Castle Town

By: Anya Merchant

Narrated by: Giancarlo Herrera, Hannah Schooner

Length: 9 hrs and 37 mins

Publisher's summary

The king is dying and Prince Makoa wishes to replace him. The mighty Heralder King of Osteanus is privy to many time-honored traditions including the right to call upon the four underqueens as consorts.

But Makoa is only one of many dozens of competing princes eager for the same prize. To complicate matters even further, the woman who raised him, Underqueen Avina, would be amongst his consorts were he to succeed.

When ambition and desire conspire, a young prince finds himself straying from the beaten path. The normal rules don’t apply to royalty, after all.

NOTE FROM AUTHOR: This book contains adult themes and sexual situations.

©2022 Anya Merchant (P)2022 Anya Merchant

Awesome

Really great work and the story kept me engaged from beginning to end but i do have to say that until literally the last moment i didn't see how the MC would wim the throne because until that moment i thought that while the character was well done and likeable he was useless in combat and political maneuvers but i will definitely buy the next book in the series

Castle town

Underdogs of the world unite! Story has some enjoyable characters, most of the best ones are societies underdogs. Give it a try.

Great storytelling

Very interesting storyline really liked the characters. Another interesting story from this author that stands out amongst all similar stories of the genre.

5 stars

🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟I hope there are more books to come in this series! The MC is great along with a really good supporting cast! The story is captivating! The narrators also do a good job of bringing the story to life! Great job Anya Merchant!

Not bad

Anya Merchant is known for her pseudo-incest stories with fantastical elements, and this fits right in. The prince (adopted) is on a quest to become more powerful and become king, so his mother won't have to service whatever slob is in charge. His mother has her own political concerns to worry about, as well as defending her people from an urgent threat. The prince grapples with his feelings for multiple women, goes on a quest, and - hopefully - develops some emotional maturity to be less of a tool.
It's ok. Not as engaging as the author's "Domestic Decay" series, but I'm game to try the second book in the series and see how I feel then.

Great Opener

I listened to this book in one sitting. A great start to the series. would highly recommend for fans of the genre.

Good story - hopefully start to a new series

Great balance of plot and sexy, just like everything from Anya Merchant. I look forward to more books from her.

Oh yeah more Merchant fun

I am sad to see certain series close but this is a fun addition to the Merchant universe and the narrators do a amazing job!. Really you should start this series and the rest of Anya's books!

S-Tier Female Narration

For the rest of the series, please let Hannah do all the narration with Giancarlo doing only the male dialog. She's a literal virtuoso. Click "Helpful" if you agree.

This author's secret sauce is his to ability dial down the inherent cringe factor of the genre with believable lifelike character interactions. It's a magic trick to make this guilty fun accessible to cringe sensitive listeners. The voice and performance of the female narrator is crucial to selling the magic trick. Male narration of erotic scenes just doesn't work as well.

Another start to a great series...

I have been reading or listening to all Anya's books and find them engaging and exciting. My only complaint with Castle Town' is having to wait for the next book. I highly recommend this series...