Wizard's Alley

By: James Haddock

Narrated by: Daniel Wisniewski

Scraps, a gutter child, is sitting in his hiding place in a back alley, waiting for the cold thunderstorm to pass. Suddenly, lightning strikes in front of him, and then a second time. The two lightning bolts become men — two wizards — one from the Red Order, the other from the Blue.

The Red Wizard, chanting his curses, throws lightning bolts and fireballs. The Blue Wizard, singing his spells, throws lightning bolts and ice shards. So intense is their fighting, they become lightning rods. It seemed as if God himself cast his lightning bolt, striking the ground between them and consuming both wizards in its white blaze. Scraps watched as the lightning bolt gouged its way across the alley, striking him.

Rain on his face awakens Scraps. The only thing left of the fighting wizards is a smoking crater and their scattered artifacts. He feels compelled to gather their possessions and hide them and himself. The dispersed items glowed red or blue, and he notices that he now has a magenta aura. Magenta, a combination of both red and blue, but more powerful than either.

Scraps then does what he has done all his life to survive. He hides. And unknowingly, he has become the catalyst for change in the Kingdom.

©2019 James A.Haddock III (P)2020 James A. Haddock III

Absolutely fantastic

Some might say that the main character got too strong too fast but I really love this book and the storyline. And I really can’t wait for book 2 to come out

Uhhhhh...

The MC is so overwhelmingly overpowered...but I like the OP MC genre but this was too much.

this book is great

this book starts out fast and ends really well hopefully the second book comes out soon and I cannot wait for the next book in the series cuz it's been out for a while hope it comes out soon hope you enjoy this book as much as I did

Hoping it won't be long for the next instalment

Enjoyed the story. Refreshing to have an altruistic wizard for a change. The narrative was excellent. Discernable voices for each character. I found Hues voice particularly interesting as I had never heard an English accent with a southern U.S. twang element.

Potential

Great potential but I doubt there will be a sequel so that’s disappointing as shit

Great story. All you need now is a sequel.

I really enjoyed the story and the narration. The story does leave you hanging, but is perfect for a sequel.

It feels like a children's story

I enjoyed it very much. The story form reminds me of short stories by Hans Christian Anderson. It goes on without much interest for an explanation of time. I was halfway through the story, when i realized that years had passed since the beginning of the story, rather than weeks. (Maybe it was just me though.) I dont know how to explain better about how it reminds me of short stories, but it has something to do with the flow. Overall, though, it works. It just had a different way of putting itself together. I was worried that I would get bored of how the MC always comes out on top. Even from the beginning you know he is going to win. But somehow i was still kept interested.

loved this book

I've been waiting for the second ever since this came out. I hope he hasn't given up on this series..

Terrific Enjoyment

Wonderful reading from start to finish. Definitely not a classic wizardry story. I have rarely enjoyed a wizardry story that was this enjoyable and fun. I will Definitely look forward to reading more from this author.

Oh so good!

You like magical kingdom building? This book has tons oh it. You like smart protagonists? MC is your guy.