Echoes of the Fourth Magic

Written by R. A. Salvatore

Narrated by James Lloyd

Jeff "Del" DelGuidice was proud of his assignment to the research submarine The Unicorn. But his mission had barely begun when the vessel was sucked into a mysterious undersea void where time stood still-before being propelled forward through the centuries. The crew surfaced in a strange, magical world changed forever by nuclear holocaust. Here a race of angelic beings had taken pity on the remnants of humankind, offering a chosen few a precious second chance.

Thus, the Isle of Hope was raised from the poisoned seas and set like a jewel in Earth's ravaged crown. But the jewel had a flaw, a dark vein of evil. For a sinister expert of the mystical arts had embraced the forbidden third magic, the most deadly sorcery of all. Only Del could defeat it-a hero sworn to peace and fated to wield the dazzling power of the fourth magic.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Tantor Media, Inc
• Release date: Mar 16, 2010
• ISBN: 9781400186389

R. A. Salvatore

Over three decades ago, R. A. Salvatore created the character of Drizzt Do’Urden, the dark elf who has withstood the test of time to stand today as an icon in the fantasy genre. With his work in the Forgotten Realms, the Crimson Shadow, the DemonWars Saga, and other series, Salvatore has sold more than thirty million books worldwide and has appeared on the New York Times bestseller list more than two dozen times. He considers writing to be his personal journey, but still, he’s quite pleased that so many are walking the road beside him! R.A. lives in Massachusetts with his wife, Diane, and their two dogs, Dexter and Pikel. He still plays softball for his team, Clan Battlehammer, and enjoys his weekly DemonWars: Reformation RPG and Dungeons & Dragons 5e games. 

Reviews for Echoes of the Fourth Magic

[nursewidener · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I love Salvatore and this is the first book in which I just couldn't get into. This may because I know him so well for Drizzt and his adventures. I think if you like alterative universe style books then you should enjoy this book. I do recommend Salvatore to Sci-Fi and Fantasy fans to try.

[karlstar_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This is one of Salvatore's few novels that is not related to gaming, or set in his world of Corona. A small ship's worth of people from our world find themselves on an magical island, where by chance they have magical powers, and must defeat an evil wizard. This is fairly clever and creative. Stop at this book though, don't bother with the next one.