Dragon's Reach

The Keeper Origins, Book 1

By: JA Andrews

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 22 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

The tale of how an orphaned thief escaped the slums, united a nation, and brought a mighty empire to its knees.

The truth is neither plain nor simple. Sable, a reluctant thief from the slums, can feel truth when people speak. For years she’s been using that skill to try to break free from the vicious gang boss to whom she's indebted.

Escape comes in the form of an odd set of companions: a dwarf running from the past, an actor with a magical, glowing tree, a too-helpful kobold, a playwright with a knack for getting stories out of people, and a man and woman with suspicious, magical powers.

But Sable’s freedom is short lived. On the edges of civilization, they discover hidden, terrifying lies in the offers of peace from the brutal Kalesh Empire. Now, she must return to the city she fled, and along with her companions, attempt an impossible task: convince everyone, including the powerful Dragon Prioress, of the truth.

Except the Kalesh web of lies has ensnared everyone.

With her land, her people, and everything she loves hanging in the balance, Sable is the only one standing between freedom and certain death.

The Keeper Origins trilogy and the Keeper Chronicles trilogy can be listened to in any order. They take place in the same world but are stand-alone books.

©2020 JA Andrews (P)2021 Podium Audio

Reliably Wonderful Books

After reading The Keeper Chronicles I could not wait for more books from JA Andrews and I will tell you she does not disappoint! Another wonderful book that really makes you feel for the characters. I was soured by the ending not because it was poorly written, but because it was so well written and narrated that I felt as hopeless as Sable! I couldn't wait for the next book and was dreading not knowing what would become of these characters. Also, Kate Reading is an absolutely wonderful narrator. I often will avoid certain books I would otherwise find interesting because the narrators voice is too pitchy or monotonous etc., but Kate Reading's inflections, characters differentiations, and alto voice made this an even more wonderful read.

Only reason is is given a 4..

Is because there were times I was kind of lost and couldn't really follow the story. However I feel as though if I was reading it book in hand it wouldn't have been that way.
The story was great, I'll absolutely pick up the next two. The last few hours of this book had me hooked and hope others enjoy it as well.

loved this tale!

characters were well developed the ethical dilemmas believable and the storyline believable. the reader was astounding.

Great story!

This story was amazing. The characters were well developed and I hung on every word.

Loved it!

Very well done! I hated for the story to end. As always - Kate Reading keeps it interesting

It's already done?!

I loved this book! I was sad when it was over, and now I HAVE to hear the next one.

Certainly worth a listen.

I wasn't at all sure about this one, but it met, and exceeded my hopes for it.

What a ride!

I really enjoyed this book, highly recommend first reading the keeper chronicles as they are in a collection for just one credit and were one of my favorite reads this year. This book doesn’t reach the heights of the trilogy in my opinion, but is still good enough to get a strong recommendation from me. You may want to wait for more to come out however as the ending to this book is honestly really awful and disappointing which is why I’ve given it 4 stars and not 5. The payoff was just not what I wanted and was even more disappointing coming out of the keeper chronicles which were so tight and satisfying to read. The plot does plod along for a while but the characters are enjoyable and fun to spend time with. Overall a great read!

loved it

it seems a little slow when it started, but by the time I got to the end I didn't want it to stop. the Cliffhanger makes me want to continue the story right away anxious to know when the next one will be available. great read love the characters.

Well Worth the Time to Listen

This is the second series that I've begun from this author and I'm enjoying it very much. I'll continue through this series too.