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Wage Slave Rebellion (Firesign Book 1) by [Stephen W. Gee]

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The world of Aegis is a terrifying and fantastic place, full of magick, monsters, and gods that meddle in the lives of men. It's a world of danger and excitement, and Mazik Kil'Raeus is . . . a door-to-door salesman.

Though a skilled spellcaster, Mazik couldn't get a good job out of college, and now he's stuck in a dead-end one he hates. Along with his friends, Gavi Ven'Kalil (waiter at a local bar) and Raedren Ian'Moro (apprentice healer . . . it's not as glamorous as it sounds), Mazik is not happy with the way his life is going.

Frustrated with boring work, selfish bosses, and wasting their lives for meager pay, the three friends decide to do something crazy—they're going to become monster-slaying adventurers. Not that it will be easy. With a consortium of powerful guilds determined to keep people like them out, they'll have to wow everyone to make it. That's when they set their eyes on a difficult quest: stopping a group of kidnappers who have been terrorizing their city for months.

But when the kidnappers turn out to be acolytes of a power-hungry god, the quest transforms into an explosive battle that rampages across the city. The three friends are in over their heads, and nobody expects them to come out on top.

That's an adventure they relish. After all, it's better to risk uncertainty and death now, than to accept mediocrity and die without ever having lived.

WAGE SLAVE REBELLION combines the fantasy adventure of The Hobbit with the pulse-pounding combat of a Marvel action movie. It's medieval sword & sorcery meets urban high fantasy, in a tale about refusing to accept limits and living life to its fullest, no matter what anyone else has to say.

WHO SHOULDN'T READ THIS BOOK: Anyone who doesn't like stories with drinking, cussing, fighting, or killing likely won't enjoy this book. The main characters are adults, and they live in a dangerous world; they act accordingly. If the occasional whimsical anachronism annoys you, steer clear. Anyone who prefers their books serious or grimdark may be disappointed. This book has adult themes and situations, but above all else it's intended to be fun. If that doesn't sound like something you would enjoy, this book may not be for you.

WHO SHOULD READ WITH BOOK: Anyone looking for an action-packed, fun-filled fantasy adventure. If you enjoy friendly banter, thrilling heroics, and tons of explosions, this book is for you. If you like stories with a certain lightness of tone which eschew angst in favor of punching problems in the face, this book is definitely for you. And if you've ever loathed your job or dreamed about going on adventures with your best friends, this book was written with you in mind.

Want behind-the-scenes info, sneak peeks, and to be the first to learn about sequel announcements? Sign up for the author’s email list at www.stephenwgee.com. You’ll get a free prequel short story when you sign up.

NOW AVAILABLE: The exciting sequel to WAGE SLAVE REBELLION and the second book in the FIRESIGN series. Join Mazik, Gavi, and Raedren as they continue their adventures in FREELANCE HEROICS.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00QVXOU88
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 10, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 1329 KB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 364 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1508505039

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Stephen W. Gee is a fantasy author, anime blogger, craft beer lover, and exceedingly tall man. He writes sword & sorcery adventures with an urban/high fantasy twist. He's released two books in his Firesign series so far. He's only getting started.

He hails from the great land of Texas, where everything is bigger, including the authors. He maintains a personal website at stephenwgee.com, and prattles on about anime at randomc.net, under the pen name Stilts.

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Shurai

A thrilling and enjoyable read!

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2014

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Stayed up until 6 am yesterday to finish this... what can I say, it was thrilling read!

The first time through any form of entertainment I try just to enjoy the ride and not be to critical on the subject. Which only gives my initial impressions of the story to comment on. In that regard it was a fantastic first impression, and leaving me waiting in anticipation for it's squeal and short stories!

Things I really enjoyed:
I love how the story never stops. I'm not sure if it was the lack of chapters being used or just how the story was paced (probably both and then some). Either way it is presented in a form that made me just never want to stop because the story never did! That includes both the action, moments leading up to them, and between. It felt almost like you were in just one big moment that kept escalating from an everyday life that a lot of us can probably relate to, to life defining moments that most would just dream of... if we were in a world like theirs! But we can dream right!?

One of my favorite things is how the narrative breaks to establish the three leads history together and explain the "laws" of magic and setting their would all in one! Also establishing a stronger bond between the trio as well.

Also I found it quite motivational. From finding what you want out of life and pursuing it (probably the main message?) to having faith in your friends and even others.

Much more but I can't recall everything and I'm trying to write this without any spoilers hopefully o.O.

There was only one thing that felt odd to me.

There were some moments that just seemed... skipped. Only a handful though and at the start. From what I recall, my issue wasn't that they were glossed over as much I think how they were. It felt like instead of the story leading into the next scene I was being told that we are going to the next scene. Like Mazik's day with the boss, or some plans that had already been explained to one person but another needed to be filled in. Both didn't need to be explained to the reader hence being skipped but the lines used just made me feel like someone telling me "and we're moving on".

Other than that, for the time being and feelings just after reading it, I am really, really happy I read it. Started missing the trio even before it ended lol

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Jacob Kreutzer

Cute idea, poor follow through

Reviewed in the United States on April 18, 2015

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I like the idea of this book, but the execution is thoroughly mediocre. The basic concept is that our protagonists live in a typical fantasy setting but instead of starting out as the Chosen One(s) they're all in dead end jobs. The main story arc kicks off when they decide to follow their dreams of a better life as wandering adventurers.

The portrayal of the three main characters is initially solid. The scenes where they're hanging out griping about their jobs were believable. They do tend to repeat themselves a bit, and the later attempts to develop catch phrases start to get annoying.

The believability gets eroded away throughout the rest of the book. First of all there's a bit of dissonance between the deconstruction inherent on the focus on these lousy jobs and the worldbuilding choice to still have people making a living as Dungeons and Dragons style adventurers. It reminds me a little of the super serious comic book stuff you see now where the world is all hyper realistic except people are still dressing up in wacky costumes to fight crime.

All of the action in the book suffers from the fact that the magic system is never really fleshed out but the tension in the fights is supposed to come from the magic system. The basic structure is "magical explosion! Magical explosion! Oh no, will he be able to call up another magical explosion? Boom! Magical explosion!"

The other oddity is that we start out with this fairly unique perspective on a fantasy universe and then the plot arc moves towards a generic fantasy universe. I hadn't really read anything before about a guy trying to make a living as a door to door salesman in a fantasy world. I have read a bunch of stuff about fighter/mage/cleric teams beatin up monsters in a generic fantasy universe. As far as I can tell the rest of this series will have a bunch of the latter and none of the former, so I don't really see any reason to buy the sequels.

There's nothing hugely wrong with this book and it's fine for an airplane read but I wouldn't recommend you bump down anything else on your reading list to get to it.

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Mvargus

Just not quite there

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2015

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I almost want to give this book 4 stars, but in the end I felt it fell just short. It's a light hearted and mostly fun look at a trio of young sorcerers caught up in mundane jobs who decide to try to solve a great mystery in the city where they live in.

And at that it mostly succeeds. The trio is nicely written, but only the main character is really fleshed out despite the flashback scenes the author uses to try to fill in some detail about the magic in his universe.

That said the magic system is one of the absolute worst I've run into recently. There is no logic to it and really no system. Spells are used rapid fire and although the author does hint that people have power limits no one ever appears to hit one when battles occur. Instead the reader is subjected to an endless and somewhat repetitive litany of spells cast and blocked. Battle scenes are going to be a bit of a chaotic mess, but these were a bit worse than normal.

This is not a great story, but it flowed well, and while I had some issues with the hero, villains and predictability of the plot, it is a fine first effort. Lovers of this kind of fiction will enjoy the tale.

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perfect

Reviewed in Australia on February 18, 2016

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a brilliant mix of wild action and humor, this book is guaranteed fun. I had plenty of fin resding his book and I hope you will too.

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An author to watch out for

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 25, 2015

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First time author Stephen Gee has created a world that feels modern but where the use of magic is in the place of technology.
You care about the fate of his characters and are left wanting more (always a good sign).
In his world the women are just as tough as the men without losing their femininity.
I like the fact that this is just the first in a series of novels and look forward to the next.

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ChrisDB

Comparisons with Terry Pratchett are misguided

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 31, 2015

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The book was mildly amusing, but I think the author was trying too hard to be funny. A lot of the time it just didn't work. And the big fight at the end quickly became boring rather than a payoff for getting that far. I certainly think any comparisons to Terry Pratchett are deeply unfair to Terry.

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C.Daly

Shades of Terry Pratchett and Jim Butcher

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 16, 2015

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A hilarious and action-packed adventure in a world that is well developed with characters that straddle the line between madness and genius, including Mazik who feels like a young fusion of Harry Dresden and Sam Vimes.

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