12 Miles Below V: The Warlock

A Progression Fantasy Epic (12 Miles Below, Book 5)

By: Mark Arrows

Narrated by: Scott Aiello

Keith Winterscar has accomplished the impossible—he's stolen a godsdamned Feather.

After barely surviving the underground temple with his sister and father to repair To'Wrathh's shell, the crew returns to Clan Altosk as heroes. With his father's soul now inhabiting To'Avalis's body, the powers of To'Wrathh herself, and the occult secrets Keith has steadily uncovered—the Winterscars are poised to change everything. But other powers have begun watching the meteoric rise of Clan Altosk.

The grand warlock Hexis has set his eyes on the surface, hungering for power. If the warlock guilds discover that the clan has uncovered the secrets of the occult, the war against the slavers could escalate exponentially into an all-out conflict between all sides.

And To'Avalis will not take the theft of his shell lightly, meticulously plotting every possible move to bring ruin to the Winterscars the moment they step beyond their safe haven on the surface.

As the clan prepares to migrate underground with their newfound arsenal of relic armors, Keith must navigate treacherous clan politics, guard his new family's true nature, and prove to his father he can—and will—survive what is to come.

Because when gods go to war, even the cleverest thief may find himself with nowhere left to hide.

Book five of a progression fantasy epic set around a pseudo-medieval society clinging to existence on frozen post-apocalyptic Earth. Impossible odds, weak-to-strong progression, dungeon-delving, epic battles, scavenged tech, prophecy, magic, and mystery—12 Miles Below has something for everyone.

©2025 Mark Arrows (P)2025 Recorded Books

Fantastic story and world building

This is such a great series. It’s an anime in written form. The world and magic is fun. The characters are even better.

Can't stop listening

I can't say enough good things about this series. Definitely a series I will listen to multiple times.

These are fun.

Written with wit, jokes, action and good ole leveling up. A fun spin on the genre. Gets better with each title.

Another solid rollercoaster

After the basically non-stop action of the last book, this book is such a refreshing breath of air. It nails the perfect balance between you laughing from the humor and building the world to be a bigger and even crazier thing than what we've seen so far.

10/10 November can't come soon enough

Worldbuilding and fantastic wordplay

Gotta hand it to the author. Through many books leading up to this. They have kept constant action and world building, with this book rounding so many edges and filling any gaps.

Additionally, It has been great listening to the voice actor keeping it very engaging.