The Whispering Sword

War Priest, Book 2

By: Harmon Cooper

Narrated by: Travis Baldree

A destiny written, a legend reborn. Arik must become the War Priest.

The discovery that Arik's sister has somehow survived changes everything.

Before Arik can travel south, he'll need to find the legendary Whispering Sword. With an entire continent to search and a difficult puzzle to solve, this is no easy task. Not only that, finding the sword will bring him in direct conflict with powerful new enemies.

He will be challenged. He will be put to the test.

Making matters worse is his teacher's strange illness, which leaves Arik to fend for himself. A solution is possible through cultivating various aspects of chi, but these powers come with their own risks, and Arik might not be strong enough to use them together. In that case, he'll have to improvise...

Does Arik have what it takes to become the legend?

Leap into an epic journey that merges Eastern cultivation and progression fantasy, where infinite possibilities can be realized if one can master their understanding of chi. From Harmon Cooper, author of the instant bestseller Pilgrim, comes a Japanese mythology-inspired story for fans of Inuyasha, Demon Slayer, and Ghost of Tsushima. What starts as a harrowing coming-of-age story morphs into a journey of growth through multiclassing and mastering various combat techniques as Arik rises from the ashes to seize his destiny.

©2022 Harmon Cooper/Boycott Books (P)2022 Podium Audio

Such a great follow-up!

I have a problem with books that I thoroughly enjoy, I tend to binge. the only knock I'd put on this book is the length. I finished it far too fast, with great character development, fantastic pacing, wild ending, you name it, and it's there!

Although irascible you gotta admit Kami is smart!

The book starts up right where Mask of the Fallen left off, so yeah you skipped the first book and expected to catch up, you'll be sorry.
Arik realizes he's not ready to seek his revenge at least not if he plans to beat Nobunaga, in a head to head battle. So he takes a backstep and starts a search for the Whispering Sword, owned by the imfamous War Priest, and lost in the mythos of time. All the while Arik cultivated his skills and Chi. Which has driven him one step closer to being the actual reincarnate of the War Priest. A figure of the past. As Kami, the water god had predicted at the end of book1.
And well Travis Baldree is King, his narration is always spot-on! And what audio collection doesn't need more Travis Baldree in their library.

It's very good so far... but

So yeah... it is very good so far. Narration is ON POINT of course. Travis Baldree is the man. Period.
But there are 2 cons that I have. 1 is I think Harmon Cooper should find other ways to write when a weapon opens or when they clash. Writing in the sound effect they make as a "word" along the lines of "clank" "shnickt" or whatever... that's amateurish. Figured someone would have said that to him by now but that's okay. It isn't a deal breaker. What nearly is though for this series is the book length measured against their price. Travis probably isn't cheap... but still.... 30 bucks for less than 10 hours? Especially since I listen at a higher speed than default as do many others... it's a lot to pay for not very much content. There are credits ... but thats a credit we can't spend on something that's like 30 hours for a similar price. Something to think about. It is very good though.

Awesome Series!

Great continuation to the series, can't wait to listen to the rest of it! Travis Baldree is fantastic as always and I really love the story Harmon Cooper tells, definitely in my top 5 favorite authors.

A great addition

A very exciting addition to the series, but unfortunately the book is too short. I look forward to the third book in the series