Into the Shadow of Dark

The Mysterious World of Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow, Book 0

By: Jeff S. Walker

Narrated by: Matthew Coyle

A short story introducing the characters of the coming book The Mysterious World of Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow. Two strange individuals come to the aid of a group of people being attacked by a demonic being. Visit jeffwalkerbooks.weebly.com for more information and a teaser book trailer.

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Teaser

Thus is a short listen, but it will grab you and make you want more from the start. In the little I heard the narrator seems to be perfect for this start to a what I hope is an awesome series.
This audio was given to me free, and I voluntarily gave this review.

Mixed bag

This story has a lot going for it as a stepping stone to a larger work. There's good consistent atmosphere. The world has an obvious complexity to explore and there's an implied history which merits future discovery. The characters aren't very interesting yet but aren't constrained to be featureless. I see good potential for growth. Fortunately, since this is part 0 expansion seems likely.

The writing itself could be better. It comes across as very inexperienced. This isn't helped by the flat narration which does the writing a disservice.

The author clearly has some great ideas but isn't quite there yet. I look forward to 2 or 3 books from now when he really comes into his own.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Interesting

I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

This book starts right in the middle of demonic action in a bank. It was quite interesting, but it was quite short so there was no time for character development or background. It introduces the two main characters for the series, but you can't guess at what they are or why they're important. It definitely makes me want to know more.

Good Start for a New World and Characters

Into the Shadow of Dark: The Mysterious World of Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow, Book 0. Written by Jeff Walker and narrated by Matthew Coyle. This is an introduction of sorts, a prequel that drops the listener into a short story of world-building to establish the rules of this universe. The story begins when a demon attacks a bank and Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow come onto the scene to stop it. The listener learns how they work together and how this world works. This short story is a very good way to gauge your interest if you would want to delve further into this world or not once the author creates more content.

The narration by Matthew Coyle was very enjoyable. This is the first audio performance that I have heard from Mr. Coyle. He did an excellent job of giving each character a unique voice; also his deep voice is just awesome for this type of storytelling. I look for to hearing more of this narrator’s performance in the future. I recommend this short story. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

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A neat introduction

This book serves as an introduction prequel to a coming series. And in that it serves it's purpose. It tells a short story of a demon attacking a bank and Professor Darkk and Miss Shadow coming to stop it. The story itself is not overly gripping but it does serve as a good introduction to the world and to the characters. It sets up some of their abilities, their relationship (mysterious teacher and his student), and gives some hint at the mystery of Darkk. Overall worth the listen. I may pick up the first book when it comes out, based on this teaser.

Matthew Coyle is generally good as the narrator. One thing did annoy me, which was the inclusion of mouth noise as sound effect. The text says 'he cleared his throat noisily and said....' and Coyle included a loud clearing of his throat in his narration. Some may find this good for the immersion or something, but I am not a fan of it. Beyond that instance, he was good. well paced, a deep voice that works well for the dark, supernatural content.

This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this review voluntarily.