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Now includes special bonus content. Stay tuned after the audiobook to hear “The Last Abbot of Ashk’lan,” a short story by Brian Staveley.
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The Gods are dead. The Magelord Salazar and his magically enhanced troops, the Augmentors, crush any dissent they find in the minds of the populace. On the other side of the Broken Sea, the White Lady plots the liberation of Dorminia, with her spymistresses, the Pale Women. Demons and abominations plague the Highlands. The world is desperately in need of heroes. But what they get instead are a ragtag band of old warriors, a crippled Halfmage, two orphans and an oddly capable manservant: the Grim Company.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Pretty bad, but not actively terrible
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By: Luke Scull
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Red Sister
- First Book of the Ancestor
- By: Mark Lawrence
- Narrated by: Heather O'Neill
- Length: 19 hrs and 21 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 6,632
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 5,985
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 5,981
From the international best-selling author of the Broken Empire Trilogy comes the first in a brilliant new breakout fantasy series. A searing novel set in a brand-new world, this series follows a young girl who enters a convent where girls are selected to train in religion, combat, or magic. Nona is selected to learn combat and finds herself at the center of an epic battle for empire on the outer reaches of a dying universe.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Story supported by great narration
- By jdykes33 on 04-15-17
By: Mark Lawrence
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The Valiant
- By: Lesley Livingston
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 194
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 185
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 185
Fallon is the daughter of a proud Celtic king and the younger sister of the legendary fighter Sorcha. When Fallon was just a child, Sorcha was killed by the armies of Julius Caesar. On the eve of her 17th birthday, Fallon is excited to follow in her sister's footsteps and earn her place in her father's war band. She never gets the chance. Fallon is captured and sold to an elite training school for female gladiators - owned by none other than Julius Caesar himself.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Couldn't keep my attention
- By Kendall on 03-13-17
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Fatemarked
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- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,802
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,795
They are the fatemarked. Misunderstood. Worshipped. Hated. Murdered at birth. Their time to step into the light has come. An ancient prophecy foretold their coming, the chosen few who will bring peace to a land embroiled in a century of mistrust and war. When kings start dying, that hope and belief swiftly turns to fear. Roan Loren is one of the fatemarked, but has hidden his mark of power his entire life, fearing the damage it might cause to those around him. A great evil is coming. He can't hide anymore.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Written to fit an ideology, not the story it tells
- By znidarsic.blaz on 04-30-18
By: David Estes
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The Mortal Tally
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- Narrated by: Edoardo Ballerini
- Length: 24 hrs and 27 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 88
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 79
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 79
Cier'Djaal, once the crowning glory of the civilized world, has gone from a city to a battlefield and a battlefield to a graveyard. Foreign armies clash relentlessly on streets laden with the bodies of innocents caught in the crossfire. Cultists and thieves wage shadow wars, tribal armies foment outside the city's walls, and haughty aristocrats watch the world burn from on high. As his companions struggle to keep the city from destroying itself, Lenk travels to the Forbidden East in search of the demon who caused it all. But even as he pursues Khoth-Kapira, dark whispers plague his thoughts.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Great Middle Entry
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By: Sam Sykes
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The Steel Remains
- By: Richard K. Morgan
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 15 hrs and 6 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,248
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 965
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Story4 out of 5 stars 973
In just a few short years, Richard K. Morgan has vaulted to the pinnacle of the science fiction world. Now he turns his iconoclastic talents to epic fantasy, crafting a darkly violent, tautly plotted adventure sure to thrill old fans and captivate new readers.
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This isn't your father's gay hero!
- By Kindle Customer on 01-23-09
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Taming Fire
- Dragonprince Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Aaron Pogue
- Narrated by: Cameron Beierle
- Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 117
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 112
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Story4 out of 5 stars 111
Daven Carrickson grew up as a beggar in the filthy alleys beneath the shadows of the palace. He's the son of a known thief, disgraced and despised. His only real talent is his ability with a sword, and his only real chance at finding honor or a home is a desperate dream of joining the King's Guard. Then, Daven receives a new future when Master Claighan invites him to study magic at the Academy. The wizard offers to make him into a new kind of soldier: a swordsman equally skilled with forged blades and mystic forces.
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5 out of 5 stars
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- By Krop Circle LLC on 08-09-14
By: Aaron Pogue
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Akiri: The Scepter of Xarbaal
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- By: Brian D. Anderson, Steven Savile
- Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
- Length: 9 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 312
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 291
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Akiri is a blistering new heroic fantasy novel from the multiple award-winning international best sellers Brian D. Anderson and Steven Savile who have come together to create the first adrenalin-filled standalone novel in Akiri's tortured world. Can one betrayal can save a kingdom? Will two destroy it?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Buy this story!!!
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By: Brian D. Anderson, and others
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- Narrated by: Liza Ross
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Story3.5 out of 5 stars 133
On the eve of a recurring catastrophic event known to extinguish nations and reshape continents, a troubled orphan evades death and slavery to uncover her own bloody past - while a world goes to war with itself. In the frozen kingdom of Saiduan, invaders from another realm are decimating whole cities, leaving behind nothing but ash and ruin.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Captivating & thrilling
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By: Kameron Hurley
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Magic, adventure, mystery, and romance combine in this epic debut in which a young princess must reclaim her dead mother’s throne, learn to be a ruler - and defeat the Red Queen, a powerful and malevolent sorceress determined to destroy her. On her 19th birthday, Princess Kelsea Raleigh Glynn, raised in exile, sets out on a perilous journey back to the castle of her birth to ascend her rightful throne. Plain and serious, a girl who loves books and learning, Kelsea bears little resemblance to her mother, the vain and frivolous Queen Elyssa.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Volume changed a lot
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By: Erika Johansen
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The Empire of the Dead
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 76
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 70
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 70
Acharsis has always loved long shots. But even with a perfect scheme and a handpicked squad of godsblooded grifters and fighters, breaking into the undead lord's Akkodaisis' ziggurat is suicidally impossible. Good thing Archarsis is a fallen demigod with more than one trick up his sleeve....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Incredibly imaginative
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By: Phil Tucker
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The Fate's Forsaken Omnibus
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,694
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,570
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,563
Books 1, 2, and the prequel novella of the Fate's Forsaken series. The series follows the adventures of Kael: a young man who is thrust from his home in the Unforgivable Mountains and onto a hero's path. The journey is long, the battles are fierce - nearly all of his companions are outlaws. And Kael's rotten bad luck seems to make everything worse. This is his story.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fantasy with light romance
- By Skipper on 09-23-15
By: Shae Ford
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Web of Eyes
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 2,305
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,134
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When a piece of the crown prince's soul is stolen by a traitorous warlock, disgraced knight Torsten Unger makes it his sworn duty to get it back and save the last hope for the kingdom. But he can't do it alone. Self-proclaimed "World's Greatest Thief" Whitney Fierstown sits in the castle dungeon, destined for the gallows until Torsten offers this choice: rot and die in a dank cell or join him on a dangerous expedition to put his skills to good use and earn his freedom.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Fantasy Version of 48 Hours
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By: Rhett C. Bruno, and others
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God's Last Breath
- By: Sam Sykes
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 74
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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The great demon Khoth-Kapira has broken free of his prison and taken his first step upon the mortal world. And he owes it all to Lenk. Believing that the demon will heal a broken world that the gods have abandoned, Lenk serves as reluctant champion to Khoth-Kapira's cause. But as the desperate and fearful flock to Khoth-Kapira's banner, begging for salvation, Lenk begins to doubt his patron's great designs.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Fantastic Finish
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Tower of the Forgotten
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 141
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 129
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 129
Niklaus, master swordsman, has not aged a day since being chosen by his mercurial goddess. A slave to her will, he moves from one cryptic mission to the next in the hope of ascending to become her equal. But even a man who has lived for centuries can sometimes find himself out of his depth. When Niklaus is sent to kill a sorcerer of the Tainted Cabal, overconfidence leads to a fatal mistake, and neither experience nor skill with a blade can prevail against the forces unleashed against him.
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4 out of 5 stars
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What's Next?
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By: Mitchell Hogan
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Heroes Die
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- By: Matthew Stover
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,553
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,398
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,394
Renowned throughout the land of Ankhana as the Blade of Tyshalle, Caine has killed his share of monarchs and commoners, villains and heroes. He is relentless, unstoppable, simply the best there is at what he does. At home on Earth, Caine is Hari Michaelson, a superstar whose adventures in Ankhana command an audience of billions.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Don't Let the Cover Turn You Off
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By: Matthew Stover
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Hollen the Soulless
- Dokiri Brides, Book 1
- By: Denali Day
- Narrated by: Shane East
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 1,798
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 1,618
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 1,615
Always the dutiful daughter, Lady Joselyn is weeks away from marrying a rival lord in order to save her house. However, she suddenly finds herself in the clutches of an ancient beast she’s only ever heard of in legends. More terrifying than that is the beast’s master, a wild man who insists Joselyn is his bride by right, and plans to seal his claim in blood. Dragon-rider Hollen has finally captured the woman of his dreams, though he quickly learns waiting for her was less than half the battle.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Love It!
- By Lily U. on 05-20-21
By: Denali Day
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Abomination
- By: Gary Whitta
- Narrated by: John Lee
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- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 135
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 115
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Story4 out of 5 stars 115
He is England's greatest knight, the man who saved the life of Alfred the Great and an entire kingdom from a Viking invasion. But when he is called back into service to combat a plague of monstrous beasts known as abominations, he meets a fate worse than death and is condemned to a life of anguish, solitude, and remorse. She is a fierce young warrior, raised among an elite order of knights. Driven by a dark secret from her past, she defies her controlling father and sets out on a dangerous quest.
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3 out of 5 stars
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cool concept. typical execution.
- By Amazon Customer on 11-22-16
By: Gary Whitta
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The son of the town drunk, Cam never figured on letting his family name hold him down. He always strove to dream bigger, to fight for something better, to achieve more than what everyone else expected of him. But, as they say, “once a Folde, always a Folde,” and when a decision to rescue a friend leads to disaster, fortune’s favor is lost. Cam spirals away from his dreams and ambitions; his fall finally ending at the bottom of a bottle. But all hope is not lost. Cam rises, supported by family and friends.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Weakness
- By emilio on 12-11-22
By: Davis Ashura
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A Perfect Shadow [Dramatized Adaptation]
- The Night Angel Trilogy
- By: Brent Weeks
- Narrated by: full cast, Dylan Lynch, David Coyne, and others
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 40
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Gaelan Starfire is a farmer, happy to be a husband and a father; a careful, quiet, simple man. He’s also an immortal, peerless in the arts of war. Over the centuries, he’s worn many faces to hide his gift, but he is a man ill-fit for obscurity and all too often he’s become a hero, his very names passing into legend: Acaelus Thorne, Yric the Black, Hrothan Steelbender, Tal Drakkan, Rebus Nimble.
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3 out of 5 stars
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music and sound effects too loud
- By Meihswei on 03-21-22
By: Brent Weeks
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Along the Razor's Edge
- The War Eternal, Book 1
- By: Rob J. Hayes
- Narrated by: Moira Quirk
- Length: 12 hrs and 5 mins
- Unabridged
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At just 15, Eskara Helsene fought in the greatest war mankind has ever known - and lost. There is only one place her enemies would send a Sourcerer as powerful as her: the Pit, a prison sunk so deep into the earth the sun is a distant memory. Now, she finds herself stripped of her magic; a young girl surrounded by thieves, murderers, and worse. In order to survive she will need to make new allies, play the inmates against each other, and find a way out. Her enemies will soon find out that Eskara is not so easily broken.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Old lady rolls her eyes at past self.
- By mat on 12-23-20
By: Rob J. Hayes
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A Drowned Kingdom
- The Drowned Kingdom Saga, Book 1
- By: P.L. Stuart
- Narrated by: Adam Kurton, Sean Polite
- Length: 17 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 11
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Once Second Prince of the mightiest kingdom in the known world, Othrun now leads the last survivors of his exiled people into an uncertain future far across the Shimmering Sea from their ancestral home, now lost beneath the waves. With his Single God binding his knights to chivalric oaths, intent on wiping out idolatry and pagan worship, they will have to carve out a new kingdom on this mysterious continent that has for centuries been ravaged by warlords competing for supremacy and mages channeling the mystic powers of the elements, and unite the continent under godly rule.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Interesting
- By Amy L. McDougal on 02-21-24
By: P.L. Stuart
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The Grim Company
- By: Luke Scull
- Narrated by: Gerard Doyle
- Length: 15 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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The Gods are dead. The Magelord Salazar and his magically enhanced troops, the Augmentors, crush any dissent they find in the minds of the populace. On the other side of the Broken Sea, the White Lady plots the liberation of Dorminia, with her spymistresses, the Pale Women. Demons and abominations plague the Highlands. The world is desperately in need of heroes. But what they get instead are a ragtag band of old warriors, a crippled Halfmage, two orphans and an oddly capable manservant: the Grim Company.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Pretty bad, but not actively terrible
- By Travis Lamkin on 09-13-15
By: Luke Scull
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Fatemarked
- The Fatemarked Epic, Book 1
- By: David Estes
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,025
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 1,802
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,795
They are the fatemarked. Misunderstood. Worshipped. Hated. Murdered at birth. Their time to step into the light has come. An ancient prophecy foretold their coming, the chosen few who will bring peace to a land embroiled in a century of mistrust and war. When kings start dying, that hope and belief swiftly turns to fear. Roan Loren is one of the fatemarked, but has hidden his mark of power his entire life, fearing the damage it might cause to those around him. A great evil is coming. He can't hide anymore.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Written to fit an ideology, not the story it tells
- By znidarsic.blaz on 04-30-18
By: David Estes
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Kingfall
- The Kingfall Histories, Book 1
- By: David Estes
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 29 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,234
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 2,010
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Infused with magic, shadows and starlight, the powerful godblades were believed to be lost nearly half a millennia ago, when the Godswar ended. Now, however, one has been found by the unlikeliest of wielders: Sampson Gaard, a blind but ambitious prince with something to prove. The only question is whether he controls the blade or the blade him. With an insidious evil lurking in the shadows, the answer may very well determine the fate of all Kingfall.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pleasant Surprise
- By christain naidu on 07-29-21
By: David Estes
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Gunmetal Gods
- Gunmetal Gods, Book 1
- By: Zamil Akhtar
- Narrated by: Peter Noble
- Length: 17 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged
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Fifty thousand gun-toting paladins march behind him, all baptized in angel blood, thirsty to burn unbelievers. Only the janissaries can stand against them. Their living legend, Kevah, once beheaded a magus amid a hail of ice daggers. But ever since his wife disappeared, he spends his days in a haze of hashish and poetry. To save the kingdom, Kevah must conquer his grief and become the legend he once was. But Micah writes his own legend in blood, and his righteous conquest will stop at nothing. When the gods choose sides, a legend will be etched upon the stars.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great Narrator, Great Book
- By KYLE LOCKHAVEN on 10-28-21
By: Zamil Akhtar
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A Mark of Kings
- The Shattered Reigns, Book 1
- By: Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 18 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 5,012
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 4,581
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 4,563
Despite his youth, Declan Idrys knows of the evils of the world. He knows of the bastards and brigands who plague the King's lands, of the monsters skulking in the wooded depths of the realm. Together with his companion, Ryn - a beast of rather peculiar talent - he has spent the last decade of his life beneath the bloody banners of a half-dozen mercenary guilds, hunting precisely such festering wickedness within the borders of Viridian.
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2 out of 5 stars
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A difficult slog
- By Tony G. on 10-07-19
By: Bryce O'Connor, and others
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- Hunter
- 04-13-14
Good read!
This one was very enjoyable, had me on edge towards the end really wanting to know what happens. Just the right mix of reality, fantasy, magic, politics, etc. Looking forward to more in this series.
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- S. Jackson
- 05-27-16
Fun, Exciting and We'll Done
First book I've read that was masterful in description choosing adjectives wisely. A true artist!
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- Kofi
- 01-04-17
Simply astounding!!
One of the most well written and narrated books I've listened to in over three years. An intriguing plot that keeps you guessing till the very end.
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- ATXIngram
- 08-29-17
Started to slowly for my liking
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
The pace of this book is a bit slow for my taste and almost punted this one from my queue. The book gets is legs about 3/4 of the way through. I am glad I finished it out. This book should build a good foundation for the rest of the series.
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- Holly Loveless
- 04-02-15
Loved it!
Great listen! very engaging storyline & charaters. Can't wait to start the next book in the series.
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- EthanSkar
- 06-29-15
Bloody wonderful!
Loved this so much I got heat stroke sitting in the car to finish because I forgot to crack a window. Recovering slowly. So worth it!
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- Jonathan Fields
- 01-11-15
great story
needed something to fill the void will waiting on something new from Patrick Ruffus, outstanding!
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- Tower Lord
- 07-07-15
Good read.
Characters are just a wee bit shallow, but the story is a good one. Simon is always a great narrator!
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- Jeff
- 10-27-15
Great storyline.
This was a very enjoyable book. Simon Vance is a wonderful reader. The storyline is excellent. My only complaint is with the dialogue. However I still would consider this a must-read fantasy book.
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- Kindle Customer
- 08-31-16
good story
very similar to Brent Week's Lightbringer series. If you liked that one, this will fill some time till book 4 comes out in October
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