Herald of Wind

De: Matthew Wolf

Narrado por: Tim Gerard Reynolds

Gray has a secret. He's a reborn legend called Ronin, an elemental guardian that protected one of the nine cities: wind, water, fire, stone, moon, sun, nature, metal, and flesh.

The only problem? He's evil. Well, or at least, that's what everyone thinks.

With his newfound power, Gray has plans to overcome this unfortunate stigma, unveil the true darkness, and reunite the other elemental Ronin. Considering they're feared as harbingers of chaos and destruction, however, it's...a bit of a tall order.

Luckily, he's not alone. With a trusted trio, Gray and friends must now travel to the great magical cities of fire, sun, stone, moon, nature, wind, metal, and flesh to find the others of their kind before all the world burns.

©2023 Matthew Wolf (P)2023 Matthew Wolf

A return to Farhaven! A+ fantasy

Full disclosure, I’m a Patreon of the saga but became a huge fan after reading the first book a few years ago this is combo of book 1 and 2 read by the amazing Tim Gerard Reynolds, plus a little sneak peak of a new title Matthew is soon to release titled “Skythief”. I got an advanced copy but also snagged one and just barreled through the pages. It’s been 2 years since I’ve read book 1 and 2, but it was a delight to return to Farhaven, explore the elemental cities, and follow along with all the twists and turns. I know the story well and love it, but 50+ hrs I found so many forgotten treasures, from side characters I’d forgotten, to laugh out loud moments, I found myself falling in love with Farhaven and our three intrepid main characters all over again. TL;DR: great story, loved the return to a grand magical world, lots of twists, 50+ hours of fantasy adventure, you can’t go wrong. Get your copy and return to Farhaven!

Lackluster

I don’t see the hype. It was so difficult to get into this story. Character development felt like it would take one step forward and two back constantly. There’s little to no connection to any character. The relationships build up ok in the second half. I wanted to like this book so badly! The idea of it is great. Just fell short for me in so many ways. The narrator’s voice felt so off to me also. Didn’t fit this story at all.
Overall the story did just enough to keep me listening and curious enough to see what happened next.

A breakdown from an avid fantasy audiophile

Goods:
+ fast paced story, believable and deep MC’s
+ epic battles
+ well done magic system, not “soft” but not too “hard” and complex, but I can tell it’s going to advance and get more complicated.
+ elemental powers
+ no cheesy love triangle, but a bit of a tension
+ good twists and turns. I didn’t expect
+ awesome premise with nine descendants of elemental legends
+ love that there is a character named Kail (so cool!)

Bads:
⁃Evil is a little just evil “bad guys” as the story begins, but as it evolves into Citadel of Fire, there’s a lot more moral complexity - especially with a character named Faye who I really enjoyed. So this is a plus and minus
⁃Book 1 is a little standard fantasy, which I like, but if that’s not your cup of tea

Overall, big fan of book one and two and the second books progresses SIGNIFICANTLY, and really draws you into the characters. Which, I felt they were a little flat in book 1 (though I think that was partly because there was so much going on), but it’s a nice slow burn as the books develop. Point is, amazing story, lots of humor, grand fantasy which I haven’t seen since Wheel of Time. If you’re a fan of Brandon Sanderson, you’ll love this. And TGR’s knocks it out of the park with this performance.

I crush books while driving or doing chores, and this series I just powered through. Once you get a few hours in, it’s impossible to put down. Love that it’s 50+ hours for 1 credit too.

Always a Tim fan, for Sullivan fans

This is a classic fantasy done right. as title says, Tim (TGR) is amazing and his performance was a blast to listen to. Can’t wait to listen to bastion of sun and onward. Hoping that becomes an Omnibus too

If you read Mage Errant or anything Michael Sullivan (that’s how I found it), this book will totally be up your alley!

I am hooked

Great start to a series! I am hooked! I love all the characters, but especially Gray and Feye! I hope the author keeps developing that relationship - it is so complex and interesting!