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Fate, Book 1

By: David Shockley

Narrated by: Linda Graves

Vampires exist. Michael knows this because one attacked him when he was 21 years old.

What Michael doesn’t know is who she was, how it happened, or why she did what she did. What little he does know about being a vampire, he learned the hard way. The self-taught way.

He’s also alone.

Michael knows that better than anything else. In fact, he’s become quite adept at being isolated, because he’s never met or even sensed another being like himself - another vampire. Not once, not ever.

What Michael doesn’t know is that a chance encounter will drag him out of exile and thrust him into an adventure stranger than anything he could possibly imagine. He won’t be ready for most of it, either, because not even an immortal creature of the night could predict what comes next.

Not even close.

©2018, 2021 David Shockley (P)2021 David Shockley

Great settings, interesting characters, fun read!

This is NOT your normal vampire book! It takes vampires, traditional fantasy elements, and pieces of very real life and mixes them altogether in a new kind of written alchemy that really works. There are fun pop culture references, inclusive language & characters, fast-paced adventures, glimpses at bigger mysteries behind the scenes, and some good old-fashioned fight scenes. I don't want to sound trite, but it actually does contain a little something for everyone! The narration is enjoyable and completely "gets" the tone of the writing. Highly recommend!

Beautiful scene building

I enjoyed this book. I loved all the detail that was put into the world and how I could really envision what the surroundings of the characters were.

While I liked the adventure, it seemed extremely chaotic at points and didn’t allow a smooth timeline of events. Also when things did happen that we were aware of, we would have to hear an entire recap the character would tell to another. That process was extremely tedious to get through.

Characters were interesting and diverse, although I did have a problem with how helpless Melissa seemed in too many moments physically and emotionally. Hopefully she will be able to develop more in the next book.

Overall, it was intriguing and kept me until the end. I have been known to walk away from books, tv, and movies if it didn’t capture my attention enough. Hoping to get some questions answered in book 2.

A very good decent variety vampire and fae audiobo

I loved the characters and the story is so easy to enjoy . I enjoyed the first book and soon will read book 2.

Enjoyeble buy also anoying

The book is good and got some nice original ideas, and the narration works well also with a good reading tempo wich is nice.
Its worth the credit but there is way WAY WAAAY to much crying like they hugged and cried they looked at that and cried There is crying multiple times in every chapter its crazy but its like happy crying sad crying crying... There are other ways to express anxiety or happyness The men cry the women cry everyone cries.

Other than that very nice.

Work of Art

This story is amazing from beginning to end, and weaves a unique, yet timeless tale; from the familiar details of home, having been born and raised in Central VA, to the fantasy world of the Fae, this story never skips a beat.

The characters are written to be so unique, but all together, they form the perfect unit. The nuances of each personality that seem to be brought out in different ways by each of the characters can only be done by someone who has really thought out every detail to bring these characters to life on the page.

If you love pop culture references, action movies, love stories, fantasy creatures, and the feeling of not being able to put a book down, then this is the read for you!