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Exiled Lands

By: James T. Callum
Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
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A journey through exiled lands to build and fight for a Sanctum’s survival, and a Beastborne that must transcend the boundaries of his monstrous abilities to rise above his primal nature, or else lose it all....

To claim his powers as Founder and secure their freedom, Hal and his cohort must fight to build a Sanctum where no other living kingdom dares to tread. The search for a Manaseed to serve as the Sanctum’s heart will take Hal and his caravan to distant, strange lands, and force them to weather vicious beasts and Manastorms alike.

To survive the trials ahead, Hal crafts weapons enchanted with rare loot and sates his appetite for monster essences...all while struggling to balance the price of his corrupting, otherworldly powers and securing a foothold in an unforgiving land.

Settlement building won’t be easy with only days to prepare for a siege they aren’t remotely ready for. Hal must challenge his limits as a Beastborne and juggle the needs of his burgeoning settlement. From constructing fortifications to maintaining morale and generating food, there isn’t a moment’s rest for Hal if he’s to be the first Founder to successfully stake a claim in the Shiverglades.

Can Hal find strength in an unlikely ally of the distant stars while managing the defenses of his settlement, or will the tidal wave of bloodthirsty monsters destroy them all?

©2020 James T. Callum (P)2021 Podium Audio

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It’s pretty good

This is a pretty good book but there’s a lot of fuller. The characters are good with some great character growth for the main group and MC. The book is a bit all over the place but I can see that the author is setting up for the next books in the series. The narration was excellent and with a great range. Overall 14/15 there’s just too much filler.

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Excellent Isaiah

This was just as good as the first one. I cannot wait for the next one to come out.

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Too many stat lists

Loved the narration, loved the plot and characters but the long lists of stats were tedious and I tended to skip them when there were more than three at zero or the number of enemies were more than two. Why enumerate each monster killed when it would be so much easier (and attention holding) to say e.g. that CharX kills all enemies or kills 3 and wounds 2?

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Too much redundancy in writing.

Too much redundancy in the writing which leaves the action without tension and the interesting abilities are not expanded upon. There are like 50 different realm walkers and tangents about people that lead nowhere. There is non stop action and improving that you just gloss over the massive creative libraties that are being taken. There are so many coincidences that it's hard to not mistake it as fate or bad writing.

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Great story

I thoroughly enjoyed the story but the excessive explanation of alllll the stats every time every time they are brought up did break my enjoyment of the story.

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Still a little preachy, but enjoyable all the same

I agree with other reviewers that there is way too much emphasis on repeatedly going over the stats - it really does get tiresome .. like the last 42 full minutes of this book was simply going over Hal's stats - seriously? We'd already heard them ad nauseum throughout the book .. with the same ones being repeated every time something changed. I get it - stats are a major part of the whole premise .. but no need to go through a comprehensive explanation of what each skill is and does every time he levels up, surely?
Other than that - and the preachiness - it's a decent story.

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Good read, the stat updates get a bit old, though still worth it.

The continuing full run through the stats gets a bit old, but still a very enjoyable read! Get stuck in.

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Too many stats

Good story but spoiled by lengthy stats reports. Tends too make the entire listening experience an aggravating boor.

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So Long Winded

As other people have written, the amount of time this book spends on stats ruins it. You find yourself zoning out and then missing the continuation of the story. Add to that the extra long battle scenes and this story drags on and on and on......
The hero is so unlikeable as well. I wonder if I would have enjoyed it more if I had ever played a computer game in my life, maybe I would get it more. I shall not be wasting my money on the third installment. The reason I gave it 2* is because of Steve the bat like creature and his friends and because of the chapter with the dragon.

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