The Anax: Call of the Cursed One
The Anax: Call of the Cursed One (CotCO) is one of the massive novels written by American author, Brandon Somerville. Canonically and chronologically, in the first series of fourteen novels, CotCO happens third. It takes place, as all the novels do, in the fictional universe known as the Anaxverse. It was originally published on the 31st of October 2017.
Title and Publication
Mr. Somerville originally published CotCO as an interactive novel with adult elements. In the future, he will be writing all the novels as ebooks. In the original versions, they are written in a second-person perspective as the author felt it worked best in a "choose your own adventure" setting. However, in the ebook form, the novels will be written in the third person allowing for far more incite and exposition. When originally published, the novel garnered much praise from the online communities on which it was posted. It helped transition The Anax into an actual brand.
Plot Summary
The Anaxverse series of novels can be read in any order, even though they follow a certain chronology. But, because the novels overlap and the stories are all interconnected in meaningful ways, it does not matter the order they are read.
Evelyn's Perspective
The first chapter in the book introduces Evelyn Addams along with her sister, Brittany Addams, and several other characters. Eve had stumbled upon the strange dimension known only as The Library and obtained the Book of Shadows. The supposed spellbook contains only one spell- how to summon The Anax. Eve and the others have come together to cast this spell with the idea to help his cursed soul find peace in the afterlife. However, things go wrong, and The Anax appears on his own volition. He sets about systematically hunting the women and corrupting them into his wicked service. He constantly hounds Evelyn and she slowly learns that she is inherently a necromancer. Finally, the powers of shadow magic become too great to control and Eve, herself, becomes a Shadow Lord not unlike The Anax. The two monsters face-off in battle and
