The First Wizard

Dawn of Wizards, Book 1

By: Jeffrey L. Kohanek

Narrated by: Pavi Proczko

Before wizards, the races of magic held the power...
and enslaved humans.

Ian and Vic are brothers. Their lives are simple, and while they might long for excitement, happiness can be found in a hard day's work, a sunny day, or the smile from a pretty girl.

Their lives are turned on end when their village is attacked and they are taken as slaves, destined to labor under the watchful eye of their captors.

The strife that had long dominated much of the world had found them.

Things would never be the same.

Listen and discover how the first wizard came to be.

From international bestselling author Jeffrey L. Kohanek comes a fantasy epic filled with twists, magic, and discovery, certain to keep you enthralled and repeatedly saying "just one more chapter."

©2023 Jeffrey L. Kohanek (P)2025 Jeffrey L. Kohanek

story

Great plot. fast, well written funny and smart. Great narration. love it. If you like sci-fi fantasy you will love it too.

Slow but brilliant

Have to say Pavi is one of the best narrators of this genera of LitRPG and epics, his tonal range and voice changes are epic.
Keep up the good work!!

The story is amazing, it is a wee bit slow but the world building and the involvement of the characters is top notch. Can’t wait for the second book to see where they go and how they progress!
Way worth the credit!

I loved the growth of the characters

the book was amazing the second book was just as fantastic the cliff hanger in the second had me wanting third book already

Great 1st book

I really enjoyed the process and journey. The story evolved well. Some of the situations seemed forced. Like of course there is a prison break…. But it was good. I enjoyed the story and narration

great story

the second book isn't available on audible and i hope it will be in the future.

Compelling story

The story has a bit of a slow burn for almost the entire book, while there are changes throughout the story it never really takes off at any point. I’m hoping since it started to pick up in the last few chapters that it’s just a slow world build for the next book. Other than the it did maintain a pretty constant pace and I think the next book/books will improve it

Great story but Pavi made sold it

Overall, it was a good fantasy story line. The arch was a bit obvious and for anyone who has read similar books and you could generally tell where it was going. The opening was a bit expected, but the the characters were well written and the author was impressive. His story telling does stand out for someone with a smaller volume. However, the truly outstanding part for me was Pavi's narration. As always, be brought the story to life and made it a truly memorable experience. About half way through the book I already purchased the next and look forward to seeing what comes.

Disappointing for me.

Tbh the concept of a story about the first wizard ever was a concept I had thought of in the past but, this book did not do it justice for me.

I will say this book was well written, but I didn’t like how it was told. First off, I don’t enjoy stories told from multiple characters perspectives. I prefer books that are solely the MC’s perspective. I don’t mind brief jumps to different characters to enhance the story but, otherwise, it just slows down the story for me.

Secondly, I honestly thought the book would be more about the MC discovering his wizardly gifts, instead it was mostly about the events leading up to him discovering that he has potential for something more. For me, it made for a very boring book. On top of that, I found it kind of silly that at the end of the book, the MC finds a master to teach him about his capabilities. This pretty much made the title of this book feel like clickbait rather than true to form.

Finally, I just didn’t particularly like any of the characters. I couldn’t decide if MC’s older brother was a muscle brained Chad, or an intelligent and thoughtful older brother. The thief girl introduced later in the book just annoyed me. There was one scene where she basically asked for bed chamber fun time with MC’s brother in exchange for her help. I just couldn’t get over the fact that if she were a guy saying that to a girl character, the reaction wouldn’t have been the same. It was borderline (nonconsensual hanky panky word here) if you ask me. Aside from these characters, pretty much all the other characters were just so normal that the overall interactions were painfully average. I would have loved to see some more quirkiness in the characters.

Overall this book is a no go for me but, there may be plenty out there that might enjoy it.

Another good start

The story provided an entertaining and intriguing glimpse at how the wizardoms began. I anxiously await the next installment.

Great Book

This story really grabs the reader and drags them into it from the start. Very well written, and the narrator did the characters justice. The ending came too soon. What happens next! This reader is anxiously awaiting the next installment.