Words of Power

A Progression Fantasy Epic (Word of Power, Book 1)

By: Shami Stovall

Narrated by: Ryan H. Reid

A magic-fueled progression fantasy adventure from Dragon Award winning author Shami Stovall.

Power is not given. It’s taken.

In the Tze Empire, spirits and demons rule the wilds, but Ring Warlocks control civilization. For Rimon, the son of a courtesan and lowest in society, Ring Warlocks seem like gods.

Each has their own magic drawn from Titans, and they can do whatever they please, regardless of how it affects the prefectures they rule.

But when a chance encounter places one of the ancient and powerful rings in Rimon’s hands, everything changes. For there is a trick to the rings, and Rimon sees through the test given to him.

Suddenly, he is no longer a player at the fringes of power; he is a Ring Warlock and granted his own territory.

Determined to make sure his prefecture thrives, Rimon must contend with jealous rivals, demons seeking his ring for themselves, and forces he cannot yet name, all while mastering his new abilities. He will prove even the lowest can rise to challenge gods.

Rimon will have to grow twice as strong as his rival warlocks just to survive in this new Progression Fantasy Adventure by Shami Stovall, the Dragon-Award winning author of Knightmare Arcanist!

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Great start!

Though I would have liked to get to know the MC a little more at the beginning of the book. Things hit the ground running and rarely slow down through the book. The ring warlock concept was cool and the world was interesting. I enjoyed the narrator’s performance. I will definitely check out the next book.

Anime in novel form

What a fantastic book. So bingeable and cannot wait for more. Book 2 cannot come soon enough

I thoroughly enjoyed this book

A very fun story and I also enjoyed the narrator. Can't wait for book two!

Cool concept voiced perfectly

The world draws you right in immediately. It’s visceral and real. Not a moment is lost in building the stakes, the listener is launched right into the action and is kept there the whole time. And let me tell you, I’ve heard a few narrations by Ryan H. Reid, and he keeps getting better. I loved each of his well crafted characters. He brings a life to them that’s not even explicitly on the page - what talent!

Great Story Gets Great Narration

I had the good fortune to read an ARC copy of this great story and was a little worried hearing the audiobook version would ruin it for me. Ryan H. Reid did a great job giving this story the voices it needed.