On a Throne of Lies

The Bad Guys, Book 10

By: Eric Ugland

Narrated by: Neil Hellegers

Clyde Hatchett, Glaton's prodigal son, is finally home.

Sure, he's got a whole new body and face, so nobody recognizes him. And technically he's not from Glaton—he's really only spent a few months there. But they say home is wherever your love resides, and since Nadya lives in Glaton . . . wait, does Clyde actually love Nadya?

This is getting complicated.

That, on top of all the problems Clyde left behind, which haven't gotten any less knotty while he was gone. The Senate is heating up, with numerous noble idiots vying for the throne. More gangs and more monsters than ever threaten the streets. And it seems everyone in Old Town wants to look to Clyde for direction, and Clyde isn't sure what to do about any of it.

On a Throne of Lies is political intrigue, grotesque battles, spell slinging, and a bit of smoochy smoochy to go along with all the stabby stabby. Add to that a cameo from everyone's favorite overpowered tank-warrior, and you know you won't want to miss it.

©2023 Eric Ugland (P)2023 Tantor

A great return to form!

So I've reviewed several of both of these series, Good Guy and Bad Guy, the earlier entries. They've been fun and engaging reads, hilarious and thoughtful in equal measures. BUT, the last few books of both series took a really hard dip in my opinion, quality wise. I am happy to say that this book feels like a return to the spirit and mood that made me love these series so much in the first place. It's hard to nail down any specific detail alone, that makes the difference, it's more like a bunch of quality of life improvements. Little things here and there that were dragging down the story, and making the previous books a slog to get through, that have since been polished up and refined to no longer drag down, but to elevate the story, to work in service TO it, instead of against it. Plus I feel Eric's writing has just improved as well, like he's been able to refine his own talent a bit in recent years, and it shows. A lot of the plot threads that have been dangling and yoinked back for the entire length of the series, are finally starting to pay off. Some of the foreshadowing of other events, possibly intertwining the 2 series in some ways, also pays off. Just, overall, it's like Eric decided to clean house with his bag of plot threads, and the tapestry he wove them into was made brighter and more varied as a result.

I won't go into any details but if you're reading this review, then you've probably been reading this series for a while (and if not, seriously, book 10?! why is this your jumping on point?! xD ), but if you are an older fan of the series, and you were like me thinking "man, the last few books have lost the spark that I loved" then I think you will be happily surprised with this one. Definitely good, eager for the next one to come out ASAP.

Good series

As usual, it is a good book: good story and narration. - everything I expected from Ugland with Hellegers performing. Looking forward to the next one. I also look forward to the next book in the Good Guy series. I like the fact that the two series are now intersecting. I have often wondered when that would happen. Well, it finally intersected. Good job.

So much better than the last one

Back home, with plot lines, quirky characters, and snarky dialog! So much better than the last book!

Good job

Classic Clyde, great job Neil, thanks for the fun and funniness, had a good few laughs.

The story starts it's weaving end

The story starts to weave the end of 2 series the good and the 2 characters from both serious start to interact in parallel And we get some good ups and lows in the Reed and Is a good cliff hanger

My favorite LitRPG! Funny and Fantastic!

First off, Merry Christmas! Great timing of the release for the holiday break. I look forward to every installment. I love the blending of the two stories. This episode fills in the gaps and brings the two protagonists together. I wish there was more of the action like towards the end of the book. But I enjoy the characters and story development.

As always, keep up the great work Eric and Neil creating this amazing world!

Very little progression

I bought this series while it was on sale. I recommend you do the same. Not a bad story. It's just very short, with little progression. I feel like it's a 30 minute sitcom. that only comes on twice a year. Same with the Good Guy series. I like this one more out of the two.

Status quo of awesome

We come for the characters and story, but we stick around for cheese. And who couldn’t use a portable hole complete with its own gargoyles?

Don’t like cliffhanger endings

The books are great. The narrator is great. The cliffhanger endings suck.


If the book is good, people will buy the next in the series. If it sucks, not even a cliffhanger ending will help. With the length of time between books, the next book has me wondering why it starts in the middle of a scene.

Do better.

Amazing

Suburb, outstanding. This whole series is incredible. I’m always sad once the book ends, eagerly waiting for the next installment.