I have recently finished reading the Shadow of the Tyrant King series by JD Matter (Rise of the Exile, The Two Quests, and The Forging of Legends). He read his first book as an audiobook on his youtube channel darkmatter2525. I found the story unique and compelling as he demonstrates the world building and character development chops from his animated videos of the Power Corrupts animated series (still waiting for the novelization of that series btw). The cast of characters in the series are introduced accordingly and have their own unique traits and features as each play a complementary role in the story; the revelations and plot twists are earned; the mystique of the world is realized and established with enough exposition but the right amount of showing and telling; the allegiances, organizations, and lore add intrigue to ; the stakes are nail biting; the emotional moments hit hard; and the ending of the series packs a giant wallop but is conclusive yet leaves the story open for more.
I do highly recommend this series. I hope it gets an on-screen adaptation someday. Has anyone else read these books?
by thunderdragon517