• The Realms of the Gods

  • The Immortals, Book 4
  • By: Tamora Pierce
  • Narrated by: Tamora Pierce
  • Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (954 ratings)

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The Realms of the Gods

By: Tamora Pierce
Narrated by: Tamora Pierce
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Editorial reviews

The author and a full cast narrate the story of Daine's journey to the immortal realms. There she and her sorcerer companion, Numair, seek allies as they prepare for their final battle with Emperor Ozorne and the chaos goddess. For those following the series, the last installment is an essential listen. As a narrator, author Tamora Pierce's slow, clear delivery allows listeners to take in the story's rich settings and magical details. Her dry humor communicates itself through small shifts in tone. When other cast members chime in, the vocal levels remain constant, showing the care invested in the production. Pierce faithfully represents the characters of her story, injecting such quantities of wonder and sadness into her voice that no listener could remain unmoved.

Publisher's summary

When a battle with death-dealing Skinners catapults Daine and her mentor, Numair, into the divine realms, the riddles of Daine’s past finally begin to reveal themselves. However, the pair must return to their beloved Tortall, for the kingdom is under attack and survival depends on Daine’s wild magic.

A harrowing journey across the divine realms leads Daine and Numair through danger to dragons; to a breathtaking confrontation with their great enemy Ozorne; and finally brings Daine face to face with the Great Gods, who will force the girl to make the most important decision of her life.

Filled with breathtaking peril, lightened by deft moments of comedy (wait till you meet the darkings!), The Realms of the Gods is a fitting conclusion to one of the great fantasy series of our time. An exclusive interview with Tamora Pierce about writing The Immortals Quartet concludes the recording.

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Critic reviews

"The fast-paced, violent action is leavened by bits of humor as well as the blossoming romance between Daine and Numair. All in all, a satisfying ending to an appealing saga." ( Booklist)

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Great Young Adult listen

My children and I listened to this story together, and the kids didn't want to leave the car! This book is a continuation of the Immortals series by Tamora Pierce, and really should be listened to after the other 3 if you wish to completely understand it. It is performed by full cast audio, who's performances I really enjoy . If you haven't listened to a full cast audio performance, it is a different listening experience and takes a bit to get used to, but you will grow to really enjoy them.

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Eewwww

I wanted to finish this series. But a child in a relationship with an adult mentor she met when she was 13. Absolutely inappropriate and he even admits it. I really hope young girls aren’t reading this and thinking this is ok. The book didn’t need a romantic sideline to be an excellent ya series

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Wonderful quartet

These were the best four book series I have ever heard in audio. Great Stories.

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Speed up playback!

Good story, full cast was fun, it sounded odd until I changed the playback speed to 1.25x. After that I enjoyed it immensely!

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Another fantastic tail/tale!

Another adventure that weaves it's magic spell and draws the reader into another realm! I especially enjoyed the author's commentary at the end. A real treat!

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So sad it's over!

This last book was a great ending. Loved this series and the audio performance was fantastic.

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Love this author

This is probably the fourth time I have listen to this book in the series and I have thoroughly enjoyed it each and every time. I recommend this for young adult women.

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A Good Conclusion

I am satisfied with the book's conclusion, or at least my teenager self was when I first read it something-years-ago. I was always alright with Tamora's narration because it was supplemented by a full cast of other narrators. I was always happy to have Numair get the spotlight whenever possible, haha! Maybe that's why I was okay with the book and with how long Numair and Daine spend in the Divine Realms. This is the case of the performance saving the book for me. Yes, it was well written as usual, but there were some glaring problems--the biggest being that problems only seemed to be glossed over instead of properly concluded within the text. However, I have a soft spot for this series, and am willing to overlook some things. Overall, I'm happy that I started and ended this journey.

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Narration is awful

I dearly love this book and this author, however, she is a writer and not a voice actor. The person who voices Daine is awful. I listen to audiobooks with headphones at work and every other line that the actress delivers is in a jarring shriek.

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Loved as always.

Favorite author, her books never get old. Diane has been my go to character since I was young. I was drawn to the character because she is always in flux. she may not always not the changes with grace but she evolves eventually.

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