Trial of Stone

Heirs of Destiny, Book 1

By: Andy Peloquin

Narrated by: Tristan Morris

A kingdom of death. A war for power and profit. Young heroes caught in the crossfire.

Kodyn expected hardships along his journey to return a kidnapped girl to her father. Yet harsh deserts and cutthroat bandits prove far less lethal than the foes that await him in Shalandra, the City of the Dead.

In the shadows of golden spires carved from mountain stone, currents of corruption and vice run deep. Priests of the god of death rule with an iron fist, imposing a rigid caste system that elevates some to a life of privilege and condemns others to miserable squalor.

Together with Aisha, a fierce warrior from the north with the mystical ability to speak to the dead, Kodyn must survive the cesspool of high society deceit and betrayal.

Polite smiles hide sharp knives. Killers, criminals, and bloodthirsty cultists lurk around every corner. Can these youths overcome impossible odds to save the realm?

If you love action, intrigue, and heroic deeds that will set your heart racing, you'll love the Heirs of Destiny series! For fans of A.C. Cobble, Jeff Wheeler, and Robin Hobb, Heirs of Destiny is a thrill ride on epic fantasy’s darker side.

©2019 Andy Peloquin (P)2019 Podium Publishing

Okay story, bad narration, I tried to like it.

I generally enjoy these types of fantasy books and even the YA ones, but this was too much. The main characters were very unbelievable.
I really disliked the narration. I put up with it for as long as I could but eventually had to stop listening. Didn’t like the style of reading, and the accents of the various characters seemed to get mixed up with each other.
Sorry, I tried hard to ignore it but ultimately the combination of both got to me and I stopped halfway.

FANTASTIC!!

this book was by far the best read to date. I can't wait to start the second book. it immediately captured my attention. the story was great and the narrator was awesome with the ability of steady flow and different voices of characters....

Good story but

The story is interesting but it's jumpy. You don't get a chance to invest in a character or story line before it jumps to the next set of characters. It makes the beginning difficult to follow as well as figuring out who the characters are. Some names are similar which also adds to the confusion. If you can hold on long enough to get it all straight then the story line is pretty good. It would be helpful if the author or editor added a few more chapters before jumping to help you get acquainted with his world and characters before throwing in the next set. That being said, this entire book is a set up for the story (introduces characters, world building, set up for a major conflict but that's about it). Nothing major happens and once it finally gets really good the book ends.

Narration killed it for me

I generally like Andy Pelaquin’s books, but not this or this series. The characters were good and the plot OK but the narration killed it. I don’t know where this pseudo Russian accent came from, but was used for multiple characters, and was grading and hard to listen to.

Great book but I feel like I'm missing something.

I really like this book and it reading but I felt like I was listening to book 2 in the series. I kept looking to see if the was another book that I missed. The book kept referring to people and events from a time between this book and the prequel. They never go back and cover the back story, they just drop little pieces like I should already know that part of the story . Other than that it's a good book with an interesting story and the narrator is great. I am looking forward to the rest of the series.