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Dumpstermancer Series, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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David S. Dear
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By:
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Michael J. Allen
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Magic has been franchised. Magical conveniences are sold everywhere like designer coffee. Everyday life is filled with technical and magical wonders. Only, the magic is murdering people.
Thoth Corp's hot new spell is turning people into ravening monsters. Their only hope to quietly rectify the situation before the epidemic spreads is the spell architect they framed and sent to prison.
El's response to his former partners wasn't polite.
Homeless, forbidden to use government-regulated magic, and barely surviving out of dumpsters, Eli struggles to rebuild his life. Fairytale rats thought long extinct with the rest of the fey rescue Eli from murderous vigilantes, but at a cost. They force him to save fairy matrons stolen away by Thoth's monsters, thrusting Eli between his old company and a shadow war waged against humanity.
To stop the war, cure Thoth's victims, and rescue the city, Eli need only find some way to make magic out of trash.
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It is into this world that Eli returns, having been framed for a death by his former partners in the magical business because he was more interested in the magic itself than the potential to profit from it, while he tries to keep himself isolated he ends up being dragged into problems with his old company after he is saved by some non-human magical creatures.
The performance of the narrator served to nicely enhance the overall story, tones for the various characters were suitably distinctive and he managed to portray the honourable but world-weary nature of the main character well too.
Overall, an enjoyable first book in the series, I would be interested to see the direction that the author takes things in subsequent books and how he fleshes out the magical systems of this world.
[Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]
Corporate controlled magic
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On listening to this audiobook I had a bit of a Dresden Files vibe (the only other urban fantasy I've read), which isn’t a bad thing as I really enjoyed that series. The main protagonist is a bit cantankerous but has a high sense of honour which gets him in some dangerous situations where he has to repay perceived debts with various magic creatures and avoid death. The magic systems were interesting and hopefully fleshed out more in future books.
It was a little bit of a slow start but once the ride got going it was fun. This book was well written and will probably give the next one a try. The narrator was very good. He used distinct voices to the numerous characters and didn’t distract from the story.
[Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]
Good urban fantasy
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I was intrigued by the title and synopsis of this book so was looking forward to listening .
I wasn’t disappointed and really enjoyed it and eagerly await book 2.
Magic turns murderous
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