The Mage and His Shadow

Valeria Vedeneyeva is a Russian writer beloved by fantasy fans for her books in the fantasy genre. Most popular among connoisseurs of the genre is her series of novels about Arone Tongile. We present the audio version of the second book in this cycle, titled "The Magician and His Shadow."

Aron Tongile has long been marching toward revenge. A cursed dark mage and necromancer destroyed all his friends, his beloved wife, and his son. And vengeance was carried out: the hero brutally dealt with his blood enemy—and in his cellars they discovered a demon locked in a magical cage. Everyone knows how cunning such creatures are, but… for his freedom, the demon promised the hero that the people dear to him would be alive again, and Aron couldn’t refuse the bargain. The demon didn’t lie—but it also didn’t tell the whole truth.

The hero ends up in a parallel world where the people he loves are safe and sound. Only now Aron is a completely different person: here he is a dark mage and necromancer—hated by everyone and feared by all.

Having become the very one he once was mercilessly hated, Aron tries to survive in this world and bring his loved ones back. But the dark mage had made plenty of enemies before possessing Aron’s body, so the hero constantly has to fear for his life. Meanwhile, the hero’s son is kidnapped. The kidnappers have good intentions: to save the boy from the terrible fate prepared for him by the dark mage. The boy doesn’t know who his father really is, nor that the dreadful necromancer Aron Tongile doesn’t threaten his life at all—instead, he won’t spare any strength to keep it. You’ll learn how the plot develops from the audiobook.