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  • The Last Horizon, Book 1
  • Written by: Will Wight
  • Narrated by: Travis Baldree
  • Length: 11 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (25 ratings)

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The Captain

Written by: Will Wight
Narrated by: Travis Baldree
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Publisher's Summary

A new space fantasy from Will Wight, the New York Times best-selling author of the Cradle series.

“To survive in this galaxy, you need a wand in one hand and a gun in the other.”

On a little-known planet, Archmage Varic Vallenar casts a grand spell to empower himself with the magical abilities of his alternate selves. The ritual works too well, granting Varic not only the magic but also the memories from six lives.

Including their gruesome deaths.

Now, Varic has power greater than any wizard in galactic history, but he knows that won’t be enough. The enemies he faced in those alternate lives were apocalyptic in scale. Terrors of technology and magic. Nothing that he, or anyone, can defeat.

Sun-eating extra-dimensional insects, shadowy secret organizations, genetically enhanced alien super-soldiers, ruthless megacorporations, and hordes of cyborg undead all lurk in the darkest corners of the galaxy, and Varic knows that any of them can become a world-ending threat at any moment.

All these are beyond any wizard, no matter how many spells he’s mastered or how many interstellar warships he’s rallied to his cause. Hopeless, Varic finds himself trying to preserve what little he can from the coming doom.

Until he hears rumors of a mythical starship, an invincible vessel of heroes made to do battle against galactic threats.

A ship called The Last Horizon.

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Will has done it again!

It was a bit infomation dense at the beginning but once the story found its groove it was impossible to stop!!!!

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Another Hit

I have been itching for a good sci-fi series for a long time now, Will has satiated me and left me wanting more of this series.

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Great new series by Will Wight

Definitely a strong entry into the Willverse. Looking forward to the next one in the series.

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More Than Passable Anime-styled Entertainment

Will Wight crafts a fascinating Space Wizard scenario: Archmage 'Varic Vallenar' gets a frightening metaverse glimpse at a series of apocalyptic futures if he is unable to stop the various threats before they fully germinate. He desperately enlists the help of a legendary AI-powered vessel named 'The Lost Horizon' that makes him earn the captainship and the right to form a crew of six supersoldiers (that he had fought with/against in alternate timelines) to empower weapons systems & capabilities. This episode focusses on the fight against a Lovecraftian Borg-like species that subjugates & slaughters humanity - infusing organic matter into their bodies/ships/constructs with terrifying civilization-ending abandon.
The premise is intriguing, the blended sorcery/tech Magic System is original, the plotting is twisty-turny, and the combat is well-scripted. True, the book is more 'WH40K'-styled mindless action than cerebral "Space Opera", but as long as you set expectations reasonably, it's a diverting romp.

As to narration: quality reading from Travis Baldree definitely adds to the enjoyability of the book. His performance is by no means flawless (some character interpretations are disappointingly cartoonish, for example) - but you should choose this audiobook iteration over a text version, if given the choice.

Altogether, I quite enjoyed this 8/10-star Japanese Anime-flavored tale (color-coded Giant Robots, Space Kaiju, Super-Teams, etc). If you can get 'The Captain' as a 'Plus' option.. it's a no-brainer. Download immediately.
It didn't captivate me enough to prompt listening further in the series, but could easily do so with you. It would actually rate a Credit for existing Wight fans - or even just imaginative listeners looking for a fun SciFi/Fantasy distraction for a cross-country drive or a couple of boring night shifts.



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fun book

a fun listen, but I felt the MC was overpowered most of the book and I didn't really understand his capabilities like I did for characters of other Wil Wight series. the combination of magic and technology was neat, but I would like to know more about the limitations of what could be done in this world.

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big fan, great read

I'm always a fan of WW series and this didn't disappoint. they're always a blast to read.

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Scifi + Comedy gallore - Excellent Listen

Such a wonderful unputdownable listen! Even though I am dying to listen to how Cradle would end, this has just hooked me on to the next WW series! Next book when please! Loved all the subtle and cheesy references throughout the book as well as in the bloopers! Talking of bloopers, I loved the special guest appearance from Cradle. ❤️

Also, was it just me or did this book sometimes give a strong One Piece vibe with all the nakama power - especially when it came to Rayon? Am sure Luffy would welcome him with open arms, especially with the extra gear he comes with 🤣 (ugh, difficult to keep this non spoilery). Regardless, wonderful read - can't wait for the next one! :)

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Very entertaining

Very well made story of how magic would work in space. That and Travis Baldree's narration are fantastic. Couldn't stop listening.

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Not Star Wars

In Summary, Space Wizards. But nothing like Star Wars. A good read, but sometimes hard to imagine how things work.

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Not great

Pacing is all over the place. Hard to connect with any of the characters. Won’t read any more.

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