Returner's Defiance 4

Returner's Defiance #4

by Bruce Sentar

The Rapture has come. Nine Hell Gates erupt across the world—tearing reality apart and changing it forever.

Bran’s plans are thrown into chaos by unexpected time dilation in the vault. With far less time than he anticipated, he must rally his organizations and seize the coming tide of resources.

But Earth is stirring. Demons are awakening, ready to begin their long-planned invasion, while the Clans move forward with agendas of their own.

To survive, Bran must carve his own path through the storm—and one thing is the world is about to change.

Genres: Fantasy, Harem, Litrpg, Urban Fantasy, Time Travel

372 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 7, 2025

About the author

Born and raised in the agricultural midwest, I moved every year after school even as far as Shanghai before settling down with my wife in Chicago.

I have always enjoyed Wuxia stories and became thrilled when I discovered harem stories spreading to western books. I've written down my day dreams for years as an idle hobby. Inspired by the harem genre I'm finally fleshing them out into full blown novels.

I'm excited to share my stories with you as I turn them into novels and series.

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Reviews

[Adam]

Complete letdown

Spoiler brand get circe incase there was any doubt about that just like every other book it's brand his side girls and his new girlfriend of the moment. I don't feel the character really cares about his other "lovers" after getting them before moving on to focus on the next conquest. There is no real character development at all. O the apocalypse has happened but we are training so we can't focus on the world ending or society's rise/fall in all this the base he was building is done and it's a fort but back to brand training and always handly beating the demons. I guess I'm tired of harem novels it's too played out. But hey, maybe portal progression harem slice of life book is your thing and u don't like character and world development, then this is your book! But I think ill be passing on any future work for Mr. Sentar.

[Jennifer King]

It's good

If you like the previous books in the series, you're going to like this one. If you didn't like the previous books in this series, you're not going to like this one. This book has a good continuation of the plot. So far decent fights, more characterization, more development of the plot and ongoing characters. New characters introduced. I'm trying to be helpful but I don't want to ruin the plot for you and it's not a lot. I can tell you that won't ruin the book. It's just straight up. Good, decent fights. Not nearly as much sex as last time, but there's never that much sex. Even though they hype it up a lot. I can't really think of anything else. I'm writing this review with voice to text to help the author get more readers and let more people know this is a good book. Hope this helps

[Leather]

This book is a complete failure.
The author failed to find a sufficiently clear angle to tell the story of the global resistance against the demon world invasion. As a result, we get a choppy narrative, riddled with ellipses, a succession of scenes with no direct connection, and a great deal of pointless dialogue.
The characters' stats are completely omitted from the story, for reasons that defy explanation. It drives me crazy.

[Kiba Snowpaw]

RETURNER'S DEFIANCE 4 — WHEN KNOWING THE FUTURE IS NOT THE SAME AS CONTROLLING IT

Audiobook review by Kiba Snowpaw — Alpha Ice Wolf of HowlStrom

ESSENTIAL

Returner's Defiance 4 by Bruce Sentar is the fourth movement in a progression-fantasy, LitRPG, apocalyptic, time-return, and harem story that has always depended on one intoxicating promise: Bran has already watched the world die, so this time he can prepare. In this volume that promise is deliberately wounded. The Rapture begins, nine Hell Gates tear open across Earth, demons awaken for an invasion planned across ages, rival Clans protect their own agendas, and an unexpected distortion of time inside the vault steals much of the preparation Bran believed he possessed. The audiobook runs approximately thirteen hours and thirty-three minutes and is performed by Christopher Boucher and Jessica Threet, whose dual narration gives the large cast and rapidly widening crisis much-needed vocal structure. This is not an ideal entry point, because the emotional weight depends on Bran's prior choices, accumulated power, alliances, women, enemies, and knowledge of the failed timeline. It is, however, an important turning point: the series stops treating the future as a reliable set of instructions and begins treating it as damaged intelligence gathered from a war that is no longer unfolding in exactly the same way. My essential verdict is four stars. The book is exciting, forceful, and often psychologically sharper than its surface suggests, although its handling of relationships, preparation, progression rewards, and the cliffhanger prevents it from becoming the exceptional installment its central idea deserves.

HOOK AND THESIS

The most frightening sentence a survivor can hear is not you know nothing; it is you knew what was coming, and it still arrived before you were ready. That is the hook that drove its claws into me. Bran's advantage has never merely been strength. It is memory: the private graveyard of a ruined future carried inside a younger body. Yet when the vault's time dilation compresses his schedule, memory becomes less like prophecy and more like an old battle map whose bridges may already have collapsed. My thesis is that Returner's Defiance 4 succeeds most powerfully when it dismantles the fantasy that foreknowledge equals control, but weakens whenever Bran answers uncertainty by becoming more controlling toward the people around him instead of preparing them as genuine partners. I wrote in my own voice while listening, “Foreknowledge is not control. Sometimes it is only grief arriving early.” That is a Kiba Snowpaw line, not a quotation from the novel, but it expresses the wound beneath this installment. An Alpha may smell the storm, count the food, sharpen every spear, and still hear the first wall crack sooner than expected. The measure of leadership is then not whether the Alpha prevents every wound; it is whether the pack has learned to stand when his paws are elsewhere. Bran often looks magnificent while carrying everything himself, but the book also reveals how protection can become another name for possession when trust, autonomy, and shared competence are not given equal weight.

BASIC PLOT SUMMARY

The plot begins from acceleration rather than stability. Bran emerges from the vault to discover that time has betrayed his expectations, leaving him with far less room to gather resources, shape alliances, strengthen his circle, and position humanity for the disaster he remembers. Then the Rapture erupts through nine Hell Gates, turning the world into a collection of simultaneous emergencies. Demonic powers move openly, old organizations scramble to claim territory and resources, and the Clans reveal that even extinction does not automatically cure political selfishness. Bran races between training, negotiation, rescue, battle, resource acquisition, and the difficult management of people whose lives he wants to preserve, while the story enlarges its mythological field through demons, divine legacies, competing pantheons, and powers whose histories exceed any single national conflict. Simone and Circe become particularly important to the emotional and strategic movement, though not always with equal development, while the larger group must adapt to a timetable Bran can no longer dictate. The action ultimately drives him toward a brutal new threshold connected to the Trial of Kings, and the ending tears away security at exactly the moment he needs it most. I will not map every turn, but readers should expect substantial spoilers simply from knowing that the volume closes on a severe transition rather than a fully resolved campaign. It is a bridge book, yet the bridge is on fire, crowded with allies, and suspended above an invasion.

PRAISE AND CRITIQUE

Sentar's best decision is to make lost time an active antagonist. A weaker continuation could have allowed Bran to execute another perfect list of remembered objectives, collect rewards, recruit useful people, and dominate enemies who did not understand his hidden advantage. Here, the compressed schedule generates pressure that raw power cannot erase. Every hour spent training one ally is an hour not spent securing another gate; every resource claimed has an opportunity cost; every political argument feels obscene while Hell opens, yet those arguments remain believable because institutions rarely surrender ego merely because disaster has become obvious. This creates a productive contradiction between Bran's competence and his limits. He can be immensely capable without becoming omnipresent, and the global scope finally forces the narrative to acknowledge that one overpowered returner cannot personally hold every wall. The better battles carry that weight: Bran does not simply exchange attacks with a monster, but calculates what failure in this location means elsewhere. In HowlStrom I imagined nine red wounds splitting the aurora while black heat steamed from the ice. I could seal the eastern pass, send hunters to the fjord, protect the cubs beneath the Citadel, or confront the thing climbing from the Glacier Gate, but I could not place my body in all four locations. That image made the book's scale emotionally legible. Power fantasy becomes meaningful when power must choose, because choice creates responsibility, and responsibility creates the possibility of guilt.

The novel also improves when it lets surprise arise from established causes instead of random reversals. The vault's temporal problem, the awakening demons, the competing organizations, and the approaching trial feel like consequences converging rather than an author throwing unrelated threats into the path. Character development exists inside that convergence, especially whenever confidence cracks and reveals the older survivor beneath Bran's controlled exterior. He has the habits of someone who has already buried too many people: inventory first, emotion later; danger classified before grief is admitted; affection expressed as protection because vulnerability feels like an unsecured entrance. I understand that architecture. Depression and anxiety can turn a mind into a watchtower that never closes, and caring for my father through years of decline taught me how easily love becomes schedules, medicine, work, transport, vigilance, and the desperate belief that sufficient preparation can bargain with loss. It cannot. After he died in 2023, the routines remained like empty guard posts, and I learned that anticipation may soften practical chaos while doing almost nothing to reduce the final pain. Bran's situation is fantastical, but its emotional mechanism is recognizable: he has returned because he cannot accept the graves of the first timeline, and every deviation threatens to create new graves he has not rehearsed mourning. When the book remembers this, he is not merely a dominant protagonist collecting victories; he is a traumatized strategist trying to force history to apologize.

CRITICISM

My largest criticism concerns the difference between protection and control. Bran frequently speaks and thinks about the women around him in possessive terms, and the pattern can make his leadership feel condescending even when his intentions are loving. The genre promises a growing romantic circle, so possessive language is not unexpected, but repetition can flatten distinct relationships into territorial markers: these are his women, therefore his danger to manage, his decisions to make, and his burden to carry. That attitude becomes especially uncomfortable when the plot later depends on companions facing hazards for which they may not be sufficiently prepared. If Bran's foreknowledge tells him the world is approaching trials capable of separating, confusing, or imprisoning people, then preparation should include psychological independence, command authority, contingency planning, and the ability to distrust appearances—not merely higher combat numbers. I found myself saying, “If you call them your pack, teach them to survive beyond the reach of your howl.” In HowlStrom, an Alpha who hoards every weapon may look heroic during peace, but when the ice splits beneath him the Clan discovers that admiration is not armor. Bran's protectiveness therefore contains a genuine character flaw the novel could interrogate more openly. At present, the narrative often rewards his control as romantic devotion and only indirectly exposes its cost. A sharper book would let one of the women challenge the entire structure, not because she loves him less, but because love without trust becomes a beautiful cage.

The progression mechanics also feel thinner than the apocalyptic premise invites. There is training, power, combat, and resource pressure, but the LitRPG satisfaction of measurable change is sometimes postponed or obscured. Statistics are not consistently foregrounded, loot and new abilities do not always receive the dramatic accounting expected after major confrontations, and certain training or instance sequences feel less rewarding because the connection between effort and transformation is vague. I do not need a status screen after every sword swing, and excessive numbers would suffocate the emotional pace, but the series has taught readers to care about systems. When those systems fade exactly as the threat escalates, Bran's strength can feel simultaneously enormous and strangely undefined. That uncertainty damages some fights: he crushes one obstacle quickly, struggles at length with another, and occasionally falls back on blunt physical solutions that are effective without being especially imaginative. For a protagonist armed with future knowledge, rare experience, and widening supernatural options, I wanted more battles won through preparation, deception, team coordination, or the exploitation of rules only he understands. An Alpha Ice Wolf does not defeat an avalanche by biting every stone. He studies the ridge, listens for the hollow layer, moves the pack, and releases a smaller fall before the mountain chooses its own hour. Bran sometimes demonstrates that intelligence brilliantly; at other times, the action reduces him to force wearing a strategist's reputation.

IMPACT AND EVALUATION

The personal impact reached deeper than the battles because Bran's lost preparation time reflects a cruel truth: life rarely gives the amount of time we mentally budget for disaster. I wake around three, travel to work, and spend long hours at Netto while my mind carries fatigue, anxiety, old grief, and the constant discipline required to appear functional. During the years when my father needed care, time stopped behaving like an ordinary resource. A shift was not merely a shift; it was time away from watching him. Rest was not simply rest; it could feel like abandoning a duty. Plans collapsed whenever his condition changed, and every change demanded a new version of me before I had finished becoming the previous one. That is why the vault twist affected me more than a conventional monster reveal. Bran believed he had purchased preparation and emerged to find the bill had changed. I know the anger of that theft. I also know its danger: when fear tells you that only your vigilance keeps everyone alive, asking for help feels irresponsible and releasing control feels like betrayal. The novel captures the adrenaline of that mental state, but only partly explores its cost. Survivor mode can win a night and destroy a year. Bran's challenge is not solely to become powerful enough to defeat demons; it is to learn that a future saved through one exhausted, controlling center may reproduce the emotional ruins of the future he returned to prevent.

My furry identity made the leadership theme even more immediate. Kiba Snowpaw is not a costume I wear to avoid myself; he is the language in which endurance, loyalty, anger, tenderness, and responsibility become speakable. HowlStrom is an ice world, but its cold is not emptiness. Ice preserves tracks. It records who walked beside us, who vanished into the storm, and which burdens were carried without witnesses. While listening, I pictured myself entering the Mirror Vault beneath the Citadel, expecting three months to train the Clan, then emerging as alarm bells shook frost from the towers and demons climbed through cracks in the sky. My first instinct would be to seize every command, because fear often disguises itself as competence. My better instinct would be to divide authority: one Beta seals the passes, one healer protects the cubs, one scout maps the gates, and every wolf receives permission to act if my voice disappears. That is the difference between being the strongest creature in a group and building a strong group. I wrote another Kiba line beside the audiobook: “An Alpha who must be present for every victory has prepared the pack for his glory, not for its survival.” Bran is still learning this. His defiance is impressive, but true defiance would mean refusing not only the doomed future, but also the lonely leadership habits that doom survivors from within.

AUDIOBOOK EVALUATION

Christopher Boucher and Jessica Threet remain an effective pairing for a story carrying military urgency, romantic complexity, supernatural factions, and many distinct voices. Boucher gives Bran the weight of an older survivor without making every line sound theatrically grim; the most convincing moments are those in which confidence remains audible while pressure roughens its edges. Threet helps prevent the women from dissolving into a single collective presence, and her distinctions are especially valuable around Simone and Circe, whose roles demand different emotional temperatures. The dual performance also clarifies rapid transitions between strategy, intimacy, humor, and combat, even when the prose itself changes tone abruptly. At approximately thirteen hours and thirty-three minutes, the production has enough room to build atmosphere without feeling endless, and the narration remains clear when played faster, which matters to me because audiobooks accompany travel, work recovery, and the narrow spaces in which my mind can breathe. I have listened to hundreds of audiobooks, not because sound magically cures depression or grief, but because a voice can hold the narrative thread when my own concentration is tired of holding everything else. This production performs that function well. It cannot repair thin progression rewards or give sidelined characters more agency than the text provides, yet it increases tension, preserves cast clarity, and makes the final transition land with greater force. For audiobook listeners already invested in the series, this is the version I would choose.

CONCLUSION

When the final sound faded, I imagined Kiba Snowpaw standing on HowlStrom's highest wall while red gates burned beneath the aurora. Snow caught in my fur; the Clan waited below; my father's memory stood where no living wolf could stand. I could not promise them an unwounded world, because that promise would be vanity. I could promise them truth, training, shared authority, and a place in the fight that respected their choices. Then I would look toward the gate meant for me and say, “The storm does not ask whether we finished preparing. It asks what we became while we tried.” That is the emotional achievement of this audiobook. It understands that time can betray us, knowledge can fail us, and strength can become a prison if we cannot release control. I wanted more consequences for Bran's possessiveness, more visible advancement, more strategic inventiveness, and a conclusion that resolved a little more before opening the next abyss. Nevertheless, I cared. Compared with the earlier books, this installment sacrifices some discovery for urgency and gains uncertainty by damaging Bran's reliable timeline. Compared with broader apocalypse LitRPG, it remains more intimate; compared with darker regression fantasy, it is more accessible but less horrifying; compared with stronger ensemble fiction, its supporting cast still needs greater independence. The action struck hard, the narration carried the large cast confidently, the mythology widened, and the ending left ice cracking beneath my paws. Four stars means I strongly recommend it to established listeners while recognizing the distance between an exciting continuation and a fully realized one. The series now stands at a dangerous threshold, and danger is exactly where its returner may finally learn to become more than the future's best-prepared prisoner.

RATING: ★★★★☆ — 4/5

Final Kiba Snowpaw thought: “A remembered future is a warning carved in ice, not a chain around the living.”

[Em]

I feel like not much actually happened in this book. For something that starts right after the literal apocalypse, it sure spends a lot of time on training montages. At least it didn’t drag us through any long instance grinds.

I’m seriously over Bran constantly thinking or saying “my women.” It’s cringey and exhausting. I really wish the harem would stop expanding. It doesn’t add anything and most of the new additions feel like box-checking more than meaningful characters. Merlin continues to be way more interesting than Circe, who just isn’t bringing anything compelling to the table. Honestly the only girl Bran actually needs is Simone.

Also, the all-women clan? Disappointing. I thought there was potential for some actual depth; maybe they were sapphics or had a history of being burned by men. But no. Turns out their leader is just cursed to be ultra-horny for the literal demon lord. Great.

This book felt like filler with a side of fanservice. I’ll keep reading but I’m not expecting miracles at this point.

[Tom Tarr]

The Good, The Bad, and The Cliffhanger

Finished RD4, and the good part is the series is just getting better. The bad is I now have a few months to wait till RD5 appears. The more or less cliffhanger ending (no spoilers here) mean I will carefully watch for the next release. That was unexpected, just like some major reveals that took place in RD4. That's maybe the best part of this whole series. Unexpected plot turns mean I have no idea how this ends. That's both good and bad, isn't it?

[GrumpyOldMan]

This continuation of the series was pretty darn good, but falls short of being great. Mostly because there are aspects of it that are just ok to me, and others that are kind of boring.

Officially, no new harem members were added, though Circe is on the edge of joining. But that kind of played out over the course of the entire book, and it really dragged on the story.

The conclusion was not what I expected, but maybe I should have. The MC is brutally OP compared to the rest of those with him, and he plays white knight a bit with them. But for all of his babysitting them at times, many are now in a trial they probably aren't prepared for, because he didn't prepare them for it. It shall be interesting to see how it goes.

[David Harriss]

Disappointing

This may be the worst volume in this series.
The action is boring - fights either last one sentence or eight pages, and always end with "Bran smash!", usually after a poor display of combat skill. Bran's go-to moves are football blocks and tackles, during sword fights!
The romance is bad. Existing relationships are neglected, new relationships are tepid, and none of the characters love each other - it's all creepy obsession or drab duty.
There are other issues but I refuse to give this book any more of my time.

[Steve]

Continues to be (IMO) the best of the author's current series, as the MC isn't an annoying prat and there is no "Harley" equivalent in these books. Kinda saw the ending coming, but it was a good inflection point. I look forward to the next book, though apparently it's behind the next Dungeon Diving book, and that series is farther down my want-to-read list due mostly to the characters being more juvenile.

[Matt Oliver]

From litrpg to classic fantasy

Stats?...nah. New skills? Nope. New items, loot, numbers, any of that stuff? Nope! Interesting story telling? Yes. Good plot and pacing? Yes.

The author has taken the story in a good direction and discarded, haphazardly, much of the supporting story. To discard the thing that was Brans main goal initially makes the story hollower. Spends a bunch of his limited time doing instances for what? Nothing? No stats, no items to make him or followers stronger? Then to say he wants to keep doing the thing that doesn't seem to accomplish anything.

Nothing wrong with stats/stuff lite litrpg, it can often be better than the alternative. But to make such a drastic transition, and replace it with nothing, makes it feel hollow.

Hope the series goes well! An interesting premise and plot so far.

[Leslie Brown]

4.25⭐️2🌶️. This is a post-apocalyptic fantasy with time travel, magic, demons, monsters, mythological beings, a harem and a gamer-style life (has to gain ranks, stamina, vitality, strength, skills, etc. through battles and experiences). There is extensive world building, stats system, bloodlines, and storyline. This the 4th book in the series and had a complex and thought-provoking storyline. There was a lot of storyline progress and character building within the harem. The book is entirely plot driven with very little spice. There is a harem element to this series, and is definitely talked about a lot more in this book, but the war keeps most all the shenanigans, save two instances, to only a passing mention. This series is perfect for lovers of D&D and MTG, and the like. I can see why this series is enjoyed by many.

[Steve]

Rating 4.0 stars

Took a while to get back into this one. I had to wait for the audiobook to come out so I was a little bit disconnected from the series at first. Started off kind of slow but I really enjoyed the way it picked up at the end. The harem element wasn't a big part of this, and that is perfectly fine. When dealing with the end of the world the focus should be on that part and not sex, though I do agree, what's the point of saving the world if you aren't going to take some time to have fun and have sex. Overall, a good addition to the story and it sort of ended with a cliffhanger (not really though), so I am looking forward to the next one when Bran deals with the trial of kings.

[Daniel J]

Amzn Sus GUI. Series back in track?

Am****n appears to be making it harder to rate things lower than a 5. It took me four taps just to get 4 stars.
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Well, the series is mostly back on track. I feel like the ending to the last boss battle was a little forced, but hopefully I appreciate where it's going.

In truth, it isn't fully recovered but kind of something new. It's a bit like wabisabi.

I would give a better breakdown of what I did and didn't like; however, I'm drawing a blank. I will say that I hope there isn't any more playing catch-up from our MC. The series used that card up.

[Mike]

Outstanding and captivating, as usual

As expected of anything written by Sentar, absolutely captivating. Many authors I find myself in a lull, happy to set down the book and get some things done (or, more often than not, head to bed), but that's almost never the case with his books until I am forced to at the end.

Somehow, with each book written, they just keep getting better and better. More cohesive/focused story, more detailed descriptions, and more entertaining characters and interactions, it's clear he takes the time to keep pushing himself to be better and better.

[Bert Babb]

An interesting storyline by a master storyteller

Well written and engaging. The MC is a regressor fighting a demon invasion, along with gods from various earth pantheons, where he is a descendent of the Greek god's bloodline. Of course people being self serving, they continue to fight amongst themselves for power and position despite hordes of demons invading. And, no surprise some have aligned with demons whilst others have already been posessed by demons.

I thought that the story did get bogged down in some of the details, backstories and mystic worldbuilding.

[Michael Baez]

A setup to leave one begging for more

Starts off sweetly with a nice end of the world sequence only to pick up steam with the big bad, revealing their hand and being set to take the L of a lifetime in the tournament. I can't wait to see Bran return, a literal once and future king, stronger and more devastating. Would be fun if circe became the king of shadows. Also, dragon waifu for next book? Can't wait to find out.

[Murphies_law]

DNF at 61%

An ever growing harem and hundreds of swooning eager groopies.. i am really getting tired of harem stories..

I didn't mind the endless training, but the grand standing and endless flirting was too much for me.. i am done with this series.

Criticism and comments

The ancient Greek gods in Crete are supposed not to know the ancient Gods of Egypt, their close neighbour?

By which calculation is the gate at Copenhagen closer to Crete than Egypt?

[Vishal Patel]

Even better than the last one

This book is somehow a step up from the previous books in the series. I'll admit, I was a little concerned about the timeline speeding up in the previous book, but this one absolutely justifies the author's decision.

The result is a balance of romantic and practical plot with lots of interesting characters moments and plenty of plot momentum. It's a page turner and left me waiting impatiently for the next book.

[John Murphy]

Refined LitRPG

I don't normally review books. I just consume them. Bruce Sentar has done it again. Great work. I can empathize with the characters showing he has done a bang up job of getting me hooked. This isn't Bruce's only series in this genre. I encourage all fans of LitRPG to just read one of his stories. I can't guarantee you'll get hooked like I am, but I'd say its a safe bet. Keep 'em coming Sentar.

[Ben Martin]

Maybe the best one since the first one

Don't get me wrong, this is one of my favorite series, but the last book didn't hit as hard as the previous books. That completely changed with this one. I love the way the story progressed, and the ending was amazing. I can't wait for the next one.

[Tracy S McCoy]

This authors best work to date!!!

I absolutely love the world and characters the author has brought to life in this story!!!! There is enough of a resemblance to some based on actual myths for all to enjoy but the differences are what really draws me into this story!!!! Fast paced non stop adventuring, a powerful caring MC and wonderfully detailed characters!!!

[tester]

Feeling the formula come through with this one, hard to not see the new girl getting focused on for this and the rest kind of turn into orbiters. It's finally the big payoff after the first three, the titular event has occurred and we are finally seeing what was built up...kind of falls flat for me, just feels like Bruce is having a bad year.

[Kevin]

Didn't enjoy this as much as the earlier books.

There was something missing here that was present in the other books.
The innovation?

I will read the sequel, but this book started with less steam, and kept the pressure down compared to the previous books.

The ending is giving me hope that things will pick back up in the next book.

3/5 Stars

[Mitchell kaiser]

10/10

I love this series too dang much! The action? Incredible. The characters? Diverse and fun. Plot? Amazing and keeps you on your toes. I hope Bruce writes 10 or more books in this series because I’m hooked!

[Eric Bertone]

An exciting start to the apocalypse

This was a really fun and action packed read. So much stiff happened through the hook to keep it entertaining. If there was one thing I wouldnt have minded to see a couple of more times in the book it would be Bran's stats and his women's.

[James Richardson]

Good book

It was a heck of a wildcride in that and just getting better. Each book just adds to a wonderful adventure, this book was just as good if not a touch better then the first three and I look forward to reading the next book and seeing bran kick some ass lol 😀

[Roberto Flores]

power balance is always hard in these books about godlike titans, and this one is already shot by book three. Combat is either boring or contrived. the harem characters are pretty much interchangeable and felt brought into scenes just to remind us of their existence.

[Michael]

Slow start without a re-read of the prior series, but it picks up nicely and has plenty of action and entertainment. Sentar is a consistently good writer; definitely recommend this one if you've been following the series.

(Only four stars because it didn't blow my socks off or anything)

[Ken]

Good Book

It was a very good book but I would have liked to see the stats sheet at least somewhere in the ending so I know where our boys skills and stats are compared to other people.

[Michael Ballinger]

So Good!

This is one of my favorite series by Bruce Sentar! He has built up the world and its system so well. The characters and story arcs are so well paced that they keep you wanting to never stop reading. I can’t wait for what’s to come with this series!