The Forever King

The Scalussen Chronicles, Book 1

By: Ben Galley

Narrated by: Matthew Lloyd Davies

A brutal war against a vast empire. An immortal mage. Soul-drinking daemons. A trickster god with chaos in mind. And a girl with the future of the world in her hands. The Forever King is the start of an epic, blood-soaked fantasy saga.

In Emaneska, to consort with magick is to court death. Banned by the Arka Empire, magick's purging has finally brought peace to war-torn Emaneska.

Like any dutiful citizen, Mithrid Fenn wants nothing to do with magick. But when an illegal spellbook washes up on a beach after a battle between giant, unknown ships, Mithrid Fenn is thrust into a war she never knew existed. Her family slaughtered, Mithrid finds herself hunted by daemons and the emperor's assassins. She is dragged inexorably north to Scalussen, where mages, dragons, beast-people, and witches doggedly wage a war for freedom against the tyrannical empire. But Mithrid only cares for revenge and nothing nobler. If killing the emperor means helping the Outlaw King, then so be it. Even if it means drowning the world in fire.

©2021 Ben Galley (P)2021 Podium Audio

Outstanding!

Rip snorting tale, superbly read! I can’t wait for the next instalment and I hope they make the movie

MC is missing.

This book has a great start of an epic story line, but there is not a clear main character. It is trying to develop 2 MC and 1 is always lacking.

The rich world building

The only issue for me is that I read this book without reading the entire series. Considering the amount of books before this one, I feel that it would have been a better experience to be engrossed in the world beforehand. But I like the book nonetheless. Missing a little bit of romance and more found family aspects.

Absolutely lovely

Just a lovely story that is beautifully read. Really enjoyed listening to it while working on my own fantasy crafts

outstanding

some books are magic and this is one of them a a a a a a a