The Mage from Nowhere

Legends of the Tainted, Book 1

De: B.T. Narro

Narrado por: Nick Podehl

Duración: 18 h y 42 m

Resumen del Editor

Not a legend. Not a protector. Not even a sorcerer. Tarak was just fine with that until, in a single day, his whole world was taken from him.

Tarak is thrown into a strange city with just a few coppers in his pocket and the tainted shadow of his family following him. At least the ale is better, but famine and poverty make it a little hard to enjoy that. With no one to call his friend and almost no knowledge of sorcery, Tarak will have to compete with the best sorcerers if he wishes to remain free.

Tarak has done a pretty good job of avoiding what his single-minded father called his "destiny" for seventeen years, but now his identity is revealed, and it's drawing more attention than a tear through the rump of his pants.

It's looking like an uphill road, but there are some major bonuses. It turns out sorcery is not as complicated as his father made it seem, and not every sorcerer has to be as virtuous as the old dog.

©2023 B.T. Narro (P)2024 Podium Audio

Great start

Actually one of the best books I've come across in awhile. Hopefully it continues to be

Another one

BT got it going in here! Interesting characters with fun interactions with tasteful humor, set in a familiar world. Can’t wait for the next installment to be released!

Great book

The story was enticing and keeps a good pace. the ending is worth the wait. I will be following the author and the story.

Endless boring details about notes of magic. Does not contribute to story.

Basis of story interesting but turned into tedious details that do not add to story. Becomes a book about how to do magic instead of a story about people and their lives and resolutions of their difficulties. Not very interesting. Not sure I can finish listening.

Amazing story, magic system, character depth, and NARRARATOR!

can't say enough good things about this book. i was hooked within 5 minites. love the magic system. good character depth. Cant wait to see where this story leads to. And Nick Podehl is literally the best narrarator you will ever come across. I'd bet thay i could get my 10 year old kid to write a story and he could polish it up to make it enjoyable.
Hope he cranks some more out quickly because i dont think i can stand waiting too long for more

fun story can't wait for the next Book

the reviews of people who can not do anything like this. if you don't like it you should just leave it at a simple statement. like not for me. it was a story about a misguided young man. it is a fun story with a MC who needs to grow up. take it for what it is.

It was very good

If you enjoyed his other books you will enjoy this one. I liked it. The one negative thing I will say is that I wished they would have used the same narrator that did the Jon Oklar series. The narrator did a fine job however I couldn't get use to the characters voices sounding different.

Unique magic system

The overall story is pretty good. I enjoyed seeing a story with actual character development. It's not something we get to much now a days.

I enjoyed how the author used music as his magic system. While it was not exactly the same it helped me international understand with the different notes and octives.

overall the story was enjoyable and I would definitely read more from this author.

It is oddly refreshing.

Honestly, I bought this book because it was 18 hours but now I'm glad I got it.
It starts rough with the MC being too whiny once over it, the MC mellows out to a mischievous f*ck doing mischievous things for entertainment. That loki-esque attitude is what I like about this book you see.
And there is kingdom politics.
Everything else makes sense the king and his retinue are new and there are god-like beings so there is almost no pomp and ceremony.
Some books treat risque scenes either as taboo and just gloss over it or almost in your face pounding but this book has a good balance I think enough to entertain but not to disgust.

The only thing I would say to disparage is that the book doesn't give me a sense of scale the environment is a bit off anytime there is travel it feels like they fast traveled there or the climatic battle is just a few paces away from the wall. if I wanted to draw a map from imagination I would draw a circle call it the city and a line for the forest.
All in all I can't wait for the second book.

really like the story

loved the ups and downs and found myself laughing out loud on many parts!