Demon Core 2: A Dungeon-Core LitRPG

Demon Core, Book 2

By: D. M. Rhodes, Razzmatazz

Narrated by: Armen Taylor

An army of darkness marches across the land, wrought by the fury of a demonic young man bent on vengeance, in the second book of this grimdark fantasy.

Swain lived for art and beauty. They were his natural defenses against a cruel world populated by greedy and abusive people. He found refuge in poetry, crafting rhythmic phrases out of his chaotic thoughts, desperate to tap into the spiritual divinity of creation. But Swain's naiveté blinded him to an inevitable betrayal by the one person he entrusted with his heart: the girl who uncovered the magic woven within his words.

Now he's the Demon King. His poems have shattered the very fabric of reality, conjuring monstrous beings, summoning vicious specters, and twisting people into undead entities—creating a legion of wrathful, despairing creatures eager to do his bidding. With each corrupted soul strengthening his army, the Demon King gains ever more power as he lays waste to one city after another across the realm. He will stop at nothing to expose the hypocrisy buried deep in the hearts of every living thing, bend it to his will, and rip out society's ugliness, leaving his dark vision of beauty to take root and spread.

Meanwhile, half-elf river sorceress Ruhr and guardsman Zacarias have brought the war to the Demon King, storming his dungeons, battling inhuman and unnatural things, and falling prey to his devilish sorcery. Tormented by visions dredged up from their darkest secrets and buried memories, Ruhr and Zacarias must prevail not only against the Demon King's forces . . . but against their very own doubts and fears.

The second volume of the hit LitRPG fantasy series—with more than 300,000 views on Royal Road—now available on Audible and wherever ebooks are sold!

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Hidden Gem

I am a huge fan of both books in this series so far. The characters are excellent and well developed. Not really sure how, but I believe most people will find themselves empathizing with the mass murdering and evil pro/antagonist? It's thought provoking and terrifying, while at other times funny and exciting.

My one, and only complaint with the audiobook:

The characters introductions are way too long for the audiobook format. Particularly because it changes POV so often. Getting all the info when characters are introduced for the first time is great. Or when there's a major change. But it's torture when you hear the characters name, location, level, class, gender, tier, species, etc for the 20th time with no change.

But fast forward 30 seconds is a thing, and I didn't let it detract from an otherwise excellent story.

I'm really looking forward to the next book!

the hateful propaganda at the is to much

I tried to ignore the progressive hateful rhetoric found in the last part of this book but holy shit it just keeps hitting you over the head. I don't know if the author honestly believes the hateful crap he's spewing or if some d e i consultant told him that this was a good idea. I could not finish this book. I do not recommend this book. at least Michael by gerbil's admits to what it is.
save your money and get something else