Alterni

The Alt-World Chronicles, Book 1

De: Sunshine Somerville

Narrado por: Sommer Hines

Eight Chosen Ones came before her. All of them are dead.

When a bubble of light abducts Esme, she wakes in a version of Kansas City where magic is real—and a secret war is being lost. Demonic beasts called malevolenci are invading through otherworldly rifts, and the ancient Order sworn to stop them is running out of time.

Terrifying? Sure. But it's way more interesting than her old life.

In this Sanctuary world, werewolves from the secret Order patrol alongside the KCPD. Vampires make excellent doctors. Fairies dream of Hollywood. Elves are lawyers. Goblins run banks. Trolls are soldiers—and serve the best barbecue in town. Magic is woven into everyday life…and into a war no one else sees.

The Order summoned Esme for one reason: She's an alterni, an alt-world version of the original Esme who fought to save them. Only alterni can wield magic powerful enough to fight the malevolenci. The problem? Eight alterni came before her. Eight are dead. And now it's Esme's turn to master complex magic and become the Order's greatest weapon before the Sanctuary is destroyed.

Partnered with King Owen, the charming but broken ruler haunted by alterni he's already lost, Esme is determined to succeed where her eight dead predecessors failed. But as malevolenci attacks escalate and the Order rushes her training, Esme realizes the truth no one wants to tell her:

She wasn't summoned to save the Sanctuary. She was summoned to replace the last failure, and no one believes she'll survive either.

But the Order is out of time. If Esme fails, so will the Sanctuary—and the unchecked demons will destroy everything they've fought to protect.

No pressure.

©2017 Sunshine Somerville (P)2026 Sunshine Somerville

Outstanding!

Thought this was a terrific book! The worldbuilding was fascinating, the characters were very well done and believable, the action sequences felt intense, and the way the author peeled back the layers of intrigue kept me bingeing it. The narrator was also spot-on. Honored to have gotten this as a review copy in exchange for an honest review. I'm eagerly looking forward to the rest of the series!

Another Winner

Honestly, I listen to everything by this narrator. Both because I love her voice AND because she reliably chooses to work on the type of book I enjoy. She did another great job finding this one. With unique magic, a current time, alternate reality, dash of romance, and Sommer's acting this book really came to life.
Can't wait to hear the next one!
*I was given a copy of this audiobook in exchange for a fair and honest evaluation*

Great audio book!

I loved this audio book! The different worlds, the characters, story line and plot twists! Just when I thought I had a grip on what was going to happen, the ‘rug’ was swept out from underneath me. Can’t wait to see what happens next. The narrator also did a great job!

Love!!!

This book was sooo good. I thoroughly enjoyed it and I cant wait till the next one to come out....I was hesitant at first to listen but dang I am glad I took the risk because it was so worth it!!!