The Vesik Series: Books 1-3

Vesik Series Box Set

By: Eric Asher

Narrated by: William Dufris

A crashed wedding. A scorned vampire. A necromancer's fury...

Damian Vesik is no hero. At least, not according to the magical community that turns a blind eye to his battles against evil. So he chalks it up as one more thankless mission when he's forced to stop his vampire sister from murdering her ex's entire bridal party…

Infiltrating the ceremony to protect the innocent, Damian uncovers something more sinister than a massacre. With the help of his berserker fairy friend, he'll need to prevent an unholy union between ancient demons and the walking dead.

Damian has one chance to stop his sister and ruin the wedding before one hell of an afterparty dooms the world.

Wolves and the River of Stone (Book 2)

A jilted ex. An undead army. Never date the damned...

Zola thought not seeing her ex-boyfriend Philip for 150 years meant he got the hint that they were over. No such luck. Not only is he back, he has kidnapped Zola and is using her as a pawn in his plan to raise an army to scour humanity from the earth.

Damian Vesik is ready to take Philip on, but he won't be doing it alone. Flanked by a pack of snarling, snapping werewolves, they are headed to an old battlefield at Stones River to put an end to Philip's twisted agenda.

Winter's Demon (Book 3)

A haunted sanctuary. A deranged god. Some things can never be undone ...

The horrors Damian has defeated—or caused—with his own hands are nothing compared to what's coming.

Philip's army of necromancers are on the move, descending on the world as harbingers of a great darkness. Aligning himself with Ezekiel, the mad god, Philip plans to unleash a power that will bring mankind to its knees.

Now they must seek out an old ally who may hold their only hope of salvation, and perhaps allow Damian and Zola to prevent Ezekiel's return. As Philip's ever-growing horde of demons emerge, however, they'll have to hope their combined efforts will be enough.

©2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 Eric R. Asher (P)2016 Eric R. Asher

Dresden files...lite

I picked this up because of the 28 hours of listening for one credit, and the fact I love good urban fantasy. This did not disappoint. I loved that the character was from the St. Louis area, and it is obvious the author did their research as every aspect was spot on. That said, I did see many comparisons to the Dresden Files, except the plots of the books weren't as well developed. This is not a knock on the books as they were very entertaining, and I'm sure fans of urban fantasy will enjoy the ride. I'll pick up the 2nd box set as well. A great deal for a credit!

meh. it's okay

not sure if it is the performer or the story but I had a hard time finishing these three books. I usually multitask while listening to books but this one faded into the background too much

Alot of He said She said but worth it

Would you listen to The Vesik Series: Books 1-3 again? Why?

Yes, I found the story very enjoyable. There were very few low moments so the book kept my attention well. The voice actor was very good, there were only a couple moments where it was hard to desern one voice from another. The writing could use a little work, most of the dialog was "He Said" or "She Said," so I think the writer needs to work on his flow of dialog between characters. There was alot of forced humor, the writing frequently had the characters laughing uncontrollably at things that were not very funny. But over all I really enjoyed the 3 books and will be buying the next box set so I can find out what happens next.

What other book might you compare The Vesik Series: Books 1-3 to and why?

n/a

Have you listened to any of William Dufris’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No

Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?

The death of two characters. Also the drive of Damion and his crew to seek vengeance for the death of Vicki.

Any additional comments?

Worth the read/listen.

Great listen

The performance was amazing, funny and entertaining. The first book did not really explain what was happening and I still really didn’t understand throughout the first three books. The narration is fantastic and definitely entertaining. I like the humor, it keeps it light during the difficult parts. Overall it’s a great listen.

An Urban Fantasy 100% Worth the time.

I am a huge fan of the Dresden Files and Iron Druid Chronicles books. I took a bit of a dive off of listening to Urban Fantasy after listening to everything available of those two due to looking for other interesting things. After a year of that, I saw an ad for the Vesik series and spent a valuable credit on this three pack.

I have a couple of personal criticisms regarding the way these books are written, which is why my overall score is 4 stars. The story is fantastic and the characterization of Damien is entirely on par with Atticus from The Iron Druid, which I enjoy immensely. The narration as well is extremely well done, though I cringe at Mr. Dufris' Russian accent

My criticisms lie more in just minor aspects of how the book itself was written. I felt like I was being dumped into the middle of a story with absolutely no context behind various character relationships or interactions. We get more backstory on why it is one off minor characters we see for only a few pages know each other than we get behind the main characters we are following. Also: There is an irritating redundancy hanging around behind the narration as Asher solely uses the toneless and emotionless word "Said" to indicate someone had spoken at all times.

Ultimately these are minor criticisms and they didn't stop me from listening. I still greatly enjoyed the stories and will start listening to the 2nd box set immediately. I just wanted to share my thoughts!