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  • Valducan, Book 1
  • By: Seth Skorkowsky
  • Narrated by: R.C. Bray
  • Length: 10 hrs and 58 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (107 ratings)
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Damoren

By: Seth Skorkowsky
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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Summary

In the same vein as Supernatural, Hellboy, and Blade

A secret society of monster hunters. A holy revolver forged to eradicate demons. A possessed man with a tragic past. A rising evil bent on destroying them all.

Matt Hollis is the current wielder of the holy weapon, DÄMOREN. With it, he stalks and destroys demons. A secret society called the VALDUCANS has taken an interest in Matt's activities. They see him as a reckless rogue - little more than a "cowboy" corrupted by a monster - and a potential threat to their ancient order.

As knights and their sentient weapons begin dying, Matt teams up with other hunters of his kind such as LUIZA, a woman with a conquistador blade; ALLAN, an Englishman with an Egyptian khopesh; MALCOLM, a voodoo priest with a sanctified machete; and TAKAIRA, a naginata-swinging Samurai. As the hunters become the hunted, they must learn to trust one another before a powerful demonic entity thrusts the world into a terrible and ageless darkness.

©2014 Seth Skorkowsky (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Critic reviews

"Narrator R.C. Bray delivers delicious doom in Skorkowsky's series opener.... Bray's distinctive voice complements Skorkowsky's battle-hardened warriors." ( AudioFile)

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Lovely little find

I read that this book was like Supernatural (the TV show) and was sold. Didn't read the description properly, but did not care. This is a great book if you like this sort of thing.

Story. Bang on the money;
- Good strong characters.
- At times a little complicated to follow but I don't mind that.
- Well written
- a real wholesome story where you can tell the author has thought about everything fully.

Narration. Love RC bray, I think he's one of the best narrator's out there and was a strong added influence in me wanting to listen to this book. If you haven't heard anything he's read before check him out, I cannot recommend The Martian enough (film does not do the book justice - film is almost offensive).
However, I had to mark him down to a 4 star in this review as his English accent was the thing of nightmares. Being English myself I had to make a stand :).

All in all great book produced very well.

I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys fantasy / sifi / monsters.

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Good story, pity about the narrator

Would you try another book written by Seth Skorkowsky or narrated by R. C. Bray?

I have and feel the same way; good stories but let down by the narrator.

How could the performance have been better?

I know a lot of people rate R C Bray, and I bought this book on that basis, but I was sorely disappointed. I wonder how much of this is due to an annoying American accent (not all are), or whether it's because, prior to listening to this, I thoroughly enjoyed the Kingkiller Chronicles. Rupert Degas, narrator of the Chronicles, is utterly superb and R C Bray pales in comparison.

I almost switched this book off after just five minutes; R C Bray's reading made every word breathless and full of action, but with zero emotion and inflection; the opening scene became a blur of words. I also really struggled to tell characters apart, especially females, as all the voices are similar. Again, this could be because of the sterling characterisation and superlative voice acting by Rupert Degas.

I made the mistake of listening to the Black Raven books after this trilogy; voices were so similar across the books that I sometimes got them mixed up between the two series!

Any additional comments?

Seth Skorkowsky does write some good stories, and his books are definitely worth looking into, but perhaps read them, rather than listen.

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Pulp fiction

As per usual verbal lullaby that is RC Bray makes an ok story eminently more listenable. There is nothing wrong with the story, it could use some character development, it is obviously setting up for a long money making chain of novels, but if you like TV like Supernatural you will enjoy it, if like me you enjoy RC Bray (and why wouldn't you he has the vocal range and ability that warms the soul to listen to) you will enjoy this. Just don't expect any awards for this book, just enjoy it's pulpy goodness.

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Pretty damn amazing!

Story reminds me somewhat of the Devil May Cry games mixed in with historical occultism and great action! Quite enjoyable!

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this book was really enjoyable

great book my husband said I should listen to it, really enjoyable looking forward listening to the other books

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Fantastic book!

Like many others, it's a book that I wasn't aware of. Let's just say I'm glad I purchased it. Brilliant storyline that's well thought out and it's narrated by Lord Bray. What more could you ask for.

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A thrilling adventure and a great story

No spoilers. Well thought out plot and interesting characters all around. Looking forward to the next book.

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How have I missed this?!?!

I picked this up based on a recommendation by Devon C Ford.

When another author speaks - I would be a fool not to listen!!

Narrated by lord bray himself, the book follows the adventure of Matt - the owner of a holy revolver Damoren.

DONT HESITATE, JUST DOOO IT.




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Phenomenal

This has to be one of the best kept secrets in recent years.
How have I never heard of this series?
Why isn’t everyone wearing Dämoren t-shirts?
How have I not seen this advertised on Netflix?
Seth Skorkowsky has created a deep, immersive and highly entertaining underworld to throw us headlong into.
This is urban fantasy at its finest. Every scene holds tension, every chapter promises or delivers action with anticipation building into a steamroller crescendo which results simply in the immediate purchase of book 2.

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This book was over much too quickly.

I'll fetch the next one as soon as possible.
It does exactly what it should: fast paced urban fantasy at it's best!

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