Magus Reborn

A LitRPG Adventure

By: Extra26, T.C. Liyanage

Narrated by: J.S. Arquin

A new progression fantasy epic featuring a detailed magic system, kingdom building, and plenty of action.

A regression ritual gone wrong. A mage reborn in an ancient era. A world to rebuild.

Kai of the Sorcerer's Tower was one of the last Mages left, barely surviving in a world contaminated with dead mana and ruled by creatures of the dark.

To save his world and fulfill his master's last wish, he puts himself through a forbidden ritual, risking his soul being ripped into pieces to make his way into the past, to a golden era with abundant mana.

But things go wrong. He overshoots and finds himself in an ancient time thousands of years earlier, within the body of a young lord named Arzan.

All is not well, though. The young lord was murdered by mysterious forces before Kai took over, beasts are rampant, and even larger threats loom on the horizon.

There's a lot to do for Kai to regain his former strength in this time of primitive technology. Then again, he might just be able to change that and makes things even better than they ever were.

Don't miss the start of this Progression Fantasy Epic about a desperate mage sent into the past to rescue his apocalyptic world. Features a detailed magic system, kingdom building, three-dimensional characters, plenty of action, and everything you love about progression fantasy!

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Fun regression/kingdom building story

It has some similarity to Legend of the Arch Magus, but the complete opposite. Furthermore, it’s just fun in general. I love seeing the difference in perspective of those of the ancient times and the protagonist. Highly recommend

A decent enough story in need of copy editing

The overall story was interesting, the MC likable, in a world that has a lot of potential. There are some interesting side characters, with a couple used to good effect develop events and the world as things progressed. The challenges facing the MC seemed realistic within the world the author created, and there were little to no 'MC pulls out miracle solution that should have been used in the beginning' issues. It's a fun enough listen if the issues don't bother you.

One of the biggest issues for me was the author using words that sound close to the intended ones, but that mean entirely different things. It was jarring enough to pull me out of the story multiple times, particularly as the overall structure and syntax of the book was good. Some of the action description was very confusing, with strange and/or inconsistent descriptions. At least one very interesting side character shows up regularly but their significance is never explained in this first book. Not even a hint is given to the reader/listener. The final straw for me was a suspected bad guy already knowing about a supposedly valuable resource, with the MC not being remotely curious as to how said bad guy knew. No one brought up that concern. The MC is never concerned with how this bad guy gets their info. The closest the book comes to explaining it is the bad guy essentially saying the first time we meet them 'I have my ways, nya ha ha!' Given how clever the MC is overall, it's a pretty unbelievable oversight. Ideally this would have been caught by alpha readers.

Lastly, this isn't really a LitRPG. There are no stats, no numbers going up, no status screens, and no real game elements. The magic system seems to be a combination of cultivation and magic, with circles denoting capacity and potency. LitRPG adjacent maybe, but it's more of a regression/reincarnation fantasy.

Not terrible..

overall not too terrible not sure if it's a language issue but several terms used by the main characters don't match the time period. the main character is supposed to be a super wizard that survived the apocalypse makes extremely odd and amateur choices in combat, just a few too many inconsistencies. I tried to finish but 2 hours left I'm just calling It quits

Loathe the narrator

This narrator performed another series that I hated with a fiery passion, so I might be getting a little PTSD from hearing his voice again. Still, he's absolutely terrible with female voices. And most of his male voices sound like they're trying to execute a difficult bowel movement while recording.

Putting that aside, the dialog itself is unnatural, but that's not unusual with this genre. None of the characters have any personality and the side stories are boring.

One of the best of the year

Some reviews say he was supposed to be an all powerful wizard but from what I got he was merely the last, not the most powerful. Just a 5th circle..where their were quite a bit more lofty titles. Also the MC was from a dying world where he grew up a street rat then isolated by the end so isnt the most socially adept. Honestly felt like that, like a powerful wizard that had little experience beyond battle and magic.

Now the story itself was engaging, a few mysteries to be left wondering about. Good MC and side characters. Plenty of future knowledge to implant yet not OP level just enough if done right that could change the future. Enough hardships to seem setbacks but not feel like unrealistic author roadblocks or plot armor defeats of them. It was well balanced.
No real cliffhanger ending yet left wanting more.
All and all a great book and decent narration.
If done right and put out fast could rival and of the other major progession fantasy out there.