By a Silver Thread

DFZ Changeling, Book 1

By: Rachel Aaron

Narrated by: Naomi Rose-Mock

Length: 11 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

A new DFZ series from the author of Nice Dragons Finish Last and Minimum Wage Magic!

In the world’s most magical metropolis where spirits run noodle shops and cash-strapped dragons stage photo-ops for tourists, people still think fairies are nothing but stories, and that’s exactly how the fairies like it. It’s a lot easier to feast on humanity’s dreams when no one believes you exist. But while this arrangement works splendidly for most fair folk, Lola isn’t one of the lucky ones.

She’s a changeling, a fairy monster made just human enough to dupe unsuspecting parents while fairies steal their real child. The magic that sustains her was never meant to last past the initial theft, leaving Lola without a future. But thanks to Victor Conrath, a very powerful—and very illegal—blood mage, she was given the means to cheat death.

For a price.

Now the only changeling ever to make it to adulthood, Lola has served the blood mage faithfully, if reluctantly, for 20 years. Her unique ability to slip through wards and change her shape to look like anyone has helped make Victor a legend in the DFZ’s illegal-magic underground. It’s not a great life, but at least the work is stable, until her master vanishes without a trace.

With only a handful left of the pills that keep her human, Lola must find Victor before she turns back into the fairy monster she was always meant to be. But with a whole SWAT team of federal paladins hunting her as a blood-mage accomplice, an urban legend on a silent black motorcycle who won’t leave her alone, and a mysterious fairy king with the power to make the entire city dream, Lola’s chances of getting out of this alive are as slender as a silver thread.

©2023 Rachel Aaron (P)2023 Rachel Aaron

Great story!

I read the reviews, but I don’t agree with them. I think this is a great story, and I think the narrator did a great job with the different voices. I very much enjoyed this audiobook, and I think you will too. 🙂

not bad

I don't know how i feel about the mc, but it's over all a good book.

Enjoyable, bittersweet moments

The high fantasy of past DFZ stories with sad themes of loss, alienation, and feeling trapped. More going on than the usual “magical world” / Shadowrun-style setting. Narration excellent.

 Pleasantly surprised

This was actually a great book. I did not expect it to be as entertaining and good as it was so good that I’m starting a book 2..I don’t like to leave spoiler information. But I love the way the book written ..because it makes you want to go immediately into the second story that’s a great author they can do that. this is exactly what I’m doing right now starting book 2.

Disappointed

I’ve read Rachel Aaron’s other two series that takes place in the DMZ. I loved both of those. The stories, created world and characters were so good!
This story seemed flat and one dimensional with limited characters and story line. Also, it wasn’t very inventive using fairies and the wild hunt which have been used in so many other books.
I did like the narrator.
Unfortunately, I’m not even interested enough to continue on with this series

more

interesting new series, i love seeing more of dfz verse heres hoping we see some of the old cast in the next book

Great story! bad narration

I am a big fan of the heartstricker series and the DFZ series. this story has the same qualities as those, but I can not deal with this narration. there is no flow or emotion, and she stops for 3 seconds at the end of every single sentence, so there is this really weird pause, and at first, I thought there was something wrong with audible.

if I can get a physical copy of this story, I definitely will.

Pay heed your beliefs

Lola is our protagonist, but she’s a monster.
What is really real?
Bound by love through the silver thread, Lola opens my eyes to a new perspective.
I await the next book, impatiently.

Loved it!

Another thoroughly enjoyable DFZ story by Rachel. This was a book I needed right now - about self acceptance, dealing with manipulators, and finding a different way to deal with things.

The reader was good. Her voicing and pace were great. But the corrections pasted into the audio were so different, they took me out of the story.

good book

another good storyline by Rachel Aaron cannot wait for the next adventure in the DFV.