Malum

Ashes of Eternity

By: Steven Koneci, Jeremy Spires

Narrated by: Maxwell Zener

In 2083, the governments of Earth decided to surrender to a new religious vision of the future.

But the human race was not united; thousands fled Earth and the oppressive regime of the new Legion of the Phelb.

Those humans are long gone, escaped from the Phelb Legion's reach, and out of harm's way for the foreseeable future. But the Phelb have not forgotten those who escaped, and have declared a crusade against them.

The story of the Phelb has been untold until now. Follow Lancer Gerald Skydual as he uncovers the secrets of his own people, and the horrors within.

From the best-selling author of the Ashes of Eternity series, Spires Productions brings a story from within the Phelb Empire itself. Follow this prequel of the best seller Shockwave and learn why the Phelb are so reviled.

©2021, 2022 Jeremy Spires (P)2022 Spires Productions

Absolutely marvelous

Another amazing story from an awesome author. I can't wait for the next chapter.

Great Book

The book was a great listen. I would recommend it to people who are have followed the series and newcomers as well.

What A Start to a Great Duo

Thoughtfully dark. Authentically gritty. Action-packed. These are some of the words I would use to describe this tremendous first entry into Jeremy Spires' Ashes of Eternity universe by the clearly talented Steven Konecni, and brought to life by the similarly talented Maxwell Zener. This thrilling tale provides unique insight into the greater antagonists of Spires' main series, and is a must read for any AOE fans, or anyone else who likes to read (or listen) to detailed accounts of combat and general badassery.

Perspective

I was given this book as a gift, I have not (at this point) listened to the main series. Therefore, it took me a little while to get my head wrapped around the universe created by Jeremy Spires and Steven Konecni. This being said, it was a great listen, full of action. I will be starting the main series soon. Hope you enjoy!

Great for wh40k and starship trooper fans!

Overall a very entertaining listen. Intriguing story and a bit more than just action pulp (which there is still a lot of that!). It’s great to see writers inspired but what came before and making it there own.

A Great Futuristic and Gritty Story

4.5 out of 5 stars

Malum is an Ashes of Eternity Novella (though at nearly 9 hours - I would call this a normal novel, but that's semantics). I've read other books from Jeremy Spires but I'm always excited to check out a collaboration to see what other authors bring to the table. Knowing that I excitedly dove into this one.

I think one of the things that I like about this series is that it's just absolutely no-holds-barred. Spires and Koneci do not hold any punches and just go for the jugular throughout. This is definitely one of the books (and series) that I can tell that authors use as an escape from real life and just write some of the darkest and most gritty things they can think of. Malum was a really well-thought-out novella that flowed from action scene to action scene.

The main point of the book (mentioned in the opening of the description so no spoilers) is a religious war, especially the war between the people of the world. The cover gives that away a little with the cross on the shoulder of the soldier. While normally a book about religion would be a turn-off for me - this one was well thought out. And since it was set in the future it didn't feel like either author was trying to sway me or sell me on anything. Thankfully, this made the action scenes make more sense and honestly made the book even better. It could have gotten bogged down in the details but it didn't.

Overall, Malum (and the entire Ashes series so far) have been gritty, war-torn blasts that I fly through in a few sittings. I thought that Maxwell Zener did a great job bringing the characters to life and really made this book even better.

If you're looking for a futuristic book that isn't afraid of violence but also has an interesting plot-line and great characters - definitely check this one out.

Well done and enjoyed

Was given this book by one of the authors, with no knowledge of who he was or even what kind of book I was getting into (was in a galaxys edge group so had a minor idea of what kind of book). That being said they book is solid and action packed, The writing is well done and the narrator did the book justice. looking forward to listen to the other books to fill out the universe a bit