The Guardian's Grimoire

The Guardian Series, Book 1

By: Rain Oxford

Narrated by: Todd Menesses

Length: 17 hrs and 45 mins

Publisher's summary

Dylan thought he was an average man with a dead-end job and no great aspirations. When he finds a black book lying innocently on his lawn with peculiar words and markings, he discovers the universe is bigger than he imagined. The guardian of Earth, who kept the book and its immense power safe from falling into the wrong hands, was killed. Now Earth needs a new guardian.

The battle to protect the book begins early for Dylan, as he must rely on his newly discovered powers to defeat the creatures sent to take the book. Dylan's life is sure to be full of adventure, danger, and magic.

To protect his book and the world that now relies on him, he must learn to survive in a foreign world, fight fierce horrors beyond imagination, master the magical arts, and ultimately battle a dark god who has already destroyed one world.

©2015 Rain Oxford (P)2015 Rain Oxford

Wonderful

What a wonderful surprise. Truly entertaining. I wish the other books in the series were on Audible.

Fairly Amusing, Narrator Annoying

The protagonist had loads of personality and the narrator's voice was appropriate for him, but most of the other voices had bizarre inflections, totally at odds with the scenes and emotions being expressed. It made me tired just listening to them, and eventually irritated. If I had any advice to give to the narrator, it would be "Don't try so hard."

Awesome and adventurous!

I really enjoyed Rain Oxford's The Guardian Grimoire! The story was amazingly adventurous and Todd Menesses did a wonderful job telling it. Oxford did a great job creating a vivid tale of of adventure that I will remember for a lifetime! I don't know if she made up some of the words in the story, but if she did, that made it even more intriguing to me. I'm definitely going to do some research about this genre because before this book, I really had only ever entertained works oike The Hobbit, Lord if the Rings, etc. But, this has reminded me that there's a world of fantasy and adventure stories to dive into! Great job, Rain!

Amazing audiobook !!!

I am a huge fan of the fantasy books and a very tough audience to please. This audiobook exceeded all of my expectations. The story is fresh and original in the genre, with some very likeable characters. It is written flawlessly, creatively and the author took great care to present the content in an easy and understandable manner. The narrator also did a great job and made listening to the audiobook an enjoyable experience. I highly recommend this material to all the fantasy lovers, I give it a, well deserved, 5 stars rating!

Good Fantasy Mystery

A good listen, well narrated . A very good character base that made you get caught up in the story.

Fantastic magical journey across different worlds

Would you listen to The Guardian's Grimoire again? Why?

Yes I would. It was 17 hours long and I'm sure there were things I missed the first time through I could pick up a second or third time through. I enjoyed the journey the book takes you on and enjoyed each world we traveled to.

Who was your favorite character and why?

I love Shinobu the squirrel cat with retractable teeth, the species that caused leprosy on earth. That was a cute touch. I want one If I have to pick a human character I like the most, I like Nano, he wasn't around for most of the book, maybe two chapters at most but I enjoyed his entrance and exit.

Which character – as performed by Todd Menesses – was your favorite?

I love the voices he did for the villain were amazing! I felt like his voice was perfectly evil and like a dragon!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Will Dylan be able to handle his new powers in time to save the earth?

Amazing Epic Fantasy!

If you could sum up The Guardian's Grimoire in three words, what would they be?

Amazing Epic Adventure

What did you like best about this story?

Realistic characters, unique role building.

Have you listened to any of Todd Menesses’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Very long... took three sittings

Any additional comments?

Looking forward to the next one!

Fun

This is Damn good book with awesome characters, personalities and world building that is not to over whelming. The VA ( Todd Menesses ) that was chosen narrate was awesome!

The Guardian's Grimoire

This book was actually really good in my opinion. I really like books that contain magical themes. I'm usually more of a horror reader/listener. Although I'm really a horror, fantasy, mystical type guy. I thought the narrator did a superb job of making each character unique and distinct. Overall I enjoyed it quite a bit. I can't wait to listen to the other books in the guardian series.

Definately worth the credit!

What made the experience of listening to The Guardian's Grimoire the most enjoyable?

The book is easy to follow and the narrator did a great job!

Who was your favorite character and why?

My favorite was Dylan because he was the main character. He's very realistic, smart, sarcastic, and likes Star Wars.

What does Todd Menesses bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

The alien language is really neat to hear out loud.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

It's too long, but it's great for long driving trips.

Any additional comments?

It's great for all ages and I look forward to more books from this author.