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Dark Crusader

Arise, Book 2

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Dark Crusader

By: Jez Cajiao
Narrated by: Jessica Threet, Christopher Boucher
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Hunted, confused, pissed off…this is one quarry you don’t want to back into a corner.

Steve and Ingrid have escaped the clutches of Athena, but Steve is still learning, both about his place in the world, and his capabilities...not to mention those of the creatures that surround him.

Ingrid, too, must find her way in the new reality she finds her world has become, and the pair need a plan.

Fortunately, Ingrid’s a lot brighter than Steve, and she’s had plenty of time to plan, to observe, and to build up a festering hatred of her "betters".

Steve’s going recruiting—and harvesting. Greece is in for a hell of a surprise, and for the criminal element out there? It’ll be a fatal one…

©2022 Jez Cajiao (P)2022 Podium Audio Action & Adventure Fantasy Fiction Science Fiction Steampunk Paranormal Greek Mythology Ancient Greece

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Well done Jez mate another great story dark but full of humour can’t wait for the next one 👍

Absolute cracker

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What can I say it didn’t let me down, this second instalment is just as good as the first if not better wow I’m going to be getting the third book as soon as I finish this. If you enjoy a great story, Northern English humour Jez Cajiao is the author for you

You will not be disappointed

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Ok, Good solid chuckles, hero you sometimes hate to love, lots of villains you love to hate, bit weird pacing, but rarely boring for too long. One blemish that persists I don’t want to blaim either writer or performance cast for, but somewhere in the post-production direction crew, someone decided, correct me if I am wrong, to make a written brit speak with a Very American accent, which I Can only assume make actually British listeners frown, wince or even cringe at times, (maybe the aussies to but I can’t speak to that myself.) However, being Danish, and cringing myself at the casts’ “bad” German accents when speaking “english” (veally? even Germans would cringe I Think) and then at one point a character pretending to be a native danish speaker “complimenting” that he is impressed with the mc’s (i.e. his own…) Well I’m not. Thank god it was so bad it was funny, and that I’m told danish is kryptonite for englishspeakers to learn, or I would’ve dropped this funny, entertaining listen at book 1. Keep at it. I appreciate the effort even if it sounds Like I don’t.

I Can dig the story for entertainment, however…

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Chuuni. Very very chuuni. Not that it’s a bad thing but be prepared!

Jez tropes that continue in this series:

MC is from Yorkshire, it’s normally Tyneside for his MCs but they never say why aye man and they never get a narrator with a geordie accent… can’t imagine why!

MC is a bad boy who gets super OP really fast while still facing even more OP baddies who he inevitably overcomes.

MC almost immediately meets a beautiful woman and they fall madly in love and there are some graphic descriptions of lewd acts (hur hur) but it’s not grossly covered like the audio porn you find in some books.

Hijinks, daring do and jokes abound.

Narration is good.

You get the idea. I think Jez (I will call him Jez as none of his narrators ever use the same pronunciation for his surname) has a pretty fun formula that he is refining and becoming very good at. If you have enjoyed the underverse and the rise of mankind books you’ll like this.

10/10 would suck the nannites out of more lycanthropes. That sounds wrong but if you listen you’ll know what I mean.

Good stuff

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Amazing loved it from start to finish, top notch performance from both the narrators can’t wait for the next one

Great follow up

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Loving this series it’s awesome… can’t wait for the next one. Such a good story development one of the best progression books possible

Great book very well written and performed

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Great work again.... Looking forward to the next installment of this and his other series.

Jez Cajiao LEGEND

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love egyptian story, love vampire werewolf and this is a story to explain the origins .... possibly

fight of the good to the bad

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I absolutely loved this series. Now that I’ve finished all six books, I can say it’s been a truly enjoyable adventure from start to finish.

What made it unique for me was the main character’s ability to “upgrade” themselves — something I haven’t come across before. It added a fresh and exciting twist.

The story felt grounded and believable, which I really appreciated. It wasn’t too over-the-top, and that made it easy to get lost in the world.

The narrators were excellent. They brought the characters and scenes to life in a way that made everything more immersive.

I found it highly entertaining and would definitely recommend it to others.

Thank you to the author and narrators for such a brilliant journey. I’ll be keeping an eye out for more!

2nd book. excellent story continues

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Excellent story with an excellent group of narrators, this is one to really enjoy.

just a shame book 2 only just came out, how long until book 3??

awesome story that keeps getting better

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