The Raven Scholar

Eternal Path Trilogy, Book 1

De: Antonia Hodgson

Narrado por: Daphne Kouma

From an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy comes The Raven Scholar, a masterfully woven and playfully inventive tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar’s quest to uncover the truth.

Let us fly now to the empire of Orrun, where after twenty-four years of peace, Bersun the Brusque must end his reign. In the dizzying heat of mid-summer, seven contenders compete to replace him. They are exceptional warriors, thinkers, strategists—the best of the best.

Then one of them is murdered. We know who did it. We saw it happen. No one else did.

It falls to Neema Kraa, the emperor’s brilliant, idiosyncratic High Scholar, to find the killer before the trials end. To do so, she must untangle a web of deadly secrets that stretches back generations, all while competing against six warriors with their own dark histories and fierce ambitions. Neema believes she is alone. But we are here to help; all she has to do is let us in.

If she succeeds, she will win the throne. If she fails, death awaits her. But we won’t let that happen.

We are the Raven, and we are magnificent.

©2025 Antonia Hodgson (P)2025 Orbit

Reseñas de la Crítica

"The twists and turns of The Raven Scholar left me breathless. Antonia Hodgson drops us into an elaborately built, gorgeously realized world that I couldn't wait to see more of." —Emery Robin, author of The Stars Undying

"Engrossing and unputdownable...my favorite read of the year. A conflagration of court intrigue, religious folktale, and characters with deliciously murky motivations, The Raven Scholar is a pure delight. Fantasy readers will gobble this down and curse the skies that they don't have the sequel yet." —Bethany Jacobs, author of These Burning Stars

Good good job Antonia, Hodgson and Daphne Kouma

I like the people created. And the writing that did it. The narrator did a good job.

A terrific ploy with many twists and turns

A great fantasy novel with good characters and a plot that keeps you guessing to the end.

A good adventure tale.

I enjoyed this very much. It was an entirely different type of fantasy adventure tale. I had some difficulty in the beginning with the number of characters involved, their relationships and their names. But eventually, I got it and was able to settle into the story.

Unique, great narration, creative

One of the best books I’ve listened to in a long time. It was unique. The magic system was creative and new. I was hooked from the beginning, and the narration was immaculate! Can’t wait for the next addition.

Absolutely Magnificent

Loved everything about this! The narration was absolutely exquisite and the story is probably one of the best stories I’ve read in a long time. I have such high hopes for the rest of the series and I have a feeling this book will absolutely explode in popularity soon!

Wow. Rare find. How often is the plot most fascinating?

High quality writing. Characters I really care what happens to them. Though it took me awhile to keep names attached to them. I saw that as a comment somewhere else.
There really aren’t TOO many characters, not really ….so I don’t know offhand if
some names sounded too similar or why that little glitch happened to me too.
The plot takes home the prize though. By end of book 1 anyway. I hope the rest of the trilogy keeps up the writing quality and humor and hmm, I’m not sure what it’s called when there’s no false notes in character behavior or growth and story gets to me because its reminding me of some truths I may already know but .. I don’t know.
I loved it too because it turned lighthearted at times when it could have gotten stuck in heavy or sad. Maybe when I was a teen I’d willingly subject myself to tragic stories that made me cry but not anymore I don’t.
So I appreciated that about it too.
Narration was awesome. 👏

Soooo good!

Holy crap. I had no idea what to expect going into this, but this is truly one of the best book experiences I’ve had in YEARS. I love the author’s tone, humor, ability to flesh out the world and characters so well. If you’re looking for a fresh fantasy that doesn’t feel hollow or juvenile, this is it!

Incredible narrator

This has one of the best narrators I’ve ever listened to. The different accents, the creatures—amazing!

Refreshing New Fantasy

Extremely refreshing and well-written main character. Intriguing twists and turns. Really wonderful and creative world building.

Amazing narration of immersion new world

4.5 overall-

The narrator is absolutely amazing and added tremendously to bringing this story to life. I loved how the effect they used for the Raven's voice.

This story was excellent. It had familiar concepts in it's set up which made it easy to get into, but also had a unique setting, cast, and belief/magic system that made it feel new and interesting. The characters were interesting and complex and the twists were well placed and kept me engaged.

I did struggle a bit in the beginning with the main character before the tournament started. I am not great with unlikeable main characters and she flirted with that line in the beginning, but she won me over as the tournament progressed and I grew to really enjoy her.

I couldn't put it down and can't wait for part 2. Highly recommend!