The series has been going a bit downhill in the last couple books, but this is a real improvement over the last few installments. The teen characters were great. Funny story with a good payoff in the end.

awesome

I love this series, the perfect amount of geek and fantasy. Great work Mr Meyer!

best one yet

not sure where they go from there, but i laughed all day while listening. they really need to find a way to deal with prisoners. standing them in the present just doesn't sound like a good idea. fool me 3 times i guess.

Back to what made the series great!

The series had gotten stale for books 4 and 5, but book 6 really brought life to the series that was greatly missed! The world feels fresh and exciting again. Martin and Gwen’s children bring a new level of interest to the series and we learn more about some of the tertiary characters from the first few books. If Scott keeps going in this direction, then I will definitely keep pursuing the series!

... Liked it... Good new start for the Next Gen

Love the fact that Meyer isn't holding back with his satirical mockery and judgment of current socio political issues.... I'm sure some folks will low ball the reviews in protest... Ignore the idiots...

Love it!

Meyer has done it again! This series has been one of my favorites. The character development, the convoluted twists and turns, and the laugh out loud comedic writing synchronized beautifully!

Luke Daniels was born to narrate this series. The range of voices as well as his timing in delivery take this book to the next level.

I only wish the book was longer.

Another Satisfying Fantasy That Leaves You Wanting More

If the Magic 2.0 series were a television show, I'd binge watch it. Unfortunately, it's more like a Marvel Comic Universe movie, where characters are introduced in one book and reappear in others, their tale growing ever slightly as the entire universe expands. The unfortunate part of this means one must wait.

Scott Meyer has not lost one bit of creativity or skill in crafting his universe, and Luke Daniels, even for him, is in rare form, single-handedly voicing an enormous cast of characters, each one given their own, subtle charisma so that it's hard to believe he's not an entire ensemble of voice actors.

This installment introduces several new characters, foremost of which are the "twins," the offspring of nerdy-but-lovable wizard, Martin and his too-good-for-him wife, the sexy-but-sensible Gwen. A pair of Norwegian no-accounts serve to pester our not-so-modern family and their friends, and their accent and general manner appears to owe a bit of a debt to another pair of Northern European pests: the green and pink pixelated misfits of Cartoon Central fame--Err and Ignignokt. Let's call it an homage. (Again, what a tour de force by Daniels, here.)

Meyer's brand of meta-humor, always sharp and winking at the reader, is on full display; he even finds time for a few pointed jabs at our current political climate. Also, the Big Idea of the series--an appeal to Simulation Theory--gets a few more vague brush strokes as Meyer appears to hint that all of this wizardry and whatnot has a real set of circumstances behind it, one that may be revealed in future installments. Whether or not this is true, it certainly adds to the fun and allows one to pause a bit and consider the question: if indeed the universe is simulated, who simulated it? And for what purpose?

"The Vexed Generation" is a solid entry in the series and is expertly performed. I look forward to the next whenever it becomes available.