Dungeon Raider

The Complete Fantasy Adventure Trilogy

By: J.R. Rain, H.P. Mallory

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

The complete Dungeon Raider fantasy adventure trilogy, including:

GRUDGES (Book 1)

The Forge. It’s not a place that gives anyone the warm and fuzzies.

No, The Forge is a dungeon mine that used to be home to the Deep Mountain Clan of dwarves. Then the orcs took control of it and forced the dwarves out.

Now it’s a death sentence to any who try to voyage into its dark depths.

That’s where I come in.

No, I’m not some sort of soldier or mercenary trying to set things right.

I’m a thief.

And I’ve plundered many dungeons—enough to have earned a reputation for myself.

I’m good at what I do and that’s the exact reason why I’ve been hired by holy knight, Cade, to take him into the bowels of The Forge.

Cade was entrusted by his higher-up to retrieve a holy scroll, located in the belly of The Forge.

The only problem (aside from the territorial orcs, the nightmarish beasts that roam the tunnels and shafts, and the fact that no one has ever reached the final level of The Forge) is…

My ex-boyfriend, Aram.

Right.

So, this isn’t one of my prouder moments, but a long time ago, Aram and I were together. Then I stole something precious from him and he’s been after me ever since.

Well, you know what they say about karma…

My karma finally caught up to me when Aram staged a setup and I fell for the bait.

Imagine Aram’s irritation when he finally gets the chance to arrest me, but then Cade shows up with this quest. Even though Aram is a Justiciar, an enforcer of the law, Cade’s rank trumps Aram’s which means Cade’s word goes.

And Cade wants me to lead this expedition.

As I see it, I have two choices: rot inside a jail cell for the rest of my life or take my chances in The Forge, with the potential to earn my freedom.

I choose The Forge.

After all, I’m always up for an adventure.

ILLUSIONS (Book 2)

Dread Castle.

As the name might imply, this is one dungeon not to be taken lightly.

Good thing for me I’m experienced when it comes to raids. Get in and get out—that’s my motto.

Yet, this dungeon is giving me a run for my money. Literally.

My team and I are after another holy scroll, located at the lowest level of Dread Castle. And that level is guarded by…the beast.

No one’s ever seen the beast and lived to tell of it, but rumors of the creature’s malevolent power persist.

And the thing about rumors is…they’re usually true.

Luckily for me, I’ve got a team of capable adventurers by my side: Cade: a Paladin, Roc: a bard, Odon: a barbarian, and Anna: a sorceress.

And then there’s Aram, a lawman and my ex-boyfriend, who also happens to hate me…

Time to buckle up for what’s bound to be a very bumpy ride.

SHADOWS (Book 3)

I’ve been trained as a cheat, a thief, a charlatan, and a swindler.

But though I’m good at what I do, nothing can prepare me for my final dungeon tour—into the abyss of Oberon’s Bane.

This dungeon is a hedge maze of twisting corridors with no entrance, exit, or center. And the worst of the Unseelie are imprisoned there for crimes as hideous as they are incomprehensible.

Somewhere within this maze of death is Goodfellow’s Eye—a gemstone I’ve been hired to retrieve.

Luckily for me, I’ve got my team with me—Cade, the paladin, Roc the bard, Odon the barbarian, and Aram…my ex-boyfriend.

As our wanderings take us deeper and deeper into the hell that is Oberon’s Bane, I’m reliving my own hell with Aram because much though I don’t want to face it, I still have feelings for him.

And feelings aren’t something you can cheat, swindle or steal.

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Story formulaic so-so . Narration accent was BAD

Biggest issue is the narration. With computer narration, they could have had the sections where Rogue was talking be a British accent of sorts, and then the other parts male with Irish or Cockney accents and male voices. Instead, it's a female afro American reading all the way through with contractions and intonations of accent making the book extremely hard to "get into". The story arc overall at start and end was good and in the middle was akin too listening to a D&D game with a mediocre dungeon master. It was worth the time to listen to, so I don't feel like I want that time of my life back as in other books,

This was a break even with the story almost making up for accent and contextual computer errors of pronunciation, such as "bow and arrow". The correct is "boʊ" (rhymes with low) when talking about the bow and arrow, but if it wasn't followed with "arrow" immediately about it, it became her "baʊ" (rhymes with wow). Other is breathe with "I can't breathe" being pronounced same as "breath".

The accents specific to narrator of consonant contractions, intonation of certain words, rasped throat vowels, and others that are the realm of the afro-American accent overshadow the whole dungeon stomping feel away from the book.

So my suggestions would be: 1: If having it computer narrated anyway, why not switch the voice to suit the voices stories of the 4 major narrative points of view the story is told from to match that person. and 2) afro-American accent and D&D just don't mix.

Computer narration has come a long way, and other "real Voice" narrated titles have been excellent. This one just missed the mark by maybe picking default settings and not caring how it came out in the end.