The Last Paladin #1

The Last Paladin, Book 1

De: Roman Savarovsky, Julia Fouche - translator

Narrado por: Jonathan Sleep

I was once a mighty Paladin of Darkness, mother of all the Elements. The one and only of my kind.

Some called me the chosen one, a savior destined to rescue the world; others insisted I would be its downfall.

I never got the chance to discover who was right. Society conspired with the traitors to trap me in the deadly Element of Time.

But a year later, I managed to break free . . . wait, how has it been 700 years?

©2025 Roman Savarovsky; English translation copyright 2025 by Julia Fouche (P)2025 Tantor Media

Such a great book!

The main character feels like a more realistic person compared to many fantasy novels and I hope he keeps to that. At first I found the book cadence odd but realized it must be from the translations.

Great read

Really love the story and will be ready for the next one once it drops

Very good but short

I enjoyed the book and the characters. A mix with strong plot armor but very enjoyable. I just wish it were longer

Not perfect, but really good!

My only real complaint for this book is that, at under 8 hours, it's pretty short. Also, it just sort of ... ends. it wasn't mid-scene or a terrible cliffhanger; the arcs that were important to wrap up in this book were resolved satisfactorily and then some random stuff happens and.. cut! it was strangely abrupt.

Otherwise, this was a very fun start to an interesting new series. The main character is reasonably OP, and bulldozes through his problems with satisfying ease. I expect things will get a bit tougher for him in the next book, as he develops a reputation and isn't as quickly underestimated.

I was also delightfully surprised at how... not sexist the MC is. Of course he is handsome, charming, and irresistible to women; but, so far, the women he interacts with are strong, clever, and don't turn into mindless goo when the MC shows the least affection, or gifts them with chocolate or a shopping trip. It's quite refreshing, and i applaud the author..

eagerly awaiting the next book.

Entertaining but a template story

I have to say that I went through the entire book in one sitting. I'm not saying this is the greatest piece of literature, I don't want to misrepresent when I say that I went through it in one sitting. it's an easy listen and entertaining. if you are okay with the hero type who can do all things and have no real honest to goodness conflict that he must overcome then you will enjoy this read. that's my main complaint, he's so good nothing is a challenge. nothing at all challenges him. we see this in a lot of different kinds of Fiction and Fantasy where the protagonist is so smart and so accomplished and so skilled that he easily dances his way through Society High and the dirt of society which he eventually conquers and rules over. if this is something you get into then you will enjoy this story. if however you find these kinds of stories a bit boring or too much of a template, then I say move on. this book does deserve a five-star rating because the author makes it such an easy beginning all the way through the end the performance is excellent and I can't really say that there are issues that will bother many people. I do have one more main complaint, I understand if people do not agree with this particular thought, but it feels as though the character himself actually changes personality somewhat throughout the book meaning he's Begins the book as one kind of character but as the story progresses his nature seems to change halfway through. it's almost as if the author was discovering the character as he wrote the character. all together I think it deserves five stars for a genre, but given that it's so much like a template and a red stories like this very very similarly so many times, I will issue this caution to readers.

Enjoyed it

This is the story of a OP main character looking into what happened to his order being a bad ass all along saving dams, killing criminals, and enjoying life

A REALLY Good start on a series

Really good main character. Well based storyline with slowly unfurling elements. I WAS able to predict a few things, but not enough for me to lose interest. BIG plus in my book. I easily identify tropes and lose interest if not well executed. Looking forward to book 2

Great new series

Great news series with good world building, strong characters and a good Bit of action.

Enjoyed it very much

The story grabs your interest from being all the way to the end. Hard to put down, excellent book 📖.

Some books are exactly what you're looking for

If you're looking for an OP protagonist the first book is for, Wish it was longer but I also appreciate the author not adding in fluff just to add time/pages. I have no idea if the MC will stay OP in the upcoming books but the style of the author in this one seems like it he will and I really hope that ends up being the case. All and all an amazing story and probably in my Top 5. I have over 900 LITRG style books in my library for context. It's definitely worth the $ or the credit. I wish I didn't have to wait till October for the next now! To the Author, Thank you and keep up the good work!