Mercenary Mage

Mercenary Mage, Book 1

By: S.R. Fauth

Narrated by: Kevin Kemp

Reeve SilverStar: War Mage, Convict, Slave. A survivor of some of the most heinous and brutal fighting ever conducted on his world.

He finally escaped the cycle of war and death only to find himself kidnapped, taken to a new universe where nothing makes sense. A world where nothing is familiar and insane robots, killer AI, and otherworldly beings he can hardly comprehend are the norm.

He must learn to survive these constant threats to his very survival, all the while learning that these new experiences are changing him, molding him into something new...something extraordinary.

Reeve must go through desolate space stations, massive fleet battles, and covert operations to gathers those who find themselves lost and abandoned, while forging a new company to fight back against their would-be oppressors...whether they be mortal or divine. Follow the Mercenary Mage as he fights to control a universe and discovers the penultimate truth of reality itself. The Gods are but the heralds of the Darkness to come.

The Mercenary Mage Trilogy takes place within the Sundered Divnity Universe.

©2023 S.R. Fauth (P)2023 Podium Audio

Didn’t expect to be that good!

I am very pleasantly situated at how entertaining this book was. The synopsis does not do it justice. I’m a big sci-fi nerd so I was game to give this a shot and I definitely want more. This has everything a sci-fi nerd would love… you got aliens, AI, space ships, magic, gods, space battles, and much more. I’m on to the second book now! I recommend giving it a shot! My one and only gripe is the repeated listing of the characters resources and attributes. The listing gets a little old but after a while you see it plays a role in the story. I didn’t quite get this until “The Great Game” is brought up and it begins to make sense.

the performers narration

the story was a little generic, good concept but no real grab your attention moments.

Interesting

Enjoyable
That’s all the words I’ve got
But it says I need 15 words minimum huh…

Greetings and beatings friends

Comedy✅️
Senseless Violence✅️
No long 🍑 stat sheet✅️
Memorable Characters
&
Great performance ✅️
Seriously this is actually a great book and I'm not even halfway in.

Bit short

It’s a bit short if you ask me.
The time skips are long and could be easily filled with a little busy work and things could be slowed down a lot.
Like for instance you could show the daily life on the “mage hold” or actually fight something instead of ether almost instantly killing a whole army or befriending a whole civilization.
Overall it has a lot of potential but you just need to focus more on the in between and lengthening the story out because although flavor is nice, you need something to fill you and give sustenance to the story otherwise it’s just a pile of salt instead of a gourmet steak.