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Loremaster
- Ascension of a Street Rat, Book 1
- Narrated by: Pavi Proczko
- Length: 22 hrs and 57 mins
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Summary
With a knife in his gut, Rowan figured he was destined to become just another corpse littering the slums of Taureen.
So he was fairly surprised to wake up in the back of a moving wagon with a couple of adventurers. Turns out that Rowan had been given something most street rats can only dream of—a second chance.
With only a sword, a spell book, and enough gold for tuition, he is thrust into a school for aspiring adventurers. A world full of haughty nobles, scions of wealthy families, and various other types of people he used to steal from.
Here, Rowan must vie for his place among students who have been diving in their family-owned dungeons for years, their bodies filled with dense mana instead of tavern scraps and the occasional pilfered apple pie. He will have to fight, study, and keep his true past a secret.
Because Faebrook Academy is his second chance. His last chance.
About the series: Follow Rowan, a lowly street rat, on his journey to becoming a legendary adventurer in a world where diving monster-filled dungeons infuses your body with mana and helps you climb from lowly bronze tier all the way to the fabled platinum tier. But first, he has to graduate.
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- Texnik
- 08-03-24
pretty good
Steady magical academy high fantasy story. Not isekai, despite the implications, which isn't a bad thing.
The characters are pretty good. No major plot holes, but there are a few minor continuity errors and narrative shortcuts that could have been easily edited away. They break the immersion a bit, but the story recovers quickly.
Overall it's a lot of school and homework and some amount of danger. If you don't like the setting, you won't like the story. But if a magical academy interests you, there's no reason not to give it a listen.
And can I say that it's good to not hear the words "tank" and "dps" in dungeon settings? Their etymology is so modern and specific that there's no conceivable way any setting other than our own could recreate them. Good job, author.
There's a section near the beginning where the Special Chosen One trope rears its head, but thankfully the plot doesn't lean heavily on it. The main character still has to sweat and bleed for sometimes mediocre results, but excitement takes many forms and the road to excellence is longer than one audiobook. Wherever this is going with the politics and the quest for power/greatness, it's not a sprint.
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- Martin Christensen
- 26-10-23
Excellent
Really scratches that itch. Solid story. If you like the magic boarding school stuff then hits the spot.
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- Anonymous User
- 09-02-24
loved it!
cant wait For second book! pavi did great Job as always and The story was really easy and fun to listen. only negative thing is that i have to wait to hear more!! loved it loved it
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- DonurJack
- 17-12-23
Great read, engaging and interesting.
It is very similar to the name of the wind. In fact, certain parts of it were better.
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- Pau
- 08-10-23
Greatly recommend
If you're looking for the your next LitRPG/Progression fantasy this is totally worth your credit. Amazing narration as well.
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- Kyle Rogers
- 24-05-24
Just Brilliant
Loved everything about this book had a name of the winds vibe which was great , I would so recommend this book, really can’t wait for next book
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- Devin Paul Jaworek
- 25-07-24
great story and really good voice acting.
it has a really good story both in pacing and content and then the amazing voice acting only helps can't wait for a second book .
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- Craig M Proudfoot
- 01-12-23
Really worth the listen
I would really recommend this is you like LiteRPG books. Rowan is a solid protagonist and I really enjoy the dungeon aspect.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-11-23
I rarely give 5 stars, but this is worth it. Recommend buy
Heavily recommend to buy this one. It’s a long audiobook, it’s got good narration, story, written and the characters make excellent decisions according to their characters which is just a must for me.
Overall I went into this book without expecting much, but damn was I wrong. I am writing this review right after finishing it, and am pretty annoyed that there aren’t more books of this caliber in progression fantasy out that I haven’t read. My review may not be the best written, but it’s mainly due my annoyance at having to go back to books that aren’t written as good as this one. You all know the feeling of emptiness after finishing a good book and now having nothing to read…
This is what Harry Potter would be if it was a progression story. It takes clear inspiration from HP, but it still does it’s own thing.
The characters are excellently written, with clear motivation, and without the mic just being a OP guy from the first chapter. The mc is likeable, while also having a slightly dark side, which suits me very well. The stakes aren’t the highest, but since the writing is so excellent the rewards feels amazing when the mc is rewarded. Stellar performance.
The narration is excellent, with a variation that made it easy to follow who were talking, and a pleasing voice. I have listened to this guys other books, and he does a stellar performance almost every time.
The book itself does have some flaws, but it does rectify a lot of them during the story’s progression. The missing plot being my main problem, but the plot shows up at the end, which just makes my blood boil that there aren’t more books in this series(I just finished this book and kind of annoyed that I can’t find anything more to read on this series)
The world building is excellent, the world feels lived in.
The main downside is that there is only one book released, which kind of sucks. I will be buying every book in this series, but it’s kind of annoying that this book was just released so will probably have to wait a bit.
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- S. Reid
- 15-10-23
Wonderful Start
This was quite an interesting series start as the main character moves up the class divide into the adventurers academy. Bringing the class politics and hidden dangers into it makes for interesting listening, and although some of the plot is a bit obvious, I found it very enjoyable. The narration is, of course, top notch and works well. Although this is a new author, I shall follow the rest of the series and may even check out more titles.
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