Fate's Edge

The Edge, Book 3

By: Ilona Andrews

Narrated by: Renée Raudman

Length: 14 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

In the latest entry in Ilona Andrews's Edge series, Audrey Callahan is determined to stay on the straight and narrow - but when her brother gets into trouble, she takes on one last heist and finds herself matching wits with lawyer, gambler, thief, and spy Kaldar Mar.

Spend some more time on The Edge.

©2011 Andrew Gordon and Ilona Gordon (P)2011 Tantor

Wonderful

Another amazing series that leaves me wanting more. I love how each book develops the characters.

Another Death Death Defying Adventure

Ilona Andrews never disappoints. Great characters and lots of action. Each character brings something substantial to the story.

Wondrous!

I absolutely loved it! It's funny,entertaining, smart, well written,... Probably my favorite in the edge series. Characters are hilarious. If you like Andrews' book, you will utterly enjoy the edge series.

Still Great

I loved these books when I read them in paper, and I e
Loved “reading” them again all these years later. All 4 books are clever and have strong female characters (which I care about). Romance or not they are great fantasy. My only comment would be these...and it may pertain to the genre, so I don’t want to single these books out...but I think if you removed the over explanation (what the Edge is, what Flash is, What a Blueblood is...) the books would be about 1/3 lighter.

That said! It’s not oppressive, the stories are to complex and interesting to feel like you are being treated as if you are an idiot.

I like these books enough to keep them and listen again. Even if Perfect William (or George) has to explain changelings, edge rats or The Hand a couple of extra times. 🤟🏻

they've done it again!

Somehow, I didn't particularly like either main character at the beginning, but by th end I was fully invested and cheering for their HEA!

A good 3rd book

Book 1 was excellent, 2 was allmost as good and 3 was pretty good. An enjoyable read.

Fate’s Edge

Another great addition to the Edge Series. Plenty of stories about George and Jack!!
I love that all the other characters are in each book!

This one is WONDERFUL!

I am a huge Ilona Andrews fan. This husband and wife writing team only get better and better. Even allowing for that, this book is something special. The characters just couldn't be more fun and entertaining. The leads, Kalder Mar, who we first met in bk2, Bayou Moon, and Audrey Callahan are two people who have been shaped into con people basically by the needs of their family. In Kaldar's case it was for his loyalty and love to meet the needs of his family. In Audrey's case, she was used and abused by her family. So, how will these two con's ever get over their natural mistrust to work together? Let the action fly.

Secondary characters shine. Jack and George have grown up a lot since we first met them in On the Edge, we also see Declan, Rose, William and Cerise. The characters are smartly written, funny, snarky and edgey. It's always a treat to watch how family will interact in this series.

Each Edge book can be read as a stand alone. The needed info-dump from previous books is handled as gracefully as I've ever seen so as to clue in new readers without irking readers familiar with the series. I do think having read the previous books makes the experience richer and this series has the ability to be very rich in magic worldbuilding and characterization without being overly complicated or bogging the storyline down.

Renee Raudman does an excellent job reading. She is very good at getting across sarcasm. She also handles the duel spoken dialog with the internal commentary well, which is always important element in an Ilona Andrews book. My only issue with Renee's performance is her voice during the smexy scenes, her voice goes a bit high, strained and breathy. Other than that, she seems to be having a great deal of fun reading these books.

Another winning audiobook in THE EDGE series

Audrey and Kaldar were my least favourite couple to date in this series—that being said—FATE’S EDGE was still a solid 4-star read thanks to George and Jack. When I finished book 1 my first thought was I hope the Drayton boys will make another appearance, so I was pumped to see them pop-up again in this installment. On top of stunning characters, Ilona Andrews also brings her mad world-building and storytelling skills to the table which makes this novel exactly what I’ve come to expect from this author. Add to that Renée Raudman’s flawless narration, and you’re left with another winning audiobook in THE EDGE series.

I didn’t dislike the leading duo, but they lacked a certain je ne sais quoi if you know what I mean. Audrey is not Andrews’ typical heroine; she’s strong, savvy, and a skilled lock pick, but she’s no fighter. Callahan wages her battles with words instead of a sword which made the romance between her and Kaldar somewhat of a slow burn; lots of flirting, but very little substance. However, I think my main problem was with her male counterpart; he’s more of an anti-hero in my opinion. Kaldar spends a good chunk of this book trying to get into Audrey’s pants, only to later change his tune to one of love. Admittedly, they are well-suited for each other and I enjoyed their bantering, but the hero’s transition from player to soul mate didn’t feel authentic.

George and Jack definitely stole the show, and I was more than ok with that. They both play a pretty significant role in this novel including their own mission in Audrey and Kaldar’s scheme to retrieve the magical device. More is revealed about their respective powers, and I especially enjoyed the extra Changeling tidbits. One of my favourite scenes was from Jack’s POV where he’s chasing a butterfly. Now, as a general rule I’m not a cat person, but even I could appreciate the author’s attention to detail when it came to our lynx-y friend. A number of secondary characters as also introduced in this installment, the most memorable of course being Ling the Merciless, Audrey’s raccoon sidekick.

Renée Raudman’s performance is once again beyond reproach; she achieves the perfect balance between action and humour in her tone, and just makes the overall listening experience a lot more fun. At one point George and Jack are practicing their Broken speak for their upcoming mission, and as a result the narrator had to say “dude” repeatedly in a variety of ways and it was hilarious! The only fault I found with Raudman’s narration was her sexy scenes, her voice became a little too breathy at times, but otherwise this was another fab audiobook from this artist.

FATE’S EDGE is an excellent listen, and on par with what I have come to expect from Ilona Andrews’ THE EDGE series.

Two Cons in a Pod.

Another really good addition to the Edge series. Right off the bat I liked Audrey. She the type of character that has spunk and a great sense of humor, despite her having a horrible family and using her so much. I think that is one of the things I like most about Ilona Andrews is that there female heroines are all kick butt, smart ass gals, while still having some sensibility. They are women I really could like. Kalder was also fun, loyal and won't let anybody harm his family and get away with it. Super glad that Jack and George came back in the story, those are two characters that I would like to see more about. Plenty of action, fantasy, romance and humor to make this a nice rounded book. Narrator does a really good job as usual.