Eye of the Wolf

The Lords of Alekka, Book 1

De: A.E. Rayne

Narrado por: Kate Reading

A lord forsaken by the gods. A mysterious woman with many secrets. A kingdom on the brink of war....

Two thousand years after the ancient Kingdom of Alekka was torn in two, disgruntled gods are taking sides, seeking a reckoning, for order can only last so long before chaos returns to claim its rightful place. The dreamers see what is coming.

They warn of a threat greater than any other, raising fears of unimaginable death and destruction, and a winter colder than any that has come before. The king’s enemies are rising, emboldened by his waning power, spurred on by his troubles.

Though Reinar Vilander, Lord of Ottby, only sees what lies before him, which is an undermanned fort and empty coffers. His father is an invalid, his wife has gone, his sons are dead, his fort is vulnerable, and as winter approaches, he doesn’t know what to do. For he has run out of luck. And without the luck of the gods, no lord can hope to rule for long.

And a desperate man tends to make bad choices...very bad choices, which is bad news for Alys de Sant, whose life will forever be changed on the fateful day they meet.

Eye of the Wolf is the first book in The Lords of Alekka, a thrilling new fantasy series set in the world of The Furyck Saga. Enter a kingdom in turmoil, where mysterious dreamers weave dark magic around vengeful lords, and those fated to rise are forced out of the shadows as the battle to claim the throne begins.

©2022 A.E. Rayne (P)2022 Podium Audio

Such a great read!!!

Loved this book! Filled with excitement, twists, perfect character development, and plots within plots. Just excellent all around and the performance to match.

Narration and characters

Kate Redding is one of my favorite narrators. I still hear her from when she and Michael Keating did the wheel of time series. Which was over 600 hours! The only problem I had is that they were too many characters coming in and out and in and out, and it was a little difficult to keep track of all of them.

Solid 3 4 stars

I’m not a fan of Kate Reading and usually don’t listen to books she reads, but I’m running out of decent fantasy options and she’s everywhere. Her performance in this book doesn’t seem to bother me as much as it has in others, so there’s that.
About the book, I’ll say that it has a decently creative story, interesting magic system, easy enough world for newbs to fantasy to pick up, enough romance that Kate Readings usual audience might like this book, and enough of everything else to not make it not just a love story. That said, the story was a bit slow, only just enough movement to keep me from turning it off and only just got good in the last few chapters. So here’s to giving book 2 a try.

Love the characters and the performance of the reader!

The book was slow at first but once it gained speed it was so great! I am excited to get to the next book.

WHY ISN’T EVERYONE SHOUTING ABOUT THIS BOOK/SERIES?!?

I’ve just finished this series, and it’s a masterpiece. Chefs Kiss! The world building, the intertwining stories of love, betrayal, war, intrigue…family. This series is SO masterfully done. The last book I cried while reading was Kingdom of Ash, and now this series. I don’t cry often while reading, but this series got me. I didn’t read the Furyk series, I need to, but I didn’t feel lost as to what was going on with those characters in this series.

The narrator is phenomenal! EXCEPTIONAL!! There are so many Characters and I sometimes forgot that every character was ONE person!

I read and listen to so many books and don’t always leave a review. I HAD to, HAD to leave a review. READ THIS SERIES. A.E. Rayne, thank you for this gift to readers.