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Antimage

Ends of Magic, Book 1

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Antimage

By: Alexander Olson
Narrated by: Phil Thron
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A scientist from another world. A mage seeking deadly knowledge. A power that could topple an empire.

Nathan's life was defined by labs and lectures until an Archmage yanked him into Davrar and made him a tantalizing offer: master magic in exchange for Earth's scientific secrets. Yet, Nathan can't shake off the feeling that darker truths lurk beneath such promises.

The world of Davrar is a dangerous place teeming with dungeons and monsters–ruled by levels, Talents, and a near-infinite progression of power. Nathan will need to rely on himself to survive, forging alliances and taking every advantage he can get against those that seek to control him.

His unique capacity to counteract magic gives him an unprecedented edge, making him a beacon of resistance against those who wield magic as a weapon of control.
Armed with intellect and an emerging power that could dismantle the very foundations of Davrar's society, Nathan emerges not as a mere student of magic, but as its ultimate adversary: the Antimage.

©2023 Alexander Olson (P)2023 Tantor
Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Magic Mythology Thought-Provoking Wizardry Magic Users
Innovative Science-magic Fusion • Rational Protagonist • Excellent Narration • Realistic Alien Language • Unique Premise
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I came from a reddit post describing the story, it sounded like my kind of thing and i’m glad to say it was, definitely worth a read and i’ll be checking in to see when the next books get audio versions.

If I had to criticize one small thing, I would say I found it kind of confusing how Nathan never really questions the culture of hoarding insights, it seems to me like the only real reason for adventurers not to share knowledge like that is greed and wanting to control the power, it’s not been hinted that the skills get weaker if you share them with too many people, the only other risk would be enemies like giant’s rest getting ahold of them much like the concern with guns. If he’s willing to question the dueling culture then why not at least acknowledge that his world shares knowledge like “insights” freely and have a small discussion as to why this world doesn’t rather than just instantly accepting it as how things work here?
As I said it’s a very small gripe that just tickled the back of my mind a little each time trading or selling insights was brought up, overall it was a great listen and i’m glad I came to check it out!

Great and satisfying concept

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I love the idea of merging science and a magic system, especially turning it on its head the way that's been done here, the narrator has an older voice then I would of given the protagonist but I still think he does a wonder job.

Fantastic premise

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I really enjoyed this book. If you are not a fan of things getting very very technical, this might not be one for you. sometimes the science explanations were beyond me, but I still enjoyed the story despite my lack of understanding of higher level sciences.

As for some reviews as saw saying this story was "woke" I'm not sure what they are referring to. I was expecting things to get super preachy or overly sexual, but nothing ever came up.

In short, I recommend this book if you like it when your fantasy magic gets technical.

Pretty sciency

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It's fun and fast, and the mc is smart and not a douche. the world is interesting, the mechanics are novel. the side character are disting

The mc is a bit too perfect. He has no flaws. He's a genius scientist working on groundbreaking advancements in microbiology while working on his doctorate, who practiced martial arts and various extreme sports, who also had time to schedule dnd games.

While also not being too invested in his friends or family to want to return from being summoned.

a good start, high expectations

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it's not a bad book but it should have a LGBTQ tag in it as the main character is into males.
I do like this story over all.

Not a bad book

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don't believe the homophobes, it's like 2 mentions in the whole book and it's not even that bad.
the story is excellent, despite the minor plothole of a biochem PhD student also having an extremely extensive understanding of physics, but sure why not.
it's a great premise and I can't wait for more

excellent

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I loved everything about this book. The writing and narrating were both amazing. I can't wait until the next one in the series to come to Audible.

Wonderful book

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Super impressed by this author, never seen their work before but they killed it with this novel. Excellent world building, believable and engaging dialogue, memorable characters. I especially enjoyed the way the MC uses their modern knowledge and education to impact the new world their in. I haven't seen any other stories written with a power system that allows an Isekai'd MC to make such great use of their modern earth knowledge. Excited to read the next book, had to get it the moment I finished this one.

Unique MC, Clever Iseka Protag

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I loved the protagonist, and the characters surrounding him. I would recommend this book to people who enjoy "He Who Fights With Monsters", litrpg, light system interaction (no two pages full of exp gained.

great story and world building

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This feels like a different type of LitRPG and it was fun for me through and through. The Author is also active and had a self promotion through r/LitRPG and was active with members talking and hearing out suggestions and hearing what people have to say. The Narrator was a Huge Plus for me as well I’m going to have to see what else he does.
For some possible spoilers types of ‘technology’ get added semi-quickly but he also let it be known that in this type of Isekai he wanted science to be kind of a cheat. The main protagonist can’t run around and do magic but understands the natural world and has come from a world with different understandings. I can see some people getting turned off by that but they are basic firearms and honestly it might ruin the world it might not.
It’s a Breath of Fresh air and at the end had me excited and pumped up, if you get monthly credits give it a shot. Finding a new type of LitRPG that isn’t a harem so far as well is Amazing.

A New Fun Story

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