Book Recap
My Best Friend Is an Eldritch Horror Book 1 Recap & Catch-Up Guide
Book 1 Recap· Released
Catching up for Book 2? Here is everything you need to remember from Book 1. →
- Status
- Unverified
- Published Volumes
- 6
- Narrator
- Peter Berkrot
- Primer Read Time
- ~1 min
TL;DR
Damien Vale rushes into a binding and ends up tied to an eldritch being from beyond space who wants to be called Henry. He must hide Henry's true nature while surviving his first year at Blackmist (Aethon blurb, paraphrased).
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I · The Main Plot
Where We Start
Damien Vale has impatiently rushed into a binding and become tied to an Eldritch creature from beyond space, who wants to be called Henry (Aethon blurb).
Major Plot Points & Spoilers
- Henry has existed since the dawn of time and has watched the world be born and destroyed many times (Aethon blurb).
- Damien still wants to attend a mage college and become a researcher (Aethon blurb).
- He will be killed if Henry's true nature is discovered (Aethon blurb).
- His teacher is a madman who fought on the front lines of a war, and his alcoholic dean suspects something is wrong with Henry (Aethon blurb).
- Damien must prevent the end of the world, but he is not sure he will survive his first year (Aethon blurb).
Where the Book Leaves Off
The blurb ends on whether Damien will survive Year One. Book 2 opens with him having survived Blackmist's challenges and starting to enjoy school (Aethon Book 2 blurb).
II · Characters & Personal Progression
Romantic & Personal Status
The publisher blurb does not record a romance for this volume, so none is stated here.
Inner Circle Check-In
- Damien Vale: A new Blackmist student secretly bound to an eldritch being (Aethon blurb).
- Henry: The eldritch creature bound to Damien, older than the world's first creation (Aethon blurb).
Key New Faces & Factions
A madman who fought on the front lines of a war (Aethon blurb).
An alcoholic who suspects something is wrong with Henry (Aethon blurb).
III · End-of-Book Stats & Power Gains
Dao / Path / Class Evolution
Damien's path is that of a mage-college researcher bound to an eldritch being (Aethon blurb).
Major Skill & Body Gains
- A binding to Henry, an eldritch creature (Aethon blurb).
- A place at Blackmist, which the blurb calls possibly the worst school in history (Aethon blurb).
IV · Extras: Empire, Gear & World State
Territory & Faction Upgrades
Blackmist, the mage college where Damien studies (Aethon blurb).
Ticking Clocks
- Discovery of Henry's nature would mean death (Aethon blurb).
- The dean already suspects something is wrong (Aethon blurb).
- The end of the world is a threat Damien must prevent (Aethon blurb).
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