
The Dark Lord's Guide to Hostile Corporate Takeover
Author: Timothy W. Long
Series: Dark Lord's Guide, The
Narrator: Timothy W. Long
Unabridged: TBD
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Simon Maverick
Published: 11/17/2026
Categories: Fiction, Occult & Supernatural, Fantasy, Cozy, Litrpg
Synopsis
Stop managing. Start subjugating.
Dark Lord Morthisal Ebonwrath, Master of the Abyss, is moments away from losing his dark fortress and his head to a hero's assault. He uses his last bit of magic to escape death—only to find himself trapped in the mundane body of Vince Logan, an ordinary guy from modern-day Seattle. Stripped of his powers, Morthisal wakes disoriented in a world of strange contraptions, surrounded by people in white coats who dismiss his cries for dominion over death as a "mental episode."
Without dark magic, Morthisal must navigate the bewildering modern world of insurance co-pays, office cubicles, and frustratingly useless minions (otherwise known as co-workers). Amid run-ins with technology and misunderstandings of modern customs, he realizes he may be able to access some of his former powers, but only at a very painful price.
Yet there is power in this world, but every time he taps into it, echoes of his former might return . . . for a very painful price.
When he meets CEO Yvette Sterling, Morthisal finds himself feeling something he hasn't felt in centuries of dark reign: desire. She's brilliant, calculating, and terrifyingly competent, possibly the only mortal who could match wits with a former dark lord. She might destroy him, or she might be exactly what he needs.