Eight: Undaunted

Eight, Book 3

By: Samer Rabadi

Narrated by: Gary Tiedemann

How does an old man in an eight-year-old body hunt down a killer? With wisdom, courage, and a healthy dash of magic.

When a murderer-turned-monster escapes, the evil once restrained now roams free, leaving death in his wake. Inleio, the former lodge master, has fallen, and the responsibility to avenge his death lands squarely on Eight's shoulders.

The chase is treacherous and wild, leading Eight and his hunter team to the nearby city of Albei. There, they face more than just their prey. Political schemes, intrigues from the rival Healer's Lodge, and even assassins threaten to derail their mission.

The stakes are higher, the enemies fiercer, and the Long Dark's shadow looms ever closer. Can Eight's years of wisdom, honed skills, and sheer determination carry him through? He's faced hungry beasts, explored the wilderness, and survived first contact with civilization. But this time, the challenge is greater, the danger more insidious.

Eight 3: Undaunted is a novel of pursuit and peril, of urban struggles, and of a relentless dance with life, death, and magic. It's an adventure that tests the very essence of Eight's being. Join him as he faces his most daunting challenge yet, but remember, in the game of survival, even the wise can fall, and the Long Dark waits for no one.

©2023 Samer Rabadi (P)2024 Podium Audio

Well told story

This was a really good continuation of the story. It was interesting to see the various animals and talents and going through the towns and seeing the different types of people. I look forward to seeing what the author does in the next 5 books! I will be buying them.

Unique World Building

Unique World Building, Magic system, Creatures, Conflicts, power struggles.
In a lane all its own.
Excellent narration.

Fantastic!! Again!!

I reviewed the first two books and I absolutely feel the same way now, as then. So damn good! This book didn’t go anywhere I expected, but Rabadi delivered. The reality is that he met all the plot threads and wove in new ones. Absolutely fantastic. Get this book and get the first two.

Finally

some representation for post-dump clarity, 🤣
fantastic read, as usual for this series.
I need the next 10 books though

Unique Isekai without too OP MC

I've enjoyed the three entries in this series. It's a legit isekai fantasy that leans into Meso-American lore instead of the over-wrought Asian folklore or glib modern American pop-lore. Unlike so many other isekai fantasy epics, the development maintains connections with the MC's previous existence without over-borrowing technological elements as easy cheats to world-building.
It has a unique System, the MC is slightly overpowered (as most heroes find themselves), but their progression is slow and not absolutely out of control or overtly superior.
The writing is exceptional, at an adult level without being crass or cheap.
The narration is consistent and very well-balanced.
I'd like to hope for more entries into this series, but it could end here with this book and be satisfying. Further development could be good or bad - lots of opportunities for over-elaboration, but if crafted well, could continue to be exceptional.
I can't rate this one any higher within the genre of progressive isekai fantasy.