A Furnace Sealed

The Adventures of Bram Gold, Book 1

By: Keith R.A. DeCandido

Narrated by: TJ Clark

Bram Gold is a Courser, a hunter-for-hire who deals with supernatural creatures, mystical happenings, and things that go booga-booga in the night. Under the supervision of the Wardein - his childhood friend Miriam Zerelli, who is in charge of all magical activity in the Bronx, New York - he's who you hire if you need a crazed unicorn wrangled, some werewolves guarded while they gallivant around under the full moon, or an ill-advised attempt to bind a god stopped.

The Bronx is the home to several immortals, who are notoriously hard to kill - so it comes as rather a surprise when one of them turns up murdered, seemingly by a vampire. In addition, binding spells all across town are either coming undone, failing to work, or are difficult to restore. As Bram investigates, more immortals turn up dead, and a strange woman keeps appearing long enough to give cryptic advice and then disappear. Soon, he uncovers a nasty sequence of events that could lead to the destruction of New York!

The first in a new series of urban fantasy thrillers taking place in the Boogie-Down Bronx from best-selling, award-winning author Keith R.A. DeCandido.

©2018 Keith R.A. DeCandido (P)2019 WordFire Press

Historical Urban Fantasy!

Expect to be introduced to Bram Gold and escape to a mystical urban fantasy world. But surprise, not only be entertained by the nonsensical world but, be immersed in the factual history of the Bronx. DeCandido thanks his time working at the U.S. Census Bureau from 2009-10 for allowing him to explore his home borough and it’s history. And he steeps this story with figures, facts, and places to create his unique fantasy. If you’re not a history buff don’t be afraid of this read. He crafts these tidbits so neatly that they are layers of the story and blend so well they add dimension. If you love to learn about New York this is a fun way to scavenge out details. DeCandido has, for me,created a “divine image” (wink, wink) by weaving so much historical data. I look forward to DeCandido and Clark in this series.

This book has made me an urban fantasy fan

This was not my usual read. I like urban fantasy but I am really picky. This book did not disappoint. I loved the real life feel with the fantasy aspect. And I found myself laughing out loud so many times. Before I knew it the book was over and I'm wanting more of Bram Gold! This narrator does a great job with different accents. I forgot that it was one person and not multiple people. This is a must read/listen for all urban fantasy fans. You will be hooked and wanting more, like me. Thankfully this is a series.

Essentially Fantasy Men in Black

The first third of this book was hard to get through, I had little interest in the characters, I wasn't sure where the story was going, and the accents the narrator used for the ethnically diverse cast of characters got grating quickly. But after I got into the meat of the story and it focused more on the main character I enjoyed my time with it. I was given this book for free but if I had paid a credit for it I'm not sure if I would keep it or not. My favorite part of the book though was the passionate speech from the author after the story was over talking about the importance of the area the story took place in. That message helped me see the passion the author had for his story.

great listen

fantastic book. there was never a dull moment. I very much enjoyed the ultimate villain.

Great audio book

I absolutely loved this audio book! The story line was great. The places were well written as they are there in real life. Really enjoyed the characters and did not see that ending coming. The narrator also did a great job with the various voices, accents and all around bringing the book to life.