The Radiant King, David Dalglish
The Radiant King, David Dalglish
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The Radiant King

Author: David Dalglish

Narrator: Jonathan Waters, Krystal Hammond

Unabridged: 18 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Orbit

Published: 03/04/2025


Synopsis

The first installment of USA Today bestseller David Dalglish's latest epic fantasy trilogy about immortal demigods, civil wars, and ancient evil will be irresistible to classic fantasy fans and will appeal to readers of James Islington and Anthony Ryan.​

Six immortal siblings. Five sworn to peace. One demands a throne.

Radiance, the mysterious power of life and creation, is theirs to command. Death cannot claim them. For hundreds of years, the ever-living ruled with ease. Yet when the world is nearly broken beneath their reign, the humbled six swear a vow: They will sit upon no thrones, wear no crowns, and no longer teach humanity the gifts of radiance.

But after centuries of peace, Eder rejects their vow, anoints himself Voice of Father, and spreads a new, cruel faith across the land.

Faron cannot allow such indiscretion. Returning from a self-imposed exile, he swears to crush Eder’s kingdom, and he will not do so alone—Sariel, their cold and calculating brother, knows all too well that an ever-living’s dominion is bound for brutality and destruction. But to overthrow a nation, they will need more than each other. They will need an army and a ruler who can take the throne their own vow forbids. And so, they pledge themselves to the fanatical Bastard Princess, a woman with incredible powers she insists were given to her by the goddess Leliel.

But Eder’s conquest is not what it seems, and it will take more than a holy war to stop an immortal who has heard the desperate plea of a god.

About David Dalglish

David Dalglish currently lives in rural Missouri with his wife, Samantha, and daughters Morgan and Katherine. He graduated from Missouri Southern State University in 2006 with a degree in Mathematics and currently spends his free time playing not nearly enough Warhammer 40K.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Holly Hearts Books on February 05, 2025

The David Dalglish fantasy formula just works for me. It’s like a chocolate chip cookie. It’s classic, delicious, almost impossible to mess up. And Dalglish has perfected that recipe. We have a dark medieval setting that I assume will become even more epic in scope as we go into book 2, following si......more

Goodreads review by Rachel (TheShadesofOrange) on January 06, 2025

3.5 Stars At this point, I have read a number of books by this author and I am always interested to see his progression as a writer. In terms of prose, this is the best I've seen from him. The first sentence is so memorable. As for the rest of the story, I found this one fairly predictable and safe.......more

Goodreads review by John on March 30, 2025

This book is incredible and is absolutely worth your time! This is about a cast of several siblings that are basically Demigods and have the ability to resurrect if killed. They hold the power of Radiance which can do many things including healing wounds, resurrection, and things that are very dark......more

Goodreads review by Nick on March 27, 2025

Back Cover Blurb: Radiance, the mysterious power of life and creation, is theirs to command. Death cannot claim them. For hundreds of years, the ever-living ruled with ease. Yet when the world is nearly broken beneath their reign, the humbled six swear a They will sit upon no thrones, wear no crowns,......more

Goodreads review by iSamwise on March 10, 2025

Video review on YouTube: BERSERK Inspired The Radiant King by David Dalglish - No Spoiler Review [URL not allowed] Thank you to Orbit and Netgalley for providing me with an EARC. I first heard about The Radiant King from Petrik Leo. I knew nothing about the book, but the cover looked absolut......more