That is, until he meets Frisha and Tam, two travelers on their way to the city of Kaibain, where Frisha will be looking for a suitor. When he leaves the only home he’s every known in search of his last living instructor, Rezkin has no knowledge of what his new purpose in life is. The main character, Rezkin, has been trained from infancy to master all the skills necessary to make him the most formidable man in the kingdom of Ashai, possibly the world. Fellow readers, you’ve GOT to check out this book because it far exceeded my expectations and completely explained all those rave reviews. I was hoping for something entertaining at the very least, but what I got was far beyond simple mediocre entertainment. New dangers begin to arise that threaten not only Rezkin and his friends, but possibly everyone in Ashai.įree the Darkness was consistently on my Recommended Reads section on Audible and after much debate and review I decided to give it a shot.

Determined to adhere to his last orders, Rezkin extends his protection to an unlikely assortment of individuals he meets along the way, often leading to humorous and poignant incidents.Īs if pursuing an elite warrior across a kingdom, figuring out who he is and why everyone he knows is dead, and attempting to find these so-called friends and protect them is not enough, strange things are happening in the kingdom. His last orders, spoken on the lips of his dying Master, were to “Kill with conscience” and “Protect and honor your friends.” Living in isolation from the outworld under a strict regimen of training and education, the young warrior has no understanding of a conscience or friends. Rezkin must travel across Ashai to find the one man who may hold the clues to his very existence. A single elite warrior escaped during the battle and may have knowledge of who Rezkin is and who is responsible for the slaughter at the young man’s home. With no understanding of his life’s purpose and armed with masterful weapons mysteriously bequeathed to him by a dead king, the young warrior relentlessly pursues his only lead.

Raised and trained in complete seclusion at a secret fortress on the edge of the northern wilds of the Kingdom of Ashai, a young warrior called Rezkin is unexpectedly thrust into the outworld when a terrible battle destroys all that he knows. Publisher: Kel Kade (ebook) Podium (Audio)

Free the Darkness by Kel Kade