Monarch: A Prince Out of Time

Monarch, Book 1

De: J. McCoy, Eligos

Narrado por: Luke Daniels

To save the kingdom, he'll have to stop his own murder....

It’s hard to be a drunken idiot when the world keeps burning down around you. Cairn, the charming-yet-utterly-irresponsible heir to the Uskarrion throne, is all too happy to toss the crown aside. But an invasion, conspiracy, and rise of a terrifying villain result in his untimely death.

Then, Cairn reawakens. It's a decade earlier, and he's in his childhood body. But he remembers everything...there's much to accomplish. First, however, he'd really love to stop himself from dying.

Monarch is a progression fantasy epic set in a time loop where planning and cleverness are as vital as swordplay. It a story about a spoiled prince who discovers what it means to rule. Watch as he gains power, learns magic, forges alliances, and delves deeper into the mystery of the loop itself and the nature of his relationship with the ruthless antagonist.

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Slow start but turns out pretty epic

Really glad I took a chance on this one. The genre has a lot of really great stuff but this stands out as particularly fun. Beware though, the author has adopted this irritating literary device where the story starts midway into a situation that later gets explained. If you like that then you’ll appreciate this even more… just not my favorite way of telling a story.

amazing performance and story.

Can't wait for the next installment. Both the story and the performance from Luke Daniels are amazing.

Interesting take on time loops

The main character ultimately gets stuck in a time loop, but instead of starting and stopping in the same place, the time loop resets after each death similar to a save point from a video game. I like the litRPG adjacent aspects of this story that include a magic system that is advanced without the use of stats, developing talent with practice. With the main character being a Prince, he is able to bring interesting resources and influence to many situations that allow the story to move at good pace that likely would not be possible for someone lacking this type of background. I'm interested to see where the story goes and get a better explanation of what is driving the time loop.

over all it was nice

some of the voice acting is corny but I liked it way. over all it was a good job. I also likenthe story it is like Re:Zero but I this one better. Over all well done and enjoyable.

real characters brought to life.

when a mind and a soul are the only thing you can take with you, you'd best protect them above all else.

never did I think a character was acting outside of their character. their motives are real as much as their fears. and the narrator brings them all to life with his varried accents and tone fitting..... tone.

very enjoyable read, if a bit slow for the first few resets.

a lot like re/life

reminds me of an anime with a more capable protagonist

a bit dark but I enjoyed it

Some critics are just unreasonable

This book was absolutely wonderful, some of the reviews made me pass this title a few times. After finally giving it a try, I am genuinely confused on what people expect in books sometimes. The worst part of "everyone is a reviewer" is the one star comments that bash the book because the plot didn't go the way they wanted it to.

This book-- while perhaps not the most amazing book ever written- was an absolute blast and a very fun read. I eagerly await the next! Thanks Mr. McCoy. I hope you pump these out quickly.

Fantastic Gray Area

I love this series as it is filled with complex characters. You don’t have “good” or “bad” but shades of gray. A tyrannical abusive father is also a wise leader, an arch demon can show respect in the right circumstances.

Keeping you on the edge of your seat.

I love the voice actor bringing this amazing story to life. Cairn's adventure is very inspiring as he tries to achieve what appears to be impossible.

I am fully invested in this persons life....

ok, first of all
to address ALL the concerns you have read about "character growth" in the other reviews. I read them and its what stopped me from reading this book for so long.
TWO THINGS
1) there is MORE TO LIFE than MAJOR change. Not everything has to slap you in the face ALL the time.

2) as for the - unsavory - individuals that are trying to make this political...i can bet they haven't looked themselves in the mirror and taken responsibility for ANYTHING their entire life, so reading a story about a boy who KNOWs how to apologize and FORGIVE others...it must REALLY rub them the wrong way.

I finally broke and started to listen to this book because i was desperate waiting for some other books to come out...
but unlike all the "stagnant" character development i was expecting, what i got instead was a subtitle mind game. Now, I can see how some could see that the guy didn't change that much, to give the fair critics their due, but, isn't that....normal? we as people don't usually change on a dime and its only book one. He's going to still have the same basic personality because as we get older its harder to change that, but what's CHANGING....is his PERSPECTIVE on LIFE....yes? We can ALWAYS learn MORE!!
dang it now i'm getting excited all over again and i need book 2!!!