The Lost Temple of Ssis'sythyss

The Dungeoneers Series, Book 3

By: Jeffery Russell

Narrated by: Faust Kells

Cursed gems, snake gods, lost temples, dark jungles, and volcanoes. It could serve as a laundry list of things Ruby wanted nothing to do with.

Yet now she's on her way, in search of a missing friend and with only a journal of cryptic clues and a notorious band of dungeoneering dwarves to guide her.

©2017 Jeffery Russell (P)2018 Jeffery Russell

great book series

this book series is great and I hope there are more books coming out!

A Prequel

The third adventure of the Dungeoneers is actually the story of how they met Ruby the Scribe. As usual, this was another great story, told by a great narrator. I look forward to hearing more soon.

A lot of fun

The characters evolve and the plot moves fairly quickly. Always amusing and sometimes clever. I recommend the entire series.

Feels like this should be the first book

Wish the books focused more on the dungeons as economic centers and the recovering of various artifacts but overall they are a good adventure. Someone seriously needs to purchase a pronunciation guide for the narrator though.

pretty solid fantasy book

overall I really liked it, there's a decent amount of adventure and world building. a lot of the same characters from the previous books come back and seem to stay in the same vein of personality that they have previously shown. I think it's a solid book overall and a good addition to the series

Two thumbs and a snake tail up!

Let’s start this off by saying I don’t understand the bad reviews for this book at all. Did they get a different book than me? First of all, it’s the third in a series, (though arguably this, like the previous two are stand-alone) so people should know what they’re getting. Second, it’s just finely crafted fantasy humor. It’s not Pratchett, but it is satire with a solid dose of expectation playing and slapstick. I mean, it’s kind of like the dwarves from the Hobbit melded with Disney’s Snow White Dwarves and were given business smarts and skills other than fighting and mining.

So yeah, I take offense to the bad reviews.

Anyway, this book is a prequel of sorts as it follows the time when Ruby the scribe first joined the Dungeoneers as they hunt for ancient naga ruins. Don’t let the prequel status turn you off the book. I hate prequels, but as I said, these books are stand-alone, so you can just enjoy it and not think about it being in a series. Not to mention Ruby is GREAT. Seriously, she puts Durham to shame.

This book is more of a satire on adventuring and economics than a satire or spoof of DnD. Personally, I enjoyed this change, but your mileage may vary.

Long and short of it is this is a top notch entertaining book that had me grinning like a fool most of the time. I recommend this book if you liked the first two books or like a good fantasy comedy romp, now buy buy buy.

Another Adventure

I thoroughly enjoy this series and was eagerly awaiting the release of this title. I have listened to both previous books numerous times and love the crazy antics of The Dugeoneers. This book didn't disappoint. It took me a minute to orient myself as this happened before the two previous books and is the account of how Ruby came to travel with the company. It has been referenced in passing in the previous books. This book follows the same pacing of the previous books with the same sort of antics and humor, it did not disappoint. A thoroughly enjoyable tale of a dwarfen team of professional dungeoneers and how a human scribe came to travel with them; with a nearly naked, oiled up, overly muscled barbarian thrown into the mix.

Wonderful

The narrator's performance of Ruby takes some getting used to but overall it is a good audio book and story.

Back in time

So this book goes back before the last book ended. It’s still a light bit of fun.

Did no-one listen to the narrator?

I was completely distracted by Faust Kells' constant mispronunciations. I mean, really? The place was lit by flaming brassieres? That is the sort of mistake I would expect a twelve-year-old to make. Some of them, I found myself wondering if he was doing on purpose.

A pretty good prequel to the other two books in the series.