Critical Failures X

Caverns and Creatures, Book 10

De: Robert Bevan

Narrado por: Jonathan Sleep

Having established leverage over Mordred and influence in the Cardinian government, Tim is ready to move forward with the next phase of his plan. But Mordred has an ace up his sleeve that could shift the balance of power back in his favor.

Cooper and Nabi attempt to reunite with the rest of the gang.

Stacy and Dave are forced to put their differences aside and work together to avoid capture and execution.

Julian tries to find something productive to do while Chaz goes a little too far with the rockstar lifestyle.

Katherine is done taking shit from old foes.

Randy struggles with moral quandaries. Denise does not.

©2025 Robert Bevan (P)2025 Robert Bevan

Another winner

Loving this book. Bevan and Sleep deliver again. Loving that the focus is shifting to let us see more that’s going on in (and out) of universe. Still masterfully written comedy that irreverently pokes fun at humanity’s flaws in a fantasy world.

I will stand by that Bevan is one of the best comedic authors of our generation. Not afraid to let the main characters stick their feet in their mouths and make asses of themselves while spinning an ever growing and addictive world of adventure. If all you want is good guys win because they leveled up then this series isn’t for you.

Sleep is a great narrator that takes the time really bring out the personalities and emotions of these characters like he knows them personally. Has put in the effort to bring a scene to life and go the extra mile.

Keep up the great work!

Hilarious vulgarity

If you've read the previous books, expect the same crude humor and cringe miscommunications that make you love to hate the characters, but with the better pacing and more interesting characters that have evolved in to the writing with the later books. Glad to have it back.

great series

if you love D&D, you will fall in love with the characters created and the crazy adventures they go on

Bevan is standing on his own shoulders

Phenomenal addition to the series. Bevan feels more focused in his writing here and it really puts a fantastic spotlight on several characters - Cooper, Julian & Chaz, Katherine, Dave and Stacy get major advancements to their characters in particular. As others have said, it feels like a restructuring or redirection of the plot that could only exist because the previous books established the series so well.
We've set aside the Mordred vs the Failures plot line as the overarching theme, and are now wholeheartedly embracing the greater questions of: What exactly IS going on with this tangible magical world? Where DOES this magic come from? Why is Dave SO lame?
Book 10 makes me excited for the future of the series as if rediscovering Book 1. Oh, and once again we are graced with an outstanding performance by Jonathon Sleep. I greatly appreciate the effort put into the songs and actively use Chaz's music in my own D&D games.

just getting better and better

I second so many who say that unlike many other series, Bevan's work continues to improve. The characters develop, incrementally. It's tricky; long running sitcoms struggle with this. You don't want them to become one trick ponies (Seinfeld quit on top b/c of this), but you also don't want them all becoming so human and relatable that they're boring (MASH). The gang here continue to screw up in predictable fashion, but do learn a little as they go, and it's enjoyable and rewarding

The story and world continue to unfold at an interesting comprehensible rate. Enough new to be fun, not so detailed you have to reread 3 books to have any idea what's going on.

Happy to see the excellent work with Sleep continues, as well. Now to wait until 11....