Children of Anguish and Anarchy

By: Tomi Adeyemi

Narrated by: Cynthia Erivo

Tony, Grammy, and Emmy Award winner Cynthia Erivo narrates Tomi Adeyemi’s long-awaited conclusion to the #1 New York Times bestselling Legacy of Orïsha series.

New allies rise.
The Blood Moon nears.
Zélie faces her final enemy.
The king who hunts her heart.

When Zélie seized the royal palace that fateful night, she thought her battles had come to an end. The monarchy had finally fallen. The maji had risen again. Zélie never expected to find herself locked in a cage and trapped on a foreign ship. Now warriors with iron skulls traffic her and her people across the seas, far from their homeland.

Then everything changes when Zélie meets King Baldyr, her true captor, the ruler of the Skulls, and the man who has ravaged entire civilizations to find her. Baldyr’s quest to harness Zélie’s strength sends Zélie, Amari, and Tzain searching for allies in unknown lands.

But as Baldyr closes in, catastrophe charges Orïsha’s shores. It will take everything Zélie has to face her final enemy and save her people before the Skulls annihilate them for good.

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The Complete Legacy of Orïsha Series:

Children of Blood and Bone (Book 1)
Children of Virtue and Vengeance (Book 2)
Children of Anguish and Anarchy (Book 3)

A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company.

Sadly…

This book was a huge disappointment.

On the performance: After several chapters, I was able to adapt to Cynthia’s adaptation, but I REALLLLY missed Bahni. There was very little—if any—difference in Cynthia’s voice when she read male & female characters, leaving me confused at times. By the end, there was some improvement in the performance, but it wasn’t the same.

On the story: TA gave up completely on this third book. The series had so much potential, but the story falls flat; characters are forgotten, underdeveloped, and sacrificed, right along with the plot. 😔

Not what I expected

It seemed as though she decided to just write a whole new story with some of the same main characters. It just seemed so disconnected from the first two books. The story itself was still good but I am not a fan of the ending in any way.

Great series

I was hooked from the first book onward. I couldn't wait until this third series to come out. The narrator of the first two books was incredible. I was thrown off with this narrator. Did a good job but I wished that it was still the previous one. I felt that anguish and anarchy was all over the place and felt like game of thrones season 7th.

Resilience!!!

The new narrator did a great job! The story is excellent and I am truly going to miss ALL of the characters. I wish it was longer. This could easily be a great movie trilogy!!!!!

Worth the wait

This story was a long time coming, but wow. I was NOT expecting this. Beautifully written and read. It is both a clear conclusion and ripe for more stories from these characters. Very well done!