Fatemarked

The Fatemarked Epic, Book 1

By: David Estes

Narrated by: Derek Perkins

Winner 2018 SOVAS Award for Audiobook Narration - Teens, Best Voiceover

They are the fatemarked. Misunderstood. Worshipped. Hated. Murdered at birth. Their time to step into the light has come.

An ancient prophecy foretold their coming, the chosen few who will bring peace to a land embroiled in a century of mistrust and war. When kings start dying, that hope and belief swiftly turns to fear. Roan Loren is one of the fatemarked, but has hidden his mark of power his entire life, fearing the damage it might cause to those around him.

A great evil is coming. He can't hide anymore.

In the spirit of fantasy epics like Throne of Glass and The Lord of the Rings, enter a world of magic and dragons, kings and queens, and victory and defeat, during a time when honor and valor still meant something.

©2018 David Estes (P)2018 Podium Publishing

did not hold my interest.

I started this book several times. every time I found myself loosing interest. no of the characters held my interest.

Fatemarked

Author: David Estes. No Spoilers.

Western Kingdom. Eastern Kingdom. Southern Kingdom. Northern Kingdom. All involved in a war with each other. All with Kings who must die for there to be peace. Interesting story of many individuals marked, which gifted them special abilities. Some abilities viewed as great, others not so much. Many characters to keep track off. And lots going on, so attention to detail a must to not miss a thing. DRmz 8-14-25.

Wonderful Book

Its amazing reading some of the other reviews at how many people were upset at the idea of there being homosexual heroes, or women who didn't fit the mold of polite and petite little princesses. These are things that you would find in everyday life, the fact that people are angry that they can't imagine a fantasy in which these people exist shows just how closed minded some people are. Loved it, as well as the rest of the books and the Kingfall series, it would be amazing to see Estes bring these stories to the movies.

It had potential

This was a good idea, but I was not a fan of creating mysterious histories for many of the characters and then telling each of their histories via postludes instead of finding a way of intertwining them within the story. I also felt there were too many POVs for the size of the world.

Not for me.

Hours into the book and I still am unable to emotionally invest into a single character. They’re all so lifeless and seem to act in accordance with the story, which is fine when those actions are also consistent with the way you expect people to act and behave. These characters feel like puppets, and leave so little impression that I can’t even remember their names.