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Magic Required

Written by: HS Paisley
Narrated by: Patrick Zeller, Addison Barnes
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In the year 2047, Lochlan takes the bus to his soul-sucking job answering phones to remain unnoticed. Life is easier that way. Little attachment. Few friends. That means less people caught in the crossfire when he loses control again. 

The last time he came close to losing it was when he was around Zemila. That was five years ago, just before he disappeared. That was why he disappeared. He’s good at that. Disappearing. Resettling. Being overlooked.   

That is, until the visions started. Prophetic visions. 

That’s when he knew the Old World had found him.   

These weren’t the fun kind of visions…if there were such a thing. They were the watch-people-die kind, the try-to-stop-it-before-it-happened kind, the maybe-save-some-lives kind. He thought the visions were his redemption. A redemption he didn’t believe he deserved. When one of them led him to Zemila, he thought it meant he wasn’t a danger to her anymore. That he wasn’t a danger to anyone anymore.    

Power attracts enemies. Lochlan thought he’d learned this lesson.   

He was wrong. Wrong about the visions. Wrong about everything. And it was going to cost him.   

Him and everyone he loved.

©2018 HS Paisley (P)2020 HS Paisley

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Fun read

Enjoyed this book as a fan of magic and fiction. It brings you into another world, based in reality, but where anything is possible!

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A pleasant surprise.

I went in to this series not really knowing what to expect. With that in mind, I was caught up quickly in the characters and found most of them to be likable. The plot has a long, slow buildup, and like a good murder mystery, all the pieces are laid out if you know to look for them. About halfway through, I realized very little had happened in terms of 'big events,' and though the hints were there that something was coming, we were largely left in the dark as to what it was until the climax - something I normally can't stand, but worked well here because the characters were so likeable.

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Brings the world to life!

I’m not much of an audio book listener, but this may change my mind! I really enjoyed listening to the characters come to life and follow the adventure. Some of my favorite scenes in the book were that much more enjoyable and exciting listening instead of reading. Definitely recommend to listen to!

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I wouldn't have saved the douche in the cafe.

If you want to escape 2020 for a bit and dive into 2047, where not only does magic exists but its hidden. HS Pasley's Magic Required is that escape.

Magic required starts us off with our protagonist Lochlan and his new found skill of prophetic visions. which leads us to discovering about demi gods, casters gifted humans and a family drama as old as time.

The Narrator did an amazing job switching between characters and accents and that made the story come alive.
p.s Call me ;)

I loved this story, can not wait for the next book.

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