Ambessa: Chosen of the Wolf

A League of Legends: Arcane Novel

De: C. L. Clark

Narrado por: Ellen Thomas

A thrilling epic fantasy novel where Ambessa Medarda learns what it means to be a Chosen of the Wolf. Set in the blockbuster and award-winning universe of League of Legends: Arcane. Read by Ellen Thomas, the voice of Ambessa Medarda in Arcane, and written by award-winning author C. L. Clark.

Medarda over all.

Ambessa Medarda: Warrior, general, mother. She is a woman to be feared, and the Medardas are unrivaled in their pursuit of glory. She has led conquests and armies. She has slain legendary beasts. She has made grave sacrifices in her ascent up the ranks. And for this she was rewarded: She entered the realm of death and was granted a vision of herself upon the throne of the vast Noxian empire.

But before she can lead her empire, she must become head of her own clan. Yet the title is contested by her cousin and former confidante, Ta’Fik. He knows the bloody sins of Ambessa’s past. And he knows he cannot allow her to rise.

They will fight a war for the very soul of the Medardas.

But the war won’t be fought on battlefields alone. Ambessa’s daughter, Mel, can deftly break through the walls around anyone’s heart, and she’ll put her talents to use for her mother. Yet despite Mel’s strength, Ambessa sees only a child who lacks her killer instincts. Mel knows she can be the leader Ambessa wants her to be, if only she gives her time.

With her family betraying her, enemies closing in on all sides, and unseen forces moving in the shadows, every day proves more dangerous than the last. But Ambessa will not bow. She will burn the world down to claim her place in it.

A CL Clark has No Mercy

Clark completely captures who Ambessa is as her own unique character while also showing us how becomes even more-so dug-in to her mindset that mercy is never an option. The character alone is infuriating- but in the best ways possible because we are able to see the “human” side of her when the “wolf” side is challenged. But like most adults (especially parents), they’re incredibly rigid with their mindset. So you want to root for Ambessa for all the tragedy she goes through while at the same time you want to beat her with a stick for knowing she’s wrong but doing it anyways because that’s against her family’s code and how she was raised.

Some of the bittersweet moments within the story is that I found myself more interested in the side characters. After a while, you kinda give up on Ambessa changing and start focusing on the growth of the other characters - and they’re so fun to see grow! Especially one Noxian I didn’t expect to see at all - which is awesome!!

Our narrator, being the voice actor of Ambessa from Arcane is just the cherry on top. I’m glad she tried to work her voice to match the other voices of the other characters that were present in Arcane.

Overall, I really enjoyed this story and I hope CL Clark continues telling our Epilogue character’s story in the next book while expanding on the telling of the Black Rose. But … we might have to wait for Riot Games to show us what that looks like with (hopefully) a Mel series as she journeys from Piltover to Noxus.

Later on in the book it’s amazing!

It start off as a slow read but it gets a lot better. Ellen is a amazing narrator

I loved the performance! Thank you Ellen Thomas!!

Nothing. Please keep the series going. Such a good story. Looking forward to next book

great narration

loved the narrator, great story and I loved hearing about Ambessa and Mel's story before the events of arcane. the politics were interesting and the rivalries fun

A complex champions journey of vengeance and love

This was an explosive surprise. The author did an excellent job weaving the reader into the world of League Of Legends. Ambessa was a complex character you love, hate, but understood. This was an epic journey for fantasy readers that are familiar with Arcane or not. The reader had a rich depth in voice that created a persuasive tone that captured the characters perfectly.