No Rest for the Wicked: Immortals After Dark, Book 3

By: Kresley Cole

Narrated by: Robert Petkoff

Length: 10 hrs and 52 mins

Publisher's Summary

The second installment in Kresley Cole’s best-selling steamy Immortals After Dark series is now available on audio for the first time!

Centuries ago, Sebastian Wroth was turned into a vampire - a nightmare in his mind - against his will. Burdened with hatred and alone for ages, he sees little reason to live - until an exquisite, fey creature comes to kill him, inadvertently saving him instead.

When Kaderin the Cold Hearted lost her two beloved sisters to a vampire attack long ago, a benevolent force deadened her sorrow - accidentally extinguishing all of her emotions. Yet whenever she encounters Sebastian, her feelings - particularly lust - emerge multiplied. For the first time, she’s unable to complete a kill.

The prize of the month-long contest is powerful enough to change history, and Kaderin will do anything to win it for her sisters. Wanting only to win her, forever, Sebastian competes as well, taking every opportunity - as they travel to ancient tombs and through catacombs, seeking relics around the world - to use her new feelings to seduce her. But when forced to choose between the vampire she’s falling for and reuniting her family, how can Kaderin live without either?

©2012 Kresley Cole (P)2012 Penguin Audio

Immortals After Dark Finally the Time has Come

I read and listen to all kinds of books but Kresley Cole and Robert Petkoff make a winning team. This was a joy to listen to it was action packed, funny, well written as well as well read. The mood of the series is wonderfully captured in this audio version. The characters, setting and the ambiance are world class. I recommend any and everthing by this author. It is a very good romance and a great story.

I LOVE THIS SERIES!!

I???m so glad I got a chance to re-visit one of my favorite books in the series, and the one that clinched my fondness for IAD.
Have I mentioned how much I love a perfectly timed romance? Yes, I love, love that, because that means we get sexual tension.. And I luuuuve sexual tension, and with the scorching hot chemistry between Sebastian and Kaderin we get plenty of it.
Kaderin the Cold Hearted Valkyrie, finds herself in a vast dilemma; unable to feel any emotions for the past thousand years, now has to contend with her attraction to the very vampire she???s intending to kill, plus the fact that she can???t forget that a dead leach like
Sebastian Roth was responsible for the horrible death of her two sisters.
On the other hand, Sebastian is tired of being something that he never chose to be, and when Kaderin comes to his castle to deliver the death blow, he welcomes it with open arms, but in that moment, he discovers that Kaderin is his bride and his fate....And that changes everything.
And so... The adventure begins with mind blowing action, and suspense that won't let you pause for a minute.
Kaderin and Sebastian enter the world competition for supernatural creatures, a brilliant setting for all the action and suspense. They both enter for very different reasons but equally important to them.
For Kaderin, the final prize is a key that can give her the possibility to go back to the past and save her sisters.
For Sebastian is the chance to help her fated bride achieved the victory, and in the process win her heart.
As the competition heats up, so does their romance; and we get one hell of a hot, steamy and perfectly developed romance.
I know a lot fans of the genre have already enjoyed this series, but if you are one of the few that has not, don???t miss out on the opportunity to discover why Kresley Cole is so highly regarded. This is the book where Ms. Cole???s talent begins to shine, with perfectly balanced heroes, heroines that don???t take crap from nobody, and are some of the strongest, funniest and entertaining little biaches in the paranormal realm.

Narration:
Once again Robert Pefkoff takes the novel to a higher level.
I love the way he reads these books, I know that his female voices could be better, actually, I wish they would have two different narrators, and frankly, I always have a hard time with male narrators and their female voices, but the way Robert brings the story to life with the perfect pace, ambiance and the right amount of drama, in my opinion, makes up for the not so perfect but tolerable female voices.
I???m more likely to forgive and overlook a flawed female voice from a male narrator, than bad male voice from a female narrator, and no, I???m not being sexist, it???s just the nature of the genre, these guys are often described as having the best male attributes (in every sense of the word) and their voices are a big part of the fantasy. It???s as simple as that.

Genre: Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy
Sensuality: Scorching HOT

Outstanding Narration

I've read all Kresley Cole's books, at least twice, and Sebastian is my favorite vampire. I am so happy with the choice of narrator for her books. Robert Petkoff's portrayal of the vampires with their Estonian accents was perfect, as was the Scottish brogue of the werewolves, and he even caught the sassiness of the Valkeries. Not overdone. Thank you for putting these books on audio, and for using such a talented narrator.

Petkoff is a God

Kresley Cole's Immortals After Dark series are great reads, and Robert Petkoff adds a whole other, wonderful dimension! This book is equally action packed as it is romantic, and Petkoff practically brings it to life. I was amazed at all the different accents and voices he used in this book, including the hero's Estonian accent, which I'd never even heard before. You can tell a lot of effort is put into making this audiobook great, which I very much appreciate. Fans of Kresley Cole's should not miss out on these audiobooks! I sincerely hope Petkoff narrates the entire IAD series. This is one of my very first audiobooks, but it certainly won't be the last!

*****LOVE IMMORTAL SERIES***

Would you listen to No Rest for the Wicked again? Why?

I will listen to this again Great Story all of Immortals are Awesome

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sebastian He started off shy then he took what he wanted

What does Robert Petkoff bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Robert must remake The War Lord Wants YES YES HE IS PERFECT TO DO THE ENTIRE SERIES OF IMMORTAL!!!!!! PLEASE DONT CHANGE

Any additional comments?

Please go back and redo The Warlord Wants Robert thanks

The narration made the book

This narration was so delicious that I was 67% into the book when I realized that if I'd been reading it, I'd probably wouldn't have finished it. The plot was exciting and the main characters were not terrible but the dialogue was sometimes corny and the romance was not at all the kind I enjoy (man chasing woman while they bicker constantly.)

Before I stumbled upon the audio, I had serious reservations about continuing the series. Like the previous book, we have in this one a man with an instinctive compulsion to be with a woman but this is not reciprocated. He has NO CHOICE and if he's not with her, he suffers tremendously. She, however, can leave him whenever she wants without suffering. Maybe some women fantasize about having a man completely in their power but I'm not one of them. I want a man who chooses to be with me, not a slave without any choice in the matter.

To be fair to Kaderin, if a stranger shows up one day to tell me I was his fated bride, I would run in the other direction too. I don't object that she had misgivings about the situation (who wouldn't?) but that he had not alternative but to pursue her or be deeply unhappy forever (and in the case of an immortal, this is a terrible thing indeed.)

You would think that with so many issues against the plot, I wouldn't have enjoyed it but I was so enthralled by Mr. Petkoff's yummy narration that I had a ball with it. His performance of the characters - specially the men - was perfect and his accents were so freaking good that I had heart palpitations the first time I heard a (male) Scottish character. Mr. Petkoff didn't demure from performing the love scenes as they were written - there was moaning, groaning, gasping, panting, you name it. His interpretation was so well done that most of the time I was fanning myself as I was listening.

So you can bet the farm that I'll continue this series as long as Mr. Petkoff is the narrator. I wonder how bad the books will have to get before I stop listening!

Getting Wonderfully Lost in Narrator's Voice

Robert Petkoff is really just one of my top 5 narrators at this point! He is soooo good, so smooth, accents are right on, even girl voices sound on point, if just a wee bit masculine. This series is really good, action packed, very steamy, I love it! Glad I started it! The writing is consistently good and the stories are interconnected in a great way. Lots of pop culture references, which I love, and fast paced- yet easy to follow. I find myself wishing the books were longer, but at the same time I feel the stories were played out to their conclusion, if that makes sense. If you want action, a little suspense, humor, supernatural characters,and lots and lots of steamy (ah-hem) scenes-- then, get this series!!

Love this series!

This is my 2nd time listening to the series, and it's even better than I remember! Kresley has an amazingly creative brain and I'm thrilled she's sharing it! Of course the stories wouldn't be so fabulous without the vocal talent of Robert Petkoff. That man's voice makes me swoon!

Love the series but this one didn't do it 4 me.

The heroine in this installment of immortals after dark was really annoying to me. Her relentless resistance to the hero dragged on far too long and her character lacked depth. I found this book predictable in comparison to the first 2 books.

enjoying the series

I'm really enjoying the series so far. Love all the players and looking forward to the next book.

amazing narration, again, by Robert Petkoff

Good story. Same sort of romance arc, but a good adventure sort of story with the treasure hunt. The narrator is absolutely fantastic.

Loved it

This book has to be my favourite of the series. I absolutely loved Sebastian and Kaderin's story. The narrator is fantastic. So much better than in the first books. I've always loved his story telling voice and male character voices, but hated how he narrated the women's voices. In this book they were all exemplary. Can't wait to hear more of the series.

No Rest for the Wicked

What did you like best about this story?

The development of the relationship between Bowen and Meriketa. The growth from dislike to love and then abandonment is very well written.

What does Robert Petkoff bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

The narrator does an excellent job. The difference between male and female voices works very well. He maintains the accents and has enough emotional range to enhance the story.

Any additional comments?

I did read book 2 in this series and this is book 3, sadly the first hour of this book is a rehash of the end of the story in book 2, I very nearly gave it up as a bad job but after the first part the rest of the book is very good and a good listen.