Lord of War

Black Angel

By: Kathryn Le Veque

Narrated by: Daniel Dorse

Length: 12 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

1356 A.D. - It is warring times for England as the Black Prince sweeps his way through France, waging nasty warfare on the population. Masterminding this brutal strategy is the knight they call the Black Angel. Brandt de Russe, Duke of Exeter, is the brains behind the prince’s war machine, a mountain of a man who is as cunning as he is frightening. In battle, no man is his equal.

The Lady Ellowyn de Nerra, granddaughter of the great mercenary Braxton de Nerra, has been sent to London by her crippled father to collect the men he has donated to the Black Prince’s wars in France. De Nerra men are mingled with the Duke of Exeter’s men and Ellowyn is at the dock when the duke disembarks his ships. In her attempt to introduce herself to Brandt and explain her purpose, the duke has little time for the beautiful young woman and mistakes her for a whore. Grossly insulted, Ellowyn threatens the man that all sane men fear.

And so begins the fiery, passionate, and deep love story that transcends families, kings, and two continents, building to the Battle of Poitiers where Brandt is on the front lines. In battle, no man is his equal but even the most powerful of men are prisoners of their own hearts.

©2013 Kathryn Le Veque (P)2013 Kathryn Le Veque

Very emotional

There was many things I truly enjoyed with this book,
This was my very first by this author. One thing that would have definitely made it a five star would have been steamy detailed live scenes they where vague and non descriptive at best. Also the extreme time jumps left you feeling as if you missed stuff. But still despite those things it was a very good love story that kept you listening whether from loving it or just curious at to how it would go.

Love Love Love this book

I so don't think I've heard a better romance book, this is such a keeper, loved the narrator too he has the best voice. I can't wait to get the rest of the series. I can't believe I've had some of these book on my wishlist for awhile time to change that.

very good

Loved it !! this story. the narrator is so fantastic it's like your really there!! After listening to this story,. I totally enjoyed reading this book. It’s well written and the characters were uniquely fantastic. I would suggest this book to my friends that like this sort of genera. this was a good book. The narrator was great.

Worse narration ever

Don't know what the story is about after only 6 minutes into it couldn't stand that voice.
Glad KLV change for better after this one.

Narrator was a poor choice.

Would you listen to Lord of War again? Why?

I've been plowing through Kathryn LeVeque's books since I discovered her. Part of the reason was the great voices of the narrators. But this one had me fighting sleep, because he spoke so slowly. I thought he was fighting sleep himself! I stayed with it, however, because I wanted to see what happened.

Would you listen to another book narrated by Daniel Dorse?

Probably not.

Lord of War

Daniel Dorse gave a talented performance as the narrator bringing the characters to life! Kathryn le Veque is always phenomenal in the writing of her stories. She's obviously a genius to be able to connect the characters from her story to the characters on other stories she's written. Excellent book and audio book! 😍

Kathryn! Listen to your narrator!

I enjoyed the story hated the narrator. It would have been perfect.. I don’t think the author knows how bad it is. Speed up the sound. That helps.

If you can get passed the narration....

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

If one can get passed the narration, whispering gravelly voice, the story line is quite good. I just persevered..and after a while I was able to ignore the voice problem.

Who was your favorite character and why?

The hero because he had to overcome the stereotype of the horrible dark warlord. Even though he was the dark warlord, he was at war and having to unpleasant things in order to accomplish the job. Ellowyn was a spitfire, and a strong woman. She was compassionate and she made me laugh. I love to learn about the history of warring factions. I have gone online to read about England and Wale's history during time the author writes about.

Did Daniel Dorse do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Yes there was a differentiation; however, if the narrator tried to make Brandt's character seem seem big and scary by speaking in a whispered voice, he blew it big time!!!! The first thing that came to my mind was an Italian Maffia character..not at all close to the setting of the story.I will certainly not listen to this narrator again. To expensive to take the chance.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Always, Kathryn Le Veque is fast becoming one of my favorite authors. I like the interweaving of the fiction among the history. I think romance is a very hard genre to write, being most every situation has been done and retold. Le Veque adds a nice twist to her stories to keep the reader interested.

Any additional comments?

I am so grateful to the author for not always writing her books in a series. I like to be able to read a book that can stand alone, yet incorporate characters and scenes from other books. I have made a chart/map of the years, battles and characters.

As always, good story.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

The narration was whispery and monotone. Hard to distinguish between the narrative and the characters and hard to adjust the sound. Difficult to listen to.

Great one!

This one has so many great houses represented with their sons. What a great story!