Eight: The Saint of Water

Eight, Book 5

By: Samer Rabadi

Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann

The hunt begins immediately.

In the wake of Old Baxteiyel, Eight and Fala pursue a fleeing spy, only to discover hints of a Maltran conspiracy threatening all they know and love, called Project Birthright.

One spy leads to another, and Eight and Fala must take on new identities as they follow the trail through the deep wilderness and into enemy territory. Their target is a heavily fortified stronghold, far beyond the reach of allies or rescue.

Along the way, Eight, Fala, Yuki, and even the Deer God must reckon with what it means to be silvered. New powers awaken—deadly and strange—and every choice they make has the potential to reshape them in ways they can't take back.

To protect what they love, each will have to decide what they're willing to become.

Eight: The Saint of Water is the final chapter in Eight's story. It's a tale of espionage and wilderness survival, of faith and transformation, and of a man who was never meant to be a hero but became one anyway.

©2026 Samer Rabadi (P)2026 Podium Audio

best so far

I have no complaints, and many things I liked. However, I don't want to type out paragraphs. So, my favorite thing is how they scout, plan, and get allies to help stratagize. It makes it feel so much more real than most LitRPG books.

ps: I love LitRPG books, but they can make suspension of disbelief pretty hard sometimes.

Story got away from the author

This one seems to have fallen off the tracks quite a bit. Power jump was both too much and unrealistic to go from where the last book ended to this one. Story lost grounded stakes and had pacing issues.