Blood and Coin

The Ranger Archives, Book 2

De: Philip C. Quaintrell

Narrado por: Steven Brand

Monsters breed legends…and legends breed monsters. This is the way of things. This is the way of the Ranger.

Turned from the path of the assassin, Asher roams the world no better than a nomad, with naught to offer but his sword and grit. But woe betide the monster that believes his sword and grit will not be enough…

In a twisted chance of fate, the brash actions of Doran Heavybelly—a dwarven hunter with a lot to say—forces Asher back into the world of man. And so the ranger is brought into the light, into the gaze of Illian’s greatest crime guilds and onto the lawless island of Dragorn.

A deal must be made, and with a creature far worse than any of the fiends Asher has put to his sword. To save those who cannot save themselves, the ranger must choose between his life and theirs. Should he make such a deal, 'tis not his life that would be forfeit but the man he has worked so hard to become.

In the end, it will all come down to blood and coin…

©2022 Quaintrell Publishings, Ltd. (P)2022 Podium Audio

Another great Asher story

Great read/listen. Can’t wait for the next installment!! Great characters that you can live and hate. Well written and excellently performed.

Amazing character foils

I don’t typically enjoy books with too much magic but the characters in this book are strong and draw you in. Definitely worth the read

love the characters

great story, love the book. can't wait to listen to the next book. love the readers voice.

What a great series!

Excellent storytelling and superb writing. I loved every minute of it. If you love getting lost and epic fantasies series.

4.75 Stars

4.75 Stars 🌟

This was another winner in a fantastic series. We are getting to see the back story and how Asher becomes the man that he is when we meet him in the first book of the Echoes Series - Rise of the Ranger.

The first book had Asher as a fairly solitary character as he began to try to learn how to deal with his new emerging conscience and the emotions of guilt and self loathing that came with them after a life as an assassin. He was faced with his ability to now make actual choices on the decisions that were going to impact his life. Instincts are hard to change.

In this book we meet and get to know Doran Heavybelly - a dwarven hunter. Their relationship is hilarious, considering that when they meet, Dorian ends up selling Asher into slavery for coin and tells the tribe who gets him that he is a fantastic cook. So, the initial meeting with Dorian did not leave me with happy feelings.

The fact that at the end of this series, I fell in love with the crazy Dwarf is amazing. Now that is a character redemptive arc :)

To me, this book did tend to slow down in the pacing during the middle (it tended to FEEL a bit long) and that is the only reason that it wasn't a five star read, but I loved seeing the changes in Asher and I am really loving the man he is growing into.