A Kingdom of Nomads

The Outcast Series, Book 2

By: S.B. Nova

Narrated by: Jocelyn Duford

Length: 25 hrs and 55 mins

Publisher's summary

As the darkness grows, so must the light....

Branded as enemies of the fae kingdom, Serena and her friends are on the run from the witch queen, Morgan. They reach sanctuary, only to discover shocking secrets that separate them.

Serena’s newfound destiny takes her to a land plagued by endless war. To survive there, she is forced to bloody her sword, escape an evil king, and confront a god.

But when her brother is captured, she faces her greatest challenge yet. She must harness a deadly magic and embrace the wild witch within. Not only to free her kin, but to save her mate and protect the realm from a queen who would murder the world just to wear a crown.

This is the second book in the Outcast Series by the best-selling fantasy author S.B. Nova. This tale features a pulse-pounding mated romance, weird and wonderful characters, and deliciously wicked-hearted villains. But at its roots, it is a story about a group of soul-bonded friends who fight to save their world from unspeakable evil. This unforgettable audiobook is perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Zodiac Academy.

This book contains mature language, graphic violence, and intimate scenes. Listen at your own discretion.

©2013 S.B. Nova (P)2023 S.B. Nova

I wonder why she switched narrators

3.5 stars
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is by no means without flaws, but the biggest thing it has going for it is that, at least for me, it has this enchanting storyworld and likeable characters. I really love the friendships and the loyalty displayed by the characters. I never wanted to leave, and I was grateful for the book being so long, even though, objectively, I thought the author was trying cram maybe a bit too much into one book. The chosen one trope was taken a bit too far, in my opinion, and some things were just a little too convenient, but in all honesty, I didn't mind so much, except for the fact that my observations of it pulled me out of the story in the first half of the book. The latter half flowed better. I liked the steamy scenes, they were very well done and not awkward at all. I just wanted more. I didn't like the love triangle (I never do). I hope it gets quickly resolved in the next book. Despite thougths of uncertainty, the choice has clearly been made already. There's only the matter of admitting it to oneself and others. So lets get on with it! ...And please, dear S.B. Nova, don't let the "choice" be taken away through death. I tgink that cheapens it. I'd rather the other person loose interest by finding their mate if there isn't to be a heartbreak. Anyway, I just really look forward to developing the romance that was started in this book and getting to know that love interest better. Oh and that other love interest in the beginning for a certain someone (I'm trying to avoid spoilers). I hope we see more of that too! I really look forward to the next book in the series and whatever else comes after, because clearly the author is bursting with imagination and ideas. I hope she will stay within this storyworld for a long while, because I've really grown to love it.

The narrator was so so. It was not the same narrator as last time and she didn't pronounce the words the same way or make the characters have the same accents even. She made different voices for different characters, which was a nice effort, but some of those voices were just strange, like she was narrating for a children's book. I had the feeling she had neither read nor listened to the previous book because Kai's voice was so ridiculous and didn't match his character at all in the beginning. Then, later on, as she got to know him better, it was as if she realized the error of her ways and she mellowed the goofy voice out. That being said, she wasn't so bad that I couldn't listen to the story. She irritated me more in the first half of the book and then in the latter half I wasn't as bothered.

Satisfying Wait

I was really excited for this book to come out after reading the first, and it was worth it. I wish it hadn't ended, but I can hope the author is still working on this series.

Highly recommend!

I listen to many books of similar setting and subject matter, but somehow this one manages to feel fresh. I like all the different kinds of love and relationships that are explored.

One of my favorite series!

Love these books… the writing is wonderful, so beautifully descriptive without being over the top or corny. The characters are all so unique and loveable. The world is high fantasy and so fun, lots of world building in this book. And the narration is good! It’s a different narrator than the first book but they’re both good. This narrator pronounces some things differently and gives the characters different voices/accents, but it seems like the new accents are more what the author intended? I only wish she had done Liora’s accent more similar to how the first audiobook narrator voiced her.

I'm so excited!!!!

The development of this story is absolutely amazing and I cannot wait until the next book. I was a little upset the voice actress changed BUT I feel like for the development of the story it helped because she sounds a lot more mature, I really hope that the next book won't take five years for release because I don't think I could handle it. I guess Ina's mate in the first book and I'm so happy I was right! The spiciness in the book didn't even subtract from story like other books normally do. Ugh I'm so excited for more of this story.

Can’t wait for next book!

Such a great story! Adventure, love, fantasy, and chaos all in one novel. Hopefully it will not take so long for the next book to come out. I was taken back by the change of narrator, but I eventually adapted.

Not Another Five years

As I got within the last hour of this book, I realized I would either be waiting a long time or never get a resolution… please don’t take so long for the next book.

Love it!

Typical story line but very well presented. Characters are independent and yet work very well together - and easy to identify throughout the story

So so good!

I fell in love with the characters in the first book, and I did the same in the second! However, there are many new amazing characters introduced. Once I got to the part where Enia found her mate I could not stop listening! I actually found myself a little disappointed in that regard because I wanted her to stop skirting around him and just fall! Anyway, such a great story! I can't wait for the third. I hope it doesn't take as long as it took for the second.

Can't wait for more!

This was a great follow-up to the first book! I can't wait to see where this goes and how everything will unfold!