The Ascendant Path: The Complete Series

By: Joshua C. Cook

Narrated by: David Gurney

Welcome to Alos–a world torn between the thriving, magic-free lands of the North and the untamed, mystical realms of the South. Under the vigilant guidance of Sartum, the Unsundered, the North flourishes, protected from the dark corruption of magic by the Anchors–an ancient order with the power to absorb and eradicate malevolent forces.

Meanwhile, the South stands in stark contrast–a wild, untamed land teeming with magic and peril. Amidst the chaos, non-human races such as the Trinil, Gorom, enigmatic Leuh, and a myriad of other rare and mysterious beings, establish pockets of stability.

Enter Layten Grayread–a young dreamer with aspirations of becoming a Scholar, graduating from the prestigious House of Knowledge, and dedicating his life to safeguarding the free lands of the North against the threats of magic and its monstrous creatures. When Layten's dreams finally become a reality, his life takes a thrilling turn–but destiny has other plans in store.

From Scholar to Soldier, to Anchor to Captive and finally, to Unbound, Layten and his companions will find themselves thrown into more danger than they can imagine. All to fix a mistake over 600 years in the making.

The gods have not been idle, and the final chapter of the Godsfall is being written….

©2023 Joshua C Cook (P)2023 Joshua C Cook

Not to bad

I like the story line. Although it was really slow going, the Author dragged out some of the chapter to make book longer.
Had to skip through non important parts.

Good story, somewhat slow

First and foremost, I love the story premise. The narration was good overall. The only thing I didn't like was that the story seemed to progress at a fairly slow pace. Especially at the beginnings of each of the books in this series. It seemed more young adult oriented than I was expecting.

Excellent storytelling!

The series started slow but I realized that this was necessary to build the backstory and history. As the story continued, I began to appreciate the backstory to understand the characters and their motivations. I was sad to see some characters die, but that's part of the story. I really enjoyed this story and the world they built.