Duskbound 2: A LitRPG Adventure

By: D.E. Sherman

Narrated by: Gary Bennett

The frontier’s shadows hid monsters. The guild hides something worse.

Velik left the frontier behind after finally destroying the source of the endless monsters that plagued it. But life in the Monster Hunters Guild isn’t the fresh start he imagined. People and politics bring a different set of challenges—and Velik has never been good at playing by the rules.

Even worse, the guild has a secret, one it’s willing to kill to protect. As Velik comes closer to uncovering the truth, what looks like coincidence might be calculated moves to erase him. And as the danger grows, old enemies stir in the shadows, hungry for revenge.

But Velik isn’t alone this time. With new allies on his side and new skills in his status, he’s ready to prove that it doesn’t matter whether his enemies bleed black or red.

If they stand in his way, he’ll cut them down all the same.

©2025 D.E. Sherman (P)2025 Timeless Wind Publishing LLC

Amazing!

This title has amazing narration and the story is just as good! Cant wait for book 3!

A great continuation with a character I’ve come to love!

Starting right off the bat, we’re put back into the shoes of our main character, a young man who’s normally isolationist in nature, but has to learn how to associate with the rest of humanity as part of his character growth. I really like this theme, and it’s one we saw in the first book as our main character slowly learns teamwork with a gold rank hunter.
I’m surprised there aren’t more reviews for this title, seeing as it has thousands of reviews across Amazon and goodreads, overwhelmingly in the positive. If you liked book one, I highly recommend checking out book 2! You won’t be disappointed, odds are.
I would point out that the narrator isn’t really super amazing, but he does an adequate job, and the shining quality of the writing more than makes up for it.

Well written. MC and side characters are well done

Loved the plots and the magic systems, but my favorite was how well done character interactions are. Characters are realistic in that they are self serving, and interesting. Liked a lot how Jensens character evolved

Lots of whining

I quite loved the first book and was a new favorite. This one? Felt like a waste of time.
All the MC did was whine how he didnt need the guild and how he was soooo done with it. Then constantly putting up with it instead of leaving. Then letting people who try to murder him live and never following through with plans. Made most the book feel like a time waste because the first 5 hours lead to nothing.

Once the actual story starts the MC goes and gets the stupidest skill possible. A total downgrade. I get it was set up with book one and his personality but it is still so lame. Instead of finding a way to store extra biomass and get regeneration he gets a skill that one takes away his ability to wear equipment or wield a weapon. In fact his new weapon is right next to a vital point kill shot, risking his life every time he attacks. The fact he already killed some by exactly that who had that skill before makes it completely stupid.

I dont know it the author just thought it was cool for the story but from and actual fighting perspective and survival. No the new skill is a downgrade. No spear range now, nope all fighting is up close and exposing a weak point with each attack. How can he handle humans with spears or even swords now? Hope that dont do what he did in book one? so so so a stupid.

I take back all the praise I gave this author

Yet again, we have another example of someone that has been affected by the woke, politically correct feministic ideology. not only do we have to suffer through the first 3 or 4 chapters with him constantly getting berated or put down by a female character that has no reason to be putting him down. But then on top of that, everything is against him in every single fact or measure. on top of this, even considering that he has absolutely nothing wrong. Everything is automatically his fault even when it's nothing to do with him At all. i stuck with it until the fight with the captain.Which, by the way, happens to be an incredibly strong female fighter that has no special class doesn't have anything special about her.Whatsoever, but for some reason, not only is she lower level than him.But she has more physical and more speed than he does for absolutely no other reason than simply because she is woman strong. she cheats repeatedly and breaks the rules of the competition.No, one says anything and he just sits back and takes it.Because that's his role now.

The writer went a complete 180 with a character that didn't take shit from anyone to a character that was everybody's punching bag. congratulations asshat you now have become a part of the whole thing that makes a lot of these books. Horrible Have a wonderful fucking day. You piece of shit.