Blacksmith Rapunzel

Genderbent Fairytales Collection, Book 8

By: KuroKoneko Kamen

Narrated by: L.A. Johnson

Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins

Publisher's summary

A genderbent retelling of the classic fairytale Rapunzel...

When Rapunzel finally gathers the courage to leave his tower he triggers a booby trap spell that transports him to the Heroes’ Labyrinth. Armed only with his magic hair he’s thrown into a dangerous, subterranean world where undead monsters are constantly trying to eat or kill him. Rapunzel discovers that the only way to leave the Labyrinth is to beat it.

Necromancer Gothel created the Labyrinth as a test to find a "true hero". Each level has a Boss Monster, which must be defeated before a hero can proceed to the next level. Rapunzel has to make it past Zombie Frankie Stein, Insectoid Queen Khepera, Dark Elf Queen Norebo, and Vampire Queen Draculara before he can reach the final level where Gothel resides.

During his quest to forge an enchanted sword powerful enough to defeat Demon King Gothel, Rapunzel encounters the volatile alter ego of Dr. Henrietta Jekyll - Edwina Hyde. "Hydie" is a powerful witch with an affinity for wind elemental magic. She tries to capture Rapunzel and return him to his tower. After saving Hydie’s life, however, Rapunzel is able to convince Hydie to make a temporary truce so that they can team up and increase their chances of survival.

As Rapunzel and his new ally fight side by side the blacksmith starts to admire Hydie for her strength and bravery while he begins to appreciate Henrietta for her brilliant, scientific mind that gets them out of several predicaments without the use of brute force. Rapunzel ends up falling in love with both women even though they couldn’t be more different from one another.

Unfortunately, in Fantasia a hero is destined to kill the villain and save the woman he loves. Does this mean Rapunzel is destined to kill Hydie in order to save Henrietta? Rapunzel is determined to protect both women, but...

Who will survive the Heroes’ Labyrinth?

©2020 KuroKoneko Kamen (P)2020 KuroKoneko Kamen

A great retailing listen

Love this series. This is book 8 in Kurokoneko retelling of the fairytale. Love how the author takes fairy take women and tells it from a male point of view . This story is about Rapunzel . Rapunzel in this story is a male , and he’s a blacksmith . This fairytale has a jewel of other characters like Jekyll and Hyde. It’s full of action and scenes that will have you glued till the end

L.A. Johnson Performance is fantastic. Love how his voice is smooth and steady

Thank you for a great story

Blacksmith Rapunzel

If you enjoy fairy tales with a twist you will enjoy this one. The author gives listeners a new world where the characters that we are used to be women and in need of saving are all men who are strong and fighting their own battles. This is Rapunzel’s story, and he must figure out a way to win over evil and save the kingdom while figuring his emotions and his own family secrets.

This is an engaging listen. The author does a good job of pulling you in and keeping you entertained. Not only do we get Rapunzel in this story, but we also get glimpses at his good friends and along for the ride is a Jekyll / Hyde character. This world is full of interesting people and adventures. I loved Rapunzel he is a great character, and his adventures make a great addition to this series. Narrator L. A. Johnson does a good job of bringing these characters and their world to life. Listeners feel the emotions and are pulled into the story.

Not your average fairytale

Love this take on Rapunzel! Hard to review and say why without spoilers. Great story and loved the narration. Probably my favorite so far

such a great story

kurokone write such a lovely story brings the character to life and could not stop listening to it

Great Series.

Blacksmith Rapunzel
Genderbent Fairytales Collection, Book 8

By: KuroKoneko Kamen
Narrated by: L.A. Johnson
Series: Genderbent Fairytales Collection, Book 8
Length: 9 hrs and 54 mins

I listened to this book at 1.55X

FYI. This book is Part 2 to "read after "Ashe and the Glass Sword"
." THIS IS ADULT FAIRTALES..NOT FOR UNDER 18.

If you like the t.v. Series "Once upon a time" adult fairtales you'll love this series.

It doesn't stick to one Fairytale line, it mixs different tales together.

Remember it's Genderbent . Its kind of cool.

Very enjoyable listen.

And L.A. Johnson does a great job bring the story to life.

What a unique retelling and wonderful spin on the fairytale.

I love the way she puts a new spin on fairytales. She has a fantastic way of telling a story. It’s well written and narrated. Her fairytale always has an intriguing ray of characters. Her books are always an extremely interesting adventure.
The narrator does a fantastic job with the characters and voices of each character making it easy to distinguish between the characters.
I definitely recommend this book!

Great Story

I really enjoyed this book. Loved Rapunzel’s reluctancy into being a hero. The characters and creatures drawn through the story are well thought out. I almost wish there were more Gothel. But all in all a great escapist story.

Great story

Another well constructed story with vivid detail, world building and character development. Loved Rapunzel’s reluctancy into being a hero. Hard to review and say why without spoilers

Awesome Story!!

I really enjoyed listening to this “fractured rendition” of a male Rapunzel who refuses to acknowledge he’s a hero. There’s lots of action and adventure packed into this story. And we are also treated to Rapunzel’s friends that were featured in other books in this series having parts in this story too. The romance between Henrietta Jekyll/Edwina Hyde and Rapunzel was very interesting in that each of her personalities were so different in the beginning...and their rivalry was quite entertaining... The battle between good and evil shows that there is also good buried deep within some of the villains of this story. L. A. Johnson continues to do an excellent job in narrating this book in the series. I absolutely had no problem distinguishing who was speaking, and he did a great job in bringing the story to life. I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.

An exciting story with action and romance

It's a nice view on Rapunzel, plenty of action and events to keep me listening. I can't wait to see what Rapunzel and his friends get up too in future books.