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Spell or High Water
- Magic 2.0, Book 2
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 11 hrs and 39 mins
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Summary
The adventures of an American hacker in Medieval England continue as Martin Banks takes his next step on the journey toward mastering his reality-altering powers and fulfilling his destiny.
A month has passed since Martin helped to defeat the evil programmer Jimmy, and things couldn’t be going better. Except for his love life, that is. Feeling distant and lost, Gwen has journeyed to Atlantis, a tolerant and benevolent kingdom governed by the Sorceresses, and a place known to be a safe haven to all female time-travelers.
Thankfully, Martin and Philip are invited to a summit in Atlantis for all of the leaders of the time-traveler colonies, and now Martin thinks this will be a chance to try again with Gwen. Of course, this is Martin Banks we’re talking about, so murder, mystery, and high intrigue all get in the way of a guy who just wants one more shot to get the girl.
The follow-up to the hilarious Off to Be the Wizard, Scott Meyer’s Spell or High Water proves that no matter what powers you have over time and space, you can’t control rotten luck.
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- GhostMuppet
- 19-03-15
Back to being a professional wizard
The second book in the Magic 2.0 series sees our Wizards moving to Atlantis. Atlantis is a place run by women, who are called sorceresses. Males are relegated to servants who live the good life in return for sexual favours (or, that's how it came across to me).
This follows the similar style of writing and humour from the first book. Unlike the first book, there are two story threads. The first are the Wizards in England/Atlantis and then there is Jimmy's story (the same one from the first book). Both are enjoyable, but Jimmy's is a little predictable.
Atlantis has Brit the Elder and Brit the younger - basically the same person occupying the same time. This then leads on to a lot of Time Travel story lines, which is the main plot for this book.
The reason for the plot was a little weak to me, but the journey was fun so I can let that fall.
The audio again was brilliant.
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- Asbjørn
- 26-05-17
Keeps the computer magic going!
Fantastic and Funny Fantasy!
Meyer's intriguing concept and enjoyable writing makes this second installment as great an experience as the first.
Luke Daniels attempt at a Norwegian accent still hurts my ears and my national pride. :-)
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- Suzanne
- 03-12-15
A less intense, more fun take on the Matrix...
Loved the first book and have enjoyed the second in the series, although the story line was less appealing to me in the second book. Easy listening with a few laughs and a good dose of cleverness. If you're after something heavy and wrinkle-inducing, it won't be this, but hey, we all need some levity from time to time and this fits the bill for me.
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- Taylor's
- 23-05-16
love it!
2nd in series, 1st is stronger IMHO but it's great to meet up with old characters that feel like old friends and hear more about there world, very enjoyable nonsense. Heading for book 3 right now :)
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- Diz
- 09-03-16
perfection
I must have listen to this series at least 8-9 times anytime if I want entertaining this is the book I turn to.
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- Yasskween
- 13-09-15
Just fantastic
Second book in the series, very funny and I'm no expert but think they are well written.
Luke Daniels does such a good job, his English accent could do with some work but he really does do an excellent job at helping you to visualise all these characters. He injects light and shade into the reading and I'm really impressed.
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- Dabocrack
- 20-05-16
more of the same
...but that's a good thing. Excellent narration as usual and a decent plot (though Jimmy's arc felt like a bit of a misfire). It's not as strong as the first in the series but it is fun, with plenty of laugh-out-loud moments.
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- Amazon Customer
- 26-07-15
Great concept
What did you like most about Spell or High Water?
The concept behind this book is just great.
What was one of the most memorable moments of Spell or High Water?
When Martin first looks in the mirror and realizes what is happening
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- stu65
- 07-05-17
Great second book
If you could sum up Spell or High Water in three words, what would they be?
A really interesting story with lots of humor. Well written and well read. A surprising theme and I'm surprised I enjoyed this so series so much. I do like some of the concepts / engineered solutions
What about Luke Daniels’s performance did you like?
First rate
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
That would be a waste to sip at it to make it last longer, in my view is the best approach.
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- LL
- 03-05-17
brilliant fun!
I love the humour of this series. The narration is fantastic. looking forward to the next book.
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