Nightglass

De: Liane Merciel

Narrado por: Eric Michael Summerer

In the grim nation of Nidal, carefully chosen children are trained to practice dark magic, summoning forth creatures of horror and shadow for the greater glory of the midnight lord. Isiem is one such student, a promising young shadowcaster whose budding powers are the envy of his peers. Upon coming of age, he's dispatched on a diplomatic mission to the mountains of the Devil's Perch where he's meant to assist the armies of devil-worshiping Cheliax in clearing out a tribe of monstrous winged humanoids. Yet as the body count rises and Isiem comes face to face with the people he's exterminating, lines begin to blur, and the shadowcaster must ask himself who the real monsters are.

From Liane Merciel, critically acclaimed author of The River King's Road and Heaven's Needle, comes a fantastical tale of darkness and redemption set in the award-winning world of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game.

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dark and twisted but compelling

imagine if harry potter went to a chaotic evil hogwarts. being brought up in a horrible culture doesn't mean it needs to define you.

Riveting

I found the writing to be Engaging, that is I felt that I was there and participating in the story

Hellraiser Hogwarts

Ever wondered what an evil hogwarts looks like?
What a great read. Somehow turns into a western at the end, but quite a great journey. Perfect for any gm/dm out there who looks at Nidal/Zon-Kuthon and loudly wonders "what the hell do i do with this?"

Great Start to a series

Good story and character development.

Happened upon these by accident while looking for additional books that Eric M. Summerer had narrated. I had just completed listening to him in the Stark's War series and enjoyed his narration of the story and was curious what else he had on Audible.

I'm not sure if there are more of the authors work on Audible after the 3 books in this series, but over all very happy with the purchase.

slow burn that picks up toward the middle.

slow to get going, especially with all the world building but worth it. especially the riveting conclusion and how the stryx are portrayed as being more than one dimensional set pieces for the protagonist's whims. The narration at times is somewhat monotone and found it best to listen to in the background while doing other activities.

The protagonist isn't a morally upstanding character and that might turn some off. A kind of gray morality exists for everyone with all parties commiting morally dubious actions.