Kings of the Wyld: Booktrack Edition

By: Nicholas Eames

Narrated by: Jeff Harding

Kings of the Wyld: Booktrack Edition adds an immersive musical soundtrack to your audiobook listening experience! *
A retired group of legendary mercenaries get the band back together for one last impossible mission in this award-winning debut epic fantasy.
"Fantastic, funny, ferocious." - Sam Sykes
Clay Cooper and his band were once the best of the best, the most feared and renowned crew of mercenaries this side of the Heartwyld.

Their glory days long past, the mercs have grown apart and grown old, fat, drunk, or a combination of the three. Then an ex-bandmate turns up at Clay's door with a plea for help--the kind of mission that only the very brave or the very stupid would sign up for.

It's time to get the band back together.
WINNER OF THE DAVID GEMMELL MORNINGSTAR AWARD FOR BEST FANTASY DEBUT.WINNER OF THE REDDIT/FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST DEBUT FANTASY NOVEL.
*Booktrack is an immersive format that pairs traditional audiobook narration to complementary music. The tempo and rhythm of the score are in perfect harmony with the action and characters throughout the audiobook. Gently playing in the background, the music never overpowers or distracts from the narration, so listeners can enjoy every minute. When you purchase this Booktrack edition, you receive the exact narration as the traditional audiobook available, with the addition of music throughout.

Best new fantasy out there

so I am a huge fan of Tolkien and Dungeons & Dragons style fantasy and Conan the Barbarian. I grew up on all of these things throughout the late 70s and 80s.
this is a new take on old school fantasy and I could not be more pleased.
the author is obviously a big fan of old-school D&D fantasy and classic rock music. The nods to classic rock all throughout the story are wonderful and whether you know anything about them or not it's okay you can still have a great time with this story. It is light-hearted like the running joke of the Owlbear / Bigfoot throughout the story and the many other humorous takes on Dungeons & Dragons style fantasy. Yet at times it is heavy at times with the Recollections and ruminations of the character's past that made them what they are now. I am sure reading the book would have been great but you must listen to the audio version. That makes it awesome as it has a background soundtrack to it that just fits the moods. This is the best new fantasy I have seen out in a lot of years and I thoroughly enjoyed this audio version.

I love the story, but the music

I found the music to be lacking at parts of the story. or that the rock didn't fit the mundane scene itnwas added to. that could just be personal preference as some of the music does fit into the scene. overall, I'm pleased with the story!

It takes a minute to get going but

It takes some time to get going, but once it gets on track its a wonderful adventure.

new favorite book

this has become my favorite book and I don't see it being repaced anytime soon.

We Were Giants

The humor in Kings of the Wyld is just too perfect, I think the book can best be described as a great game of D&D with old friends. The characters are all well executed, Moog and Slowhand being my favorite. If you need a break from the grim dark fantasy, Kings of the Wyld is the perfect pallet cleanser.

This was also my first Booktrack that I've listened to. I was worried I might find it distracting but I think the music really added to the atmosphere, and helped make certain moments feel that much more epic. If I was only going to own one Booktrack this would be it.

Oh and Jeff Harding's narration as Slowhand was soothing, I could listen to him just list magical creatures all day. His voice was perfect for the role and at times I could imagine I was listening to a Behind the Music documentary or something.