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Starcaster

Starcaster, Book 1

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Written by: Terry Maggert, J. N. Chaney
Narrated by: Tom Taylorson
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Magic. Steel. Blood. Victory.

The Earth’s navy is left drifting among the stars as Nyctus ships swarm, their purpose unknown as they continue their advance, burning one system after another. Humanity's extinction seems inevitable. But on one of the forgotten worlds, a boy is left behind, and he holds a talent unlike anything the galaxy has ever known.

Thorn Stellers is a mage, trained to lead and fight. With a renegade division of warriors at his side, and with weapons far different from those of old Earth, Thorn has a chance at standing up to humanity's enemies. For these mage-soldiers, armed with power that had once been thought the stuff of legend, the outcome is no longer certain.

Each Starcaster has a talent - except for Thorn, who has many. With his childhood companion Kira Wixcombe, he’ll confront a threat from beyond the stars, meeting them in the darkness with a light born of magic...and a lust for revenge.

Is his power enough? Or is Earth a forgotten memory, lost forever to history?

©2021 J.N. Chaney (P)2021 Podium Audio Adventure Fiction Science Fiction Space Opera Magic Magic Users Wizardry
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A less good version of Starshiptroopers. Pacing is bizarre with odd inconsistent unexplained jumps forward in time. Writing is only ok. MC doesn't always make sense, an odd mix of self-aware and idiot. It's ok, nothing more.

Decent premise, wouldn't recommend

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An interesting start to a new magic in space epic. Magic does seem to take the front seat in this sci-if tale and I hope to see tech balance it out a little. The voice acting is superb with well defined variety in characterization.

Magic and sci-fi always awesome

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It’s an okay listen. Plot could use some work. The characters are acceptable. Im hoping it will get more fleshed out in the next talking book. The Narrator has a great range of voice, male characters sound male, females sound female. The great part is he actually makes the Aliens sound really different, not normal at all. You get the feeling they actually do think differently from us and he’s using our spoken language to do it. Oh thanks is given to Audible for making all the rest of the series not included so in addition to paying fees I have to shell out more if I want to listen to the other five talking books. Nice one,……..

Average

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the story had a good concept but the character development and story line were really rushed so the overall book was mediocre. wouldn't recommend.

Felt very rushed.

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Narrator was good. The story makes me bash my head because the main character is one of a kind and is the most powerful man in the world cuz he can make a light with his hands when he was a kid. He’s such a great leader because he decides to bond with his peers by getting drunk once with them and now they best of friends. The leaders and trainers are superior beings and act like butt holes and can even hanged cadets if they screw up? Come on, humans should have evolved better than that. Parts of the story come on too strong and then results to nothing. Go read ender’s game.

Eh

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