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Shadow of the Conqueror

Chronicles of Everfall, Book 1

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Shadow of the Conqueror

By: Shad Brooks
Narrated by: Michael Kramer, Kate Reading
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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 Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Middle Ages

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Shad has proven himself to be a master world builder with his first published book! Even in such a fantastical world, shad has thought out every detail in a way that keeps it realistic and grounded. The various cultures and religions of the world make sense within the context of the setting and as a fan of his YouTube channel its awesome to see him put his "laws against medieval realism" to good use and show how realism, even in a fantasy world can make a setting far more believable. That same believability also applies to the characters. For example a character with new found magical powers acts in very much the same way I imagine many would.



I've given the story "4 stars" even though my enjoyment of the book so far I would rate at 5. This is because by giving 5 stars I feel like it would have to be on as good as other books I conider 5 stars such as LOTR or or Got. So why don't I think its as good as those? Well I'd like to give some constructive criticism here but it's something I can't really describe. It's something about the actual writing that just feels a little more sort of clumsy, not quite as perfect. It's not badly written or anything though and still incredibly enjoyable.

Fantastic world building and coulorfull characters

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Overall, Shad has created a fantastic universe with sound rules for the story and people

Left me longing for more

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A meticulously crafted world full of details, incredibly fleshed out characters and the ideal choice for voice actors who deliver a masterful performance. I wholeheartedly recommend this book and can't wait for more!

Fantastic Work

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Appreciate the amount effort Shad has put into fleshing out this world. The mechanics of the fantasy magic have been treated with great care and it's thrilling seeing the clever ways in which it is employed.

There are some very dark themes that threw me off at first but seeing how they tie inextricably with the protagonist's character development, I appreciate them.

Speaking of the protagonist, Shad does a frighteningly good job at getting me to feel empathy for Dalen - despite being an objectively deplorable human being, deserving of none.

In that lies the book's selling point for me. The inner conflict it can induce within the reader (reflecting that of many of it's supporting characters) by making me almost route for a protagonist whose résumé of evil deeds could be said to eclipse that of real world villains like Stalin, Hitler or even Genghis Khan. An 'anti-hero' done right.

The two narrators for this audioboook are also great.

Only bit of constructive criticism I'll add is that the writing at times could feel a bit clumsy, though I feel this is less apparent as the novel progress. And considering how this is Shad's first published book, I can only look forward with much optamism as YouTube's master at arms evolves and refines as a writer.

Awesome premise. Looking forward to more from Shad

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A throughly enjoyable read with great characters.

If you are a fan of the Sandman (Brandon Sanderson) then you will enjoy. The magic system reminds me of an alternative way of using Stormlight from the Stromlight Archive.

Michael Kramer & Kate Reading are the perfect narrators to listen too and are a great accompaniment to this novella.

I will eagerly await the release of the second book.

Really enjoyable read

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