The Way of Renegades

The Bards and Dragons Saga, Book 1

De: Steve D. Wall

Narrado por: Steven Pacey

An action-packed flintlock fantasy audiobook about guns, mages, bards, and dragons!

Ulric, former war hero, has been living a quiet life of exile in the frontier city of Quinport and wants only to continue hiding from the mistakes of his past. But then he discovers the invention of a revolutionary new kind of rifle, and worse, the ruling Coalition discovers his identity.

Enter Dellioph, no mere bard, who just arrived to Quinport and wants only to play his music and to keep his secrets. But trying to do both lands him directly in the path of one of the Coalition chancellors, who wants to use Dellioph and his secrets. Dellioph must choose to keep his secrets, his freedom, or his music. But when the choice is between anything and his music, it’s no choice at all.

And Gali, future chief of the one of the Teo tribes, who wants nothing more than to save her people, even if that means forcing them to change. She disobeys her father, lies to her people, and travels to the Coalition city to learn how to do some of the things they do—making and using muskets foremost among them. But the people of the Coalition are not ready to accept the Teo, and Gali will be forced to learn the hard way that a renegade’s only friend is another renegade.

Meanwhile, two mysterious strangers from opposite sides of the world come hunting a sorcerer who has unbelievable power, a hunger for more, and dragons, but they are nothing like the stories.

©2023 Steve D. Wall (P)2023 Steve D. Wall

Joe Abercrombie is this you????

Amazing story lots of action and character development. Very similar to the writing style of Joe Abercrombie, I wouldn’t be surprised if this author is a pseudonym for Joe Abercrombie. I look forward to the rest of this series.

Outstanding!!!

Just when I was going to give up on this genre I saw this book! Steven Pacey brings the story to life, he is a master of narration. Can’t wait for book 2!!

Fabulous Book

This was a well written and Steven Pacey delivers another great performance. I look forward to reading more from this author hopefully Mr Wall will continue to use Mr Pacey

Spectacular.

This was truly a story worthy of Steven Pacey's narration. Wonderful on every level.

Exceptional!

I absolutely loved this and the narrator was amazing. It has a very similar pacing and exciting/engaging characters as the first law trilogy. Highly recommend. 

Amazing character’s great narrator

Has a hint of Joe Abercrombie. Well written and characters you can really get into. The story is mostly tried and true, as I said the characters make the book. The timeline and realm of the story are interesting and the flair of magic is subtal and not over powering. Really looking forward to book 2. Narrator is fantastic per usual.

Excellent!

As an avid reader of fantasy, I must admit I’ve had a hard time lately getting into anything not written by Sanderson or Abercrombie. But I took a chance on this one based on the reviews and the fact that it was narrated by Steven Pacey. I was not disappointed—the characters were interesting, the story engaging, and the writing style entertaining. My only complaint is that it desperately needs a sequel! I will be looking forward to the next one.

Loved it!

Can’t wait for more—loved the characters, descriptions, magic system, and worldbuilding. Great narration too!

Fantastic Characters

Lovely story, fast paced with interwoven plots. Loved it. Cant wait until the next book.

Absolutely a great start. Do not miss this one.

It can be frustrating trying to find a new series that is well written and performed. This has great promise. The only thing I do not like is having g to wait for the next book. Pacey is excellent as usual.