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Audiobook read by Travis Baldree.Tane Carver faked his way through magical university to prove a point - that the flaw in magic lies in the mage - but when he revealed his secret (that he personally had no magic at all) he was expelled. Now the dean has called him in because one of the students (someone Tane was close to) has been murdered using magic, and Tane's unique skills - of spotting the flaw - are needed. He accidentally acquires a sidekick/partner when Kadka, a half-orc ex guard, attaches herself to the investigation. Life gets complicated when an old flame turns out to be the Blue Cap in charge of solving the crime. This is fast-paced though Traviss Baldree (who I usually like as a narrator) does tend to drawl, and occasionally sounds a little bored, but the narration works well enough to keep the story interesting.
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Audiobook, read by the author This is a light-hearted, cosy fantasy abourtcommunity, found family and the luck you make for yourself. Viv is am Orc mercenary who decides to get out of the fighting-for-money game and open a coffeeshop in the city of Thune. On the face of it, not such a great idea because the Thune residents don't even know what coffee is. She gradually gathers a bunch of new friends (a succubus, a magic student, a hob, a musician) who are all fundamentally nice people. (Did I say it was cosy?) Everything seems to be going well. Of course there are problems, one of her ex-mercenary chums is determined to find and take the source of her luck.
