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Title: The Dragon Hunter and the Mage
Subtitle: Wounds in the Sky, Book 1
Author: V. R. Cardoso
Narrator: Todd Menesses
Format: Unabridged
Length: 19 hrs and 28 mins
Language: English
Release date: 09-09-16
Publisher: Vasco Cardoso
Ratings: 4.5 of 5 out of 194 votes
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic
Publisher's Summary:
Magic can make you invincible, if it doesn't get you killed first.
Aric and Fadan are half-brothers. Both sons of the Empress, but only one of them the son of the Emperor. A decade ago, Fadan's powerful father tore the Empire in two by outlawing the use and practice of magic. Forbidden from seeing each other, Aric and Fadan defy the Emperor and wander the vast Imperial Citadel until one night, they stumble upon an ancient Manual of Magic. They are faced with a choice: take the book straight to the Emperor or see if one of them has the forbidden magical talent. Their world is turned upside down and the half-brothers find themselves swept away as tragedy and conspiracy separate them, sending each to either end of the Empire. In a world of dark mages, massive creatures, and vengeful gods, one will train as a Dragon Hunter while the other taps into magical powers that could spell his execution.
Dark forces are moving in the shadows and no one in the Empire is ready for what's to come. Will Aric and Fadan survive to ever see each other again?
Members Reviews:
Good listen
Awesome new book along with great ( Audible ) narration done by Todd Menesses. I am not one to drone on with a review, but I will say that it's like a YA book, but less whiny, more action and start to a good world building along with a magic system.
I would normally toss a YA book out the window into a burning fire BUT there are a handful that I will let slide when the YA ( protagonist ) is not acting like a total self entitled know it all ass hat.
Oh, and if you like Dragons it has plenty of them.
Fun adventure for all ages with a twist
The story was fresh and original and the narrator was very good at giving each character a distinct voice and personality. This was more of a performance than a narration! I eagerly await the next book in the series.and hopefully it will be narrated, excuse me performed by Todd Menesses as well.
The book
It's a fine book I just wasn't captivated so I'm not saying I don't like it I'm just saying the hook didn't sink
This book was very entertaining
This book will want you to keep listening the narrator's are well put together to make this story come to live.
I can't wait for book 2 to be available in audio books
Not the same old song
It's rare when there are young protagonists who are reasonable and intelligent; when stubbornness and arrogance are not the plot device used to throw them from one climactic moment to the next. The lead characters get a whole star to themselves just for not making me want to ground them.
The magic system and world building is good. Not great, but the elements while not entirely original, are at least not the most commonly repeated.
This doesn't sound like a great review, does it? But there is something about this book that makes it greater than the sum of it's parts.
I think, perhaps, that it's the narrator that drags my opinion down. I wonder what I would think of the book if I had seen it first in print.
Todd Menesses is gifted, but self indulgent. His character voices are rich and varied. His dialects and accents are pretty appropriate. His narrator voice, however, is affected and almost jarring in it's over enunciated phoniness. In between character voices, he sounds like a bad impression of the worst stereotype of a snooty British butler.
