The Jack of Souls

The Unseen Moon, Book 1

De: Stephen C. Merlino

Narrado por: Alex Wyndham

Harric, an outcast rogue, must break a curse on his fate or die by his 19th birthday. As the day approaches, nightmares from the spirit world stalk him and tear at his sanity. To survive, he'll need more than his usual tricks. He'll need help - and a lot of it - but on the kingdom's lawless frontier, his only allies are other outcasts.

One of these is Caris, a mysterious horse-whispering runaway intent on becoming one of the queen's first female knights. The other is Sir Willard - ex-immortal, ex-champion, now addicted to pain-killing herbs and banished from the court. With their help, Harric might keep his curse at bay. But for how long?

Both companions bring perils and secrets of their own: Caris bears the scars of a troubled past; Willard is at war with the Old Ones, an order of insane immortal knights who once enslaved the kingdom. The Old Ones have returned to murder Willard and seize the throne from his queen. Willard is on the run and on one final desperate quest for his queen.

Together, Harric and his companions must overcome fanatical armies, murderous sorcerers, and powerful supernatural foes. Alone, Harric must face the temptation of a forbidden magic that could break his curse but cost him the only woman he's ever loved.

©2014 Stephen C. Merlino (P)2016 Podium Publishing

Great book

This book is awesome. The writing style was great and the imperfections of the main characters lent an air of authenticity and realism. The narrator was great as well.

Way too Underrated

This is a fantastic read. I’ve been waiting forever for the sequel to come out. It has but, I think it’s print only. There is a ton of world building, and it is both intense and well paced. I blame all of you for not buying this. Do it. Or, the Black Moon will come for you!

An exciting start to a hopeful unique epic saga

A dead but not gone queen's seer advisor, her tormented bastard son hoping to save his life and escape her after-world grip on him, a horse-touched female would-be knight in the GoT Brienne of Tarth vein who has unknowingly put on a love charm ring binding her to the bastard son, Immortal warriors, magicians, magical horses whose blood bestows immortality to the drinker, and all this and more placed in a setting of multi-empire conquest.

Stephen C. Merlino wonderfully spins an odd tale that includes interesting, if more than a bit odd, characters encountering thrilling and harrowing episodes on their path to save a queen and her kingdom. Alex Wyndham's excellent performance narrating the novel makes it difficult to easily find a spot in which to stop.

Loved it! get a print edition, too!

I had a blast with this! Interesting magic system, engaging worldbuilding, and I hear the author is a great guy. (Full disclosure, I am the illustrator of the print edition of this book.)

Very absorbing listen and a great plot.

I loved this book, and am looking forward to the next one from this author. So glad I found him now with a whole career to follow!