• Blackwing

  • The Raven's Mark, Book 1
  • By: Ed McDonald
  • Narrated by: Colin Mace
  • Length: 11 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (39 ratings)

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Blackwing

By: Ed McDonald
Narrated by: Colin Mace
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The republic faces annihilation, despite the vigilance of Galharrow's Blackwings. When a raven tattoo rips itself from his arm to deliver a desperate message, Galharrow and a mysterious noblewoman must investigate a long-dead sorcerer's legacy. But there is a conspiracy within the citadel: traitors, flesh eaters and the ghosts of the wastelands seek to destroy them, but if they cannot solve the ancient wizard's paradox, the Deep Kings will walk the earth again, and all will be lost.

The war with the Eastern Empire ended in stalemate some 80 years ago thanks to Nall's Engine, a wizard-crafted weapon so powerful even the Deep Kings feared it. The strike of the engine created the Misery - a wasteland full of ghosts and corrupted magic that now forms a no-man's-land along the frontier. But when Galharrow investigates a frontier fortress, he discovers complacency bordering on treason: then the walls are stormed, and the engine fails to launch.

Galharrow escapes only because of the preternatural magical power of the noblewoman he was supposed to be protecting. Together they race to the capital to unmask the traitors and restore the republic's defences. Far across the Misery, a vast army is on the move, as the empire prepares to call the republic's bluff.

Blackwing is a gritty epic fantasy for fans of Mark Lawrence, Scott Lynch and Daniel Polansky.

Read by Colin Mace.

©2017 Ed McDonald (P)2017 Orion Publishing Group

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Just a great book! Performance, is amazing!

I was suggested this book by a friend, first few minutes had me wondering if it was the right choice, Im soooo glad i stuck with it. Colin Mace has a great narration voice, doing all the voices perfectly. You really get attached to the characters and the story is great, such a good suggestion! It wont disappoint, and Book 2 was just as good. Highly recommended even if you sort of like fantasy novels but isn't your first pick.

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