Blade of Ghosts

The Lost Sect, Book 1

By: Julian Gyll

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

The Hollow is dying.

Beset by nightmarish creatures from the caverns below, Jason’s tribe is slowly being whittled away. Only a brave few still stand against the darkness.

Jason dreams of joining the glorious Shadowfront and battling the enemy known only as the Void. But, as a lowly Pastfinder, he is denied that path and forced to serve as little more than a glorified scavenger.

It is only when he chances upon the ruins of a long dead civilization that his fortunes change. Jason discovers a forgotten form of cultivation, one fueled by the ghosts of centuries-lost history and powerful, forbidden knowledge.

For the first time in his life, Jason has the strength to join the fight against the shadows.

But, if his fellow tribesmen learn of his new power's cursed origins, the Void will be the least of his concerns....

Inspired by the worlds of Xianxia and Wuxia, Julian Gyll brings a fresh, western fantasy take on the burgeoning cultivation genre.

©2022 Julian Gyll (P)2022 Portal Books

Fun New Tale

Always delightful to get to discover a new author, and Travis Baldree’s name is how I find the best. The story manages to be a consistently amazing balance of moving action and detailed training and cultivation. Tried not to rush through the story too quickly once I realized early how sad it would be to have to wait for book two of this new series

The inner monologue is a bit much but....

This is truly an amazing story and I hope it finishes. it was well written and the plot kept you going the progression, characters, and world keep you fixated on what's going to happen next and I don't need to say Travis was amazing as always, I will be waiting for the next book.

Really enjoyed it

So the book is really good but the whole self deprecating inner monologue gets a little bit too much for me. The plot itself it pretty awesome. Hoping the next book is even better.

enjoyable but slow and predictable

its a fun story but is very slow. It's also got a lot of "Men dumb and bad, Women smart and great" but if you can ignore that, it's pretty good.

Great narration, lack luster story

1st of all, reviews are nothing more than opinions. If you are like me you look at reviews to see if they line up with your overall views of what you look for in a story.

Many people like this story so it evidently appeals to someone. Unfortunately, the only reason why I finished this audiobook is because I burned a credit on it.

The narrator did great (he is one of my favorites and why I gave this audiobook a chance), always does a great job with wide array of voices for the many characters.

The story, without spoiling anything, has a very slow start. Then, will pick up and build and then sputter out to slowly build again. Outside of the MC and his best friend, there really isn't any one else to "love/like". The MC shows signs of tenacity and has a brutal back story, but then can come across whiney and petulant. It's definitely not the worst audio book I've listened to, but wasn't what I was hoping for.