Dark Dawn

A Fantasy LitRPG Adventure (The Exlian Syndrome Series, Book 2)

De: Seth Ring

Narrado por: Pavi Proczko

From bestselling LitRPG author Seth Ring—creator of the Titan and Battle Mage Farmer series—comes Dark Dawn, the second book in an epic new series of alien contact, fast-paced military action, and thrilling adventure.

Mark Fields has achieved his dreams—once a dishwasher, he’s now one of the empowered, with superhuman abilities that just keep building. He’s got friends, a place in the Engineering Corps, and a new mission.

Joining the Black Mountain Battalion, Mark is part of the team heading into the wilderness to recover a lost mine. But the battalion is massively understaffed, the Exlian are voracious and myriad, corruption awaits back in New Emery, and the aliens aren’t even the only enemy out there …

Mark must level up fast if he wants to survive, but greater power is always a double-edged sword.

©2025 Seth Ring (P)2025 Blackstone Publishing

Great character development, interesting story building

As usual with Seth Ring, excellent story building and further plot and character development. Just really love everything this man writes!

Good

So far this is a great story arc. It ends in a dark place but I’m sure it will make book three a great one.

Loved the storytelling-

Hated that it left me on a cliffhanger- but overall it’s an enjoyable listen. Over all was a pretty good book. Waiting for the next one.

Good first half. Ok second half.

Not sure what happened but after about half way through the writing started getting worse. Didn’t seem to get any better after that. Maybe a deadline issue?

Other than that it was a good story. Not sure if it will get better, but it’s worth at least trying the next book i think. Here’s hoping it goes back to being more like the first one.

Bad ending

I usually don't mind cliffhangers, but this one was not just that; it also ended very abruptly in the in the middle of a story line. At least some level of a wrap should be accomplished, instead it finish an ongoing significant arc just to start a new one, that only just got going before the book abruptly ended with not even a hint of where it's going. I'll probably read the next in the series since the first book didn't end the same way, but I'm going to be really annoyed waiting who knows how long before the next is released.

Seth how can you do this to me.

oh my gosh the book was so good, I nearly cried at the end when I realized the third book wasn't out yet, and I need closure, so now I'm re listening to the first book again with my husband. even though I literally finished it yesterday. just cuz I need someone to talk to about my emotional trauma. 10/10 you did it again.

great story very exciting and action packed story also great narrator!

I like the series! exiting and very entertaining!
the characters are great too ,well rounded books ! wish they were longer tho ! lol can't wait for the next in line!
hope there will be many more. and curious where it will go from here great job, !

Starts slow but picks-up nicely

This book packs a lot of exciting encounters that include unknown intrigue, bitter betrayal, MC progression revelations, companion deaths and near death situations.

I docked it one star due to the ambiguous cliff-hanger ending where the listener still is left with an unclear understanding of who and why others are targeting him. Still, I enjoyed the book and look forward to the next book in the series.

Pavi Proczko's performance was very good.

Should have ended about 15 minutes earlier

Not really a cliffhanger ending, but it still should have ended a bit earlier. When the next book picks up, I’ll be all WTF? What’s going on?

Immersive and captivating

Dark Dawn caught me off guard in the best possible way. I didn’t expect the story to head in the direction it did, but the journey was compelling, immersive, and ultimately very satisfying. The pacing struck a great balance—starting at a moderate speed to build context and gradually picking up momentum as the plot unfolded. I love when a story takes the time to lay groundwork early on, then uses that foundation to drive the action in meaningful and exciting ways.

One of the standout aspects for me was the character development, especially of the main character, Mark. The story is told so effectively through his perspective that it feels like you’re experiencing the journey right alongside him. Without giving any spoilers, I’ll just say that watching his powers evolve was a real highlight of the book.

As a sequel to Advent, Dark Dawn is a strong continuation that expands the world in fresh and unexpected ways. The setting may be different, but it complements the first book beautifully and deepens the overarching narrative. I’d highly recommend this to fans of science fiction, litRPG, and anyone who enjoys Seth Ring’s work. I’m already looking forward to the next installment.