Vivication

Holyrage Chronicles, Book 1

By: Jonathan C Socha

Narrated by: Andre G Chapoy

Length: 10 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

Zarron, an Elite in the Church of the Nameless and last of the Holyrage line, finds himself drawn to the great northern expanse of Vin Ara Talv. However, in these normally dormant but changing lands, things are not all they seem. Beyond the colossal wall Fenrir, barbarians and creatures of the dark are becoming restless. New monstrosities rise along with the threat of an evil that even the oldest Gods had troubles containing. Will the defenders of the mighty Fenrir, and Zarron Ra Holyrage, last of the Holyrage line, be able to stand against the might of the unknown? Will he learn the true power of his name before it's too late?

©2017 Jonathan C. Socha (P)2018 Jonathan C. Socha

Great audio performance by Andre Chapoy

This novel was well done across the board. Andre Chapoy's vocal work was incredible and it certainly one up and coming performer you should all be watching closely.

The performance has heart and passion with some pretty cool effects to bring the story to life. He has more then a few lines that after hearing gave me chills. There were others that caused me to snort..literally snort as i was laughing so hard...it is stupid to snort you know..like why do we do that..anyhow i digress. On top of his incredible vocal performance he adds these cool effects on the Celestial and Demonic entities that work so well and emphasis the otherworldliness of them. His character voice work is unique for each character. At times there is multiple characters speaking in one area and I can tell which voice belongs to who. That is something spectacular especially since i have heard some audible performances where the voices kind of meld together and it becomes a challenge to tell them apart. Not with Andre though.

The story itself is great. I have always been a fan of Good vs Evil but they have been harder and harder to come by. I dont always need some morally confused protagonist being the star. The author does a fine job of making both sides incredible in power as well. It is refreshing to have the "good" guys hold their own in combat throughout and not just at the pivotal moments. The story has this incredible twist in it that I am still trying to wrap my mind around it. The way the author can weave together little details is pretty impressive.