The Lord of Darkness

By: David Collins

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

This story is about someone who is just a "normal" college girl. Well, maybe not "completely normal."... It's not like she is the most powerful living weapon ever created... It's not like she carries what is effectively a nuclear weapon in the holster she wears... It's not like she is an Evil Galactic Overlord...

Or is it?

I always knew my birth parents had to be complete assholes; why else would they name me something horrible like Vladimira Darkness. Now that I am in college, I go by the nickname Mira.

Then, a bunch of these heavily armed men-in-black types showed up and made me come with them. First in a Humvee, then a Blackhawk helicopter, and then a fricking spacecraft.

It turns out that my birth mother didn't die when I was a child. She only died a few days ago. I was told I needed to be there for the reading of her will.

Wearing all black for the reading of the will almost made sense. That it was heavy leather armor was a bit unexpected. Then, I was given the traditional family sidearm pistol to wear.

Only this was a weapon made just for me. I was apparently the product of hundreds of generations of bioengineering to be someone who could use the weapon. It had a dial with settings from 1.0 to 3.0, and 2.0 was described as "explode dinosaurs.''

Why in hell would I need what was almost a handheld nuclear weapon? It seems that Mother's official title was "The Lord of Darkness" and that the succession would be the first, possibly the last, time I get to meet some of my siblings.

flat

virtual voice sucks. might have been ok story. nice to listen to at night, helps me sleep

Great action, story moves very quickly, VV not bad

Really don't know how this ended up in my library, but here we are. 2.5 hrs in. Audio has turned me around to "virtual voice". I was vehemently opposed to it. but its not bad. Not as great as, say Ray Porter or Scott Brick, but not bad.

Story - over the top, requires significant suspension of disbelief. But hey - tis "Speculative Fiction", so that's par for the course. Many of the written word issues do not come through in audio form (there are complaints about that online).

The MC adapts to her role as Lord of Darkness well enough. Will update once I am done.

You just have to listen to it to understand

It’s entertaining and kinda silly and a good listen all rolled into one. Listen while you drive sometimes and you will enjoy how it passes the time. No spoilers.

male voice female lead

the virtual narrative was not the right voice for a female driven book. great concept redo the virtual voice

Cliffhanger. Boo Hiss

Not only was the story a cliffhanger , it also has poor audio with many words being skipped over by the AI. In addition I found the story slow to progress.