Jackal Among Snakes, Book 3

A GameLit Fantasy

De: Nemorosus, R.A. Wilkins

Narrado por: Luke Daniels

The future hangs by a thread. Wisdom and kindness are a luxury. Freedom is balanced against the promise of tomorrow.

Argrave's harrowing journey to the Burnt Desert left him at death’s door, but breathed new life into his group by adding a fresh face to the party… if a severed head on a stick can be considered a proper companion. His goal is in sight within this foreign land with a tradition of hostility, and the royal bastard stands at the cusp of becoming black-blooded.

All of the magic, components, and requisite skills are close at hand. But the closer the team gets to their desires, the tighter the web of impending conflict tightens around them—a web woven with the threads of zealous devotion by the god Fellhorn’s despotic followers. Even with how hard they struggle to succeed, there’s no way to know if the inscrutable, unstable Alchemist will be willing to perform the procedure or eradicate them on the spot.

Just as worrisome is knowing that even if they can convince the Alchemist to take the job, he can demand any price for his services: body, mind, or even soul.

©2024 Nemorosus (P)2024 Mountaindale Press

Moves the series along splendidly

My only remorse is that we lose 1 companion of the fellowship in exchange for, er, one and a half. This last side quest is to become black-blooded, a process needed to improve his health and make Argrave more sturdy, something he knows has to occur if he has any chance at defeating the series final boss. There is relationship blooming between Anneliese and Argrave and a rift that develops between Argrave and Galamon that threatens their relationship. The lands they must traverse to acquire the black-blood enhancement is one of the more morbid I've experienced in a long time. Suffice it to say, the price people have to pay to get water in a dessert is extreme.

Luke Daniels' performance was enjoyable.

Slow start, strong finish

Personally for me, I found the first half rather dull, but once you get past a certain part, everything becomes much more interesting. The first part is required for what comes after, but it just felt laborious to get through.

i like it

I like it is good. with twists and turns.
Luke Daniels dose an excellent job as usual.
it is well written with no obviously wrong words.

Good continuation

The main story progresses, with some character growth from our trio. A side adventure that takes up a large portion of the story but does add to the main objective. Overall I enjoyed this one and look forward to the next one.

Great book yet again

I really enjoyed this book. It is a very good continuation of the story. I am looking forward to the next one in the series. Fingers crossed that it comes out sooner rather than later.

a great continuation

I'm really enjoying how the story is going. argrave has changed enough that he can no longer accurately predict what will happen, just what has happened. I'm excited to listen to more