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Rise of the Shadow Rogue

By: Mike Truk
Narrated by: Ryan West
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Betrayal cuts deepest when someone you love wields the knife.

For Kellik, a once-rising star of Port Gloom's guild of thieves, it also leaves him floating in the bay, bleeding out and without hope or allies. Saved by an urchin and healed by a disgraced saint, Kellick is consumed by a single desire: to find out why his guild master ordered him cut down moments after passing his initiation trial.

Burning with injustice, Kellik recruits a number of gorgeous rogues to his side: fallen assassins, dark elf witches, and unnervingly polite necromancers. Together they journey through the shadowy underbelly of Port Gloom in pursuit of bloody revenge, daring to face impossible odds and uncover the grim truth: not only the reason for the guild's unnatural monopoly on crime, but why his guild master might have been justified in ordering his death after all.

Warning and minor spoilers: Rise of the Shadow Rogue is an 18+ audiobook intended for mature listeners. It contains graphic sex, medieval violence, and nudity. People swear, betray their loved ones, set each other on fire, seduce each other, and are scared witless by abysmal horrors. Most importantly, you'll meet gorgeous, powerful women, some capable of twisting the very fabric of fate, others of tearing a man in half with their bare hands. All are willing to enter unconventional, polyamorous harem relationships if it means helping Kellik achieve justice, and with this many powerful women on his side, he just might stand a chance.

©2019 Mike Truk (P)2019 Audible, Inc.
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I'm a massive fantasy fan always on the lookout for a new author. I found Mike Truk completely by accident, liked the synopsis and bought the book. I was not disappointed. Rise of the Shadow Rogue" has everything, well-written narrative and dialogue, loads of action, characters you love and ones you love to hate. Kellik is a thief betrayed by people he grew up trusting. I don't want to give any spoilers so all I'll say is what follows is an adventure that had me late for everything because I couldn't stop reading. Truks world building is so good I could see it. Buy this series, you won't regret it.

Best new series I've read in ages

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Brilliant writing backed up by great narration makes for a fun adventure which doesn't take itself too seriously, but still managed to keep me hooked with a good story and plot

Fun, quirky and involving!

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kept me totally entertained, and laugh out loud. brilliant adventure. can't wait to get the next one.

brilliant

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This is possibly my favourite audiobook. The written is brilliant, the character development is outstanding. The undertones of free will and the conflicted nature of Kellik's growth and ideals throughout the plot kept me wondering how the story and world could grow. The world is bleak and gritty, though the family built throughout and towards the end adds a certain lightness to it all. Ryan West performance was excellent and the voice of our charismatic rogue was spot-on. The ending isn't exactly an ending as its simply the finishing of one goal leading them strike up another. Which is exactly why I signed up Patreon, first 3 chapters of the sequel are already out.😋

By Blind Fortuna's silken ****

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I enjoyed the story although I found it irritating beyond belief that every female our 'hero' comes in contact with...he has sex in graphic detail....it was like a teenage boy fantasy and that ruined the story for me.

it was good bar...

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