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Wizard's Tower

A LitRPG Adventure

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Wizard's Tower

By: Gregory Allanther
Narrated by: Justin Thomas James, Jeff Hays, Andrea Parsneau
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The humans call me Nemon Fargus. They call me wizard, and [Elementalist] and [Enchanter]. They call me teacher. They call me adventurer.

But I don't care. Not anymore.

For more than 150 years I've served the Kingdom of Sena. Through four kings and a queen. Two wars and a rebellion. I've founded and taught at a magic school. I've fought against beast waves and dungeon breaks.

But now? Now, the one close friend I had left has passed. So, I'm done with their politics and their economics. The short and busy lives of humans are more burden than benefit on the weary soul of this half-elf.

Now, I'm looking for a refuge, a place that can well and truly be my own. Away from the growing cities and the bustling markets, away from the pointless wars, away from the eager students and the arrogant adventurers.

I'm seeking the peaceful life of a wizard in his tower, studying magic to advance my spellcraft.... We'll see if that happens.

Experience the start of a LitRPG epic from Gregory Allanther, the best-selling author of An Old Man's Journey.

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probably the most relatable MC ever, for a 30+ year old introvert :D
very well written, great voice actors/narrators.
cant wait for more!

really great

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TLDR; After years of adventuring an aged wizard decided sod it, I'm done with people, I'm going to go live in a tower. Only life is rarely that simple.
In many ways more slice of life, tower building, but leading to a bigger story. A highly enjoyable read for people looking for something a bit different.
What's it about
Our MC is a half elf and after hundreds of years of wars, teaching and adventuring, and having watched one of his oldest (and longest living) friends die in a botched adventure he decides to retire. Setting out to the hinterlands he plans to build a tower and spend the next couple decades/centuries researching leaving his old life behind.
Why I enjoyed it
For anyone who has read Old Man's Journey by Gregory Allanther, this book feels like a natural progression in his writing (though the two books are unrelated).
Our MC has lived a long life and doesn't suffer fools gladly, there are times when he is the "grumpy old man", yet he is still occasionally prone to rash decisions. There is a tenderness to his character. He has made enough mistakes in his past that he is no fool. While his past has shaped him, he isn't ready to die.
What I particularly like however is that he is incredibly well written as a long lived individual and acts often as such, not necessarily slowly but with deliberation, but still living and as I mentioned earlier capable of swift or rash decisions and emotion.
The first book is not about a reluctant mage who is forced to be a hero again and fight a BBEG but instead has more of a slice of life feeling as he struggles against the world, which is not ready to let him merely sit back.
I've always got a soft point for base building and this has a nice level, ready to fight off monster waves.
The narration is tip top. I've already written a post about how much I was taken in, after listening to it for only two minutes and having listened to the whole book I'm still sold.
There are a lot of hints of lore and things to come, which really help draw me in and make me look forward to the next read.
Why you might not like it
While there is action, if you are looking for an action and tension centred book, then this might not be the first stop for you. It feels more like a slice of life story, with future potential.
This is not about someone from another world who is isekaied or logged in, so the MC isn't so much an everyman.
Overall
I really enjoyed it, if you are looking for something a bit different then I recommend it.

Loved it

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It's definitely a set up for the next book but it's really quite good. There is some action but this book is not focused on fighting, it's a tower building story with a look to preparing for a quiet life that is threatened by looming war. Good character building with an older, more mature, attempting to retire MC who isn't afraid to get his hands dirty, he just would rather not do so as to avoid being dragged into more drama.

Good first book

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fun story with a nice ending to lead to book 2, saw people saying in the review this is leading nowhere but complete disagree, really fun characters and a fantastic performance from the team behind making it, would recomend if you enjoy lit rpg wihtout millions of stats but enjoy the concept of litrpg

A really good listen!

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Unfortunately this was more of an introduction to the characters of the book, rather than a tale. All the "battles" if you could call them that were over in what felt like seconds.
You normally get a conclusion of one plot line in a book with the main one moving on to the next book. I didn't get this from this book.

Story with nowhere to go

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