Awakened

Paragons, Book 1

By: C. Steven Manley

Narrated by: James Anderson Foster

When dark portals open, paragons will awaken.

Israel and Erin are strangers who wake up in a dark subbasement with no memory of how they got there. As they work together to escape, they encounter the clandestine Sentry Group and are thrust into a hidden subculture of monsters, secret societies, and carefully concealed history.

The truth of human history isn't the only surprise waiting for them, though, as the power hidden deep within their DNA suddenly manifests.

A man cursed with a monstrous hunger.

A woman who can bend space and time.

As a cult devoted to the Dark Old Ones plots to unleash their hellish masters upon the planet, will Israel and Erin stand against the coming darkness or stand back and let humanity fend for itself?

Awakened: Paragons, Book One is a dark fantasy with a sci-fi thriller twist. If you like real characters in unreal situations then you love C. Steven Manley's Paragons Trilogy. Get a copy now and find out what it means to be Awakened!

©2019 C. Steven Manley (P)2019 Spoken Realms

WOW

I'm completely blown away by the quality of this story the performance and the recording overall. as far as The story goes it was amazing if you're a fan of Joe ledger or books about things that go bump in the night, or mysterious groups who fight against the dark evils of the world. this is the book for you is a perfect encapsulation of the genre and we'll stand in the annals of classic action horror. not quite all the way horror but all amazing. this is a must-read

really need more of this

its like Lovecraft decided to take a crack at Marvel. i highly reccomend this book to anyone who loves monsters, mysteries, and weird violence coupled with satisfyingly intense scenes.

great listen

wonderful voiced character creation
enjoyed this 🎶
Will be sure to follow up on book 2 in this
series

Great Narration, interesting story with minor issues

Only complaint is the savagery of the two villain brothers (though I guess that is to be expected) pretty interesting story, sort of a mix between lovecraft and super hero genres. It should be scary (and at the start it is) but let’s just say it’s as if you were having a nightmare but then lucid dreaming takes over and you suddenly have super powers to pummel your fears into oblivion. Hopefully we get to see a sequel here on audible.

surprisingly better than expected

This book started slow, an frustrating for me. It finished with a bang. I am so eager to continue series.

Fun

It starts with some action. But the writer leaves you as bewildered as the characters. Takes awhile for you to get a grasp of the book. Which isn’t a bad thing really.

Kind of a slow midpoint but it gets better and better as it goes.

An Awesome story

Such an interesting concept for the characters. I can't wait to see what happens next!

Pretty good!

Narrator was excellent, in that he made a wonderful effort in keeping the voices for the various characters different enough to tell apart, and had a steady, pleasant speaking voice. I also didn't need to change the playback speed, as his pacing was excellent.

Story started strong and ended strong! the middle was really... middly? I mean, it was okay in that it kept heading towards the strong conclusion, but honestly you could have skipped the entire middle section from "we're running away!" to "we've come back because we decided to fight instead of run" and you'd only have had a 1/3 of the book left... but it would be all the good bits. Middle section was devoted to backstory for one character and a lot of running around doing nothing for the other.

I might pick up the next book and see if it gets better middle bits than the first, but I'm honestly not all that invested in either main character, as they're both unrelatable. The action was good though.

was a good listen

not gunna lie I only listen to cause I finished all my other books and this was in my library. but I was so invested cant wait for the next book now.

great listen and concept

held my interest and even though there weren't surprises the idea and world building has me looking for the next book.