Shadows and Crows

The Lost, Book 2

By: Peter Nealen

Narrated by: Mark Boyett

Brotherhood. Honor. Duty.

After surviving the initial horrors of the strange new world he finds himself in, Staff Sergeant Conor McCall and his Marine Recon platoon - or what’s left of it - have come to a safe haven where they and their newfound allies recover from the most brutal op of their lives.

But with MIAs left behind, there is unfinished business back in the Land of Ice and Monsters to the north.

Before the Marines can mount a rescue, the king to whom they are indebted reminds them that alliances go both ways. An ancient evil has raided the Elven kingdom and carried off a priceless treasure. Only Conor and his team have any hope of recovering it.

A brotherhood was forged between the Marines and Elves while in the north. For the sake of that brotherhood, Conor and the other Recon Marines will voyage across the sea, through dark, trackless, and cursed wilderness….

To the lair of evil, in the Land of Shadows and Crows!

©2022 Peter Nealen (P)2022 WarGate Books

Fantastic story and great performance

i look forward to book three. really liked seeing how they dispatched the different enemies.

Zero disappointment, high satisfaction

I was not disappointed with this second book in the series. This was not a book that brought you into a load of exposition on the who, what, where, and why. This was being thrown into the next mission, and the ensuing fights taken to complete that mission.
I will say one thing. The feel and grit of the writing is OBVIOUSLY coming from a veteran, which low and behold, it’s written by a former Recon Marine. There was no blundering around with weapon characteristics of someone writing about something they knew nothing about. This author wrote from experience, and it shows.
I was apprehensive about how the author was going to resupply Recon Marines with ammo, but in my opinion, this was done expertly, and taken from actual mythology. I loved the adaptations to this story, and the world the author communicated. I like the characters, both good and evil. This is no glittering flash dance stripper on a pole. This is a hard, gritty story, and I found it to be excellent.
The narrator did an amazing job keeping the feel from the first book. There was no loss of story focus.
HIGHLY RECOMMEND. 5 out of 5 stars in all three categories.
Waiting for book three to go on Pre-order

Amazing work

I buy anything narrated by Mark Boyett just because he narrated it. I’ll get that out first. This work is no exception. It’s like listening to a movie and his voice puts the pictures in my head.

Nealen blends real military knowledge with a great imagination to make something pretty amazing to me. I am a Marine and I love the references to the Corps, but this is also a fantasy adventure that feels like Dragonlance or the Wheel of Time. I want to dwell with Connor and friends a long time.

Just got amazing

First book was good. Second book got great fast.

This and Forgotten Ruin could be a fantastic new genre for me.

Thats how you keep the fun going!

Great follow up to the first book, the world opened up and the action kept right on going, I'm hooked and excited for more!