Montego

A Glass Immortals Novella

By: Brian McClellan

Narrated by: Damian Lynch

Twelve-year-old Montego al'Bou is an orphan, a provincial peasant boy left alone by the recent death of his grandmother. Possessing nothing more than his grandmother's cudgel, he strikes out to the capital where the influential Grappo have offered to bring him up in the luxury of an Ossan guild-family. He finds his welcome frosty, his new home full of confusing responsibilities.

He quickly discovers that the greatest sin in the capital is to be born without money, and the classist elite will not hesitate to remind him of his humble origins. Montego dreams of being his own man, of making it in the cudgeling arenas of the Empire's deadly spectator sport where even a provincial can be worshipped like a god. But skill isn't the only barrier for a wannabe cudgelist. Without allies, cunning, and a helping of daring, he can't hope to make it in the capital.

©2023 Brian McClellan (P)2023 Brian McClellan

Characters

Good narration by the guy talking characters were good too. The whole back was very good I am going to re read it and enjoy it again

This should be a full on series

The story was so exciting, going to the foundations of In The Shadow of Lightning. I felt so endeared and connected to the trio of Demir, Montego and Kezzi. If this ever became a full on prelude series, I would devour it. The narrator was also phenomenal! Reminded me of the original Harry Potter solo narrator who captured the essence of all the characters on his own.

Great story! Audio issues...

I really liked this story and it's a great insight into Montego as a character. I love the narrator and he does an awesome job. It was difficult to hear simply because of the audio quality. Hopefully that's something that can be fixed.

the champ is here

learning more about the champion known as baby Montego and his origin story along with Kizy and Demere, was awesome. to see him be unsure and lost to the eventual cocksure bruiser who backs down from nothing. won't spoil the first book, in the shadow of lightning. but this was a nice little slice of seeing the rise of the champ!

Great prequel

Audio quality is a little worse on this than the main book, but narrator is great! Cool to see the expanded world.