• A Fearful Symmetry

  • Destiny's Crucible, Book 8
  • By: Olan Thorensen
  • Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
  • Length: 29 hrs and 10 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,007 ratings)

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A Fearful Symmetry

By: Olan Thorensen
Narrated by: Jonathan Davis
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Publisher's summary

The Narthon Empire and an Iraquinik member, Kolinka, made a mistake.

They tried to kill or capture Yozef Kolsko. The possibility that Caedellium could have peaceful years going forward is refuted. The key is bringing down Narthon. But how?

Caedellium is too small, despite innovations by Yozef Kolsko (Joseph Colsco) and Mark Kaldwel (Caldwell), humans cast away on the planet Anyar. Allies are needed. Campaigns to be planned. Risks to be taken.

For Yozef Kolsko, it means assuming roles he never imagined or believed himself capable.

Anyar will never be the same.

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Exciting, end leaves you wanting more

This is an exciting story that kept me interested from beginning to end. I think I liked this book somewhat less than the previous 7 in the story, but only somewhat. There’s less science and engineering but more battle. The ending was a cliff-hanger and I’m now left waiting fairly impatiently for the next book.

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Listen at 115% speed to enjoy this great story!

Writing this review at a little over 12 hours in. Great world building, and loving how this world just keeps expanding, charcter, history, believable and intelligent interactions.

The bad: The narrator speaks slow, and sometimes it's hard to tell when he's speaking as diffrent characters. I started listening at 115% speed and enjoyed it a lot more.

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What an Ending,!

Story drags here and there. Heather was almost an afterthought. Mark should have gotten a few chapters as well.

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Enjoyable Series!

New favorite book series and author. The world is vast and I’m anxious to where it goes. This me the series feels like a mesh of SiFi and historical fiction. Do your self a favor and read this!

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A solid entry into the series

The story moves along nicely in this novel and both the overall story and the performance are solid as ever.

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What a story!

I have been enjoying Olan Sorenson’s Destiny’s Crucible and have just completed book 8. I am very happy to see there is a book 9 awaiting me.

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Enjoyed but

Warning bit of spoilers in this so skip if don’t want to know
The book over all was but for me i miss the engendering and over coming of the build issues the last 9hr of the book goes into detail about the battle personally it went on so long i found my self tuning out more and more

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Great all the way through

But that ending, the man knows how to make you want more. if I have to wait a decade for it I'll be very frustrated ( looking at you rothfuss ).

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Hooked me again

After nearly 30 hours of A Fearful Symmetry, I find myself waiting anxiously for the next installment of Destiny’s Crucible. Well done!

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Excellent book

Hi loved this book.
I want the next book and will have difficulty waiting.
Don’t stop writing!

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