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The Flaw in All Magic

Magebreakers, Book 1

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The Flaw in All Magic

By: Ben S. Dobson
Narrated by: Travis Baldree
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In a world of elves and dwarves and sprites and mages, Tane Carver is a human with no gift but his wits. Which, to be fair, did get him into the world's most prestigious university of magical technology.

For a while. Until his lack of magic was discovered. And then it all came crashing down.

But when a student is murdered on campus behind unbreakable wards, Tane gets a second chance. Solving an impossible crime should be easy for the man who fooled the university's best mages for years. Except he's not counting on the head constable being an old flame who isn't so fond of him anymore. Or on Kadka, the half-crazy half-orc who insists she's his partner - whether he likes it or not.

Not to mention the masked mage who keeps trying to kill him. Now, Tane's survival depends on the one truth that has never failed him. The flaw in all magic that those who have it prefer to ignore: the mage.

Outsmart the mage, and you outsmart the spell. And outsmarting mages is what Tane does best.

©2017 Ben S. Dobson (P)2018 Tantor Classics Fantasy Fiction Magic Paranormal & Urban Science Fiction Steampunk Urban Magic Users Wizardry Paranormal Student
Engaging Mystery • Interesting Worldbuilding • Excellent Narration • Refreshing Protagonist • Humorous Storytelling
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Another winning Travis Baldtree narrated audiobook. He totally brings the characters alive with emotion (or in Kadka’s case, lack of emotion but full of jokes) and their unique voices.
A non magical main character uses his knowledge of the world to solve a crime. I’m not crazy about that premise but it worked. I’m just kind of over the newbie showing up professionals.
In this case, the law enforcer, a Blue Cap, if you will (or was it Blue Hat?) is his ex girlfriend. I know. We saw that coming, too. Police being associated with Blue also seemed unimaginative. I wanted new, different, unique.
He acquires a partner. You guessed it. He wanted to work alone.
I overall enjoyed the world building. It was not an info dump.
The third person narrative was a breath of fresh air. Too many books in the genre is first person.
Our main character is level headed and NOT snarky!! Double kudos with a triple shot of espresso.
It was short and sweet. The climax was a bit lengthier than desired, but mostly because it wasn’t action packed. It flowed with the writing style of the book.

I actually adored this book enough to pick up the next in the series. Which is EXTREMELY rare.
Strongly recommended for urban fantasy lovers who want a non epic adventure with promising characters who could be your best book buddies!

Break From the Monotonous Genre and Listen to This

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Paced like a roller coaster, with engaging heroes.
Several magical races mingled with humans and true mages.
Lots of humor, a bit of romance, technological feast.

Fast and fun magical détective story

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I have been waiting for something like this! A mystery set in a fantasy setting! The acting is good.

A great movie

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Characters were likable, and grew over the story. Clean, no sex or great violence. If you acn watch Lord of The Rings, then this has far less violence than that. Good story and naration. I recommend it and the author.

A Good, Clean Adventure Story

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I really liked the narrator. Travis Baldree did an excellent job making the characters identifiable and interesting. He allowed emotions and action to elevate the story. Unfortunately the story wasn’t as good as the narration. I guessed the Big Bad Guy long before the hero. At times I just wanted to grind my teeth because the character made stupid choices. The world building was good with rules and boundaries for magic. However, I could do without the info dumps to get the rules out there. It might sound like I hated the story but I really didn’t. I stuck with it all the way through, mainly due to the narrator pulling me in. The world is interesting and I really liked the characters. If you find it on sale, give it a try.

Storytelling elevates the story

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this book had the mystery that you want (even if its not Dresden levels good) and the magic that you need

so good its crazy

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I really enjoyed this!

The characters were fun and I loved the dynamic between Kadfka and Tane.

Such a fun read!

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loved everything about this book. the characters were awesome, the story line great. that's all, I hate long reviews

fun

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Truly a fun adventure mystery story! It was relaxing and enjoyable to its end. Reminds me of Sherlock Holmes 🕵️‍♀️ but fantasy style. I can’t wait to get the next book after all magical mysteries are afoot! Thank you very much for your wonderful series

Amazing Mystery at its Fantasy Finest!

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Magic plus detectives and a little MacGyver sprinkled on top.... It that doesn’t spark your interest throw in great character development and good humor and a good world foundation... Top it of with few cruse words and a great performance by Travis it is easy one of the best fantasy books this year...!

Fresh take on magic.

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