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JCM Berne
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The il’Drach have conquered half a galaxy behind the civilization-ending powers of their mixed-species children.
Half-human Rohan, exhausted by a decade fighting for their Empire, has paid a secret and terrible price for his freedom.
Now retired, he strives to live a quiet life towing starships for the space station Wistful. His most pressing problems are finding the perfect cup of coffee and talking to a gorgeous shuttle tech without tripping over his own tongue.
A nearby, long-dormant wormhole is opened by a ship full of angry refugees, and the many eyes of the Empire focus uncomfortably on Wistful.
As scientists, spies, and assassins converge, reverting to the monster the Empire created is the surest way to protect his friends. And the surest way to lose them.
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Dhane kicked the bucket in spectacular fashion, every bone crushed, every organ popped against the full force of a 40-ton garbage truck speeding through a red light. The only part of him intact—whole—entirely unaffected by the grisly affair was his soul. Souls are durable things, you see, like kids: they bounce. And bounce he did, into the abyss between worlds, drifting until one excited soul watcher fished him out and found him a new home, a heaven for gamers and nerds and everything in between.
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Reminds me of "Mayor of Noobtown"
- By R.C. on 03-25-24
By: Dustin Tigner
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The Silent Archmage
- A Progression Fantasy Adventure
- By: Ghost Flower
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 55 mins
- Unabridged
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Syl, an archmage who tirelessly fought the monsters spilling from the magical Gates and Towers, yearns for a life free from the chaos of battle. When he is assigned to an Aurian magic academy to guard an undercover princess, he is happy to be no more than an unremarkable class three student with dismal practical scores. Right up until people start trying to kill them both.
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Exposition Exposition Exposition
- By John on 05-28-25
By: Ghost Flower
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Rift Magus Reborn
- Rise of the Arcane Aristocrat
- By: Sam Winton
- Narrated by: Christian J. Gilliland, Amber Hartt
- Length: 7 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
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I was the Rift Magus—master of space and time, protector of worlds. For decades, I defended my realm with unmatched power. But when an unspeakable creature threatened everything I held dear, I was forced to create a rift to nowhere—a trap designed to seal it away for all time. It worked, but the creature was not without power itself.
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Boring
- By Amazon Customer on 01-16-25
By: Sam Winton
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Elder Race
- By: Adrian Tchaikovsky
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 4 hrs and 14 mins
- Unabridged
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Lynesse is the lowly Fourth Daughter of the queen, and always getting in the way. But a demon is terrorizing the land, and now she's an adult (albeit barely) with responsibilities (she tells herself). Although she still gets in the way, she understands that the only way to save her people is to invoke the pact between her family and the Elder sorcerer who has inhabited the local tower for as long as her people have lived here (though none in living memory has approached it).
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barely more than a short story.
- By Daniel Smith on 09-10-23
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The City That Would Eat the World
- More Gods Than Stars, Book 1
- By: John Bierce
- Narrated by: Robin Miles
- Length: 20 hrs and 3 mins
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Thea is a washed-up mimic exterminator who expected more out of life, not some hero from stories. Aven is an impulsive wandering adventurer whose personal goddess is constantly getting her into trouble. Neither of them has the slightest interest in getting involved in world-shaking historical events. History doesn't care what they want, unfortunately. It's fallen right into their laps in the shape of a god-slaying weapon from a fallen civilization. Thrown together out of chance, Thea and Aven will have to learn to work together if they want to survive their pursuers.
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Fantastic start to a new series by Bierce
- By Liu Chunyue on 04-28-25
By: John Bierce
First, I want to mention the tone and delivery. I think it’s worth noting that the story is delivered via character interactions over various lunches and dinners between Rohan and the friends he meets along the way. If readers were expecting high-octane action the entire time, they might miss it here. However, we get very thoughtful conversations between action that help the characters develop more naturally as the story progresses. It’s also delivered in a way that I somewhat consider “episodic,” where Rohan doesn’t have an overarching problem to solve, but a few problems to solve while dealing with his daily life. I’ll admit, once or twice, I found it a little interrupting to cut away from a scene to a lunch when I was expecting more to happen. Still, the overall story and characters make it work. I only mention this because it’s nice to know it beforehand to set the mood for maximum enjoyment.
The space station Wistful is a wonderful place to hang out. JCM Berne has made an area I felt like I was living in with Rohan, a lot of it due to the slice-of-life moments with Rohan making the whole place feel more natural. I loved hearing about the il’Drach and Rohan’s powers and how he struggles to redefine himself from his past as a super-powered soldier. A true monster lurks behind his gentle, charming exterior, and the fight to remain true to himself is genuine and well-written.
When the action hits, it SLAMS. The juxtaposition between Rohan during lunch and Rohan destroying warships is intense and amazing. It didn’t feel like I was just reading about “superhero but in space.” It felt unique and exciting. (I’ve worked on a few superhero films in my day, and this felt very fresh to me! Bravo!)
Overall, I really enjoyed my time with Wistful Ascending! It was nothing like anything else I had read this year.
Nothing like anything else I've read this year!
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This. Story. Is. So. Much. Fun.
Ever wonder what you’d get if you added science fiction with superheroes? Ever wonder what a story would be like if you took out the kind of corny undertones of caped crusaders? Rohan is half human and half il’Drach. The combination gives him superhuman abilities, and responsibilities. After years of fighting, he just wants to retire from it all. Nothing, the universe included, seems to be accepting that.
Sentient space stations and ships, alien races and wormholes, wars being fought by superhuman armies, this novel has some pretty awesome plot points. I really enjoyed the hard science beats in the book, as well as some of the more mysterious things spread throughout. It’s funny that a book about superheroes off of earth could make me want a prequel about them on earth so badly.
I enjoyed that the superhuman power was being pulled from somewhere and it wasn’t entirely bottomless. The main character can be hurt, even killed, and he does have to dig deep each time he faces a fight. Rohan’s home of the space station Wistful feels like a full and fast world, the author has written in multiple alien cultures to give it depth. I’ve never been so immersed while in the dead of space.
For fans of Guardians of the Galaxy with some real grit like Watchmen or The Boys. These ‘superheroes’ will save the galaxy, but they will also snap your neck for looking at them wrong.
Personally a 5/5* for me. I have the ‘prequel’ Zero Twist, but I can’t wait to get into book two as well. Wish the audio was out for it! Wayne Farrell did an amazing job with narration.
Such a fun story and narration!
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Deep Space 9 meets Dragon Ball Z
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Amazing Action and Heart
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Regarding the audiobook, the narrator did an excellent job of telling me this epic story. Wonderful all around.
Wonderful in every way
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Just terrific!
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Where it goes is a spectacularly built world involving a space station and first contact with a species of sentient bears. Yes, you read that right; a dwarf, and sentient bears. But wait, there's more!
Like the space station the novel centers on, full of disparate alien species, the book itself has a smattering of wildly different literary ideas: clever, futuristic tech; engaging personalities; space super heroes; bad-ass women (and bear women); ancient cultures; a love story; checkered pasts; misunderstood scientists. Seriously, it's all in there, and it's seamless, not so forced you get whiplash.
I only have two minor complaints. A lot of the dialog takes place over meals-not in itself bad, but having the food described as thoroughly and often as it does gets distracting. Every time he ate breakfast I found myself wanting farm-fresh eggs. There is also an overabundance of pop-culture references that seem out of place for something so futuristic (though the one dwarf/Thor reference was superbly dropped). But who knows, maybe comic books will survive the centuries!
The audiobook narrator is superb; one of the best I've heard. He brings the character emotions (or flatness for the AIs) to life with a wide range of accents and voices. Slow and heartbreaking when appropriate, and energized and gripping for the action sequences.
An excellent, highly recommended listen or read.
Spectacular performance of a cheeky space fantasy!
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I think the prologue is unnecessary, and makes listening to the story quite difficult since it's a bit chaotic to understand what is happening through audio, but ignore those first few minutes, and the rest of the story is engaging and a must listen. You'll find yourself making time you didn't originally allot to listening to your audiobooks a priority, so you find out what happens next. Love this start to Rohan's journey, and can't wait to listen to more!
If you love sci-fi adventure, superhero stories, and even a bit of romance, then you'll devour this audiobook with pleasure. Absolutely a fun listen!
The narrator did a terrific job with this book! He was enjoyable to listen to.
A Must Listen Sci Fi Galactic Superhero Adventure
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Wistful Ascending was a treat to read from start to finish. The book takes its time to establish bonds between its characters but it not afraid to turn to the grimmer implications of power and trying to change. I struggled to get my own feelings on the character straight by the end as well as some of the consequences in the read, but that made it all the more compelling. I wouldn't consider myself well-read in sci-fi, but there were ideas in the book that were novel to me.
You should probably read it if you like: Bearstronauts, The Iron Druid Chronicles, powers
Consider avoiding if you don't like: Amber Ale, characters with high competency and confidence
A Fun Sci-Fi Read with a lot to offer!
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Loved this book
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