Elseerian

The Chronicles of Lumineia, Book 1

By: Ben Hale

Narrated by: Derek Perkins

The assassination of heroes was once a warning... for an invasion that nearly destroyed the world.

Nations were slaughtered, cities were erased from existence, and defending armies were crushed into oblivion. In weeks, all life stood on the verge of extinction. But the end did not come. Instead the black horde vanished, leaving terrified survivors... and rumors. As the centuries passed the holocaust faded into legend, and finally myth. Across the southern sea a gifted young man is completing his training. To him the war is forgotten. To the world a warning goes unheeded. And the killings have already begun.

©2013 Ben Hale (P)2013 Podium Audio

Critic reviews

"Well written... highly detailed." (Publishers Weekly)

"Ingenious and immersive." (Best in Fantasy)

Very Happy with this one !!

Characters, Storyline, Twists, Action, Blood, Fighting, Magic, Swords, Demons, Death, and a Sound Narrator to put it all together. Need I say More ??

... I will. Great, Great, Great.

The Fights were of Joe Abercrombie quality, which is hard to match. Not as dark but close enough. Ben Hale makes it so very easy to imagine what is taking place, just enough description to see it in your mind, but not to much to lose interest in what is being described.

Im very excited to continue this series, just try it out you'll be happy.

Great story with amazing characters - loved it!

What did you love best about Elseerian?

Even though the story follows a classic Fantasy theme, I was entranced by the way in which the author wove well developed characters in a complex story arc without any fluff or unnecessary plot twists. Elseerian sets up the trilogy fantastically in such a way that the reader sees all the puzzle pieces presented but doesn't quite know how the author will turn each one and fit them together. I especially loved how the main character is flawed and has to learn along the way what his role in the final battle of good versus evil will be, without any of the frustrating back and forth that we see in a lot of other Fantasy heroes (ex: Rand Al Thor - Wheel of Time series).

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Absolutely. At the end of Elseerian I panicked because I had no idea if the other books in the series were published by Audible yet, but thankfully both Book 2 and 3 were! I even purchased extra credits so I could immediately listen to all of them.

Any additional comments?

Great listen and I can't wait until Ben Hale's other books become available on Audible!

good start

It starts slowly but proves to be an epic story. You'll definitely want the rest so you can binge listen

Weapons, fighting, weapon training, and fantasy.

If you like fantasy, skill learning, battle and adventure, you will love this book! This book is full of adventure.

Very good escape book. . . But

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Very easy listening and an overall good nonsense escape book BUT the intro states it's the first of a series. It really is that only the story line doesn't end at the end of the book - it continues in book 2. Normally an author uses the same characters in a suspbsequent book with a different story line, plot, etc. Here the SAME story continues into the next book. A way to sell two books (or maybe three) instead of one long tomb. Recommended but know you won't know the end of the story unless you buy the remaining two books or so.