Prelude to a Hero, Jaime Buckley
Prelude to a Hero, Jaime Buckley
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Prelude to a Hero

Author: Jaime Buckley

Narrator: Jaime Buckley

Unabridged: 6 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/27/2021


Synopsis

“This is the end time, Wendell. It’s a period of our world where all the secrets, powers, knowledge…even evil, will come to its full fruition. This is the point in time all the prophets spoke of and wished they’d been born within. Where the fate of the world will be decided.”Wendell stood there, jaw open wide.He blinked.Then blinked again.Finally, he closed his mouth and gulped loudly. “You guys are so screwed.”
Nerd. Introvert. Punching bag. Hero?Wendell is a typical teen--misunderstood, ignored, and bursting with potential no one notices. His biggest dreams are for a decent job, a hot car, and a girlfriend, but he’ll settle for two out of three.And then the Universe noticed him.Kidnapped to the other end of the galaxy, Wendell is now expected to take up the mantle of a legendary hero and defeat the world's greatest enemy…who openly defied the last champion.Dark Lord Mahan.  Screams and cringing aside, Wendell just might be the hero they never knew they wanted.

Wendell’s story has won laughter and cheers from YA readers in 60 countries since 2005. If you enjoyed Harry Potter, Tiffany Aching, Percy Jackson, or Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, then you’ll love this humorous, original epic fantasy, packed with magic, mystery, and sharp kicks to the funny bone.Get your own copy and join the adventure!

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jenny on December 30, 2011

Prelude to a Hero is the debut novel from author Jaime Buckley and the first of the Wanted:Hero chronicles. After reading the synopsis, I was eager to get started. Although I'm already a HUGE fan of fantasy fiction, this book appealed to me as I felt it would be something new and unique... I wasn't......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on September 23, 2011

As Wendell, basically a no body, is planning how to get himself a girlfriend, he is kidnapped by a little green, smelly, foul mouthed creature, Dax. He wakes up at the feet of a blue man that proceeds to tell him how he is the last of a bloodline and that he is there to collect his treasure. What he......more

Goodreads review by Nathan on June 05, 2011

It has been a very long time since I have been deeply moved by a book. And you know you have found a great book when you want to slap the author and give the author a hug at the same time, when you take some of the plot turns personally. How can you laugh (a lot), cry, feel vengeful anger and fall s......more