The Way of Edan

The Edan Trilogy, Book One

De: Philip Chase

Narrado por: Allen Walker

Holy war. Magic rooted in empathy and transcendence. Fantasy creatures as never seen before. The Kingdom of the Eternal will awaken when the Way of Edan holds sway over all of Eormenlond. So say the prophecies. With unrivalled power in the gift, the Supreme Priest Bledla leads Torrlond and its mighty army to convert rival kingdoms by the sword and by the fang.

Among the gathering resistance is the sorceress Sequara, whose mission is to protect her island and her Andumaic faith from the Torrlonders’ aggression.

As holy war looms over the kingdoms of Eormenlond, a chance encounter bestows a terrible curse upon a young man. Dayraven’s curse may decide Eormenlond’s fate. But first, with the help of unlikely friends, he must survive the shattering of his world.

Equal parts epic and lament, The Way of Edan is the lyrical opening of The Edan Trilogy.

©2023 Philip Chase (P)2024 Philip Chase

Reseñas de la Crítica

"In The Way of Edan, Philip Chase has written a highly accomplished first novel. The storytelling is top-notch. There's a gravitas in the writing that put me in mind of Tolkien, with definite shades of Katherine Kerr, along with John Gwynne. This is a novel born of love for the story." - Mark Lawrence (author of The Broken Empire Trilogy)

"What a wonderful read! Prose that is smooth and accessible, a world with a weight and a depth to it, and a gripping and emotional story. There's a lot to love here. Lovely to see the Anglo-Saxon influences that gave me a real sense of time and place, and the storytelling was done with a deft, assured hand." - John Gwynne (author of The Faithful and the Fallen)

"The Way of Edan encompasses an expanding war driven by voracious religious fanaticism. Young heroes emerge, bonded by loyalty, in an age of ripening prophecy. Traditional fantasy readers will find elves with a fresh spin expanding the familiar bounds of individuality, and women, old and young, who wield magic in positions of power." - Janny Wurts (author of The Wars of Light and Shadow)

Brilliant Narration

Great start to a classic feeling fantasy series. Enjoyed the writing quite a bit. The narration by Allen Walker though is phenomenal! I hope audiobooks for the rest of the series get released and Allen has opportunities to narrate more books.

Fantastic performance

Allen Walker did a phenomenal job on the narration here. An astounding amount of accents and voices. Knocked it out of the park for his debut performance.

Performance was excellent, easily one of the best I’ve heard.

An exceptionally written story. It mixes both classic story telling elements with modern prose. The story itself will make you feel every emotion from joy to despair. Paired with the exceptional performance, this is a must listen.

Excellent story and narration

This is an excellent fantasy with homage to the classic fantasy stories while still adding modern twists. Some of the typical fantasy races are not what you expect here and the characters are well drawn.
The narration was excellent! Hard to believe this was Allen Walker’s first audiobook! Allen used a variety of voices and reads faster than most narrators so I didn’t need to sped this up as much as other audiobooks.
I will be watching for more from this author and this narrator.

A modern take on your classic fantasy told with heart & insight

WAY OF EDAN immediately draws you in with its use of clear rather modern language presented with a classical flare. Written in the modern day to sit timelessly among the fantasy classics which hold up a properly curated fantasy library. It’s that accessibility which make the magic words truly enchanting and bring to life characters that are more complex than mere heroes or villains - though there are those in this story well worth admiring or hating. Largely due to a virtuoso reading.

Outstanding narration

I’ll go ahead and mention right away that the only reason I decided to listen to this audiobook was I wanted to support the narrator. I know him personally and have always been big on supporting people as they try to pour into their passions. The description of the book also sounded interesting and is a genre that I have read a lot of and enjoyed.

In “The Way of Edan” by Philip Chase, we follow Dayraven, Sequara, and the Supreme Priest Bledla in different points of view as their stories intertwine and also clash. The entire book is about a holy war that is being fought and the different sides. There is a great bit of magic and also different creatures mentioned in the story.

I first want to mention that the narration was absolutely phenomenal! Allen Walker did an amazing job at giving each character their own voice. Also, he gave them passion as he voiced their lines. I’ve listened to a lot of audiobooks, and I honestly don’t think I’ve ever heard a narrator do such a phenomenal job! The audio performance was definitely five stars!

As far as the actual story, it was a good epic adventure fantasy, but it didn’t really have anything to me that made it stand out from the rest. While some people like reading similar things over and over, when it comes to fantasy novels, I like to see something unique. We have the chosen one trope mixed in with the beautiful but untouchable princess. There’s also an evil priesthood that wants to control everything. I’ve just read it too many times at this point. The writing itself was excellent, I just felt like the story was a bit too much like other well-known epic fantasies.

One thing I did really like was that Chase gave a lot of the different humanoid species unique names. Also, he did handle the elves a bit differently than a lot of these types of books. I don’t want to spoil too much on this, but it did help the story to stand out a bit.

I will warn that it is quite a bit graphic in the gore department. Those with queasy stomachs would not be able to handle it. Also, there is a good bit of cursing throughout. However, the romance is minimized to kissing and innuendos, but not actual bedroom scenes.

I really struggled with rating this book as it’s not a bad book. It just wasn’t interesting enough to me personally. If you love all things epic fantasy and enjoy knowing the basics of what to expect, then you will thoroughly enjoy this book! It’s definitely geared to adults due to the content mentioned above. I also want to add that this is the debut novel for this author, so I would not be surprised if the books get even better throughout the series. While it’s not for me, it may very well be for you!

Engaging Writing and Story with Fantastic Narration!

Definitely worth your time! Allen's narration combined with Philips writing will have you whisked away to Eormenlond!

Great listen!

Allen did a fantastic job bringing this story to life! He has truly mastered the spoken word in this riveting epic tale.

Allen does so well I honestly forgot it was him narrating.

still a great book. recommend it to all fantasy fans looking for something modern but has those traditional influences

Great classic fantasy

Plot and characters were amazing. Enjoyed the narrator a lot too. Would recommend picking this up for sure