Villains Pride

The Shadow Master, Book 2

By: M. K. Gibson

Narrated by: Jeffrey Kafer

Length: 7 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

The Shadowmaster is back... whether you wanted him to be or not!

Jackson Blackwell, The Shadowmaster, is in over his head this time. After his last adventure, where he tore fantasy novels a new one, Jackson has to deal with the repercussions of angry gods, angrier conspirators, and the wrath of his pregnant girlfriend!

(I know... actual consequences in a comedy/action series? How avant-garde! - I think. Okay look, I really don't know what that means. I've always just wanted to say it and I'm too lazy to look it up.)

Thanks to a godly decree and a crafty clause, Jackson has been banished from his home. And the only universe kindly enough to take him in is one infested with comic-book-style superheroes and supervillains. A perfect place to cause mayhem, right? Well, it wouldn't be much of a book if it were.

Comics don't play by the rules, and Jackson has been tasked to do something unique. Whatever is a villain to do?

Follow the adventure of Jackson Blackwell as he attempts to manipulate his way back to the top while dealing with all manner of dark detectives, godly aliens, expensive power suits, and the most daunting challenge of all... looming parenthood.

©2017 Michael Gibson (P)2017 Amber Cove Publishing

Book 2

Very entertaining book 2 in the series. So far so good, laugh out loud in several areas. Great narration as always. Thanks for the entertainment.

A fun romp of a book with a play on Villains

*I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

Jeffrey Kafer was the narrator for the first book and returns for this one. Hahaha. I love him! I love his voice and can listen to him forever. But he has a great dry humor to his voice that fits The Shadowmaster. How does he get through this book without laughing? I don't know, but I might want to hear a few bloopers from him. lol. I'm sure they would be fun. But, back to Jeffrey... Oh my. When Jeffrey did voices for Dr. Pain and a few other villains, I had to laugh. They fit the characters and were a hoot to hear! This is the Jeffrey I enjoyed listening to, he's really enjoying narrating this. I think the enthusiasm comes through in his performance of emotions and voices. The voice and personality changes are awesome, and fit the story.

Going into this book, I was looking for fun and adventure. And many pop culture references of shows, books, comics, and so much more. And I got it from the first word. Gibson likes to have fun with what he writes, and it shows. Hahaha. The references to the superheroes anatomy...in spandex... Hahaha. Gibson adds in small superhero facts about comics throughout the book.

As I looked through the beginning of the book for the first sentence, I got drawn into reading the Dedication and Forward. All of it is fun. Really. Gibson has written a Dedication from his main characters view, and it's a hoot. Along with the Forward, it's all done in fun.

I have fun with Jackson. He's a crafty villain. He knows the rules and plays with and around them. Jackson also has a code of conduct. He's a villain but he's not evil in treatment of people. He openly voices his views on different things that could really fit, yet it's humorous how it's done. Jeffrey pulls these moments off perfectly. It's a matter of fact tone that isn't nasty, bringing the dry humor into the words. So well done!

Jackson is great at turning peoples thoughts around. Jackson firmly believes in what he's saying, whether he actually does or not is another thing but he believes it in that moment, and uses examples he can sway his direction to turn thoughts around. I love it!

Jackson may seem like he's having fun in King Stanley's realm of superheroes as a supervillain but he still has things nagging at the back of his mind. He's been kicked out of his realm by his pregnant partner. As much as he wants to be home, he has the parenting issue nagging at him. And he doesn't seem to notice it. Jackson's determined he doesn't need to change with having a kid on the way, but he's living that time before his first child where your mind has to adapt and accept things DO change. Throughout the book Jackson has kids or family on his mind.

If you are looking for a fun romp of a book, this is one for you. Nothing in life, seen, or in books, movies, and much more are safe from Jackson's criticism. And it's awesome when he goes on a rampage about it all. I look forward to Jackson growing as a character, and I love the fun we have with him too.

Oh goodness. Gibson had me chuckling throughout the book, but in the end... I had to stop the audio to laugh. Great play with the narrator and book. Really interactive and worked wonderfully. The way Jackson is written really brings this to life.

Seriously, listen to the audio book. It's so much fun and the story really comes alive. You'll love it.

Hilarious!

This is a blast to listen to. It's refreshing when an author pokes fun at himself in a way that can make even the Grinch laugh. I can't wait for the next book.

This is refreshing

I absolutely loved this book! the twist and turns. the laughs and jokes. Gosh this book is supreme.

Another score for the Shadow Master.

Sometimes I laughed so hard I had to pull off the road.

2 thumbs way up for both the author and narrator. The superhero fun facts were an excellent touch.

its a great follow up

The first book in the series dealt with fantasy tropes, this one deals with superhero trope. Its a lot of fun with the superhero parodies. The action, and dialogue is fun, The only downside is the main character is a asshole and makes it hard to feel for him.

really funny and entertaining

I love this series. great narrating and storyline. looking forward to book 3. Keep up the good work!

quality sequel, but a sequel none the less.

If you like the 1st one then this is worth the read or listen. Mostly more of the same but still funny.

Dark Humour

God i love the Shadow Master. His humour is just the right shade of black for me.

Funtastic!

I'm only months away from being a half century old woman and laughed almost continuously while listening to this book! Gibson's willingness to go too far makes this book and series brilliant. The first appearance of Doris was Magic! The big fight, popcorn and the meat throne scene was a masterpiece! The narrator gave a perfect performance.
I have to stop writing so I can start book three but do yourself a favor and read/listen to this book.