A 34-year-old shut-in dies and wakes up as a baby named Rudeus in a world of swords and magic, determined to make this second life count, so he teaches himself to read and cast spells.
Fantasy fans who like a patient life story more than a quest will settle in, provided they can stomach a lead who leers at women constantly. That habit is the most common complaint. What keeps people watching is smaller. Roxy, hired to tutor the toddler, doubts a child can learn magic until she watches him cast without chanting, and the supporting characters each get their own storyline.
The story moves through one life in sections of a couple of years each, and the setting changes a few times along the way.
A 34-year-old shut-in dies and wakes up as a baby named Rudeus in a world of swords and magic, determined to make this second life count, so he teaches himself to read and cast spells.
Fantasy fans who like a patient life story more than a quest will settle in, provided they can stomach a lead who leers at women constantly. That habit is the most common complaint. What keeps people watching is smaller. Roxy, hired to tutor the toddler, doubts a child can learn magic until she watches him cast without chanting, and the supporting characters each get their own storyline.
The story moves through one life in sections of a couple of years each, and the setting changes a few times along the way.