Swordheart

De: T. Kingfisher

Narrado por: Jesse Vilinsky

Duración: 14 h y 32 m

Resumen del Editor

Return to the world of Clockwork Boys in this all-new novel from T. Kingfisher!

Halla is a housekeeper who has suddenly inherited her great-uncle's estate...and, unfortunately, his relatives. Sarkis is an immortal swordsman trapped in a prison of enchanted steel. When Halla draws the sword that imprisons him, Sarkis finds himself attempting to defend his new wielder against everything from bandits and roving inquisitors to her own in-laws...and the sword itself may prove to be the greatest threat of all....

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Hilarious and heartwarming

The narrator’s performance was amazing. So great with all the different voices. Great world building!

Another wonderful novel from T. Kingfisher

Superb world building, laugh out loud dialogue, characters I enjoy spending time with - Swordheart is another win from this author.

Halla, the FMC, is wonderful. She’s not a great beauty, not famous, or preternaturally talented. Instead she is kind, funny, curious, and smart enough to weaponize the appearance of stupidity to protect herself, especially when dealing with men. Her superpower is being underestimated.

The MMC’s superpower, beyond the ones that come with enchantment, is that he can see the strength and intelligence behind Halla’s smokescreen.

As usual with this series, in addition to simply enjoying the story, I’m struck by the author’s deftness with world building and how they give readers the information we need without any long blocks of explanation.

For instance, the sword is subject to an enchantment with very specific rules. The characters themselves are figuring out the rules of the enchantment, so we learn with them. No explanatory passages needed.

I love all of these characters, and especially enjoy the recurring characters of the Clockwork Boys’ world. The gnole and his ox, the lawyer-priest of the Rat, the Bishop, and the Paladins all bring a wonderful sense of consistency that anchors the reader in the world the author has created.

Favorite book

I rarely get an audio version of a book if it's a female narrator. It makes the male characters talk in falsetto usually. Jesse Vilinsky did a pretty good job differentiating the different people in the book.

My first Kingfisher , Great Narration.

Not a bad book! I was looking at lists for cozy fantasy fiction and SwordHeart was on many a list. It was cozy. Although not as “cozy” as some cozy fantasy. More importantly in cozy Fiction , it was really witty and funny. Especially after the Rat Priest gets involved. I enjoyed this an don’t feel that I missed anything , even though I’ve not read other books from this AMAZING world , created. by Kingfisher.
This narrator is amazing!! So many different male voices and sounded different VERY different from each other. Narrator pulled this book up for me, although it’s a pretty great little book!

Just delightful!

I’m fairly new to the fantasy genre, this was my first T. Kingfisher novel, and… I’m overjoyed.

It’s like an Emily Henry-style romcom in a lightly fantasy/magical setting. I enjoyed this world and the main characters so much. And gotta love enough romance/tension plus several great LOL moments.

Also, Jesse Vilinski’s audiobook performance was absolutely stellar — from the character voices (and accents!) to the comedic timing/delivery. I listen to a TON of audiobooks, and if I could give 10 stars to this one for performance, I would!

Top notch narrator, excellent story

Hilarious heartwarming story.
Loved the characters with all my heart.

The narrator was 10/10!!

Almost perfect!

What a fun book! Sort of a road trip/buddy movie combined with a rom-com. I really, really enjoyed it! Just a few minor quibbles with Halla’s response to finding the truth about Sarkis, and then her efforts to retrieve him at the end. Those were a bit of a stretch. But in all other respects it was a fantastic book. Definitely recommend it!

Highly entertaining

Highly entertained by this narrator and the story. I did see the cliff hanger coming very early, though. It was built in to the back story. Looking forward to the sequel.

A New Favourite

I loved this book! My only complaint is that I need a sequel and there isn’t one, at least not yet. This is absolutely now one of my all time favourite books

Great narrator for a great story!

I’ve read Swortheart before and was eagerly waiting for this audiobook and this did not disappoint! Jesse Vilinsky did a wonderful job, her Halla was sweet and kind and her Sarkis accent was so wonderful it truly seemed like a different person.
Super happy with this purchase!