The Black Talisman

By: Richard Storry

Narrated by: Jake Urry

Length: 4 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

Deep in a deserted forest, a coven of witches is taken by surprise as they attempt to summon the Dark Lord, Anubin, from the spirit world.

At his Easter camp, young Gilbert Hawkins has an amazing divine encounter. However, as the subsequent years pass, he and his girlfriend find themselves increasingly the subject of demonic visitations. What is the connection between these seemingly isolated events, over 300 years apart? As the angelic forces of good and evil clash, the disturbing nature of the mystery gradually emerges. Can the dark servants of Anubin be prevented from obtaining for him the power he so desperately seeks - the power that comes from the black talisman?

©2016 Richard Alan Storry (P)2016 Richard Alan Storry

A good kind of different!

supernatural, suspense, mystery, witches, artifact

A stranded supernatural tale without horror is a wonderful thing! I was glad at the limitation of the number of characters as more would have made the story messy instead of thought provoking. Different and enjoyable!

Jake Urry is positively a voice actor who never disappoints!

The Black Talisman

This is a story of good vs evil. Deamons vs angels. It was very interesting to think of all artifacts that are found, some should remain where they were put. The story has a very cool reminder how different things were hundreds of years ago. And how closely accurate that part of the story truly was.

suspenseful mystery

I really enjoy Jake Urry as a narrator and I loved The Cryptic Lines. This is a good supernatural and suspenseful mystery. Though The Cryptic Lines was way better in my opinion, this was worth a read. This author is great at totally surprising you with the ending.

Jake Urry as always did a wonderful job. Very enjoyable.

I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.

Good

Not bad. Not going to lie... didnt see the ending coming. I liked that. The writing was pretty good.. switching from past to future alternatively was pretty cool. Overall I enjoyed the story.

A Witch Summoning..

Any additional comments?

This book was about a Witch Summoning that goes awry.

A group of witches use a summoning spell and the effects are still present 300 years later.

The story line covers a supernatural mystery, witches, and demonic visitations.


Jake Urry did really well with the narration and added to the overall "feel" of the book.

Note:
"This audio book was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review."

intriguing and creepy in the best way

I had to listen to this one twice, once last night and again this am. It sort of pulls you in and the creepy music is icing on the cake. It is intriguing and I very much enjoyed it and look forward to more. I voluntarily listened to a free copy of this and am giving an honest review. The narrator did an excellent job bringing it to life.

Witches and Demons

This was an OK book by author but liked his book The Cryptic Lines better. This book is like a mythical supernatural read with witches and scary demon (Aubin); I enjoyed the main characters of Gilbert and Monica. The narrator really held my interest with this book due to his deep dark voice with the descriptive scenes. This book would also be ok for teens. I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the narrator. THANK YOU

Predictable plot

The Black Talisman is a predictable book about demons and angels. I loved the narrator Jake Urry he has the perfect voice for this book. I received this audio book at my request and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review.

Too religious and predictable

I had actually been looking forward to another story by Richard Storry, as I've also listened to The Crytic Lines. However, this book is very different. It kept me wondering - why this change in writing concept?

The Black Talisman is very religious and supernatural - demons, angels and witches and it was too religious for me. It goes back and forth in time and there's nothing new in the concept - you know what's going to happen. It was very hard for me to finish it, and it couldn't hold my attention for long.

Jake Urry is one of my favorite narrators and he was excellent in this book as in many others. I always enjoy his dramatic voice when needed and emotional tones to the characters.

The Black Talisman

This is a moody, gothic feeling book told deftly by Jake Urry.A coven of witches are interrupted during a summoning.The clergy of that time,300 years ago take action to hide the talisman to summon the demon.How does this have anything to do with a young couple in love in present day?Loved it!I was given this book free by the author, narrator or publisher.