Mage Academy

Imperial Summoner, Book 1

By: Kal Griffith

Narrated by: Christopher Harbour

Danny Youngblood's destiny was fire magic, just like every man in his family. But fate had other plans. When he enters the prestigious Imperial Mage Academy, his powers manifest as something far more rare and dangerous.

Monster Summoning!

Now, Danny's a walking dungeon core, able to absorb creatures and unleash them as powerful allies.

But this awesome ability makes him an outcast, feared by professors and envied by rivals. Can he master his powers, make real friends, and prove he's not destined to become another villain like the summoners of legend?

Join Danny as he navigates the challenges of academy life:

Unleash epic monster battles in the training dungeons and face real threats in dungeon raids!

Craft unique monster combinations with his custom build ability, creating the ultimate monster squad!

Bond with his quirky classmates like Isa, the animal mage, and Tess, the battle-hardened Imperial soldier.

And a dragon.

©2024 Kal Griffith (P)2024 Kal Griffith

Great book

I couldn't put this book down I went through the whole book in 1 sitting. Fun characters great story and the versatility of the MC just kept you wanting more. Can't wait till book 2 comes to audio.

very harry Potter inspired

reminds me of harry Potter as far as the story telling style as this is the MC's first year in magic school with a mystery involved

Fresh and exciting

I love academy books and this one is fresh and stands out above the rest. The world building and characters kept me listening. Can’t wait for book 2

wonderful

great start to a new series. highly recommend a very fun adventure you want regret this series . I bought book two before I even finished this one

This could honestly be the light novel to a great manga/anime. Starting the petition here

Great storytelling and the foreshadowing is well done in my opinion. For sure going to continue with this series.

Pretty dissapointed

Had a lot of potential, but the dialogue was pretty obnoxious.

There was too much maniacally systemic persecution of the main character, to the point that it strained credibility.

Combining those points. People would constantly berate the MC with nonsensical claims and it just gets treated like it's perfectly logical.

About 2/3 through the book I realized I didn't care enough to finish the book.

I liked it, fun world

Great book, great narrator, excited to see where this story goes. So far so good, please keep writing!

solid book... but maybe best suited for younger audiences

I didn't really have a lot of expectations of this book, but it was overall a good experience that I could easily recommend to younger teens to get them into fantasy. It is simple and somewhat unimaginative, but it hits the core points of the fantasy genre really well.

as for the narrator, he was competent but somewhat lacking. He has a very monotone voice and he doesn't seem to express the characters very well. His accents are generally pretty weak and inconsistent, and when he uses a voice for a female character, they all kind of sound the same minus the ones he gives a Scottish accent.
beyond that, he sometimes messes up words, but it isn't that huge of a deal--I just thought I'd mention it.

I'm unsure if I'll continue the series because I don't think I'm the correct audience. Although I love the idea of the plot, the sausage scene really drove home what audience it is trying to entertain.

I binged it....

A LITRPG that forgot to level, but instead focused on the story line. no 15 minutes listening to stats.

Excellent Book for driving

A well paced adventure that was great while on a road trip. Didn’t have to rewind because of confusing wording or missed key points. Can’t wait for the next book!