A Soul Divided

The Blood-Fire Trilogy, Book 1

De: Daniel M. Quilter

Narrado por: Zach Dyer

All seems lost when Olivia, princess of the space-faring Human Empire, is taken captive by a powerful new agent of the Mystic Empire. Her only chance at survival comes from the most unlikely of sources: the Mystics themselves.

Drake Ashbell will forever avoid returning to his roots as the prince of the Mystics, especially after being exiled because of his use of forbidden magic. But was it really his fault that it had ended with him murdering thousands of innocents? Technically yes. Even so, he’s satisfied with his new and nearly honorable life pirating through space. Until his pirating escapades lead him to a train car full of captive women. He is no rescuing hero but reluctantly takes on the job when things turn personal and when “personal” turns royal. Little does he know, triumphing over galactic threats will require more than confronting his tragic past with forbidden magic; it will test the limits of his soul.

©2024 Daniel M Quilter (P)2025 Daniel M Quilter

Loved it!

The performance was great, the voice actor embodied one of the main characters extremely well and he gave him life.

The four main characters have such great character development and you learn to love them through their faults. It was funny and heartfelt without being cheesy, with action, sci-fi, and horror elements. This is everything a story should be.

amazing space opera with a great magic system.

​​A Soul Divided by Daniel M. Quilter

I thought I was getting a fun space pirate book... I was wrong. It totally caught me off guard. It starts off with that fun outlaw energy, but it gets so deep. The magic system is insane, the warring empires are intense, and the creatures? Actual nightmare fuel. 100% recommend it if you want a sci-fi that actually has some grit and depth to it.

it was perfect

This book is a fun sci-fi read. Whether you listen or read the punchy jokes, and quick paced plot usher you along into a space system of epic proportions. The main characters are colorful and realistic, if a bit eccentric (but let’s be honest- that’s part of the fun!). If you loved the original Star Wars trilogy (1977 one, if you think Anakin, you’re wrong on so many levels) you’ll really enjoy this book. Bonus is the romantic tension that slapped me in the face while making dinner (thank goodness nothing burnt, but it did get way steamier than I expected!)
Anyways, I think you should obviously read or listen to this humorous, high stakes, sci-fi!

Fun

It was a fun listen with snappy dialogue. Characters were fun and great. The audiobook narrator was great. I loved it. Can't wait until book two

Actioned packed!

“The value of a person, much like the value of gold, is not determined by what they are right now, or what they have been in the past, but by what they can become”

Is a wild ride that grabs you right from the jump! It’s super fast-paced and kicks off with Princess Olivia, daughter of an important King, going missing.

Two brothers, living totally different lives, get roped into finding her. You’ve got Vahn, a steadfast soldier who’s all about doing the right thing and proving he’s got what it takes. Then there’s Drake, a snarky outlaw with mysterious supernatural gift, who reluctantly joins the quest to make up for his shady past. We also have some side characters that I found to be quite enjoyable (except Celestia) 😂 I’m sorry. Even some of the villains are easy to like.

The writing? So good! It’s descriptive without being heavy, so you can
picture everything and just breeze through it. I hate having to compare this to Star Wars, but that’s the vibe I was getting except the author adds his own distinctive lore and original magic system.

Only hiccup was near the end, something about memories and taboos got a bit messy and confusing, but I powered through and came to understand it. The story does wrap up well and it’s clear there will be a book 2.

If your looking for an actioned packed sci fi read this is for you.