Hugo Huescas’s Dungeon Lord: The Wraith’s haunt is an interesting take on the LitRPG genre, though I would perhaps categorize this as LitRPG Lite. What do I mean by that? Well while there are without a doubt RPG elements woven into the tale, unlike most books in the genre, very little leveling up is actually done. This felt more like a traditional fantasy novel with some RPG elements tossed in. That being said it’s quite an interesting and entertaining tale. I enjoyed the fact that the author tosses our ‘hero’ into the role of a ‘villain.’ It’s something I’ve only seen a time or two before, but I always enjoy these books. Of course he isn’t a true villain, but to the general public that’s how a dungeon lord is viewed, which of course only adds to the challenges of trying to do good. I will say for a book entitled Dungeon Lord with a main character who is a dungeon lord, very little actual time is spent in or around dungeons! Which I must admit I found quite amusing. Without posting spoilers, I’ll say the story is well crafted. The author created an intricate world and parts of the story may even pull at your heartstrings in sympathy for the victim of the true monster of the story. The book featured a wonderful cast of characters-loved the comic relief minion. I’ll be quite interested to see where the story goes from here.
The book is performed mainly by Jeff Hays, who as always does an absolutely fantastic job of brining the characters and word to life. This time around Jeff is also joined by the talented Annie Ellicott. who does an equally spectacular job bringing her two characters to life. This is now the second or third time I’ve heard them work together and they make an amazing team. I hope they continue to work together in the future.
I received a copy of this audio title for free in exchange for an unbiased review.