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Touch of Power

By: Maria V. Snyder
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
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Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan absorbs their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of spreading the plague that has decimated the Fifteen Realms, leaving the survivors in a state of chaos.

Stressed and tired from hiding, Avry is abducted by a band of rogues who, shockingly, value her gift above the golden bounty offered for her capture. Their leader, an enigmatic captor-protector with powers of his own, is unequivocal in his demands: Avry must heal a plague-stricken prince—leader of a campaign against her people. As they traverse the daunting Nine Mountains, beset by mercenaries and magical dangers, Avry must decide who is worth healing and what is worth dying for. Because the price of peace may well be her life….

©2012 Maria V. Snyder (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

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The lilies are wrong.

Why in the book covers the lilies are so small? If you read the book you know an entire body needs to fit in to those. I like the books but this is a little irritating.

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favorite author, favorite narrator

maria v snyder never has ceased to captivate my attention when I listen to her intricately entwined plots unravel. in my opinion, she is a genius, and gabra zackman is a wonderful narrator-giving each character their own soul as their personalities jump from the page . an excellent pair, a rare find, and I'm lucky to have came across this audio book :)

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Fantastic Audiobook & Great Story!

"Touch of Power" is a wildly Enthralling Fantasy with a wickedly dark sense of humor & heart stoppingly suspenseful plot twists! B-)

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Solid first story

The characters are likeable and the heroine strong. Zackman is a great narrator. This story both goes nowhere and somewhere all at the same time. That being said, I'm looking forward to what happens next.

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Enjoyable!

Very good story and narration...I found it interesting and entertaining. I love Maria's other series and was not disappointed with this one.

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great narration and an awesome story

I loved the story and the characters. it had everything I look for in books, a strong female lead, magic, action and romance that doesn't dominate the whole story. it was great. also a special thanks to the narrator, her voice was very nice to listen to and the way she did each character made them feel even more unique then they already were.

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Good Clean Book

It is a good story line with adventure. I thought it was pretty good. I will be listening to the whole series.

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A fan of Maria V Snyders work.

Enjoyed this series. If you have as well, then don't miss Yelena in Poison Study!
I also enjoyed INSIDE OUT, and OUTSIDE IN.

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Not what I usually listen to

What made the experience of listening to Touch of Power the most enjoyable?

I bought this on one of the sales. Thought I would check out something different from my normal crime, mystery novel taste. This was a good listen and kept my attention. It had a plot, a little romance, and some mystery.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Not sure, there were a couple.

Have you listened to any of Gabra Zackman’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No, I haven't, and yes, I would listen to her again. She had a pleasant voice that was easy to listen to.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

No not really. There were points where I couldn't put it down until I found out what happened, but it wasn't a book that I HAD to get to the end. Not that it wasn't good, but I took my time listening to it. There are some books that I Can't wait to find out what happens, this was more of a leisure reading, for me anyway.

Any additional comments?

I've accumulated a library of almost 300 books and this is one that I will listen to again someday. There are some that are just DUMPed into will not listen again file.

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Another great story

I loved the story.
It was exciting from the begining and never got bored.
Happy that there is already the second book to this series.

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