The Devil's Influence

by Brian Koscienski, Virtual Voice (Narrator), Chris Pisano

Ten years after the Demon War, the country of Albathia has rebuilt and prospered under the benevolent rule of King Perciless. During those years, King Perciless has been looking for his lost brother, Prince Oremethus, rumored to have been driven insane during the Demon War. Little does he know that he is not the only one looking for the missing prince. The leaders of the Wizards’ Guild have been investigating a different disappearance – someone has been finding and gathering the twelve World Builders, ancient tools of power that can reshape entire worlds. One item remains unfound, The Eternity Seed, and a small group of wizards have been partnered with the king’s Elite Troop of soldiers to find it along with the identity of the one responsible for stealing the world builders. In an act of desperation, one of the wizards seeks help from those instrumental in ending the Demon War a decade ago, but they now wish for a simpler life. Those who escaped The Devil’s Grasp must band together to discover and stop this new threat. Even if that means they must trust Praeker Trieste, the mad general who commanded his blood-thirsty Horde to ravage the cities of Albathia as he sought the five ensorcelled gemstones responsible for starting the Demon War.

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Published October 18, 2025

About the author

Brian Koscienski developed his love of writing from countless hours of reading comic books, losing himself in the different worlds and adventures within the colorful pages. He had minor successes early in his career by getting a few short stories published in independent ‘zines, but found more success in partnering with Chris Pisano. As a writing team, they have had stories, articles, graphic novels, and poetry published, and most recently "The Devil's Judgment", the conclusion to "The Vengeful Prince Saga" trilogy.

Reviews

[Jenn · Rating 4 out of 5]

In the previous book, Devil's Grasp, the ragtag group of heros helped stop a demonic war, now they come back together to stop the twelve World Builders (seeds that can create worlds) from falling into the wrong hands.

You've got everything in this book, a little humor, a little fighting, maybe even a little naughty times. Throughout the novel it has you wondering what will happen next. It does jump from one group to another between 3 different groups, but that gives readers a well rounded story, you know what is always happening with the bad guys, good guys and guys you aren't too sure of. Absolutely love these two authors and highly enjoyed the book.