Running Close to the Wind

De: Alexandra Rowland

Narrado por: Casey Jones

For fans of Our Flag Means Death, discover low fantasy on the high seas in Alexandra Rowland's Running Close to the Wind.

Avra Helvaçi, former field agent of the Arasti Ministry of Intelligence, has accidentally stolen the single most expensive secret in the world—and the only place to flee with a secret that big is the open sea.

To find a buyer with deep enough pockets, Avra must ask for help from his on again, off-again ex, the pirate captain Teveri az-Haffar. They are far from happy to see him, but together, they hatch a plan: take the information to the isolated pirate republic of the Isles of Lost Souls, fence it, profit. The only things in their way? A calculating new Arasti ambassador to the Isles of Lost Souls who’s got his eyes on Avra’s every move; Brother Julian, a beautiful, mysterious new member of the crew with secrets of his own and a frankly inconvenient vow of celibacy; the fact that they’re sailing straight into sea serpent breeding season and almost certain doom.

But if they can find a way to survive and sell the secret on the black market, they’ll all be as wealthy as kings—and, more important, they’ll be legends.

“Come for the irrepressible gremlin of a narrator, stay for the plot-relevant cake competitions! A whip-smart, hilarious, and exuberant high seas romp.”—Freya Marske, Sunday Times bestselling author of A Marvellous Light

©2024 Alexandra Rowland (P)2024 Recorded Books

Lovely all around

Every little bit of this book was utterly delightful. Yay for another Alexandra Rowland stunner!!

So much fun!

So hilarious and funny! Super enjoyable! I could not stop listening once I started. It’s like hanging out with your favorite funny friend and listening to their adventures! It was alsosuperbly narrated. Listen to it!

lovely!

This book is fantastic! It’s a bit whimsical and ludicrous at times but the characters and plot all mesh together really well

Highly recommend!

Hilarious

This may be one of funniest books I've ever enjoyed. I very much hope that there will be sequels in the future, because the only negative thing I can say about this story is that it ended far too soon.

Made me LOL

This book gave me the giggles. The characters are great, the story is heartwarming, and the whole thing is a silly escape from reality. What really makes though is the narration - an absolute delight!

Absolutely Hilarious

This is the funniest book I've read in a long long time. The main character is just the silliest little slut, by his own admission, and it's just delightful thing to listen to.

Hilariously entertaining

What a fun story! This book is a breath of fresh air. The plot, the characters, the raunchiness, and the sheer magnificence that is the cake competition all combine to create a hilarious and dare I say even heart-warming book.

Strange and marvelous

the humor was very odd and I liked it a lot! LOL. the romance was medium but I still liked it. it just wasn't like super passionate or anything? and no love scenes or anything just FYI! not that it really needed it but I did want to know how it went! LOL. I really like the main character. someone in the comments said that he is a little goblin and that's totally true. maybe that's why no love scenes because it would be weird with a goblin? the performance was excellent! just amazing Over All

Hilarious

Amazing performance. Incredible writing. Had me laughing at work and embarrassing myself in front of my manager. Very cute and I always love some good non-binary rep. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS AUTHOR AND VOICE ACTOR. Their work is incredible and this was an amazing sequel, but works fine as a stand alone. Honestly I want more from these characters so badly, even just a glimpse of what it’s like for them after they finally figure out their situation. God this was such a good book! This is the second book from this author that I can and will listen to repeatedly.

Really fun book!

Awesome narration, inclusive world-building, and really funny characters. The plot is a bit meandering for my tastes, but I think in this case the plot is really just a low-stakes vehicle to carry the humor and character antics so that works.