Steel's Edge

By: Ilona Andrews

Narrated by: Renée Raudman

Length: 15 hrs and 25 mins

Publisher's summary

The Edge lies between worlds, on the border between the Broken, where people shop at Wal-Mart and magic is a fairy tale—and the Weird, where blueblood aristocrats rule, changelings roam, and the strength of your magic can change your destiny…Charlotte de Ney is as noble as they come, a blueblood straight out of the Weird. But even though she possesses rare magical healing abilities, her life has brought her nothing but pain. After her marriage crumbles, she flees to the Edge to build a new home for herself. Until Richard Mar is brought to her for treatment, and Charlotte’s life is turned upside down once again.

Richard is a swordsman without peer, future head of his large and rambunctious Edger clan—and he’s on a clandestine quest to wipe out slavers trafficking humans in the Weird. So when his presence leads his very dangerous enemies to Charlotte, she vows to help Richard destroy them. The slavers’ operation, however, goes deeper than Richard knows, and even working together, Charlotte and Richard may not survive...

©2012 Andrew Gordon and Ilona Gordon (P)2013 Recorded Books

Ilona Andrews is amazing.

I love the way Ilona tells a story! Every story is amazing, & I enjoy the character cross overs!

A Love Story to Steel's Edge

This writing duo puts out some of my favorite stories and Steel's Edge is no exception. The characters are vibrant and engaging. The narrator does an excellent job with the voices, conveying the appropriate tone and has excellent timing with the flow of conversation between characters.

Loved this series

I'm only sad that this is the end of the series. If you haven't read the others, you'd do well to start at the beginning. I was glad to see a good ending for Richard and Charlotte. They might be my favorite characters. :)

This series can't be over...Right???

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Absolutely! It is amazingly, wildly entertaining and anyone would love it.

What did you like best about this story?

The banter between Richard and Calder. I enjoyed that. I also like that the book tied up so many story lines with George and his father, as well as Sofi.

What about Renée Raudman’s performance did you like?

Everything of course! I do not think there is anything or any voice she could not do. It goes without saying...Renee is awesome!

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

At the edge of magic....

Any additional comments?

This was a great listen that I thoroughly enjoyed. I would definitely recommend starting with book 1 but if you have read the rest of the series then don't hesitate to buy this one!

Review of the Edge Series

I loved this series. I am saddened that the series doesn't continue. I would love to hear Jack and George's stories as well as Sofie's. Ilona Andrews I love your stories. Thank you!

Great Series

The characters are very well drawn. The story line is extremely engaging. The narration is flawless. I recommend this book without reservations.

everything they right is gold!

I wish there were more in this series, though you do get to see the younger generation in the sweep series I really would like to hear more about George is brother Jack and Sophie. you can't go wrong if it is by these talented writers.

Great!

A nice ending to a great series. I'm actually surprised that I grew to really like Richard. This was fantastic. It is nice seeing George and Jack growing up too!

This author duo doesn’t do half-assed. Period.

It should come as no surprise that I’ve been enjoying this series a lot, but I haven’t LOVED any of the installments yet, until now. When I first discovered that this final book featured a healer as the main heroine, I had some qualms as to whether Charlotte would be able to achieve the level of badass-ery that I’ve come to expect from Ilona Andrews. Case in point, FATE’S EDGE’s Audrey Callahan wasn’t a fighter either, and ended up being my least favourite THE EDGE female protagonist. All of my doubts quickly flew the coop though when I learned that de Ney’s abilities could also be used to harm, and I’m not talking little ouchies here, but mass murdering plagues. Never have I been so happy to eat my words! The world-building, narration, secondary characters, and storytelling absolutely rocked too. This was the series finale after all, and this author duo doesn’t do half-assed. Period.

I liked that the protagonists were older; they’ve both been married once already, are individuals first, and a couple second. Charlotte and Richard have been around the block a couple of times, and as a result, were unwilling to settle for anything less than true love. It made them both more accepting of their respective faults; the flash fire romance was believable on account of them knowing exactly what they wanted in a partner, and not being afraid to go after it. I loved de Ney’s flawless poise vs. Mar’s backwoods mannerisms, and her raw power to his skill with a blade. She fears transforming into a bringer of plagues, while as he’s worried that he’s not Blue Blood enough for her. When they finally opened up their hearts to a relationship, it was like two puzzle pieces sliding home.

The Andrews’ skillfully wrapped-up this series’ story arc while still weaving a captivating story about slavers, political intrigue, and also tying up several loose ends secondary character wise. Jack and George play a vital role in this installment, and I loved how they were able to get some closure with regards to their father’s abandonment. Sophie gets a piece of Spider for fusing her mother, and even Rose, Declan & Kaldar had brief cameos. As much as I enjoyed the action, I actually liked Charlotte’s poised manipulations and tutelage of Lark more. It takes finesse to defeat a foe with a sword, but even more so with words, and clever artifice. However, not everyone got their HEA unfortunately, poor sweet Éléonore… And, was it just me, or were there sparks between George and Sophie? Potential spin-off?

I’ve now had the pleasure of listening to eleven audiobooks from Ilona Andrews and Renée Raudman, and let me tell you, the experience is in no danger of getting old. There are many reasons why this trio makes up the bulk of my Audible library including spellbinding performances, flawless pacing, and masterful tone. Raudman is the voice behind the Andrews’ written word, breathes life into all of their memorable characters, and makes listeners feel like they inhabit this author duo’s fictional worlds. If you’re still on the fence about audiobooks, I highly recommend that you give these a try, you won’t regret it! In fact, your house may end up cleaner than it has even been because you’ll find yourself actively seeking out excuses to read hands-fee.

STEEL’S EDGE was the ultimate epitome of go big or go home! My god, am I ever going to miss these characters!

End of the Series

I hate to see the series end. This is the final book and while it does tie up alot of loose ends it also leaves you with unanswered questions. I would love another book when George and Jack are adults. I guess I can dream on. The writing is what we have come to expect from this writing team, very good. The narration is great. If you are not familar with this series, I would recommend starting with On The Edge.