Villians Rule: The Shadow Master, Book 1 is in my top ten favorite audiobooks I have heard this year. M.K. Gibson has crafted one of the best characters I have come across in a long time. The book is a fantasy, action, comedy. Jackson Blackwell The Shadow Master is a Villians Villian. who uses his..
Set after a failed alien invasion which still managed to destroy more than half of the human population, Earth continues to battle on. All 18 year olds are drafted into the Human Defence League, put through a rigourous, if short, training session, then spat out to continue the battle against the insectoid-like Scum. The story..
Burned right through it. I’m already having issues waiting for the next book. By far my favorite super hero series.
Review from Rise of a D-List Supervillain →
the books are a fun romp, tending to be meandering now, but I hope the writer gains more focus in the next installment.
Review from Villains Rule →
Great writing. Witty prose. Superb narration. A bit long for my tastes but interesting enough to hold me through!
3.5 stars for the story and the narration… There was an interesting blend of ideas in this novel – crypto/paleo zoology, occultism, Nazis, hollow earth theory, and so on. I was curious to see how these elements would wind together as the plot unfolded. I didn’t find any of the characters to be particularly likeable,..
This book started strong, continued strong and ended the same way. My favorite part was how at the beginning of each chapter it pretty much summed up what happens in a way that didn’t give up too much of the story. Jackson Blackwell or Shadow Master was the perfect narrator and the apex villain. He..
Review from To Fire Called →
Once again nothing happened. It was another menu and laundry list. So disappointed, I enjoyed the ‘share’ books.
Review from In Ashes Born →
I’ve always really enjoyed the author’s stories. The ones I listened to before, he narrated personally. While I’m not usually a huge fan of that, he has a terrific voice, and I’d come to associate it with these characters. The narrator was very good, but I did struggle in the beginning to move beyond that,..
Would I recommend this book? I will start out with the conclusion, just for the people who tend not to spend the effort to read an entire review. Yes, I recommend this book. It’s quite short with it’s 10 hours and quite entertaining. It somehow reminded me a bit of ‘Off to be a wizard’….