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The Drop of a Hat

Hat Trick, Book 1

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The Drop of a Hat

By: Luke Chmilenko, G. D. Penman
Narrated by: John Lee
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A powerful wizard and a lowly kobold experience a magical meeting of the minds in the first book of this comedic fantasy-adventure series.

Absalom Scryne, the greatest wizard of his generation, has been murdered. There's no other explanation for why his consciousness now resides in his well-worn but perfectly pointed hat.

Well, he isn't going to take that lying down . . . or hanging from a branch, as the case may be. Instead, he'll hop on the head of the first foul-smelling kobold that comes along and convince it that it's in everyone's best interests for them to undertake the epic journey through the Badlands—past horny necromancers, rustic werewolves, and rampaging ogres—back to the shining city of magic at the heart of civilization, where he will promptly kick the backside of whoever it was that finally managed to stab him in the back.

Assuming, that is, he can teach a kobold how to use magic, survive all the roaming adventurers who consider a kobold to be a very minor payday, and prevent anyone else from claiming the wealth of arcane knowledge that is now bound within the rather handsome piece of haberdashery that he has become.

©2023 Luke Chmilenko and G. D. Penman (P)2023 Podium Audio
Action & Adventure Dragons & Mythical Creatures Fantasy Humorous Magic Fiction Mythology Magic Users Funny Witty Feel-Good Adventure Wizardry Comedy
Humorous Fantasy • Creative Premise • Excellent Narration • Fun Adventure • Satirical Elements • Beautiful Voice
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It’s pretty much in the title. Overall I wish it would have gotten somewhat more resolved at the end, but eh I get it, that’s what a sequel is for. It was still fun. I hope Ig gets a sequel to himself tbh.

The Performance is excellent the book is fun.

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I love this story and can't wait for more! It has everything. IG is awesome.

Excellent

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couldn't finish. . . great narrator. . . won't get the next book in the series. . .

couldn't finish

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The book had some funny moments, but there's only so much endearing incompetence one can take.

It also has elements of a Hollywood car chase... exciting and entertaining, but if it runs on too long, it becomes boring. This was a very long car chase, led by an idiot.

John Lee, as always, was amazing.

Funny and somewhat entertaining, but...

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but I will agree with them , that one character goes about 30% too far with triple entendres. that being said ... I absolutely disagree with the too woke reviews ... this did not at all feel pandering and low effort the characters were good characters despite their quirks and likely better for them. there is that one guy , he is over the top ... but I've met people like that so he is still a true character not just an insert to check boxes.

the characters are multifaceted even when they may appear initially 1 dimensional. I appreciate bbg that just like being bad. please don't make every single villain have some self justifying back story this was refreshing.

amusing - I get some of the other reviews . but it was not as bad as expected due to those . great narrator . worth a credit.

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Both some of the hardest I’ve laughed in awhile with some heartbreak and poignant moments.

Heartbreak and laughs

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I liked the narrator and the overall story. Humor was good. Looking forward to the sequel!

Entertaining

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This is a fun listen. The voices deftly capture the characters, smoothly weaving and carrying the story along with the listener. A delightful escape for a few hours, from the stress of the "real world."

Hilarious

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it's a simple story, if a little wordy in places I'd didn't need to be, but The narration is pretty good.

enjoyable

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The greatest mage in the world ... is suddenly a hat.
Worse, he's found by a kobold, the lowest of all possible semi-sentient creatures. Also, he's been strip of almost all power.
Goal: Get home, find out what happened and get restored.

Ig the kobold has the new hat and encounters many dangerous adventures. Since just about anything could kill the kobold or destroy the hat, there is a good sense of danger. Also, the wizard has been in his tower for a bit too long, so his vast bank of knowledge mostly isn't useful.

There are a series of great set-ups for vignettes, including ogres, werewolves and a profit-based dungeon.

Highly recommended.

A fantastic foray into fantasy

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