Fate's Long Shadow

A Dark Epic Fantasy

By: Marcela Carbo

Narrated by: Virtual Voice

Length: 14 hrs and 15 mins

Publisher's summary

Her power was born of a giant's rage... now she has to survive.

Jassae should have died the night giants raided her village and slaughtered her people. But her mother, a powerful sorceress, spared her life for a fate worse than death - slavery.

Now captive in the land of the giants, Jassae struggles under the burden of her uncontrolled magic and her mother's chilling legacy. But when she reads the oracle runes one fateful night, Jassae sets in motion events that will determine the course of her life.

Gifted to the chieftain's daughter, Jassae must navigate a new world of political schemes and ancient grudges. The giants conspire to use her forbidden magic to fulfill an ancient prophecy and conquer the continent.

But Jassae has her own destiny to shape. With grit and guile, she will climb the ranks to become a priestess of the Dark Goddess and matron of her own house. To survive, she must master her wild power and gather allies in a hostile land.

Can one slave challenge the designs of an entire nation? Jassae is determined to try, whatever the cost, in this gripping tale of magic, betrayal, and one woman's fight for survival.

Fate's Long Shadow takes place in a dark setting and is intended for adult readers. Read it as a standalone or as part of a trilogy of interwoven stories. The stories in this series feature soft magic in a grounded, immersive world, and focus on character growth in a dark setting.

AI voice

It was hard to get into the story with the AI voice. There are inflictions in the voice, but no where near as good as a human's. It doesn't give the emotion that is needed, and was hard to focus on the story.