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Thraxas

Thraxas, Book 1

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By: Martin Scott
Narrated by: George Weightman
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Thraxas ekes out a living as a private investigator. He lives in the poor part of town, with a barbarian for a landlord, and a female ex-gladiator to help him when the fighting gets rough. Thraxas might be too jaded to feel any desire for the beautiful Makri, with her Elvish and Orcish blood, but he appreciates her lethal combat skills. Thraxas once learned a little magic, but he's a hopeless sorcerer. On the other hand, he's brave, loyal to his clients, and he's a legend at the dining table. Thraxas can out-eat and out-drink anyone. When his investigations involve hostile sorcerers, sword-wielding thugs and murderous assassins, Thraxas knows the value of a flagon of ale and a good bowl of stew.

©1999 Martin Scott (P)2026 Audible Ltd. Epic Fantasy Sword & Sorcery Magic Feel-Good
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A fun fantasy romp. Light-hearted, but the story has some good twists and turns. Some very likeable characters and a few good jokes. I’m not saying this is up there with my favourite fantasy books of all time - it was aiming to be something a bit lighter, and certainly not heroic - but I listened to it in a few days because I was enjoying it a lot and keen to see where it went.

Very enjoyable

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Thoroughly enjoyed it. A bit of silly banter, murder, and magic - what's not to like. The narrator is excellent 👍🏻 Please turn the rest of the Thraxas series into audiobooks, Audible 🙏🏻

Solid entertainment

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Well done Audible for finally bringing Thraxas into the world of talking books. I read the initial series on Thraxas in the early noughties and had almost given up hope that Turai's No. 1 Investigator would reach the audio world. If you are into comedy fantasy with a touch of mystery give this a blast. It's like a simple Pratchett style with a Roman like world that just keeps delivering the gags. The narration was excellent and suited our hero and the other main characters. Excellent. So good I've now had a second listen and noticed many things I hadn't first time in my haste. Hopefully the remaining books in the series will become available on Audible. Cannot wait.

Thraxas, No. 1 Chariot!

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no more on audio
why not
I likes it
I do want more...so I can leave this daft world I inhabit
but I fall asleep when I read these days....
maybe I can pay someone to read it to me ?
writing gorgeous
narrator smashing....
Now What ?

i am old - but just found thraxas....I likes it

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…But I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this. Definitely recommend. Got it for free but I’m about to go look for some more of the same.

Im not usually up for fairies…

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