Remedial Magic: A New Start

Remedial Magic, Book 1

De: Nathan Gregg

Narrado por: Griffin Puatu

Duración: 7 h y 6 m

Resumen del Editor

As a washed-up and forgotten sorcerer, Aldric’s only goal in life is to get drunk enough to forget his tragic past. That is, until his friends coerce him into a teaching position at one of the most prestigious magic academies in the world. Now he’s saddled with the responsibility of teaching four new pupils, all of whom wonder who this brilliant yet unorthodox man truly is.

But Aldric’s past demons aren’t gone. They’ve only been lying in wait. As wars, rulers, and politics all begin to catch up with him, Aldric’s newfound place to belong is threatened by the very things he’s been trying to escape.

It’s time for Aldric to finally confront his past. And learn some new lessons himself.

©2022 Nathan Gregg (P)2024 Nathan Gregg

Heavily inspired

If you've seen the anime Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor or read the light novels of the same name, you can see a lot of inspiration the author pulled from. It's a good book in its own right, but it's hard not to compare the two, at least for me.

A New Favorite

STORY; I was slow to pick this up, worrying it was just another arcane college book filled with precocious teens outwitting the bumbling adults -both good and evil - that are supposed to actually teach them something. Please don’t misunderstand: the teens are there but this is not solely their book.

This book is more about the adults in the room - particularly Aldric - with a backstory that evolves and informs the lessons being taught. There is action and humor with events taking place both inside and outside the school grounds with the occasional shift of viewpoint to keep things interesting. The writing is good enough that you can actually understand the nuances of the adult behaviors based upon the scene as written rather than having to endure listening to every stray thought that goes through a character’s mind. Impressively enough this includes the teenagers.

Excellent story with compelling hints of things to come both past and future..

NARRATION; In all honesty the narration initially put me off a bit. This is my first listen to Griffin Puatu and my first impression was that he was hitting the consonants hard enough to be jarring. (This is most certainly a subjective opinion and may not bother others in the least.) In any case it did not take long for my initial qualms to disappear. At no point was there any confusion as to who was speaking and I became completely immersed in the story. Bravo.

All in all this was a fun listen and I would definitely like to listen to the rest of this series. Thoroughly recommended.

Short, Sweet, and Well-Paced

Remedial Magic has a solid cast of characters and a strong tempo that never seems to bog down with exposition, yet successfully builds up an interesting setting. I look forward to the next book, as I feel like a lot of this book was just groundwork.

wow, surprisingly good

I really liked this book. good characters, pacing was well done. and I went through it in a day. worth your credit.