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The Way of the Shaman #5.5

The Hour of Pain

Name: The Hour of Pain
Rating: 3.75 (717 reviews)
Author: Vasily Mahanenko

Vasily Mahanenko April 18, 2017

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Synopsis

Attention all LitRPG readers! This is a special-edition bonus story for those Way of the Shaman fans who don’t want to wait for the translation of Book Six. This isn’t a new novel but a short story chock full of spoilers. The story retells the climactic ending of Book Five from the viewpoint of Anastaria.

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The Hour of Pain

More in The Way of the Shaman Series

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The Kartoss Gambit

The Secret of the Dark Forest

The Phantom Castle

The Karmadont Chess Set

Shaman’s Revenge

Clans War