Dormitory Demon

Slayer Academy, Book 1

By: Kirk Mason

Narrated by: Tom North, Savannah Thomas

Length: 9 hrs and 46 mins

Publisher's summary

A castle full of demon hunters, and guess what I'm hiding in my room?

Life as a blacksmith’s son was simple. Hammer steel, make deliveries, and court the cute baker down the street. My respectable future lay before me.

Then, I was attacked by a giant monster. I had to fight for my life, and I won.

Something awakened in me that day, something kept hidden by my father. It gave me strength, speed, and other secret powers. Before he could explain, a fist pounded on the door. It was the Knights of Elsara! Or, as the common folk called them, slayers.

A new path lay before me—a treacherous journey leading to my city's salvation, the truth about my parents, and, most importantly, a nice uniform.

I just had to walk the straight and narrow, earning my sword and wristbow along the way. That shot out the window when, during some mischief in the library with a very pretty elf, we accidentally summoned a demon!

The kind I’m supposed to be hunting…

I'll leap across city walls killing hobgoblins, train my blade under the watchful eye of a noblewoman, and try to prevent an adorable demon from stealing my soul. Oddly, she doesn't seem to want it. She just reads books and asks me how my day went.

©2024 Kirk Mason (P)2024 Kirk Mason

Good book

Good book, not my favorite. It has some charm about it, it's slow at some points, but it picks right back up. That dam cliffhanger though, makes my arms sore. I do look forward to more of these books, and definitely more battle miner.

Slayer by mistake

To begin Eric was living his best life ready to marry the girl of his dream, until he bumped hide beast
After that he his world was flip upside down. A good start to beginning of a book that I will continue to listen to both narrators pull their best punches, and I do enjoy a good story about how one thing can lead to another. Thank you very much for letting me listen to this book. 

Another hit by Mason

this is a fun adventure, Tom North and Savannah Thomas are great voices for this. highly recommend.

Eric and Silfie are a ton of fun.

great story fun plot

it's was a great start to a series cool plot and characters awesome lore plenty of mystery

Great mix of mystery, romance, and action

this is one of the best first book of a harem franchise I've read. the relationships are natural. the mc is easy to root for being a blacksmiths son with as much knowledge about his past as the readers have. the voice actors deliver the story in an entertaining and engaging way. Easily worth spending a credit if you are on the fence.

a great first book

This was a great first book. Loads of world building and lots of action.
Some spice to mellow things out but overall an awesome book.
Highly recomended

interesting and Awesome

This promises to be a series worth following. From the choice of the timberline to the premise this interesting combination is new and inventive.
My only warning to those who care, but appreciated me, is that there isn't a lot of world building. It's just enough for you to get what you need to know so that you aren't clueless.

I really liked it

I really hope another one comes soon. I loved the story. I did notice if I listened using Alexa the audio was really soft and would easily knock me out but the story keeps you interested so if you focus just a little you wont fall asleep.

Mason does not disappoint.

I received a free copy to give my honest opinion, I will try to minimize spoilers. What else can I say, but Mason hits it out the park with another Banger. At first it would seem like a typical cliché Fantasy with humor, until...

SPOILER WARNING (translated to latin)!!!

Unus e novis amicis, quos modo introductus est, prae se frigido sanguine afficitur.

This sets the tone of the book as many of the usual tropes are subverted. Though it has a rough start, I would highly recommend giving this book a shot. It was a fun experience.

A fun start to an awesome series!

I had a lot of fun listening to this and it held me the entire time having me listen to it during all of my free time! Can’t wait for book 2!