Author: Eric Gay

Narrator: Joel Simler

Length: 10 hours and 32 minutes

Publisher: Audiobook Empire

Released: Dec. 17, 2021

Genre: Fantasy; Humor

God is dead. Killer at large.

In a world filled with powerful witches and wizards, Professor Marcus Orren is about as magical as your average brick, leading to a life of rampant cynicism, coupled with mild-to-moderate alcohol abuse.

While his contemporaries are content in their sorcerous ways, Marcus dares to ask the important questions in life, such as: “How can a pyromancer summon fire without fuel and a spark?” or, “What, exactly, is so special about a simple chalk circle that people assume it will ever turn iron into gold?”

His latest theory, an academic rebuttal of a God named Tomas, stands so air-tight that the Universe itself is forced to agree, promptly erasing the actual Tomas straight from existence. Unfortunately for Marcus, there are hundreds of Gods roaming the heavens above, and nearly all are the type to hold a grudge.

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Eric Gay received a master’s degree in Historical Linguistics from the University of South Carolina, where his work focused on utilizing literature and language comparison to determine whether the Norse and Anglo-Saxons could understand each other.

Turns out the answer is: “Eh, probably.”

Now he haunts the mountains of Western North Carolina with his wife and two daughters.

Who would’ve thought that the kid sent to remedial reading classes would end up reading books for a living? It’s true, his elementary school teacher sent him to a remedial reading program – but he soon became that kid in class constantly getting in trouble for reading, instead of listening to his teachers.

A lifelong performer by any means possible, be it theatre, music, dance, radio, or pogo stick, Joel finally found a home in audiobooks after getting his degree in Audio Production. Since then, he has sought extensive coaching from industry pros, and records fervidly out of his audio hovel in the Pacific Northwest.

He’s a family man (soon to be dad of two, what?!), a professionally certified ballroom dance instructor, has traveled the US in his 1978 VW bus, and has a propensity for picking up hobbies like no other. Rock climbing/bouldering? ✓ Bonsai tree cultivation? ✓ Playing drums and ukulele? ✓✓ Reading? Huh heh heh, yeah ✓ Skateboarding? Definitely ✓ Baking sourdough bread? Heck. Yes. ✓ Dungeons and Dragons? You know it ✓ Someday he will bake the most perfect homemade pizza.

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Overall: 5 out of 5
Narration: 5 out of 5
Story: 5 out of 5

Overall: A really fun story with magic, those not so magical, and a lot of angry gods. I love the unique humor that underlies the themes in this book, and I’d love to read more from this author in the future!

Narration: I loved how easy it was to listen to this. The characters are easy to distinguish, which is really important for me personally when listening to an audiobook. I thought Simler did a great job conveying the spirit of each character and the overall tone of the book. It was easy to follow along with his narration, and I quickly lost hours while playing this book over my headset.

Story: No magic? Why not go after the very powerful gods? Orren was smart, quirky, and overall an interesting character. He manages to do what some atheists would love to – prove without a doubt that (a) god doesn’t exist, causing said god to poof out of existence. Too bad there isn’t just one god. I really enjoyed all the characters, and the twists kept me guessing what was coming next. I’d love to read/listen to more!

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Audiobook Empire. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

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