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The Lost War

By: Justin Lee Anderson
Narrated by: Euan Morton
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"Strikingly intense...immersive and thoroughly compelling." (SFX)

"Compelling and entertaining...inventive and fun." (SciFiNow)

The war is over, but something is rotten in the state of Eidyn.

With a ragged peace in place, demons burn farmlands, violent Reivers roam the wilds and plague has spread beyond the Black Meadows. The country is on its knees.

In a society that fears and shuns him, Aranok is the first magically-skilled draoidh to be named King's Envoy.

Now, charged with restoring an exiled foreign queen to her throne, he leads a group of strangers across the ravaged country. But at every step, a new mystery complicates their mission.

As bodies drop around them, new threats emerge and lies are revealed, can Aranok bring his companions together and uncover the conspiracy that threatens the kingdom?

Strap in for this twisted fantasy road trip from award-winning author Justin Lee Anderson.

Shortlisted in the 2019 Booknest Fantasy Awards

©2019 Justin Lee Anderson (P)2020 Podium Audio

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Not really sure

I want to give it another shot. About three chapters in and I’m not impressed and kind of confused.

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awaiting the next book.

where is the next book? I personally found it very excellent and since it says 1997 I'm wondering where the next book is?

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Fun book with some plot holes

Enjoyed it a lot overall, looking forward to the sequel. Requires some skepticism at the dramatic reveal at the end

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MC is an EmMESSary

Justin Lee Anderson crafted an decent fantasy novel with an interesting cast of characters and provided each of them compelling backgrounds. The MC, while clearly an ethical protagonist, he tended to jump to conclusions which often caused problems. There are points of intrigue and a major plot twist at the end; although, for me at least, it wasn't all that much of a surprise.

Euan Morton's performance was top notch

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Holy Cow!

I don't often write reviews, but I could not resist. You know, when you finish listening to a book and you're trying to figure out what to read next? You look thru the list and since none of your usual authors have anything new out. You decide to try something new and keep your fingers crossed and pick something. OMG! This is what I picked. There are not enough words to express how much I enjoyed this book. From the start through the finish I was captivated. Mr. Anderson, you are definitely at the top of my list for storytellers! Euan Morton is outstanding! I can't wait to listen to it all over again.

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No b2 release yet 2021…2 almost

Weirdest editing pauses throughout
Great voice. Love the end of this, until you realize you can get grrm’nd on book2…
Super lame.
Story good enough to overcome the editing. Hopefully continually so to overcome the everlasting wait for the next.

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Great Characters

Really great with great characters. Loved the twist at the end and while I knew a twist was coming, it was not what I thought it would be.

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Little RPGish! Looks like it could be a solid read

I was ready to give up on this book, but at the end Anderson brings it together and makes you understand why something just wasn't' quite right about the characters. It completes a story that seems to head no where. It did feel a lot like the Original Sin RPG game to me. Women character's were masculated, but of coarse beautiful! Whatever! Men a bit emasculated! Whatever!
Kind of tired of that trend. There is a way to respect the gender's strength in fantasy without all that bogus approach!
In the long run, a good twist for an ending.

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Unique and surprising fantasy

This dark fantasy is fun and twisted, with an ending to make me wish for a sequel. Pretty Please Justin Lee Anderson?

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Fantastic

Fantastic. One that will even better on a reread.

My only small issue is with the narration. I love the narrator’s voice, but the pauses between sentences are usually too long—especially in the dialogue. My guess is a lot of the lines were recorded one at a time and then spliced together.

It’s a small irritation that kind of builds up over time. It adds a feeling of awkwardness to scenes that shouldn’t be there.

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