Knight Watch, Tim Akers
Knight Watch, Tim Akers
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Knight Watch

Author: Tim Akers

Narrator: Joe Hempel

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/14/2021


Synopsis

John Rast went to the Ren Faire looking for a fight. Well, a simulated fight, with blunt swords and safety equipment. But when his final opponent turns into a living, fire-breathing dragon, John finds himself in the fight of his life. It's John or nothing stopping a disaster in its tracks—and the only real weapon at hand is his mom's Volvo. So John decides to let it roll . . .

And that's when destiny comes to call. John is spirited away to the well-hidden base of Knight Watch, the organization that stands between humanity and the real nasties the rest of the world doesn't know about.

Knight Watch would be John's dream job—except for the storm goddess that destroys his parents' house, the abandoned mall replete with too much dead, and the Fetch that aims to make John's domain a final resting place. All this has John's putative allies in the Knight Watch worried that John is the one bringing bad things into multiple worlds. John and his reluctant teammates have to figure out who, or what, is pulling the strings before all of Knight Watch falls prey to a well-concealed puppet master and far worse things enter this world.

About Tim Akers

Tim Akers grew up in rural North Carolina, the last in a long line of Scottish bankers, newspaper editors, and tourist trap barons. He moved to Chicago to pursue his passion for apocalyptic winters, tornadic summers, and traffic. He stayed for the hot dogs.


Reviews

My simplest response to this book is "eh, it's fine". The book has a fascinating premise, and has some really compelling elements. Sadly though, it doesn't have the right combination to hook me or enough of a plot to keep the reader engaged. While at a Renissance reenactment fair, a man turns into......more

Goodreads review by Mary

Our narrator, John, opens with his account of killing a dragon with a car -- then he goes back and talks about picking up his friend Eric, and another attendee at the Renfair, Chesa -- and getting there in time to enter the fight. Where his opponent turns into a dragon. Those who come to fight it sug......more

Goodreads review by Dale

Warning *** There be Dragons ahead - AS WELL AS SOME MINOR SPOILERS - So adventurers be wary and proceed at your own peril. John Rast's life wasn't going EXACTLY how he would have liked it. He was living at home with his parents...the apartment he was supposed to be moving into had fallen through...t......more

Goodreads review by Sibil

I received a copy of this book from the editor in exchange for an honest review 3.5 stars This book was a pleasant surprise. I am not saying that I was expecting something bad, but to be honest I was a bit skeptical. I was expecting something good to entertain you for a time, something not demanding a......more