James E. Wisher has 26 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.3★ across 82 ratings. The most-rated is Exciting Times.
The Hidden Tower
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Otto Shenk is the youngest son of a minor baron. He's also a wizard. Abused by his family and considered less than human by his kingdom, Otto does his best to survive. But everything changes when Otto stumbles across a tower hidden deep in a dark part of the forest near his home. A tower that was once the home of an Arcane Lord, the immortal wizards that long ago ruled the world. Otto’s life will be changed forever. And so will the world.
©2020 James E. Wisher (P)2020 James E. Wisher
Exciting Times
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“This debut novel about an Irish expat millennial teaching English and finding romance in Hong Kong is half Sally Rooney love triangle, half glitzy Crazy Rich Asians high living - and guaranteed to please.” (Vogue) An anticipated book from: Vogue Elle O, the Oprah Magazine Esquire Harper's Bazaar Popsugar Lithub An intimate, bracingly intelligent debut novel about a millennial Irish expat who becomes entangled in a love triangle with a male banker and a female lawyer. Ava, newly arrived in Hong Kong from Dublin, spends her days teaching English to rich children. Julian is a banker. A banker who likes to spend money on Ava, to have sex and discuss fluctuating currencies with her. But when she asks whether he loves her, he cannot say more than "I like you a great deal". Enter Edith. A Hong Kong-born lawyer, striking and ambitious, Edith takes Ava to the theater and leaves her tulips in the hallway. Ava wants to be her - and wants her. And then Julian writes to tell Ava he is coming back to Hong Kong.... Should Ava return to the easy compatibility of her life with Julian or take a leap into the unknown with Edith? Politically alert, heartbreakingly raw, and dryly funny, Exciting Times is thrillingly attuned to the great freedoms and greater uncertainties of modern love. In stylish, uncluttered prose, Naoise Dolan dissects the personal and financial transactions that make up a life - and announces herself as a singular new voice.
©2020 Naoise Dolan (P)2020 HarperAudio
The Great Northern War
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War is hell, especially when you’re surrounded by enemies. With the king of Garenland dead and the people eager for revenge, Otto and Wolfric turn their sights north to Garenland’s ancient enemy Straken. The Northern Army marches into enemy territory, while back in the capital, Otto rushes to train as many war wizards as he can. Outside forces refuse to leave them alone, and Otto is forced to deal with an ever-growing array of foes, unreliable allies, and an enemy that will do anything to see Garenland fall. Can Otto overcome threats, both internal and external, to bring the war to a victorious close?
©2020 James E. Wisher (P)2020 James E. Wisher
Death Incarnate
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The end is here. For centuries, the governments of the world have kept the half-elf Morgana locked in a prison where she couldn't use her magic. Now, her fanatical followers are on the verge of setting her free. Meanwhile, the best hope of defeating her is trapped in an inter-dimensional library unaware of the chaos engulfing the Alliance. Can Conryu escape the enchanted library in time to save the world and the people he cares about? Win or lose, nothing will be the same.
©2017 James E. Wisher (P)2018 Tantor
The Chimera Jar
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Defeat a three-headed fire breathing monster? All in a day's work for the world's only male wizard. Conryu returns to the academy after surviving his first semester by the narrowest of margins. Little does he know the monstrous threats waiting for him in the second half of the year. Back in Sentinel City things aren't progressing any better as the devious Lady Raven plots the city's destruction from her hidden lair. The exciting third book in the Aegis of Merlin series finds Conryu facing an ever-growing list of dangers. Can he conqueror his foes before time runs out?
©2017 James E. Wisher (P)2018 Tantor
The Raven's Shadow
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Death gathers in the shadow of the floating island. Conryu returns home after an eventful first year at school, eager for a quiet summer vacation with his best friends. Unfortunately, it is not to be. Just days after he arrives home, the Le Fay Society broadcasts its demands and his life is at the top of the list. Conryu soon finds himself on the run from the police, and the only way to save himself is to hunt down those threatening the city himself. Can Conryu and his friends defeat the cunning Lady Raven before she unleashes a horde of shadow beasts on the city?
©2017 James E. Wisher (P)2018 Tantor
The Portal Thieves
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After the failure in Straken, Otto is forced to accept that as long as Garenland’s enemies can send reinforcements through the portals, the Northern Army has no hope of taking Marduke. But Otto has a plan: Seize control of the portals, and turn the enemy’s strength against them. To accomplish this seemingly impossible goal, Garenland’s top spies are dispatched to place magical patches on the portals in every capital. Behind enemy lines and on their own, it will be a miracle if the spies can survive, much less complete their missions. Five men will determine Garenland’s future. Can they complete the mission, or with they die trying?
©2020 James E Wisher (P)2020 James E Wisher
Wrath of the Dragon Czar
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A bodyguard...really? Sentinel City is quickly recovering from the events of the month earlier. Conryu Koda, the world's only male wizard and, many would say, savior of the city, is enjoying the last few days of his summer vacation. His enjoyment comes to a screeching halt when he gets a call from Orin Kane, the chief of the city's Department of Magic. Conryu arrives at the Department and is introduced to the stunning Anya Kazakov. She has information the Department wants, and he's the price. Conryu agrees to protect her, not realizing what he's getting into. Wrath of the Dragon Czar is a world-spanning adventure that'll take Conryu from the relative safety of the academy to the middle of a war between monsters on the other side of the planet.
©2017 James E. Wisher (P)2018 Tantor
Harvest of Souls
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The capital lies in ruins and Damien is no closer to finding Connor Blackman. Now word has come Damien's invincible father has fallen in battle. Damien and Jen set aside everything to hunt down the monster responsible. Meanwhile in the haunted lands, Connor is busy building an army of unstoppable soldiers. With Connor and Damien on a collision course, Jen and a handful of allies struggle to hold the pass that separates the kingdom from the haunted lands. Sorcerer vs. Warlock. Warlord vs. Demon. Will the kingdom survive or will Connor harvest their souls for his infernal master? Everyone's fate will be revealed in the thrilling finale of The Disciples of the Horned One trilogy.
©2016 James E. Wisher (P)2017 Podium Publishing
Darkness Rising: Disciples of the Horned One, Volume 1
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Damien St. Cloud is a failure. Born with the most powerful soul force anyone has ever seen, he can't get it to work. The next in a long line of warlords, Damien is a disappointment to his legendary father and a weakling compared to his perfect sister. Everything changes when a visiting sorcerer proclaims Damien isn't a warlord at all but a sorcerer! Damien is thrust into a world of magic and intrigue, war and death. Behind the scenes a dark and ancient evil is rising once more, intent on destroying everything Damien cares about. Can Damien, along with his sister and allies, expose this evil and save the kingdom? The Darkness is rising. Who will survive?
©2016 James E. Wisher (P)2017 Podium Publishing
The Impossible Wizard
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With magic, nothing's impossible. Everyone knew it was impossible for men to do magic, until it happened. Conryu Koda is a young man of modest ambition. All he wants is to work on bikes and practice Kung Fu. His modest dreams die on the day of The Testing when it's revealed he has wizard potential. When the Department of Magic announces that a male wizard has been found it draws the attention of the Le Fay Society, a radical group of wizards that view men as little better than animals and Conryu as an abomination. The Society will stop at nothing to see Conryu dead.
©2017 James E. Wisher (P)2017 Tantor
The Aegis of Merlin Omnibus Vol. 1
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Conryu has his life all figured out. At least until the final day of school arrives and with it the annual wizard's test. When Conryu passes the test, no one can believe it since everyone knows boys can't do magic. Suddenly thrust into a world of magic and danger, Conryu must figure out how to use his news powers and quickly. He soon finds himself on the run from a mad religious cult and hunted by a group of wizards that view a man wielding magic as the worst abomination imaginable. When his home city is taken hostage by the sinister Lady Raven, Conryu is the only one that can save the day. Can Conryu master his magic before it's too late?
©2017 James E. Wisher (P)2020 Tantor
The Four Nations Tournament
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Four nations. One champion. After a long autumn, Conryu Koda is ready for a rest. His hopes are dashed when Chief Kane asks for another favor. Ratings are down for the Four Nations Tournament, and having the world's only male wizard participate is just the thing to give them a boost. An exhausted Conryu has no interest in playing in an event broadcast worldwide. Unfortunately for him, everyone else thinks it's a great idea. Before he knows it, he's off to London for the games. But Conryu isn't the only one visiting the city. The sinister Lady Tiger is in town, and she's got her eye on the other half of the broken elf artifact. Throw the stunning Heather James, scheming Malice Kincade, and an army of fanatics into the mix, and ratings will be the least of Conryu's worries.
©2017 James E. Wisher (P)2018 Tantor
Atlantis Rising
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Conryu's life was supposed to be peaceful after the fall of Morgana. Two months living on the floating island and working on bikes have been among the best of his life. But that all changes when Jemma St. Simmons, Director of the Ministry of Magic in London, contacts him looking for help. Conryu is forced once more to get involved in a dangerous magical situation. Now faced with an enemy that negates his greatest strength, can Conryu find a way to defeat a long-forgotten foe before it's too late?
©2019 James E. Wisher (P)2020 Tantor
The Awakening
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Nothing has gone right for Conryu Koda since learning he's a wizard. On his first day at The North American Alliance's Arcane Academy he's greeted by protestors and pelted with tomatoes. On the second day he nearly dies in a magical ritual. It's all downhill from there. With enemies around every corner, not to mention a crazy professor, will Conryu even make it to winter break? Conryu's journey down the wizard's path continues in the thrilling second book of the Aegis of Merlin urban fantasy series.
©2017 James E. Wisher (P)2018 Tantor
The Chamber of Eternity
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The road to immortality is a long one. With the empire secure, Otto turns his focus west. The first piece of the Immortality Engine lies across the ocean in Lord Colt’s Workshop. Complicating Otto’s mission, Eddred of Markane is already in Colt’s Land, trying to persuade them to help him defeat the empire. Can Otto navigate a web of politics and intrigue unlike anything he’s ever encountered? Or, will his mission fail before he even reaches Colt’s workshop?
©2020 James E. Wisher (P)2020 James E. Wisher
On Blackened Wings
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He has fallen. The Binder in Chains. An archangel of immeasurable power, cast from heaven, arrives to threaten all that our heroes know and care about. Only an unlikely combination of former enemies can stop him, and send him back to where he belongs. Can these desperate forces come together in time to save the kingdom, or will the world fall under the Binder’s brutal rule?
©2018 James E. Wisher (P)2019 Podium Publishing
Raging Sea and Trembling Earth
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Damien St. Cloud has barely begun his search for Connor Blackman when a new threat appears on the horizon, ships sailing out of the Old Empire. No one has had contact with the Empire in 400 years. What could they want and what will it mean for the kingdom? Meanwhile, out in the haunted lands, Connor searches for an artifact of dark and dangerous power. An artifact that could bring the kingdom to its knees. Out in the Western Ocean, Damien will come eye to eye with the most powerful creature on the planet. In the haunted lands, Connor will risk his existence to see his sinister plans to completion.
©2016 James E. Wisher (P)2017 Podium Publishing
Dreaming in the Dark
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All peace is fleeting. Six months has passed since the warlock Connor Blackman’s defeat. Now a new threat has emerged to threaten the kingdom. While Damien St. Cloud is off exploring a mysterious underground city, his sister Jennifer is tasked with investigating a horrific murder. What she discovers goes against everything she knows to be true. A human and an ogre have worked together to kill people before turning on each other. Can Jen solve the mystery and root out the threat approaching the kingdom? And what will Damien find in the abandoned city? Time is quickly running out. Find out what happens in Dreaming in the Dark, a Chains of the Fallen story arc in the Soul Force Saga.
©2018 James E. Wisher (P)2019 Podium Publishing
The Slave War
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Whoever controls the dragons, rules the world. Yaz knows where his people are being held. But rescuing hundreds of villagers scattered across the kingdom is no easy task, especially with Carttoom's army hunting you. When some of the more militant slaves start burning farms and killing people, all Hell breaks loose. Meanwhile, The Dark Sages are determined to capture Ariel and enslave her power for their own evil ends. The battle is joined. The Slave War has begun.
©2019 James E. Wisher (P)2019 Tantor