The Beginning After the End
by TurtleMe
About This Audiobook
King Grey ruled his world through strength and died with nothing worth keeping. He had no bonds, no regrets, and barely a self. Reborn as Arthur Leywin on the continent of Dicathen, he gets the one thing power never bought him: a family worth protecting, and a childhood to do over with an adult's memories riding along. TBATE is a phenomenon — webnovel, Tapas comic, Crunchyroll anime, and twelve audiobooks all narrated by Baldree — and book one covers Arthur's early years: he develops a mana core decades ahead of schedule, bonds with the dragon Sylvie, and starts figuring out how to be a person this time. Real talk: the early books are anime-flavored wish fulfillment with juvenile prose and some jarring time-jumps, and the six-hour opener is more setup than payoff. The series grows into itself, and the fanbase crossing over from the comic is enormous for a reason. Baldree is crisp and enthusiastic throughout, and for a lot of listeners he's the reason to stick with it. 5.8K ratings at 4.7.
