King of the Damned

Echoes of Eternity, Book 1

By: Ariel N. Anderson

Narrated by: June deBorahae, Willa Jaymes, Sean Masters, Joe Arden

"It's like you were created solely to be my ruin, my sweet agony...but we both know you were meant for more than that, don't we?"

A god amongst his race, and a tyrant to others, Kaius Voroninov has only one desire in the world:

Mortality.

When whispers in the dark begin to speak of Kaius holding the cursebreaker prisoner in his Obsidian Palace, discontent festers within his once loyal subjects.

Dark forces control his fate, and his mortality is not the only thing Adelasia LeMasters unknowingly hides within her soul.

A thousand years of bloodlust has left him cruel and merciless, but Kaius must face the dreadful reality that vampirism has never been his true curse.

It’s always been her.

It will always be her.

©2025 Ariel N. Anderson (P)2025 Ariel N. Anderson, Blue Nose Publishing

One of the best audibles I’ve listened to yet!

May contain spoilers:
I’ll be honest, I listened to the preview and was immediately hooked by Kaius narrator. He played to part immaculately! I did love the story, with all its goddesses and dark magic. The FMC did get on my nerves with all her back and forth whether it was her being sassy and then begging for Kaiya’s help or to save her to the please don’t turn me I want to remain human and making him promise her, the. She wants him to turn her . Like girl make up your mind! Other then that, I thoroughly loved this and will be buying the next audible book in Nov.

A Dark and Atmospheric Start

King of the Damned by Ariel N. Anderson kicks off the Echoes of Eternity series with a haunting mix of curses, immortality, and a romance that feels inevitable.

I listened through Blue Nose Audio, and the full cast duet narration by June deBorahae, Willa Jaymes, Sean Masters, and Joe Arden really stood out. Each performer added their own depth and emotion, which made the story engaging to follow.

This book has a strong dark atmosphere and plenty of tension between Kaius and Adelasia. While it landed as a 3-star read for me overall, I think fans of broody paranormal romance will enjoy the gothic mood and the promise of what’s to come in this series.

Yes yall!!

Sean, June, Willa, and Joe absolutely SLAYED this book! I was fully immersed in this book! 100% recommend listening!!

I need to know what happens next…

I was excited to listen to this audio because I am a huge fan of Ariel’s book Under Your Scars. While this one did not top that one, the audio performance was five star for me. Can Sean Masters play vampires with accents more often?? He was fantastic as our MMC and June really brought the FMC to life. Joe Arden was a master at his parts as always and I believe this is my first time listening to Willa Jaymes and was very impressed as well. Overall, I would highly recommend this audiobook to everyone that I know would be interested in a story like this one. With that ending, I can’t wait to dive into book 2.

good premise, mediocre execution

this author is capable of a very well flushed out story with a lot of detail, backstreet and emotion. this story came across as very amateur. there were points where I thought I had zoned out and had missed something, so I would rewind but would realize, I hadn't missed anything. she had just skipped over what felt like a lot of detail and possibly important information that you just had to guess at. sometimes you would be proven right or wrong. sometimes, things that should have been explained just never were. it just felt very incomplete and also way to fast paced, not in a good way. because you're spending so much time trying to figure out what you missed, even though you didn't actually miss anything, it takes you out of the story. this author is capable of so much. if you have read under your scars (it will destroy you, and not in a good way) you know this author has a lot of talent and can tell a good story. this felt very much like she just threw something together to keep her name out there. at least these two books end in a HEA.

the narration was great. not sure though why Kiaus has an accent but Rowan doesn't even though they grew up together. that was confusing. I love Sean Masters. he was the best part of this whole series. came for the premise, stayed for Sean Masters.

over all, probably skip this one.