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Two Necromancers, a Bureaucrat, and an Army of Golems: An Unconventional Heroes Publisher's Pack

Unconventional Heroes, Book 1, 2

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Contains Books 1 and 2 of the Unconventional Heroes series.

Two Necromancers, a Bureaucrat, and an Elf, book 1:

Two necromancers, a bureaucrat, and an elf—it sounds like the start of a bad joke, only the joke is on Timmy.

Timothy Walter Bolton—better known as Timmy—has spent most of his life as a necromancer. When he isn't terrorising his enemies, he's plotting inside his castle, which is built on top of lightless chasms filled with nameless horrors and beings of a generally malevolent and megalomaniacal nature. But after one of his latest creations, a zombie hydra-dragon-bear, tries to eat him, he decides that maybe it's time to find a new, less dangerous, career.

But that's easier said than done. He's a wanted criminal with no shortage of powerful (and crazy) enemies, and he has a bone or two to pick with the Everton Council of Mages.

It's a good thing that he's got some help: an obnoxious 10-year-old apprentice who thinks that pink glasses are appropriate for a budding necromancer and a bumbling bureaucrat who may or may not make it through their first real fight without puking his guts up. Wonderful.

Two Necromancers, an Army of Golems, and a Demon Lord, book 2:

Two necromancers, an army of golems, and a demon lord—it sounds like a recipe for trouble, and for Timmy, it definitely is.

To earn his pardon and avoid horrible torture and/or gruesome execution, Timmy has to complete every mission the Council throws his way, most of which seem to involve extremely scary things trying to kill him. At least he’s got help—sort of. His help consists of an apprentice with designs on his castle (and her plans may or may not involve overthrowing him), a bureaucrat whose two greatest skills are fainting in the face of trouble and using people (usually Timmy) as human shields, and an elf with the world's worst case of pyromania and enough magic to level a mountain.

Somehow, Timmy's got to get this bunch of unconventional heroes to work together. Trouble is coming, and it's trouble of the kind that only a necromancer like Timmy could possibly find himself in the middle of.

©2014 L. G. Estrella (P)2020 Podium Audio
Classics Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Literature & Fiction Magic Magic Users Comedy Necromancy Funny Scary Feel-Good Witty
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I especially appreciated getting this as part of my Audible membership- a real find and I hope there are more.

Wry funny well performed dungeons and dragons almost spoof

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just loved it, characters were great and the style reminded me of Terry Prattcets writing

funny

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If you are into fantasy and are looking for something to make you smile, this book is great entertainment. I was desperately looking for something cheerful when I found this author before it was in the plus catalogue and promptly bought everything I could from them.


5* is for enjoyment and the fact that I will listen to this story again (you can never have too many books that make you happy) but it's not great literature or quite up there with authors like Terry Pratchett, so I can see why the marks are so spread out. Personally i loved it and since it's currently in the plus catalogue, there's nothing to lose by trying it😀

Pro's fun, I'd say this is a feminist author so has wider appeal, great narrator, enjoyable storyline, currently free to try but great value anyway and I will definitely listen to this again.

Cons, if you can't listen for free and are looking for fashionable dark fantasy books, this probably isn't for you

Great fun

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A ripping yarn, superbly narrated. Included in the plus catalog when I listened to it. I’ve put the next book in the wish list for when I have some surplus credits. Off to listen to something less frenetic now.

Superb Narration

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This felt like a story written by a Skyrim lover, with lots of little easter eggs throughout.
The voice acting was great but a little confusing when the inner monologue voice didn't match the voice used other than that great voices and an easy listen!
would recommend to any fantasy lover.

A love letter to gamers

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