Magic Eater

Dark Lakes, Book 1

By: M.V. Stott

Narrated by: Dave Jones

Length: 5 hrs and 11 mins

Publisher's summary

Joseph Lake doesn’t know who he is or where he came from, and the answer might just be the death of him.

By day, Joseph scrubs toilets and fixes broken light fittings. By night, he looks into weird stuff: local hauntings, unexplained disappearances, and satanic cabals dancing naked around ancient stone circles. The usual.

The uncanny calls to him like a beacon, and he follows its signal wherever it leads, hoping that one day it will shine a light on who he really is. So far, the clues haven't added up to much, but now, a mad woman is stalking him, he’s tripping over dead bodies in the street, and he keeps having terrifying apocalyptic visions.

Can Joseph put the pieces together and figure out his identity? And if he does, will he be able to live with who he really is?

Mystery, scares, and fast-paced action collide in this thrilling urban fantasy series. Listen to Magic Eater now for a pause-resisting tale you cannot stop listening to!

©2019 M.V. Stott (P)2020 M.V. Stott

Amazing!

I have been a fan of this universe for a while now, and the books just keep getting better! This one had everything I loved in the previous ones: humor, action, likeable characters ... highly recommended

Joseph Lakes poor thing

There's a lot of bad luck going on for this bumbling nice guy. He's surrounded in mystery and makes an unbelievable over- underlord ? I can't wait to hear what happened to his memory! Next please?

Excellent New Series Beginning

Magic Eater by M.V. Stott is Book 1 in the Dark Lakes series. Joseph (Joe) Lake, MC, works as a janitor at Carlisle Hospital. For the past 10 years he has been trying to find out who he is because when he awoke on the shore of the lake wearing only one sock he had no memory and some unusual magic abilities he doesn't know how to use. For some unknown reason, Joe likes to chase monsters so takes small jobs. This is a well written, fast paced, action filled, page turning, snarky, and at times funny thrill ride adventure -- a new entry in the Uncanny Kingdom. Joe and his cast of colorful characters (Eva/homeless woman, the fox, soul vampires are interesting and wonderful. Looking forward to the next book in the series. The audiobook is excellently narrated by Dave Jones. His voice was clear, well paced, easy to listen to, and brought the story to life. Received an ARC of the audiobook and this is my voluntary review.

Magic Eater

A fantastic listen. The Author has done a fantastic job at world building And character Development. This is also a fantastic Detective story with a sense of humor, the Narrator does a fantastic job as well. I highly recommend this series is fantastic
Shauna Joesten

Perfect combo - action, magic, monsters and snark!

Magic Eater is the first book in The Dark Lake series from Uncanny Kingdom and it certainly set a high bar in terms of storyline (which is outrageously fun) and characters (using the term colorful is beyond inadequate). It is set in the town of Keswick in the Lake District (northwest England) which is the proud home of The Cumberland Pencil Museum (for those who wish to know the complete history of the venerable pencil). While that sounds like a picturesque and charming English countryside setting, unfortunately for the main character, Joseph Lake, there are also some monstrous new denizens making their presence felt by leaving a trail of bloody corpses in their wake. Joe is a hospital janitor/handyman who is still grappling with the fact that something happened to him ten years ago which left him with no memories of his life prior to being found face down, naked except for a single sock, near a lake. Joe, much to his dismay, discovers he harbors some mystifying magical powers. This discovery sets him on the path to becoming a reluctant and somewhat unlikely hero in this fast-paced, action-filled, frequently hilarious quest to expose the horrifying plans of the newly arrived death-dealing monsters while, hopefully, discovering some portion of his lost past.

The audiobook version of this story was superbly narrated by Dave Jones who brought this delightful urban fantasy to life. The pace, the tone, the various characters, and the humor were brilliantly represented in his reading.

Bottom line: this is an awesome urban fantasy filled with snark, sarcasm and wit that made me laugh out loud, kept me entertained, and kindled a fervent desire to tag along on more adventures with Joe and his new posse of paranormal peacekeepers.

While I did purchase a copy of this book, I was given a copy of the audiobook by the author and I am voluntarily offering my honest and unbiased review.

ENTERTAINING!!!!

I loved everything!! The story, the man reading and the way he brought the story to absolute life! I can't wait to listen to the next one in the series. One of the most entertaining stories I've experienced in a while!

okay plot, terrible main character

Did she have to make the main character a complete idiot? He does nothing but bumble around, saying the most idiotic things, constantly. At first, it was funny, then it just got ridiculous to down right annoying.