A Wrecking of Salt and Fire

The Nostos Series, Book 1

De: E.K. Condos

Narrado por: Stella Bloom, Anthony Palmini, Gail Shalan, Saleem Udean

Plagued by fear. Haunted by the sins of her past.

Approaching twenty-five, Katrin Drakos should only be concerned with two things—being crowned Queen of Alentus and marrying her Fated, Kohl.

For five years, she focused on falling in love, on living, on becoming whole again. For five years, she was able to forget what the vile King Nikolaos of Nexos had done to her. For five years, her nightmares did not return.

But then the whispers started. A rumbling of rebellion poised to strike. The King of Nexos had never attacked before. Until now. Until right before the Acknowledgement.

So when a notorious pirate captures her, claiming to have saved her from the lies the leaders have woven into history, Katrin must decide if the enemy from her past has really been her ally this whole time. Decide before the world around her crumbles and not only her power, but the power of all the gods, is lost forever.

Because sometimes, the Fates have other plans.

A Wrecking of Salt and Fire is a new adult book for mature listeners. A complete list of content warnings can be found on the author's website.

©2024 E.K. Condos (P)2025 Podium Audio

Kohls voice actor too robotic but still enjoyed the story

With this many voice actors it would’ve been nice if they did their own voices in each chapter. A little bummed out Anthony Palmini only had the last two chapters. The other male voice actor was like a robot but the other two did great. The story was good though so I will be continuing

So close

This was so close to being great, love the core of the story and themes.. but there were major plot holes, it was sometimes confusing, and the chemistry and banter were lacking for me. I found Katrin increasingly annoying by the end of the story I was like girl… I stayed for Ember and Ajax - so much potential in their story I might continue the series just for their plot. The male narrator almost sounds like AI - weird cadence that took you out of the storytelling

I am do glad I came across this book!

I loved every minute of this book the pirates and greek mythology were a chef's kiss and I can't wait for book 2.

Great story and characters

Love the world building in this and the Odysseus inspired land. It pulled me right in and I found the characters interesting and developed. The plot has delightfully infuriating twists and I really wish the rest of the series was recorded.

My only story complaint is that that the FMC basically throws a tantrum because of a miscommunication trope in order to drive the story forward. It felt a bit over the top after she invested time in gradual character growth. I just had a hard time believing she’d react this poorly at this point in the story.

Narrators did great. The only exception was that Kohl’s narrator read all the exposition like a robot for some reason. No emphasis unless in was dialogue. It was diffuse to listen to those chapters.

Fast paced fantasy

Omg!!! Y'all that was a 5⭐️ read for me. The plot was plotting. There was secrets, betrayal, twists left and right. I couldn't trust anybody. I can't say much without spoilers except that I couldn't put this book down once I started. We are left on a cliffhanger!!! Ahhh!!! On to book 2.