Virtuous Sons

A Greco-Roman Cultivation Epic

By: Y.B. Striker

Narrated by: Justin Thomas James, Emma Kate Starling, Jeff Hays, Zachary Johnson

Length: 18 hrs and 29 mins

Publisher's summary

The Heavens fear a shining soul. Defiant, the virtuous cultivator ascends.

Lio Aetos is the Young Aristocrat and heir apparent to a legendary Greek sect, a prodigious talent born and bred for glory.

Solus is a slave, a disgraced patrician from the fallen city of Rome with nothing to his name.

They're as different as the East is from the West. Yet both of them hunger—to cast off the threads of Fate they’ve been given. To reach for a higher purpose.

In this world of ruined empires and long-forgotten gods, the Young Aristocrat and the Son of Rome share an unyielding conviction. As brothers, they will face tribulations and climb the divine mountain of Olympus.

It is a mad thing. It is utterly against the will of the Fates.

It is cultivation. It’s the mark that every philosopher bears plainly on their soul.

Ingeniously combining xianxia and cultivation elements within the world of ancient Greece, Y.B. Striker brings a fresh take on progression fantasy that is brimming with wit, adventure, and larger-than-life characters.

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The Son ride

The story has a bumpy start, but it one hell of a ride. Leo steals the show, but Solus comeback and level the playing field on Leo’s behalf. I hope the second book bring back more fights and better techniques

flowery

it is a good book but the pros are a bit thick. it is a novel way to handle progression fantasy and cultivation, bit there is no clear basis for power scale.

Absolutely Amazing Performance!

A must listen to palate cleanser! Really, I'm not kidding this book was exactly what I've needed after getting burned out on other cultivationy books. The multiple narrator cast absolutely crushes the script and is able to really hit the level where they elevate the story way beyond it's words, the way the two protoganonists interact is why this book is an instantly memorable experience. Each one is able to play off each other in a way that would be impossible if it was just a single narrator, Solus's narrator is able to get as abjectly grim and serious as they can, because its balanced out by the raw charisma of Griffith, additionally having a dedicate female narrator is able to provide excellent grounding between the two other extreme performances. Really you should listen to this book just on the fact of how abjectly fun it is. Story is fun, but go listen to this right now if you need a palate cleanser.

amazing

was great, good performance by a great cast reading a great story. good pacing and wonderful prose.

Greco Roman Themed Cultivation - Incredible!

This is Will Wight's Cradle series mixed with Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics, Plato's Republic and a smattering of Greek Mythology.
I go through a lot of audiobooks, mostly fantasy or science fiction. Recently I've gravitated toward cultivation themed stories. since this is a newer genre a lot of the stories are from first time authors so I'm used to taking a chance on new books with few reviews. Most of them don't make the cut and I don't even finish the book. This is not of one those stories. I'm so glad I found this one and look forward to future stories from this author.

on of the best i have ever heard

the original was sublime, this only deepened the immersion into the world. 10/10 from me.

Soundbooth theater knocks it out of the park

amazing changing narration with great character and compelling storyline. what else could I want!!!!

Get it now and help support the author and studio so we can get the rest of the series done that way

Grade A+++

This is a bit different from what i have been listening to. This may be why I enjoyed it so much, but one thing I can say is the author did it right. The narrators are some of the best also and I have listened to them in other books. They don't fail in this book either. When you think of mythology you think of word play and battle. you think of speaking as if you are reciting poetry. the two main MC's are my favorite. The passion will have you rooting for them even when they should fail. LOL. I cannot wait to see what happens next. I am a fan. Thank you for a different type of experience.
PS. i can see how the riddle talk would bother people, but I can see why it was written this way.

Unique cultivation novel

Simply by being Greco-Roman cultivation this book stands apart from the myriad of Asian inspired cultivation novels. The cultivation system is somewhat abstract. The characters are really fun and interesting though. The full cast narration is terrific. It definitely increases the value of this book.

solid

much more character and story driven than it is gamlit driven. otherwise, it was an Amazing book.