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Demonic Education #1
Demon Lord Academy
Have you ever felt like you were destined for greater things?
My life was far from perfect, revolving around a dead-end school and caring for my sickly mother. It’s not until a chance encounter with a beautiful and mysterious blonde that I learn the truth about myself.
You see, I’m not just an ordinary human. I’m a demon lord, potentially one of the strongest that’s ever lived. My mysterious new friend introduces me to the Academy for Demonic Education, where I learn about my emerging powers alongside my gorgeous classmates, including a shy brunette trying to find her voice as well as a famous shifter princess.
While I’m studying new hexes and how to strengthen my demonic core, something happens that shatters the peace at our school, putting me and my new friends in the crosshairs of a dangerous enemy consumed with destroying the academy at all costs.
Fate has other plans for me. It’s time to show everyone what a powerful demon lord can really do.
My life was far from perfect, revolving around a dead-end school and caring for my sickly mother. It’s not until a chance encounter with a beautiful and mysterious blonde that I learn the truth about myself.
You see, I’m not just an ordinary human. I’m a demon lord, potentially one of the strongest that’s ever lived. My mysterious new friend introduces me to the Academy for Demonic Education, where I learn about my emerging powers alongside my gorgeous classmates, including a shy brunette trying to find her voice as well as a famous shifter princess.
While I’m studying new hexes and how to strengthen my demonic core, something happens that shatters the peace at our school, putting me and my new friends in the crosshairs of a dangerous enemy consumed with destroying the academy at all costs.
Fate has other plans for me. It’s time to show everyone what a powerful demon lord can really do.
505 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 7, 2024
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Shane Hammond
38 books60 followersHey there! I'm Shane, and I love writing fantasy. I've been reading fantasy all my life, and I've always wanted the chance to tell the stories that I wanted to share. So here I am! With my stories, you can expect a fleshed-out and detailed world full of interesting characters that you can't help but root for. Thanks for checking me out, and I hope you enjoy my work!
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June 25, 2025
Better than it should be, worse than it could be
This was a very easy read. I'll start out by stating that I'd give this a 3.5 which I've rounded up to 4.
I think I'll highlight the flaws first and then explain why I still think this book is worth reading. The whole story is derivative and largely unoriginal. The characters lack depth, some more than others. The prose is quite weak.
However, this book is just great fun through and through. I wasn't expecting something completely novel, and there's a reason that people enjoy the books that clearly inspired this one. I also wasn't expecting the writing of Oscar Wilde in this kind of story, so the prose was only mildly annoying.
I enjoy stories where the everyman becomes the showstopper. That's what this is. It's a power fantasy, and I was hooked.
When it comes to the romance/spice, I thought there were different pros and cons. The girls are unique and have different traits and personalities, which is good. But they all just love the main character without much effort of his part. The actual adult content is fairly limited, which I also think is a positive. I'd say it makes up less than 10% of the page count. I've said before, I prefer mono-romance to harem, but unfortunately for me, harem is much more popular amongst male readers. I also love the magical university trope, and to my knowledge there aren't any mono-romance stories in that setting that I haven't already read.
I'll keep going with this series until I get bored of it, but I think I'll read something else in between each book to avoid burning out.
This was a very easy read. I'll start out by stating that I'd give this a 3.5 which I've rounded up to 4.
I think I'll highlight the flaws first and then explain why I still think this book is worth reading. The whole story is derivative and largely unoriginal. The characters lack depth, some more than others. The prose is quite weak.
However, this book is just great fun through and through. I wasn't expecting something completely novel, and there's a reason that people enjoy the books that clearly inspired this one. I also wasn't expecting the writing of Oscar Wilde in this kind of story, so the prose was only mildly annoying.
I enjoy stories where the everyman becomes the showstopper. That's what this is. It's a power fantasy, and I was hooked.
When it comes to the romance/spice, I thought there were different pros and cons. The girls are unique and have different traits and personalities, which is good. But they all just love the main character without much effort of his part. The actual adult content is fairly limited, which I also think is a positive. I'd say it makes up less than 10% of the page count. I've said before, I prefer mono-romance to harem, but unfortunately for me, harem is much more popular amongst male readers. I also love the magical university trope, and to my knowledge there aren't any mono-romance stories in that setting that I haven't already read.
I'll keep going with this series until I get bored of it, but I think I'll read something else in between each book to avoid burning out.
December 13, 2024
"You're a demon Harry and you have a harem." This book is very HEAVILY 'influenced' by Harry potter and shonen anime to the point where you have a Ron, Hermione, snape and you are running through the plots of all 7 books in a single year.
Our protagonist Jake is the most special boy that they've ever seen to the point that he, a first year, is The plot armor here is THICC.
Spice lvl - I've definitely had the sex... 0.5/5
Our protagonist Jake is the most special boy that they've ever seen to the point that he, a first year, is The plot armor here is THICC.
Spice lvl - I've definitely had the sex... 0.5/5
August 1, 2024
great new read
Plenty of action, character development and a bit of “spice” (but not excessive). Hero is too good to be believed, but written well. Good female leads and supporting cast.
Plenty of action, character development and a bit of “spice” (but not excessive). Hero is too good to be believed, but written well. Good female leads and supporting cast.
March 10, 2025
I recently read Warlock: Book 1 and found it oddly enjoyable. It takes the most cliche premise possible (the protagonist is an orphan, but then he learns magic is real, and he's a magic user, and he needs to go to magic school to learn more, and shockingly he's a very powerful magic user, and perhaps even the heir to a mysterious bloodline!) but due to excellent writing, snappy dialogue, and rich, three dimensional characters, I loved it. Highly recommended.
This book is like that one's evil mirror universe twin. It's basically the same premise (not an orphan, but raised by a single mother, and everything else is the same), but exactly zero effort has been spent making any part of it believable. It's an urban fantasy where magic is secret. How is the veil maintained? Who knows! There's another dimension, how does money work there? Good question! The protagonist never seems to have money woes, why is that? Eh. It's a university but everyone where's cliche school uniforms, is that just because of the author's not-so-secret fetish? Probably! The protagonist rapidly ends up doing dangerous things with professors, is any attempt made to explain why this is okay? Of course not. There's a stream of love interests introduced, are they unique and interesting or just a sequence of forgettable cliches? Absolutely the second one. Is the protagonist smart and hard working? Nope, he fails a class and it's made clear it's because he's just not very good at studying. Likeable? Not really. Stable and level headed? Nope, keeps making dumb mistakes.
There's a few moments that are pretty good. The author is clearly capable of writing pretty good romantic scenes, and the bits where the various love interests fall for the protagonist are absolutely standouts (certainly in comparison to the bland mediocrity of everything else). And although characters are mostly over the top characters of themselves, occasionally they come across like real people.
Of course, the good bits almost make the book overall worse, because they show the author is capable of more. But it's hard to really enjoy how, eg, the protagonist makes a self-conscious succubus understand that he loves her for herself and not her magic succubus powers when 99% of the time everyone is just a walking cliche.
If you deeply love magic academy settings and power fantasies, you've read all the good ones, and you're looking for a mediocre one, then knock yourself out. This is, at the least, not an unpleasant book. But that's about the best I can say.
This book is like that one's evil mirror universe twin. It's basically the same premise (not an orphan, but raised by a single mother, and everything else is the same), but exactly zero effort has been spent making any part of it believable. It's an urban fantasy where magic is secret. How is the veil maintained? Who knows! There's another dimension, how does money work there? Good question! The protagonist never seems to have money woes, why is that? Eh. It's a university but everyone where's cliche school uniforms, is that just because of the author's not-so-secret fetish? Probably! The protagonist rapidly ends up doing dangerous things with professors, is any attempt made to explain why this is okay? Of course not. There's a stream of love interests introduced, are they unique and interesting or just a sequence of forgettable cliches? Absolutely the second one. Is the protagonist smart and hard working? Nope, he fails a class and it's made clear it's because he's just not very good at studying. Likeable? Not really. Stable and level headed? Nope, keeps making dumb mistakes.
There's a few moments that are pretty good. The author is clearly capable of writing pretty good romantic scenes, and the bits where the various love interests fall for the protagonist are absolutely standouts (certainly in comparison to the bland mediocrity of everything else). And although characters are mostly over the top characters of themselves, occasionally they come across like real people.
Of course, the good bits almost make the book overall worse, because they show the author is capable of more. But it's hard to really enjoy how, eg, the protagonist makes a self-conscious succubus understand that he loves her for herself and not her magic succubus powers when 99% of the time everyone is just a walking cliche.
If you deeply love magic academy settings and power fantasies, you've read all the good ones, and you're looking for a mediocre one, then knock yourself out. This is, at the least, not an unpleasant book. But that's about the best I can say.
October 17, 2024
“Yer a demon, Harry.” I suppose Stella would be Ron in that analogy. Anyway, our MC finds out that his deadbeat dad was a demon, and now he is invited to enroll at an apparently free demon university (paid for by your demon taxes). Of course, like all first-year demon students with a few months of learning, he’ll be expected to right all the injustices of the “Nine Circles”. This amazingly not torturous hell has a caste system with demon lords at the top, and now our protagonist is one of these few. Honestly, you would think that regular male demons would show a lot more animosity towards these lords since they will end up bonding most female demons into their harems. This world’s male to female ratio is never addressed, but it seems like 1:1. Overall the story ends up being not bad, but it takes a very long time to get there. While the narrative is coherent, it could really have benefited from more descriptive writing, especially for the characters. It’s hard to paint a picture or get excited when everyone is just described as “gorgeous” initially. The world-building is minimal as the only time the author puts effort into details is for the demon history lessons. Smart characters are in short supply, and the central mystery ends up being fairly predictable. The spice is very mild and scarce (two scenes). These college students like very long and chaste courtships in which you are lulled into the belief everyone is a virgin, until they suddenly start going at each other like veteran sex workers. The MC doesn't really stand out to me as he feels very familiar other than having a sick mother, as short tempers and big d*cks are standard issue. In addition, there are an unnecessary number of typos.
December 25, 2024
DNF @ 48%
Rating: 2.5 stars
I found the MC to be a bit on the arrogant side. He finds out he's a really powerful demon lord and let's it go to his head. There's one point where someone tells him he's not as powerful as a full demon lord and he gets a bit offended. Dude, you only just learned your first spell; the academy dropouts are more powerful than you. There are also elements on Idiot MC Syndrome. It's not as bad as many books I've read but another example is finding something suspicious then finding out someone's gone missing the next day. Do you report this since it's probably related? Or try and investigate the crime yourself in a world you're completely unfamiliar when there could be threats you undoubtedly aren't powerful enough to face. The MC naturally chooses the later.
There are praiseworthy elements here too though. The world building is fairly good and character had personality. The MC also doesn't immediately jump into bed with the first woman he meets - there's actually a build up in relationships before they (presumably) get serious. Unfortunately the MC and his actions put me off enough that I'm not particularly interested in finishing it. It doesn't help that the ending is so far seeming like it'll be a bit predictable.
Rating: 2.5 stars
I found the MC to be a bit on the arrogant side. He finds out he's a really powerful demon lord and let's it go to his head. There's one point where someone tells him he's not as powerful as a full demon lord and he gets a bit offended. Dude, you only just learned your first spell; the academy dropouts are more powerful than you. There are also elements on Idiot MC Syndrome. It's not as bad as many books I've read but another example is finding something suspicious then finding out someone's gone missing the next day. Do you report this since it's probably related? Or try and investigate the crime yourself in a world you're completely unfamiliar when there could be threats you undoubtedly aren't powerful enough to face. The MC naturally chooses the later.
There are praiseworthy elements here too though. The world building is fairly good and character had personality. The MC also doesn't immediately jump into bed with the first woman he meets - there's actually a build up in relationships before they (presumably) get serious. Unfortunately the MC and his actions put me off enough that I'm not particularly interested in finishing it. It doesn't help that the ending is so far seeming like it'll be a bit predictable.
November 24, 2024
Fun but flawed
This book was definitely a fun read, but i found it hard to get invested in the story. Too many weird continuity errors, and things that just don't make any sense.
Take the premise, for example. Stella is a first year student in her very first week of studies, and she's sent to the human world to locate lost demons? Why wouldn't they send someone fully trained, or at least a senior student?
And why is it that whenever it's urgent to find somebody they go running around campus to track the person down? They have cell phones! Why not send a text?
Or there's the time when Jake goes to his first party. He's been attending classes for at least a week and a half at this point, and yet it's his first weekend there? Do calendars not work the same way in Hell?
I could give lots of other examples, but they would be spoilers so i won't mention them. Don't think I'll read the sequel as there are plenty of books in my queue with better writing.
This book was definitely a fun read, but i found it hard to get invested in the story. Too many weird continuity errors, and things that just don't make any sense.
Take the premise, for example. Stella is a first year student in her very first week of studies, and she's sent to the human world to locate lost demons? Why wouldn't they send someone fully trained, or at least a senior student?
And why is it that whenever it's urgent to find somebody they go running around campus to track the person down? They have cell phones! Why not send a text?
Or there's the time when Jake goes to his first party. He's been attending classes for at least a week and a half at this point, and yet it's his first weekend there? Do calendars not work the same way in Hell?
I could give lots of other examples, but they would be spoilers so i won't mention them. Don't think I'll read the sequel as there are plenty of books in my queue with better writing.
February 26, 2025
How to Train Your Demon!
Jake was raised by his mom because his father left at his birth. He's now going to the local College, as a freshman. He is doing fine until he's scouted by another College, a Demon College. He doesn't know he has on inside him, but he has always felt like something strange was inside and he occasionally heard a voice, but he thought it was just in his mind...
He switches Colleges, eventually tells his mother (not a demon), meets a few gorgeous girls (one can change into a Succubus, 😉😉), learns skills like magic and shape changing, fights an old evil looking to destroy the school and demon society, gains a harem witch continues to grow, and helps his mom deal with her cancer.
Jakes got a very life, but he has the support of a couple very sexy girls (that he eventually has sex with...)
The story was easy to follow and the fights were good, especially the big battle of good vs evil (good fight!).
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Jake was raised by his mom because his father left at his birth. He's now going to the local College, as a freshman. He is doing fine until he's scouted by another College, a Demon College. He doesn't know he has on inside him, but he has always felt like something strange was inside and he occasionally heard a voice, but he thought it was just in his mind...
He switches Colleges, eventually tells his mother (not a demon), meets a few gorgeous girls (one can change into a Succubus, 😉😉), learns skills like magic and shape changing, fights an old evil looking to destroy the school and demon society, gains a harem witch continues to grow, and helps his mom deal with her cancer.
Jakes got a very life, but he has the support of a couple very sexy girls (that he eventually has sex with...)
The story was easy to follow and the fights were good, especially the big battle of good vs evil (good fight!).
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September 16, 2025
I picked up this series as I make my way through Audible's harem collections.
The prose is...okay. Not awful, not great. The premise is derivative, but if you couldn't tell that by the cover and the blurb, how'd you even get this far? Everyman becomes Chosen One and ships off to Temu Hogwarts. The characters are constructed well enough, they fall in love with the MC because hes the MC, etc.
The sex/romance scenes maintain the same quality as the prose, and there are several instances where the author glosses over opportunities for more, so depending on your preferred prose-to-smut ratio, your mileage may vary.
Overall, this book is adequate to purpose.
The prose is...okay. Not awful, not great. The premise is derivative, but if you couldn't tell that by the cover and the blurb, how'd you even get this far? Everyman becomes Chosen One and ships off to Temu Hogwarts. The characters are constructed well enough, they fall in love with the MC because hes the MC, etc.
The sex/romance scenes maintain the same quality as the prose, and there are several instances where the author glosses over opportunities for more, so depending on your preferred prose-to-smut ratio, your mileage may vary.
Overall, this book is adequate to purpose.
July 8, 2024
Omg!
I loved everything about this book! All the characters are great and feel so real. Tje story is fantastic with the right mix of action and flow. The slow burn works great and pays off. Demon lord/Demon Academy books are a dime a dozen these days, and most are cookie cutter. This book stands above all that I have read, and I look forward to the next one!
I loved everything about this book! All the characters are great and feel so real. Tje story is fantastic with the right mix of action and flow. The slow burn works great and pays off. Demon lord/Demon Academy books are a dime a dozen these days, and most are cookie cutter. This book stands above all that I have read, and I look forward to the next one!
July 9, 2024
A fantastic read
Funny, witty, charismatic, and charming all at the same time. A slice of life with enough action, twists, and turns to keep it interesting. The characters are engaging and blend well together. Whether you are just getting into the genre or are a veteran of it, I highly recommend reading it.
Funny, witty, charismatic, and charming all at the same time. A slice of life with enough action, twists, and turns to keep it interesting. The characters are engaging and blend well together. Whether you are just getting into the genre or are a veteran of it, I highly recommend reading it.
August 23, 2024
Ugh. DFN very early. I'm sick of anime inspired man child MCs. I'm sick of "timid" being the main characteristic of an MC when he talks to a girl. Oh what is this strange feeling I get when I hesitantly stammer some words to a pretty girl. Writing a college adult like he's a 12 yo boy is repulsive. Men don't act that way.
September 8, 2024
Another academy book
Just can't go higher than a three star. Characters are bland. MC is annoying sometimes and there are a few annoying typos. The plot is uninspired and the troupes are just there. I have a love/hate relationship with this author due to Dungeon Heroes and while this is better its just not unique enough and feels hollow.
Just can't go higher than a three star. Characters are bland. MC is annoying sometimes and there are a few annoying typos. The plot is uninspired and the troupes are just there. I have a love/hate relationship with this author due to Dungeon Heroes and while this is better its just not unique enough and feels hollow.
November 15, 2024
Overall Good
Very enjoyable read, great story, and zero lulls during the read, it kept me interested at all times, I can’t read the rest, the Spicy moments in the story were well done and were spaced out well too. A good balance of story building, action and spicy scenes! Can’t wait to read the rest of the series!
Very enjoyable read, great story, and zero lulls during the read, it kept me interested at all times, I can’t read the rest, the Spicy moments in the story were well done and were spaced out well too. A good balance of story building, action and spicy scenes! Can’t wait to read the rest of the series!
July 8, 2024
Great new read!
The author balances the plot and spiciness really well. I also like the fact that the MC has normal insecurities just like everyone else. I can not wait for the next book in the series to be published.
The author balances the plot and spiciness really well. I also like the fact that the MC has normal insecurities just like everyone else. I can not wait for the next book in the series to be published.
July 9, 2024
Must Read
Like seriously, just read it. The harem isn't rushed but also you always know it's coming. Everyone has a personality, no cardboard cutouts. The plot twist (for me) was a teensy bit predictable, but still good nonetheless. Just give it a shot, it's really good!
Like seriously, just read it. The harem isn't rushed but also you always know it's coming. Everyone has a personality, no cardboard cutouts. The plot twist (for me) was a teensy bit predictable, but still good nonetheless. Just give it a shot, it's really good!
July 23, 2024
A great beginning book for a new series!!!
It should surprise no one that has read this authors other works this is a fantastically well written!!! Great world building, great character development and some of the best written story you'll read!!!
It should surprise no one that has read this authors other works this is a fantastically well written!!! Great world building, great character development and some of the best written story you'll read!!!
August 7, 2024
An awesome time.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was fun and entertaining. The story and characters were incredibly interesting and engaging. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. This book is definitely worth checking out.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It was fun and entertaining. The story and characters were incredibly interesting and engaging. I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next. This book is definitely worth checking out.
August 15, 2024
Great Start
An interesting story. Although constrained by the background of a college and student in his freshman year, the author wove a well paced tale with the MC reacting to a strange environment. Well worth reading. Can’t wait to read book 2!
An interesting story. Although constrained by the background of a college and student in his freshman year, the author wove a well paced tale with the MC reacting to a strange environment. Well worth reading. Can’t wait to read book 2!
August 26, 2024
A Good Read
Shane has written a good first book in a series with a promising start. The characters are rich and well defined. The storyline is good. I think you will enjoy this series.
Shane has written a good first book in a series with a promising start. The characters are rich and well defined. The storyline is good. I think you will enjoy this series.
September 23, 2024
Perfect?
No, but very very good. In some ways a little too young adult, but not in the sex department. Could have even used more of that! A little slow developing, worthy of recommending!
No, but very very good. In some ways a little too young adult, but not in the sex department. Could have even used more of that! A little slow developing, worthy of recommending!
September 24, 2024
Excellent story with vivid imagery
The characters are crisp, well developed, and an enormous amount of fun to spend time with. Lots of action and the plot has some very interesting changes of pace.
The characters are crisp, well developed, and an enormous amount of fun to spend time with. Lots of action and the plot has some very interesting changes of pace.
December 7, 2024
Nope
Really confusing book to read. It's suppose to be about a demon lord but in reality it's about a Pat Boone clone! Our hero is so unlike a demon that he puts himself in the friends zone! I was getting whiplash thinking 'demon' but seeing the perfect gentleman.
Really confusing book to read. It's suppose to be about a demon lord but in reality it's about a Pat Boone clone! Our hero is so unlike a demon that he puts himself in the friends zone! I was getting whiplash thinking 'demon' but seeing the perfect gentleman.
December 19, 2024
Demon Lord Academy (Demonic Education book 1)
Excellent, wonderful full of entertaining characters, brilliant storyline and supurb fight scenes, titillating dialogue, well thought out main love interest. Well done.Gary Challenger from Devon UK.
Excellent, wonderful full of entertaining characters, brilliant storyline and supurb fight scenes, titillating dialogue, well thought out main love interest. Well done.Gary Challenger from Devon UK.
February 12, 2025
Great read
Love the book. Very easy to get into and world building is good. I did not see the twist at the end. So I loved the shock. I did guess what shape he will be though.
Can't wait for book two.
Love the book. Very easy to get into and world building is good. I did not see the twist at the end. So I loved the shock. I did guess what shape he will be though.
Can't wait for book two.
February 21, 2025
What a read
I read another series by Hammond and thought I'd give this one a try. It was really good. So good in fact the last 100 pages or so kept me from working... Looking forward to the rest of the series!
I read another series by Hammond and thought I'd give this one a try. It was really good. So good in fact the last 100 pages or so kept me from working... Looking forward to the rest of the series!
March 15, 2025
Great start
It was refreshing to read a well-designed story like this after a run of books from other authors that amounted to nothing more than continuous battle logs. Great character development; Logical MC progression; Good pacing; Just an overall fun story.
It was refreshing to read a well-designed story like this after a run of books from other authors that amounted to nothing more than continuous battle logs. Great character development; Logical MC progression; Good pacing; Just an overall fun story.
April 16, 2025
This was terrible 😕 it basically told you the whole point of the book in first few minutes making the book a pointless read 📚 and I could care less about his school days boring plus the mc is a cornball
July 9, 2024
The best story
I might have a new favorite author. Great story, well written and captivating. I look forward to more. I hope it comes soon.
I might have a new favorite author. Great story, well written and captivating. I look forward to more. I hope it comes soon.
July 9, 2024
Good story
I really enjoyed this book. It was well paced. The world magic system is well thought out. The relationships are fun and the characters have some depth to them.
I really enjoyed this book. It was well paced. The world magic system is well thought out. The relationships are fun and the characters have some depth to them.
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