What do you think?
Rate this book
Monster Tamer #4
Emperor
Malem's back, and he's free of Vorgon and all things demon.
It's time to enjoy the fruits of his labor. His newly acquired army is building a city for him and his companions in the forest. He hasn't figured out how he's going to pay his soldiers, but he's confident things will work out: he has a few princesses and queens serving on his personal advisory board, after all, and they have some experience in nation building (among other special talents).
He also has a couple of new women who've recently joined his team, and they need to be brought up to speed, in more ways than one.
But it isn't all fun and games in the Kingdom of Malem. Building a new city in the heart of monster territory is bound to attract some attention, and not the good kind. So when he faces a large-scale attack from an unknown enemy, it doesn't really come as a surprise.
To stave off this latest threat, Malem must once more don his Breaker's hat and return to the fray with his lovely companions.
Featuring hot women, ugly monsters, a good old-fashioned dungeon crawl, and a massive battle between armies.
It's time to enjoy the fruits of his labor. His newly acquired army is building a city for him and his companions in the forest. He hasn't figured out how he's going to pay his soldiers, but he's confident things will work out: he has a few princesses and queens serving on his personal advisory board, after all, and they have some experience in nation building (among other special talents).
He also has a couple of new women who've recently joined his team, and they need to be brought up to speed, in more ways than one.
But it isn't all fun and games in the Kingdom of Malem. Building a new city in the heart of monster territory is bound to attract some attention, and not the good kind. So when he faces a large-scale attack from an unknown enemy, it doesn't really come as a surprise.
To stave off this latest threat, Malem must once more don his Breaker's hat and return to the fray with his lovely companions.
Featuring hot women, ugly monsters, a good old-fashioned dungeon crawl, and a massive battle between armies.
520 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 10, 2019
182 people are currently reading
59 people want to read
About the author
Isaac Hooke
102 books508 followersIsaac Hooke is the best-selling author of the Ethan Galaal series of thriller novels, as well as the SF-themed ATLAS trilogy. When Isaac isn't writing, publishing, and blogging, he's busy cycling and taking pictures in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He has a degree in Engineering Physics.
You can follow Isaac on Twitter @IsaacHooke and his website http://IsaacHooke.com.
You can follow Isaac on Twitter @IsaacHooke and his website http://IsaacHooke.com.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews
October 19, 2019
Good Read
Malem, flush from victory, intends to build his city and kick back with his women. However, fate has something else in mind. I like the action, humor, and romance/love. The action is almost non-stop. Will he be able to avoid the complexity of matrimony? The ending was very emotional and poignant.
Malem, flush from victory, intends to build his city and kick back with his women. However, fate has something else in mind. I like the action, humor, and romance/love. The action is almost non-stop. Will he be able to avoid the complexity of matrimony? The ending was very emotional and poignant.
March 19, 2019
A good read by Isaac as usual. Plenty of action as Malem has to contend with 2 Balors.The series was well written and the author keeps you entertained from beginning to the end. The only drawback I found in this book was that there was too much sex.
March 20, 2019
Enjoyed reading
The book is fast paced, at time leaving you holding your breath. Somehow Malem, seems to keep one step ahead of the dark powers that follow his every step. Highly recommended.
The book is fast paced, at time leaving you holding your breath. Somehow Malem, seems to keep one step ahead of the dark powers that follow his every step. Highly recommended.
March 24, 2019
Exciting
The story was nicely pace and never drags the hero never rest and even though he sleeping with his women he always rushing towards the action. I enjoy the whole series but felt it cop out
The story was nicely pace and never drags the hero never rest and even though he sleeping with his women he always rushing towards the action. I enjoy the whole series but felt it cop out
May 16, 2019
Emperor (Monster Tamer book 4
Just when I thought you had covered everything Isaac Hooke, surprised and grabbed my interest all over again. Really this is a great series! Keep it up.
Just when I thought you had covered everything Isaac Hooke, surprised and grabbed my interest all over again. Really this is a great series! Keep it up.
March 17, 2019
An excellent addition to the series
Malrn continues to grow and add to his harem of women and his armies, but is it all for nothing?
Malrn continues to grow and add to his harem of women and his armies, but is it all for nothing?
March 20, 2019
What a great read
Big fan of this series and of this author and this book is the best of them all so far. Can’t wait for the next one.
Big fan of this series and of this author and this book is the best of them all so far. Can’t wait for the next one.
March 21, 2019
Great read
The series keeps on getting better. The book leads to good future for the books to come can not wait.
Thanks for the read really enjoyed
The series keeps on getting better. The book leads to good future for the books to come can not wait.
Thanks for the read really enjoyed
November 7, 2019
3.5 stars, It was okay, not as good as the other books but still good. I will continue with the series as I do like it but it will not be for everyone due to the adult content.
April 8, 2021
Great read
I liked this series and thought everyone should read it. I enjoyed the suspense and gore throughout this book. Great.
I liked this series and thought everyone should read it. I enjoyed the suspense and gore throughout this book. Great.
January 22, 2020
In good news this book isn't as bad as book three, but there aren't many books out there worse than that. We don't get any meaningful character development, or any changes from what was in the first two books, but the story is still mainly enjoyable. I enjoyed it up to chapter 42 with a few exceptions.
The best part of the book is the big blue, but a lot of that enjoyment comes from the reading of Luke Daniels. He really brings that character to life with a wonderful voice for her. She's about the only character I enjoy except for the bandit, and Abigail. I'm not a fan of Malem more and more as the series goes on. He's really just a giant douche bag. I was really hoping in chapter 43 we'd get a permanent perspective switch to Abigail, but sadly my wish wasn't granted.
My issue with Malem is how he never changes, he is pretty flat, and how the books get progressively worse because of him. The author finally googled how to have sex, so that was an improvement. However the only time there is meaningful conversations between characters are after said googled sex sessions. It gets annoying, these same conversations can happen without a "fuck you like a bitch" moment. The biggest annoyance for me is how Malem is always assigning people to stand watch at night, while he sleeps like a baby. It was clearly something the author never even considered, and that says a lot. I also have no interest in a book where the main character thinks he is a gift to all women, then the author writes it so no women can stand up to his charms.
The books would be a lot better without the constant "you want me to fuck you like a bitch" bits. I'm so board of them that I just fast forward when they pop up now. I don't read books for sex scenes, I read them for the story they tell. This isn't a outstanding story, it is fairly generic, but I'm okay with generic. The sex scenes, and the main character's self importance takes away from the books.
Though the sex scenes get annoying, the biggest issue with the book is in the ending. A major plot point of book three was when Malem allowed a demon into his head as protection against other demons controlling him. However this was completely thrown in the garbage just to fit a meaningless addition to the ending of this book. Now I just wonder what else about the series plot was a lie, or what else will be thrown away. This is especially true because the "twist" at the ending wasn't even needed, everything would have been the same if it didn't occur. I get that it is possible that the demon couldn't have protected him in the normal realm, but that was never set out ahead of time. If that is how it works, then it is a bad job by the author not to let us know. If that isn't how it works then it is still a bad job by breaking the rules laid out for the magic. Either way I thought it was a cheap way to add a silly "twist" that was not necessary.
Even with the issues I'm going to read the next book. It takes a lot to make me quit reading a series once I'm invested in it. If nothing else I an let people know what to expect if they ask me about it. I wouldn't suggest this to someone unless they've ran out of books to read. It isn't anything special, and the series issues take away from what could be pretty decent. Just an average middle of the road book for me.
The best part of the book is the big blue, but a lot of that enjoyment comes from the reading of Luke Daniels. He really brings that character to life with a wonderful voice for her. She's about the only character I enjoy except for the bandit, and Abigail. I'm not a fan of Malem more and more as the series goes on. He's really just a giant douche bag. I was really hoping in chapter 43 we'd get a permanent perspective switch to Abigail, but sadly my wish wasn't granted.
My issue with Malem is how he never changes, he is pretty flat, and how the books get progressively worse because of him. The author finally googled how to have sex, so that was an improvement. However the only time there is meaningful conversations between characters are after said googled sex sessions. It gets annoying, these same conversations can happen without a "fuck you like a bitch" moment. The biggest annoyance for me is how Malem is always assigning people to stand watch at night, while he sleeps like a baby. It was clearly something the author never even considered, and that says a lot. I also have no interest in a book where the main character thinks he is a gift to all women, then the author writes it so no women can stand up to his charms.
The books would be a lot better without the constant "you want me to fuck you like a bitch" bits. I'm so board of them that I just fast forward when they pop up now. I don't read books for sex scenes, I read them for the story they tell. This isn't a outstanding story, it is fairly generic, but I'm okay with generic. The sex scenes, and the main character's self importance takes away from the books.
Though the sex scenes get annoying, the biggest issue with the book is in the ending. A major plot point of book three was when Malem allowed a demon into his head as protection against other demons controlling him. However this was completely thrown in the garbage just to fit a meaningless addition to the ending of this book. Now I just wonder what else about the series plot was a lie, or what else will be thrown away. This is especially true because the "twist" at the ending wasn't even needed, everything would have been the same if it didn't occur. I get that it is possible that the demon couldn't have protected him in the normal realm, but that was never set out ahead of time. If that is how it works, then it is a bad job by the author not to let us know. If that isn't how it works then it is still a bad job by breaking the rules laid out for the magic. Either way I thought it was a cheap way to add a silly "twist" that was not necessary.
Even with the issues I'm going to read the next book. It takes a lot to make me quit reading a series once I'm invested in it. If nothing else I an let people know what to expect if they ask me about it. I wouldn't suggest this to someone unless they've ran out of books to read. It isn't anything special, and the series issues take away from what could be pretty decent. Just an average middle of the road book for me.
Displaying 1 - 11 of 11 reviews