Shadow of the Conqueror

Chronicles of Everfall, Book 1

De: Shad Brooks

Narrado por: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading

Who better to fight back the darkness of the world than the one responsible for most of it?

Daylen, once known as the Great Bastard, the Scourge of Nations, Dayless the Conqueror, has lived in hiding since his presumed death. Burdened by age and tremendous guilt, he thinks his life is coming to an end. Unbeknownst to him he’s about to embark on a journey towards redemption where his ruthless abilities might save the world. Many battles await with friends to be made and a past filled with countless crimes to confront, all the while trying to keep his true identity a secret.

Indeed, it might be too much if not for the fabled power awaiting him.

Everfall is a world of perpetual day where the continents float in an endless sky. If one jumps from the continent they will fall for many hours before returning to the same place from which they fell. Skyships rule the air powered by shining sunstone and industrial darkstone. A legendary order of knights bears mystical powers which they use to hunt out the dreaded shade, monsters that regular people turn into if trapped in darkness for the length of a fall.

It is a world of enchanted swords, merciless monsters, mystical knights, and hard magic, filled with tales of wonder and adventure.

©2019 Shad Brooks (P)2019 Shad Brooks

Amazing start to a series

I hesitated to spend a credit on this at first, Amazing fights, powers and characters.

A great debut for Shad!

I've been a fan of Shad M Brooks on Youtube for a while now, and his expertise shows through here. The worldbuilding is intriguing, the magic system masterfully complex, and the characters deep and engaging. While there is an argument to be made about the over-powereredness of the main protagonist, and some of the dialogue seemed a bit anachronistic, I found the dialogue to nevertheless be one of the strongest points of the novel.

This novel should come with a content warning, however; the main protagonist is a pedophile and rapist, and his crimes are discussed in some detail, along with the firsthand ongoing trauma of his victims. If you have trauma related to these, please read with caution.

glorious! well done for his first novel!

Excellently written! my only problem with it is how easily the main character learns his powers, he never seems to struggle with them too much but all in all well told and a good story!

Loved it!

Great, compelling story with a very entertaining kind of humour at just the right places. Can't wait for the next one :)

An amazing read

The Shadow of the Conqueror is an amazing book with thrilling action sequences that had me at the end of my seat, multiple instances that caused me to literally laugh out loud, and beautiful character arcs that have caused me to want to be a better person. The audio book is greatly narrated, and is a performance I look forward to enjoying again and again for the years to come while I impatiently wait for a sequel.