The Great Northern War, Book 2 of The Portal Wars Saga an Unabridged Epic Fantasy Audiobook
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I love that Otto isn't the typical main character who is constantly struggling with intelligent decisions and is more cold and cunning
I couldn't agree more he sees something that needs to be done and he doesn't he makes it happen. No debating with internal monologues or political crap immoralities he just makes it happen.
Well, he is kinda the classical bad guy imo 🤷♂️
exactly
@@inotaarto8719. I agree, no nuance or gradient at all. One hard knock and a sensible, empathetic boy turns instantly into a sociopath
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Otto is a wonderful example of Lawful Evil alignment
Very true.
Authors are the most underrated professionals. Specially fantasy writers. It is beyond me how they come up with all this stuff.
An overactive imagination helps. : )
@@JamesEWisherbooks OMG
the man himself replied
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Easily your most complex main character I've encountered to date. I have no idea if he is ultimately evil or good. There's zero black and white thinking in his actions. While people tend to cling to black and white, it's simply not reality and Auto is an excellent example of that understanding. Your skill at writing is a direct reflection of Auto's own rapid progress from abused boy to master wizard. You never fail to impress me with each story. I had thought children of the void was your best work and said as much. I was so very wrong and I'm happy to be so.
keep doing what you do my friend. It is making a lot of people's lives much less boring and expanding perspectives.
Bravo!!!👏👏👏👏
Heck yes, I love this series.
The fact that you created a main character that isn't a perfect soldier/100% most honorable wizard is a happy respite. Thank you
Otto is certainly neither of those things. : )
It's a refreshing change of pace. It seems just a little dangerous... and we love it.
Agreed
Otto is ambitious and amoral. Likely due to his horrible childhood, in which he was humiliated and beaten and told he would amount to nothing by all the male members of his family, especially his even more amoral father. He does seem to care about the poor, and children, and of course those with magic powers. He is an anti-hero, and I am curious to see if his ambition will push him to be more villainous over time.
I truly appreciate that you are sharing your books through YT. Thank you so much. Love this series, it has many interesting parts.
Glad to hear it. Thanks for listening.
I'm not usually into books of the drama of war, greed and spies but your delightful characters in book one got me hooked Your a wonderful author that brings a story to life for me Thank you for sharing! May there always be ink in your pen.
@@JamesEWisherbooks Please! Any tips for an aspiring writer? I have an insane writer's block. I love my concept and direction but I'm stumped and can't work my way out of this hitch it's been causing me to lose a lot of faith in my abilities.
If you're just getting started I highly recommend the book 2,000 to 10,000 by Rachel Aaron. There are a ton of great tips in there and they're all explained better than I could manage. I reread that book once a year.
Amazing that you put out this books here for free for us to enjoy. I love falling asleep to these stories. I'm excited to see where this story goes, truly unique.
I never would have found your books if I hadn't stumbled across it on RUclips. They are absolutely amazing and I can't wait to get some physical copies on my bookshelf
If you'd like signed copies, you can get them on the Kickstarter I'm running now. Just chose the build your own bundle option and pick the softcover or hardcover option. Here's the link. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jamesewisher/the-soul-bound-saga?ref=6kj5jc
And thank you for the tip. It's much appreciated.
Same here.
Loving this series. I like how the main characters aren’t the typical good and kind type you see in every story. Moving on to the third! Thanks for sharing this on RUclips.
Thank you very much sir I know you don't have to do this before you to put your hard work out there in the public domain such as this and nothing shows with house confident you are on your work how you care for the public I'm probably butchering what I'm trying to say so I just said but and I love your books
I appreciate the sentiment. Thanks for listening.
James just putting some truth to the saying: "best things in life is for free", and we all say thankyou =)
I just finished book one it was AMAZINGLY! AMAZING!!!!
Punctuation goes a long way.
D
Just got done with a 9 hour binge of book one, the way you lead people through the emotions is brilliant writing (the wife).
And at the same time I'm constantly asking, "should I be rooting for this guy" amazing how you write him clearly flawed and kind of dark, but you justify it with his family and upbringing in a subtle way.
James I've only just discovered your writing but I'm in love 😍 absolutely hooked, I've been listening to these whilst decorating, walking anywhere, training etc...I really love the fact that even 2 books in I still can't make up my mind whether Otto is going to become a great hero or a power hungry menace! thank you so much for putting these on RUclips as audiobooks, as a busy mum I don't get chance to read as often as I'd like to these days and having them as audiobooks means that I can enjoy getting lost in another world whilst still getting my jobs done, so thank you very very much ☺️
That's awesome. Glad you're enjoying them.
Thank you for this incredible story James. I hope you get the recognition you so clearly deserve. The imagery that you provide us in this series is out of this world.
I just finished the first audio book. Then this came on my feed uploaded 5 hours ago. Thank you 😊 for the excellent story's. I'll be adding hardcovers to my library
Thanks for listening. Hardcovers aren't available yet, but that will definitely be the focus if one of my future Kickstarters.
@@JamesEWisherbooks future kickstarter you sayyyy 👀.
Definitely planning one in the relatively near future.
@@JamesEWisherbooks that would be amazing. I’m sure you are aware but the popularity of your books seem to be growing much. Specially here on RUclips.
This whole conversation! I can’t say anything more. Please do tell use when the hardcovers are available.
Had to support you! Thank you so much for the amazing stories hope there are more to come!
That's so generous, thank you.
The last book was better than anything I've read on audible in quite some time
I appreciate that.
James this is the second audiobook I listen to from you and I plan to finish the “Portal wars saga” I wish you good health so that we can all keep being entertained by your creative and beautiful writing. Thank you so much for putting the books on youtube. I really do hope that you can live a long a healthy life till you are satisfied with all you have been able to publish. I have a feeling you have found a loyal fan. God bless you!
That's very kind, thank you.
Love your writing! Just finished the first book and feel myself getting sucked in to the entire series. Thank you for making my shifts at work bearable 🧙
My pleasure. Thank you for listening.
Well, I wanted a book to listen to whilst doing other stuff. Now here I am, getting sucked into this amazing story with little to no chance of being productive until I get to the end. Well done sir, I am hooked.
I listened to your death and honor book and it just wasnt enough! This series is nothing short of amazing thus far as well. Thanks for the hours of wonder 👍
Thank you for the tip.
Another of Mr Wisher’s brilliant works is the “Rogue Space Opera” saga. Those books are just as amazing in all the same (yet different) ways as the “Portal Wars” books.
Thank you so much for these James E. Wisher!!!!!
Replying so that I can look those books up after I'm done with this series
Thanks! I love your writing, and your narrator
I appreciate that and thanks for the tip.
I know some people complained about his wife cheating on him and not thinking that he did enough and that he's becoming a bad guy Otto is not a bad guy he is the good guy he's only doing what he has to he's forced to do it he doesn't want to kill people but has no choice to protect his country and the people that he loves how can you be a bad guy if that's what you're doing to me he's a hero that has to make hard choices and I think the author you've made a wonderful series of books keeping to reality.How real people would react in real situations even though it's a fantasy series with magic besides that you're sticking with reality and everything that happens in this book including with his wife I can understand as a person he's making hard choices not because he wants to but because he has to and thats what you have to do in life
While I don't think Otto is evil, he is definitely under the influence of evil in the form of his master, the lord in the tower.
I'd more so call him selfish and a mortally dubious opportunist, look at the way he manipulated his friend into the war even though he killed his dad.
@@ChrisVZ77 is his master evil? Sure she believes In mage supremacy, but they are objectively superior, he'll the whole infrastructure and morality of the world is built upon mages.
1. The major powers' economy are litterally possible thanks to mage tech from 1000 years ago.
2.mages are so powerful 5/6 nations basically enslave or kill them at birth.
3.dispite being a small percentage of the population they are the main factor in garrens battle plan.
4. Despite the hate from most of the world all of the nations are at the mercy of 1 aeon.
While philosophically no man is above the over in value, in a might makes right paradigm it makes sense that his masted believes in mage supremacy.
While I don't think otto is evil I think he's a very gray character. He's not good in the good guy kind of sense, he has a vicious streak and is a bit power hungry but I do think he's doing what he thinks is the best choice for his country.
I mean I like Otto so much specifically because he's morally Gray. Neither truly good nor truly evil, just a human. It makes him feel more like a real person IMHO.
Listening to your series has inspired me to pick up a fantasy project I started a few years ago but never finished. The world your story has created feels so relatable and alive in the background, it is easy to get absorbed into it all. I hope to someday create something like what you have created. Thank you for this brilliant story!
You're welcome. Good luck with your project.
Good luck with your writing.
Despite I'm not a aquainted reader, I still think the story is fantastic and on top of that, your charming voice make the whole experience so comforting. I love listening to these when multitasking. Hope these high-quality video of yours can get the popularity it deserve.
Thank you.
Love the story so far, Keltons investigation is a good reminder that Otto is still young and sometimes foolish, if he had used someone else as an assassin it would likely never have been traced back to him.
Hey James, I'm so glad you made fantasy mechs a thing, love the books so far! Great main character development, and I'm so appreciative that you didn't neuter his ambition in favor of moral platitudes and "generic lawful good BS." Still only 2 books in, so I don't know how that turns out yet. I haven't been this excited about a new series since I got into the Bobiverse! (I hope you consider that high praise!)
I love fantasy mechs too. Escaflowne is one of my favorite anime. Glad to hear you're enjoying the series.
@JamesEWisherbooks whoa that's a blast from the past, I was getting heavy Lelouch political wartime strategos vibes from this series so far, even without the mechs!
I really enjoyed Code Geas, but that's more sci-fi than fantasy I think.
James, I recently listened to the hidden tower on RUclips and loved it. I am listening to The Great Northern War and it's just as good as the first book. I just wanted to thank you for putting the audiobooks on RUclips for free. You didn't have to do that but thank you. I look forward to reading the rest of the series and some.
You're welcome. It's been a lot of fun finding so many new readers, or listeners, I guess.
@@JamesEWisherbooks I'm not sure if Otto is a good guy or not. He started out so likable in the first book and I felt bad when his wife was cheating but i'm getting some bad vibes towards the end of this book.
Does magic corrupt people is this world? I can't tell.
Whether Otto's a good guy or not depends on whether you're a citizen of Garenland or are an enemy. If you're his enemy, watch out. : )
As for the magic question, I don't want to spoil anything, so no comment.
well I guess i'll get audiobook 3 so i can find out.
Just finished the first book and starting on this one...I can't wait to see what happens...I can't stop listening to your book and can't wait to hear more
Cool, glad to hear you're enjoying them.
I like how otto has been tetering on the line of good and evil, leaning more towards a chaotic good area as he works. This is so interesting.
Ok, just finished 2 chapters. What impresses me so far about this book is there is no rehashing or review or synopsis of the previous novel. No slogging through what you already know, just to refresh the memory. No explaining how Harry got his lightning shaped scar at the beginning of each new installment. I'm loving this series so far.
That’s always been my issue with the Harry Potter books, slow to start because you definitely didn’t read the previous book(s).
Exactly. I can’t stand the book treating me like and idiot and constantly wording out entire flashbacks from the previous book. But with some books they come out so far apart I understand their reasoning.
They shouldn't skip books then
I am loving how filled out the support characters are becoming. Very well done, thank you!
I have listened to this saga at my jewelry making bench and it has blessed my work and made the time fly by. Thank you for sharing!
That's great and thanks for letting me know what you do while you listen. I love hearing that sort of thing.
Book 1 is a great story. The screen art was fantastic too. The narrator does a pretty good job. Looking forward to the developing story of Otto the Archmage and the new young king.
Great book and has helped work pass by fast CANT wait for next book Thank you for a great listen
Thanks for listening.
Definitely good to listen to during work, really entertaining!
What a fantastic book. To be able to enjoy a good story with arrival twists and not have to search for the next book makes it more enjoyable.
I love this book this is the 2nd time I've listened to it I can't wait to hear the story continue Thank you Mr. Wisher . You have to be one of the best writers out of all the books I've heard I recommend this book To anyone who sees it on RUclips listen you won't stop.
Thanks very much for the kind words.
Thank you for sharing your gift with us. You are an awesome writer.
Thanks, I appreciate that.
I've been listening to quite a bit of your books while at work. I think I've consumed 4 books 📚 so far. Thank you for sharing them with us.
You're welcome. Thanks for listening.
Okay great sequel. I mean I would expect him to go through more training with the old witch before any type of actual war started. I thought he was going to be slinging magic around like he was Dumbledore, instead I got a great buildup with a few new face. He did get stronger, got a small army at his neck and call. You did a great job on this man. I ain't going to lie. I'm about to start reading book 3 right now. keep up the great work. I don't know how long this series is going to be, but I'm reading them all.
There are seven altogether. Hope you enjoy them.
This story is wonderful. I feel like this could be the origin story for the wizard from the key trilogy.
Never thought about that, but I suppose there are some similarities between Otto and Daktari.
@@JamesEWisherbooks Well I have only made it through the second book so my imagination is running wild with possibility.
Hope all the saga gets uploaded. I'm hooked and have ordered the first book to put on my shelf. Loving how atto has a slightly sinister feel to him in his quest for more wisardery power, and how he delt with his wife and killed the King in the last book! He's not a straight up Knight in shining armour type hero without being the stereotypical antihero. He could so easily be turned to the dark side with his quest for knowledge and power, can't wait to see what happens to him 🧐📖👍
I'll be adding one book each week until all seven are up. Glad to hear you're enjoying them.
Yesss.
@@JamesEWisherbooks I am definitely subscribing - I hope you get lots of ad revenue from yt. I wish I could afford audible, but I will tell friends about this series.
Thank you very much! I am enjoying the story alot. So generous of you to make it available free of charge!
Happy to do it. Glad you're enjoying them.
If you get enough views and subscribers you can make a good living from RUclips.
That would be nice.
Just finished book 1, onward to more immersive adventure
Thanks for listening.
I don't understand why you don't have far more subscribers. Thank you for these amazing stories.
90% of listeners don't subscribe. Not sure why, but it's their call and I'm glad to get the views either way. Glad you're enjoying the stories.
Enjoying the series very much! Loving that the main character is morally ambiguous. Will keep listening until the end.
Glad to hear it.
Hi, just finished book one. Looking forward to this one. Thank you.
Hope you enjoy it.
Loved the first book and I'm looking forward to this!
That's great, thanks for listening.
@@JamesEWisherbooks He's going to end up trapped in a mirror spouting nonsense to young people eh lol :D x
Thanks! Really enjoy your books!
Thank you for the tip. : )
First book was amazing!!!!! Thank you so much for uploading. I work 16 hour shifts alone in a steel mill and books make the work much more bareable
Glad my books could help. And thanks for sharing what you do. I love learning about that sort of thing.
Dear James, holy crap! What started out "a bit sinister" in book one developed into something really nasty (which means, great story) and I am absolutely hooked. Trying to avoid spoilers for anyone who reads this, I can only use hints: once the guard loyal to the old king found out the truth, I admit it staggered me. I was not sure whether to keep supporting the new king and his advisor or the guard, purely for moral reasons. That thought has been lingering in the memory ever since. Very interesting :) And now I'm going to start with book three, can't wait :) Excellent story arc so far, great developments, and very entertaining. Thank you so much for sharing and all the best to you.
Glad you're enjoying it. I always enjoy seeing your comments.
@@JamesEWisherbooks it also always puts a smile on my face reading your replies - I thoroughly enjoy this interaction. When I was a kid, before the internet was known to the public, I thought how wonderful it would be to read books by authors still living (as opposed to, say, Shakespeare and the likes) and once I actually got my hands on books by living authors, I thought how wonderful it would be to let them know my appreciation. And now you are actually the first author whose books I've been enjoying who even responds to me. Heaven :) I'm not far from completing the third book and I will let you know what I think. Until then, take good care of yourself, all the best and have a wonderful day.
That's awful of those other authors to ignore you. My favorite part of starting and growing this channel has been chatting with everyone that comments.
@@JamesEWisherbooks and that's what makes you special. You're a very kind person it seems and you care about your audience. While you still can, I dare say. That might change once you hit the 500,000 subscribers mark. Then you'll be flooded with nonsense and in general, too many comments to reply to unless you start employing people who do that in your name ;) For the time being, let's enjoy it and I certainly hope that you will be able to keep in touch with your audience :)
500,000 subs, wouldn't that be a dream come true.
Great story. I can't get enough
Another great book. Can't wait to see what's next
Excellent listen!!! Onto book 3!! Thank you for your upload 🏆🏆🏆🏆
You're welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
This series is my try to get more in to Books
And i finished the first book in one Day cant wait to listen the Whole series
YYYYEEEAAAAA!!!!!! You told me youd upload this in a few days just yesterday. Again, you are the man my friend.
Hi James! Uploading your books in youtube is a great move on your part. I am now addicted to the series. Since I finished listening to book 1 I decided to buy your books! I am excited to follow reading while listening . Thank you again!
I appreciate the support. Thank you.
Finished listening, this one was much finer listen than book one, there were no glaring issues and more times than one I was positively surprised by the twist of events, the story holds together well so to keep it short, thumbs up, very good work, enjoyed greatly.
Great timing. Just heard the first book the other day and then very happy to hear the second so soon. Thank you.
You're welcome. Thanks for listening.
This story definitely has it's hooks in me.
Glad to hear it.
I finished listening to Book 1 and I'm well into this book. It is every bit as good as Book 1. Thanks for the upload. 😀😀😀👍👍👍
You're welcome. Glad to hear you're enjoying.
I'm in love with your writing, and this series in general. Even though I was a huge fan of the other books you have uploaded so far. This is by far my favorite. Thank you for your generous offer to upload these for us to listen to.
Happy to hear you're enjoying them. Thanks for listening.
Just found this Saga, loving it!! The twists and turns in the story line are beautiful spun into tantalizing suspenseful listen. Thanks for sharing, I'm hooked!!
Glad to hear it. Thanks for listening.
Just finished the first one thanks I hope your channel blows up
Thanks, that would be very cool.
Kelton reminds me of a Paladin from Dungeons and Dragons. That is to say, he embodies the "lawful stupid" paradigm. He sees someone has done an injustice and demands punishment even if it would doom the entire kingdom around him. Perhaps he would pat himself on the back even as enemy forces were marching on the capital and nobles the kingdom over were in the process of cutting deals of betrayal in order to save their own hides.
Just finished book one, and excited for book two. Your writing is superb and has fully captured my imagination! I am looking forward to book two!
Awesome, glad you're enjoying my books.
I love these books. I would rather listen to auto books than read books because I am so busy. I will buy the series to support you, they are with it.
That's awesome. I really appreciate it.
Just starting this second book after finishing the first … these books are so great! It’d be awesome to one day get a tv show or movie series following the story
EDIT also as a side note it’s a nice change having Otto not being the classic infallible main character… it’s nice seeing he’s not perfect as it makes him seem like a real person.
Me Too 🙂
God I love ur books can't wait to see where they all go 6 down will eventually hear them all thank you
Just finished this one. It was awesome 👌. Can't wait to start 3 😁.
Just finished listening to the second part of this brilliant series. A great plot which is fast moving and intricate combines masterfully with the engaging characters.
Thanks, you're very kind.
This is a wonderful story. Thank you so much for writing it!
Also thank you uploading an audio version.
My pleasure. Glad you're enjoying it.
Loving the series so far. One book a day during work hours. Writing my own stuff off work.
Very cool. Good luck with your writing.
@@JamesEWisherbooks Your book is giving me some inspiration. It's really well written. I may be going into the horror genre but fantasy always holds a place in my heart. Keep up the good work my guy. Your books are amazing.
Thank you so much, this is really enjoyable, well done.
Glad you enjoyed it.
I subscribed. I like your work so much. You are a legend, good sir, a legend.
Thanks, glad to have you aboard.
I just finished the first one, and now I'm looking forward to listening to the second book. it's really nice to be able to listen to these books while I unload train cars. I just put my Bluetooth earpieces in , and zone out while I'm working" the joys of working by yourself".
That's interesting. I have quite a few truckers that listen to my audiobooks, but you're the first train car unloader, at least the first that's commented. I love hearing about my readers backgrounds. Thanks for sharing.
@@JamesEWisherbooks hell yeah no problem.
I unload liquid ingredients from train cars, and unload them into humongous tanks I'm talking like 800,000+ gallon tanks, mix in extra vitamins, and minerals to make liquid cattle feed.
It's a little more complicated than that, but that's the gist.
I had no idea cattle ate liquid feed. Just goes to show you learn something new every day.
@@JamesEWisherbooks oh yes it's not a main course it's more like an add-on like what you might do with salad dressing or barbecue sauce or ketchup or something like that dairyman and ranchers will spray it on the main foods they eat
So cow salad dressing. I love the image that conjures up. I have no idea how or where, but I am totally working that into a story somewhere.
Cannot wait for the next one. If I can find it in hard copy or other media, I will just have to purchase it outright 😂👍
I'm so hooked .. I'm listening to it while I'm at work!!! The best thing in my life right now ❤ thank you so much ❤️
You're welcome. Glad you're enjoying the story.
I just finished the first audiobook. I will be buying your books!
Awesome, I appreciate the support.
The character ark of Otto was completely unexpected. Yet I am suspicious of his Lord and Master. I believe she willed him to her and has been lying about not being able to enter into the human realm again.
Thank you Sir! Your writing harkens back to the days when an author was more interested in telling an excellent story than trying to create some all encompassing universe. It is a breath of fresh!
Glad you're enjoying it.
I am loving this series I look forward to listening to the rest of your books while I'm at work
Happy to hear it.
Listened to the 1st book in a week. Finished this book in a day.... says it all... Well done
I loved the first book. So excited for this one. The narrator is really good too.
Yup, Joe is awesome. I've used him for all my audiobooks so far.
Thank you!!!!!!! Ur an amazing author !!!!! My new top 5!!!! Highly recommend
Wow, high praise indeed. Thank you very much.
I am so happy to be listening to this series again. I was going to watch one of my favorite shows Walker Texas Ranger, but I thought you know what I'm going to clean some guns and listen to this great book. Thank you so much James for all your hard work in making this series great
I'm so pumped for this book. Thank you for uploading it.
You're welcome. Hope you enjoy it.
@@JamesEWisherbooks thank you I really enjoyed this addition to the series, and hope to see if you will continue to bless us with your books. Thank you again.
Dude book 1 got me hooked. This feels like a anime That I watched called the 8th son but your book series is way better. Thank you 😊
You're welcome. I saw that anime, it was pretty good.
Let’s be honest in general things are like this
Book > series > movie
Well that was fun! I wish it lasted longer tho... like 11 more hours or something like that! Hahaha! Thoroughly enjoyed it!
One of the best book series I've listened to. I'm so excited to hear the rest I listen at work and I've forget I was working while listening to these so much I lost count I was so pleased to see there were 7 books thank you so much for making these available
You're welcome. Glad you're enjoying them.
I really enjoyed the first book. And I appreciate being able to listen for free. I'm going to buy one of your books. I belive a man should get paid for his work.
Thanks. I appreciate the support.
Really appreciate you making these available for us! It's an epic series. Can't wait to move on to book 3! This might annoy you a little, knowing how long it takes to actually write a book, but I've listened to the first 2 in 2 days, haha.
As for this book, my only complaint would be that through the whole of it I didn't really feel the immersion. It felt a little like you're a plotter and that you're working towards hitting those plot points and that makes some of the scenes feel a little flat. In short I didn't *feel* much. There wasn't much tension, except a certain point with regards to a certain closet, it didn't feel like anyone was ever in real danger.
Other than that you are an excellent writer, sir, and I look forward to more!
Thanks alot for putting your work up on your channel. i truely enjoy. thanks
You're welcome.
Driving 590 km. Book 1 did the trick. Now for book 2.
Much thanks
You're welcome
i love this series! thank you again for your work!
You're welcome. Glad you're enjoying them.
I just realized, while almost done with the second book, that James from the channel is James the author 😂
Thank you so much for these books! Especially since you make them available for free 😮 They are amazing! I love Otto as the main character and the story is so gripping and fascinating. I hope you are happy and well ❤ I ll check out ur other books after this series 🎉 Thank you!
Awesome!!!Waiting for book 3 now.
Should be up tomorrow barring issues.
@@JamesEWisherbooks thank you very much
My favorite book so far!! Keep up the good work 👍
I'll do my best. Thanks for listening.
this is awesome! Really enjoyed it so far.
Glad to hear it.
Book one had me come here immediately upon finishing. I look forward to this one
I need more this is so good. Thank you for sharing
Book 3 will be going up Sunday.