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Off to Be the Wizard

Magic 2.0, Book 1

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Off to Be the Wizard

Written by: Scott Meyer
Narrated by: Luke Daniels
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An io9 Can't Miss Science Fiction and Fantasy title in March 2014.

Martin Banks is just a normal guy who has made an abnormal discovery: he can manipulate reality, thanks to reality being nothing more than a computer program. With every use of this ability, though, Martin finds his little “tweaks” have not escaped notice. Rather than face prosecution, he decides instead to travel back in time to the Middle Ages and pose as a wizard.

What could possibly go wrong?

An American hacker in King Arthur’s court, Martin must now train to become a full-fledged master of his powers, discover the truth behind the ancient wizard Merlin…and not, y’know, die or anything.

©2013 Scott Meyer (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved. Adventure Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Magic Arthurian Funny Magic Users Wizardry Witty Geeky Comedy LitRPG Time Travel
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A fun story of slightly silly time travelling. I find the Phillip voice rather grating though and a bit too hammy for the character. An enjoyable listen.

Fun read

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Well composed story. Good break from serious books. Predictable but enjoyable. Good pop culture references

Great story, good comedy/Fantasy

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Maybe because I've read a lot of fantasy power trips, but it was too predictable

Good story, but predictable

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Great narration! The voices for each character were on point, very fitting and unique.

Great narration

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This book is funny and well thought out. There are some minor technical and physical problems but Scott Meyer clearly thought through how this would work and came up with an easy talking point for every issues. It's fast paced, really fun and very funny. Great for a light read. #Audible1

A hilarious adventure and a light read

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The performance and story were great, but some descriptions (missing explanations) can be confusing.

Great performance, good story.

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I really loved the concept of this book up until about the midway point. The jokes got dull, repetitive and confusing, and the characters predictable and non-likeable. I still found it enjoyable for the most part and would recommend it for teens or adults that are bored and enjoy over the top jokes and action.

Great beginning, disappointing end.

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A great performance but the story never evokes excitement or really fleshes out on the premis of life being a computer simulation.

Kind of dull

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By itself, the story is ridiculous and crazy in all the right ways. The performance by Luke Daniels puts it on the next level.
Absolutely amazing. The voices and timing are great. I immediately bought the rest of the audiobooks.

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The world Scott Meyer has created is wonderful, I loved the entire book. The Magic 2.0 series is up to 5 books now (19 SEP 18). I even bought other books Scott wrote because this book was so good. #Audible1

Great story and world

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