Heroically Challenged

Last-Chosen Ones, Book 1

By: P.T. McCordic

Narrated by: Mikael Naramore

To be an adventurer. One of the elite class of brave souls who travel Eldaria and fight the blight of monsters wherever they are found.

Picture rippling muscles, clad in magical armor, perhaps, artfully splattered with the viscera of foes smote in twain. Or...ooh...alternatively, a severely tasteful robe, dusted - equally artfully - with the ashes of enemies immolated with eldritch fyre.

Now picture these paragons of heroism sitting astride their muscled warhorses, surrounded by the cheering, garland-throwing peasants of a hamlet they have saved from the blight. Now, throw that image out, because this isn’t that story.

Instead, picture a group of adventurers who are not skilled, have slain nothing, don’t own any armor worth burnishing and would probably misspell "eldritch" if given a chance. While the saying holds true that "everybody has to start at zero", it might also be posited that this misfit band of eager wannabes are starting somewhere in the negative.

Bards are not going to be composing any epic ballads about their exploits anytime soon, unless it's in the form of a cautionary tale. But despite all these setbacks, they are destined to save the world, right? No. But they might, anyway.

©2018 P.T. McCordic (P)2020 P.T. McCordic

hilarious

if you looking for a light fun adventure, I highly recommend this book. It is not a sprawling epic, but it knows what it is and it does that well.

Loved it!!

Only thing is I really hated the measurements. It was hard to picture how long, big, or far something was when not using the characters height or a commonly standard object/thing like a 'house', or 'horse'. When you use "rods" What is the 'standard rod'? Also, the measurement of time on your hands really??? Not a sundial or other commonly used time item from the dark ages? Even sunset, sunrise, mid day all were actual things used to describe time before mechanical clocks....hands I don't understand them in other increments than hours but how do you use them?? Please tell me the reference source you used for your measurements... I'm genuinely curious... I doubt you'd answer me but I'd like to know....lol...

Amazing first book!

Refreshing in its humor and originality.
Even better than Drew Hayes in my opinion.
Can't wait for the next novel!

fun story

A little slow to start but once it got rolling it was a lot of fun.

I loved this Book

I loved this book so, so much.

The fact that every character (expect the Bard) was introduced with the phrase it was not going well tells you everything you need to know about the skills of these civilians turned adventurers.

The Bard's enthusiasm added a nice pep to the story at the right time.

Also the fighter accidentally setting the smithy on fire by accidentally setting off a fire sword and dropping it and being unable to grab it. . . .is a scene that will remain with me always.