Death Marked

Modern Necromancy, Book 1

By: Justin Sloan, Michael La Ronn

Narrated by: Michael Tamburrino

One man. One ghost. The fate of our world.

When Rohan finds that a betrayal and near-death experience leave him with mysterious powers, it’s up to him to stop a man with dark magic from opening a portal to the dead.

His only help is in the form of a ghost who doesn’t remember who she is or why she’s there.

Will this odd duo of the spiritual and magical realms be enough to save the world?

©2016 Justin Sloan and Michael La Ronn (P)2016 Justin Sloan and Michael La Ronn

A Noble Quest Goes Way Wrong

If you could sum up Death Marked in three words, what would they be?

Death, Hell, Heroism

What did you like best about this story?

The hero started out with a small personal goal but moved to a larger global one!

Which character – as performed by Michael Tamburrino – was your favorite?

The protagonist

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I was constantly surprised by this book and never knew what would happen next!

Any additional comments?

A noble quest for lost love leading to not artifacts but a mystic skull, betrayal, and all hell breaking loose literarily made for a stunning story with fabulous narration! I loved this book!

Death Marked is about love, loss, and learning!

Death Marked is about a man experiencing love, loss, learning while growing from a small egocentric perspective to a but moved to a planetary one! I completely empathized with the protagonist and his struggle with accepting the loss of a loved one . That inability had extreme far reaching consequences that constantly surprised me in this book leaving me never knowing what would happen next! In the end you have an attempt to thwart the natural order leading to dire consequences of extinction level proportions making for a great read! I loved this book!

Just Finished

Would you listen to Death Marked again? Why?

Yes - Very descriptive

What did you like best about this story?

The narrator did an excellent job with the different characters and accents. His voice along with the descriptions used in each scene made it seem as though I was right there.

Which character – as performed by Michael Tamburrino – was your favorite?

Corrine

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Into the Light

Any additional comments?

Waiting for the next one.

Great story and narration of characters!

Great story that pulls you in from the start! Loved the cast of characters and the flawless transition by the narrator. This was my first sci-fi book and I loved it and would recommend it for any age!The story is written and narrated in such a way that allows the listener to vividly imagine each and every scene from start to finish! Bravo and look forward to listening to book 2!

Death Marked (Modern Necromancy #1) by Justin Sloa

I was gifted this audio ARC from the author for a honest and unbiased review.
This is one of the best books I've listened to. There was never a dull moment.
This is a great Halloween read. The characters Rohan meet up with whilst wanting to bring his beloved back, are as eerie as the environment around him. But he will do anything to bring her back to life. I really felt for him. This is a great Urban Fantasy.
Michael La Ronn was fantastic through the the book.
You'll have to spare some time out for this book, it will consume you.

Action Packed!

Where does Death Marked rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

You want me to rank my children. LOL? I've been privileged to listen to a lot of amazing books. My preference is for longer books--either complicated world systems, or books describing generations of families (a la Ken Follett). I liked this book and would place it squarely in the middle.

What did you like best about this story?

I found the plot/premise to be very interesting. The horror aspects were well written and I was successfully creeped out!

Have you listened to any of Michael Tamburrino’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

I believe this is the first book I've listened to that is narrated by Michael Tamburrino. His voice characterization was amazing. Each character was given life and personality in a unique way.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I found the horror aspects of the story to be, well, horrifying. Usually zombies make me laugh (I know, I'm not normal) but the ones in this book aren't comical...they're scary.

Any additional comments?

The book started off a little slow for me--I had neglected to read any blurb about the book so I kept wondering what this book was about. So, I put the book aside a few times in order to listen to other books. I regret that I did so. The only reason I mention this is to assure anyone who encounters the same issue to just hang in there because once the action starts it is a whirlwind! I really enjoyed the book and look forward to any others in the series.

An enjoyable story of love and loss.

how far would you go to get back the love of your life? If you said "I'd do anything" would that include (with no training) a commando raid against a vastly superior force? In the mountains? the Ural mountains? would you resort to necromancy? would you be able to remain true to yourself through all this? Buckle up, the ride gets bumpy from here.

Dead marked

. After Roan take a skull and then he get powers true a ritual.And get after ultimus who claimed HIM and ultimus is killing people . Roan and corinn are trying to stop HIM. With help from makmud a taxidriver.. He Goes to the underworld Chasing Ultimus. The chief from the skull is untroned and all the necromancers Chasing roan Deeper and deeper is roan after ultimus in the underwold and Soon is the staff on roans forhat and he thinks he is gonna die ,but iT isnt his time and he talk to sienna and he is going back and he is fine That she died.

Not quite there for me.

Any additional comments?

I'm generally a fan of urban fantasy, books but this one didn't quite work for me. I found the book to be confusing, didn't feel as if there was an adequate explanation of how magic worked within the world I honestly felt as if the author had this awesome story in his head and yet in the process of getting out of his head and on to paper, parts of it got left behind. I'm sure he understood how everything worked and went together, but as a reader I just felt lost part of the time. It was an interesting concept but the execution didn't quite work for me. This is the first book by Sloan I've read and I'm sure it won't be my last, but I'm not certain if I'll continue on with this series or not.

Great Story

I enjoyed listening to Rohan's story, Justin Sloan has a way of keeping my in suspense and Michael Tamburrino brought the words to life. I highly recommend listening to this book, you won't be disappointed