The Unkillable Princess

The Kystrom Chronicles, Book 2

De: Taran Hunt

Narrado por: Simon Vance

Sean teams up with Tamara and Indigo to find his sister in the action-packed sequel to The Immortality Thief.

Having escaped the dangers of the Nameless with the Philosopher Stone data, Sean thought his troubles were over. Until he gets a call for help from his sister Brigid—his long-dead sister.

Brigid is sparse on the details, but she needs Sean to go to the Republican city of Illin to retrieve something called a "Purifier" for her. Reeling from the desperate hope that his sister is alive, Sean aims for Illin, dragging his new companions, Tamara, formerly a Republican soldier, and Indigo, the Minister responsible for the destruction of Sean's home, into the fray.

But as usual, Sean hasn't quite thought this through. The three of them are all wanted by Republican authorities, and Illin happens to be on the same planet as Sean's old friend Senator Ketel. Y'know, the one who blackmailed and nearly murdered Sean. With every move Sean makes he discovers more intrigue, more people on his tail, and more ways that his little adventure could be the spark for war between the Republic and the Ministers. And to what end? Is it really his sister, a chance for family, and safety, on the other side?

©2025 Taran Hunt (P)2025 Tantor Media

A decent sequel

I will say right off the bat I much preferred the claustrophobic cat and mouse of the first book but this one is still quite solid. It's got a lot more intrigue and secret agents working around and against the main characters and for what it is it's pretty good. The characters get more time to bond and we get to know them better which was definitely something I was hoping for and I'm glad we got. They all become much more defined as character's and their dynamic together is very engaging. The story isn't quite as exciting as the first does pick up in the later half and becomes quite enjoyable. Narrator wise he's good if kind of one note, the main characters are easy enough to tell apart but most everyone else tends to blend together.

perfect

the narrator changed in this one, which threw me off and i had to come back to it with new expectations, but once i did, i loved it! simon vance does an excellent job.

this book ties up any questions from the last one with another fast paced plot that left me at the edge of my seat. the theme of family is such a breath of fresh air after all the forced romance I've read in other series.

thanks for getting me out of my reading slump!