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'' | ''The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on [https://www.succubus.net/blog/2023/09/26/a-review-of-succubus-dungeon-collection-by-eden-redd/ September 26, 2023]'' | ||
Lucian enjoys adventure and a challenge. What he doesn’t expect is to encounter succubi with a plan and a purpose. How will he resist their powers, how will be avoid being seduced by them. Perhaps the larger question is, does he really want to, and if that’s true, then what does he really want? | |||
The series is a mixture of fantasy-magic adventure and erotica which mainly focuses on Lucian and all of the succubi he encounters through the adventure. As the succubi are, overall, the focus on the story, even beyond Lucian himself, the seductive aspects of the story, the plotting and scheming that happens is just a lot of fun to watch unfold. | |||
The erotica mixes in several different themes, all of which have some sort of succubus connection. There’s lovely heat in these moments, the succubi are wonderfully sensual in all of their forms and that makes the story work well with the erotica, it’s not just there for the sake of it. What’s particularly nice is that each succubi has their own preferences and desires, which allow the erotica to be something different for each. It’s not cookie cutter, nor does it read as being repetitive either. | |||
The succubi themselves, and there are a lot of them in this series, range from being completely evil to sort of evil to something near to good. Mind you, the question of good might be more to their sensuality and how powerful they are. But they are still so very captivating characters with stories to tell, personalities that are clear and different too. | |||
There are points at which the succubi are a bit more monstrous than seductive, but that’s more caused by the story events than anything else. It’s when the story allows them to tell their story, to become more than just being in the story and developing their characters to push the story onwards that I found them to be exquisite. | |||
The series as a whole works really well to tell the story and the various succubi characters not being the same stereotypical trope for the most part is a lot of fun. The problem, at least for me, are the stats for the characters that keep appearing throughout the story. It took me out of what was happening far too often. | |||
It’s particularly a bother when something happens, a battle ends, Lucian manages to succeed at something, and then the stats appear to interrupt the story. It’s more irritating when the characters themselves are aware of the stats and then comment on them. It’s too disruptive for my taste and I honestly found myself trying to skim over those moments to get back into the story as much as possible. | |||
Three and a half out of five pitchforks. | |||
While Lucian’s story is wonderfully told and the succubi brought me no end of delight, it’s the LitRPG aspects that take something away for me. I’m not sure that aspect really added a lot to the story, nor do I think they really mattered all that much. I would like to see a further work in the series, there are a number of dangling plot threads left untold. This particular adventure has run its course but when there are succubi involved, one never knows what they might be scheming and that’s the fun part after all. | |||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
*[https://www.amazon.com/Succubus-Dungeon-Shadow-Alliance-Adventure-ebook/dp/B084M87MNS/ This work in Kindle Format at Amazon.com] | *[https://www.amazon.com/Succubus-Dungeon-Shadow-Alliance-Adventure-ebook/dp/B084M87MNS/ This work in Kindle Format at Amazon.com] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:59, 26 September 2023
| Succubus Dungeon: Shadow Alliance | |
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 Succubus Dungeon: Shadow Alliance eBook Cover, written by Eden Redd | |
| Author(s) | Eden Redd |
| Series | Succubus Dungeon |
| Publisher | Amazon Digital Publishing |
| Publication date | February 8, 2020 |
| Media type | eBook |
| Length | 214 Pages |
| ASIN | B084M87MNS |
| Preceded by | Succubus Dungeon: Divine Overlord |
| Followed by | Succubus Dungeon Collection |
For other uses of the word Succubus, see Succubus (disambiguation).
Succubus Dungeon: Shadow Alliance is an eBook written by Eden Redd. It is the third work in the Succubus Dungeon series by this author. In this work several characters are Succubi.
Overview
- Title: Succubus Dungeon: Shadow Alliance
- Author: Eden Redd
- Published By: Amazon Digital Publishing
- Length: 214 Pages
- Format: eBook
- ASIN: B084M87MNS
- Publishing Date: February 8, 2020
Other Works in this Series on SuccuWiki
Plot Summary
What is a Dungeon Core to do when the world wants you dead? The recent raid on Lucian's dungeon proved he will need more than power and cunning if he and his dwellers are to survive what's to come. Lucian sends an envoy to a nearby kingdom to enlist their aid in his dark crusade. When he receives a cryptic message back, the dungeon core is intrigued and concerned. Lucian and his succubi will be caught in kingdom politics, dungeon building and fighting for their lives as new and old enemies converge on his dungeon. Can Lucian gain allies and solidify his power before ancient enemies destroy his dungeon and everyone he holds dear?
Book Review
The following review was originally published by Tera on her Blog, A Succubi's Tale on September 26, 2023
Lucian enjoys adventure and a challenge. What he doesn’t expect is to encounter succubi with a plan and a purpose. How will he resist their powers, how will be avoid being seduced by them. Perhaps the larger question is, does he really want to, and if that’s true, then what does he really want?
The series is a mixture of fantasy-magic adventure and erotica which mainly focuses on Lucian and all of the succubi he encounters through the adventure. As the succubi are, overall, the focus on the story, even beyond Lucian himself, the seductive aspects of the story, the plotting and scheming that happens is just a lot of fun to watch unfold.
The erotica mixes in several different themes, all of which have some sort of succubus connection. There’s lovely heat in these moments, the succubi are wonderfully sensual in all of their forms and that makes the story work well with the erotica, it’s not just there for the sake of it. What’s particularly nice is that each succubi has their own preferences and desires, which allow the erotica to be something different for each. It’s not cookie cutter, nor does it read as being repetitive either.
The succubi themselves, and there are a lot of them in this series, range from being completely evil to sort of evil to something near to good. Mind you, the question of good might be more to their sensuality and how powerful they are. But they are still so very captivating characters with stories to tell, personalities that are clear and different too.
There are points at which the succubi are a bit more monstrous than seductive, but that’s more caused by the story events than anything else. It’s when the story allows them to tell their story, to become more than just being in the story and developing their characters to push the story onwards that I found them to be exquisite.
The series as a whole works really well to tell the story and the various succubi characters not being the same stereotypical trope for the most part is a lot of fun. The problem, at least for me, are the stats for the characters that keep appearing throughout the story. It took me out of what was happening far too often.
It’s particularly a bother when something happens, a battle ends, Lucian manages to succeed at something, and then the stats appear to interrupt the story. It’s more irritating when the characters themselves are aware of the stats and then comment on them. It’s too disruptive for my taste and I honestly found myself trying to skim over those moments to get back into the story as much as possible.
Three and a half out of five pitchforks.
While Lucian’s story is wonderfully told and the succubi brought me no end of delight, it’s the LitRPG aspects that take something away for me. I’m not sure that aspect really added a lot to the story, nor do I think they really mattered all that much. I would like to see a further work in the series, there are a number of dangling plot threads left untold. This particular adventure has run its course but when there are succubi involved, one never knows what they might be scheming and that’s the fun part after all.