Outling

By: Marty Mayberry

Narrated by: Nicole Parnell

Magic doesn't exist in the human world. As far as I know. But when I fling a fireball at a bully, my horrified mom dumps me at Crystal Wing Academy, a place straight out of my favorite fantasy books.

They tell me I'm an Outling, a wizard born from non-magical parents. Mom's human. Dad? I don't exactly know who he is....

One thing I do know is I'm not an Elite - descendants of the original six families who split from the Fae ages ago. At 17, their children and despised Outlings like me attend the Academy to learn to control our power.

I'm barely on campus when I'm targeted by a mean girl. Figures. Thankfully, the Academy's not all bad. My pixie roommate's awesome. I score a coveted moonstone during Stone Selection. And let's not forget Donovan, a cute guy who seems to like me and not the mean Elite girl who's determined to win him.

Except something's luring students into the forest and draining their power, leaving only shriveled husks behind. The Headmistress warns me not to investigate, but the killer's after my friends. Big mistake there. My magical skills may be untrained and wild, but if a power-sucking vamp thinks he can harm people I care about, he's about to discover I'm a wizard unlike any other.

©2019 Marty Mayberry (P)2020 Dreamscape Media, LLC

LOVE

My14-year-old daughter and I absolutely love this!!
Great work Marty and Nicole!
LOVE !

Enchanting Fantasy novel with exquisite narration

Loved this exciting tale of magic and mystery. I found myself captivated by the vivid imagery and moved by the emotion behind the narrator’s voice. Great performance bringing all the different characters to life. The voices were perfectly catered to each character. This allowed the story to dance and come alive in my mind as if it were a movie. Looking forward to the whole series! This book has been a great fantastical getaway allowing my to unwind and destress from the stresses and demands of my everyday life.

My first "magic" book.

My first "magic" book - I wanted to see (hear) what all the magic hype was about. It kept me in suspense, making me want to keep listening to find out what happens. The narrator was excellent - great voice inflection and an amazing job on switching from one character to another, and really enhanced the mystery of the book. An easy read (or listen!).

I enjoyed this Narrator

I do base my enjoyment of the audio book on the good merits of the writer and the narrator.

I really enjoy this book, and I tend to relisten to part of it over again, because I enjoy Nicole Parnell's expressions in re-telling Marty Mayberry's story!

Good one!

I LOVE THIS STORY

I started out by reading the story, and the way I imagined the characters voices was way different, if there was a movie I'd watch it 5,000 times