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Title: In the Darkness Visible
Subtitle: Elk Riders, Volume I
Author: Ted Neill
Narrator: Aundrea Mitchell
Format: Unabridged
Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-20-17
Publisher: Edwin B.Neill
Genres: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Fantasy: Epic

Publisher's Summary:
In the Darkness Visible tells the story of two brothers, Sade and Vondales, and their attempt to wrest control of a portal to the world of the dead. A young village girl, Gabriella Carlyle, resists them with the help of her mentor Omanuju and his companion elk. While the brothers' lust for power corrupts them, Gabriella finds herself on a quest that leads to new friends, exotic lands, and great peril.

Members Reviews:
The First Part of a Great Fantasy Story
Often the success of fantasy novels hinges on the author's ability to create a fictional world that we, as readers, will enjoy visiting. In this novel, Ted Neill has created a world that is refreshingly original. It doesn't feel derived from or dependent on anything I've seen before. At the same time, it is rich and intricate with fascinating legends and hidden powers. In particular, the Tower of the Dead and the ceremony performed there was both ominous and fascinating. Unfortunately, much in this world goes undiscovered -- the book ends leaving the reader feeling we've only scratched the surface. This is to be expected, I suppose, from a book clearly labeled "Volume I." The plot moves fast, with danger and adventure around every corner. It does not, however, reach any kind of resolution within this volume. This story writes a lot of checks that are not cashed by the end. It is apparently left to "Volume II" (and on) to balance the account. This is not at all uncommon, but is still a frustration to me as a reader. I'm not against a novel being an episode in a larger story, but even an episode needs a climax and resolution. I should note that there is an scene of sexualization of a 14-year-old girl that some readers may find uncomfortable. Overall, this is a well-written beginning to what I'm sure will be a great fantasy story.

A journey for the ages
Mr. Neil has created a fascinating new world for readers to enjoy where magic obviously exists, but is frowned upon and discouraged and even outlawed. The Elk Riders series is set in this world and In the Darkness Visible is the first in the series. You are introduced to a young girl in a backward village, where her brother is continually teased and misunderstood completely because he is some sort of idiot savant. Unfortunately, the village, and even Gabriella herself, despite being his main 'defender', see the boy as simply 'weird'. After The dead use Gabriella to reveal the danger the village is in, she is sent on a journey to rescue her village, accompanied by her brother and a very strange, but special Elk.
The book alternates chapters between Gabriella & her brother's journey, and the story of Sade and Vondales, who had come to village to steal control of a portal to the dead, and how they came to be there.
Ted Neil is a promising new writer and I highly recommend this book!

Like no fantasy novel you've ever read before
A smorgasbord of genres and themes, the first installment of the Elk Riders series seems to set the stage well for an exciting and unique twist on fantasy adventure. In a quest to prevent the conquest over darkness and death from two deceiving brothers, main characters Gabriella and Omanuju travel across treacherous lands with many companions such as a remarkable elk and Gabriella's ostracized brother.