Fight and Flight

Martin and his programmer friends, who discovered they can rewrite reality like computer code and have been mostly failing to use this power responsibly, decide to create dragons — which goes about as well as one might expect. The resulting chaos involves angry villagers, increasingly irritable dragons, a young girl determined to hold the wizards accountable, and a sequence of battles that the wizards consistently manage to lose. Scott Meyer's fourth Magic 2.0 novel is cheerfully absurd science-fantasy comedy.

Luke Daniels has become synonymous with the Magic 2.0 series, his timing and enthusiasm for the comedy sharpening with each installment. He handles the multiple wizards' distinct personalities and the escalating absurdity with real flair, and at just over ten hours he maintains the energy needed for comedy to sustain across a longer runtime. Listeners who enjoy fast, self-aware fantasy humor will find this a highly rewarding listen.