Condemned

Lord Valevsky: Last of the Line, Book 1

By: Vasily Mahanenko, Taylor Margvelashvili - translator

Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins

Maximilian is the last of the noble Valevsky lineage. His entire family was put to death for an alleged attempt on the powerful Duke of Odoevsky, who had his eye set on the Valevsky's land.

The young man managed to avoid execution, but not punishment. From here on out, he's condemned to life as a doomed soldier. The front line in the fight against the dark god Skron's mutated creatures. "Do or die"—that's the doomer motto that has been drilled into the last of the Valevsky's head. The Duke took everything from him but his honor and a thirst for revenge.

He made a vow that he'd dig himself out of this hole he's been driven into and lay claim to his birthright. But first, he needs to get through training and survive. A rookie doomer can't afford to dream of anything else.

©2023 V. Mahanenko; English translation copyright 2023 by Taylor Elise Margvelashvili (P)2023 Tantor

Good MC

Finally turned it on and I actually got sucked in. It’s a litrpg but it’s not driven by the constant stats. The MC is strong and confident but he’s still earning power. Cool situation for the story to take place.

Giving it 4 stars because i just came off a series with 20-40 hr books and that felt too quick. I listen to hundreds of books. I’d picked this one up a while ago because I like the synopsis.

Just a training montage

Read better from less. This started fine but devolved into a someone’s idea of high school interactions

Lost in translation

Decent MC, the princess not so much .. Worth a credit. Narrator did a good job, No fake woke.

Great

Would highly recommend, great story with lots of room to grow, and wide world worth discovering.

Great story with lots of potential

The story line is easy to follow and keeps you following. MC shows courage and thinks problems thru before acting, although he acts childish sometimes we realize he is still a child. The narration fit well with the story line and he gives just enough variation of characters. The character development is a little slow but you know it's there, which is why I look forward to the next book