Origins of the Never

By: CJ Rutherford

Narrated by: Katie Welburn

Teralia, thousands of years ago. A world of light and beauty, holding the core of magic that infuses the universe.

Here, two friends who are closer than brothers are destined to become the mightiest among the immortal Elven race.

One will fall, ensnared by an ancient evil thought to be destroyed eons ago.

The other will face a desperate choice to save a doomed world.

Ultimately, only one can prevail.

Origins of the Never, a science-fiction and fantasy audiobook, is perfect for dragon lovers everywhere. It's the prequel to the Tales of the Neverwar, a young adult series about an awakening evil and the battle to save all reality.

©2014 Colin Rutherford (P)2015 Colin Rutherford

Great story

I really enjoyed this book and Katie Welburn brought it to life for me. This was such a great audio I ended up listening to it in one walk. I highly recommend.

Good Prequel Story

Good background information on the history and characters that are to make up the world of Neverland.

sets up the scene for the next book

I received this book from eblast, and this is my unbiased review. Short and set the scene for the next book. kind of predictable. But definitely worth a listen

From utopia to wasteland

I haven't read the other stories yet. This prequel is setting the stage for me. It is setting up the series and showing the origins of the characters in it. The story is set up with the king to be and his friend in a utopia. This is a mystical land with dragons, magic, and other fairy-tail beings. With hunger solved and all the worlds at peace everything comes crashing down. This story seems to be intended as a back story for the characters and I think does a good job in doing that. I will be listening to the next story soon to find out what happens next.

Great Origin Story

Storyline: The story is great. It is most definitely an origin story, but an interesting one at that. It focusses on two Elf ‘brothers’ (well, people raised together) who are polar opposites of each other – One uses magic for good and to help others, the other uses his for bad and to control others. This is the key ingredient to the storyline, however, it also includes parallel universes, dragons (two things I love) and other mythical beings. I found the story engaging and understandable throughout – a compliment to the author as there are many ideas within this short book.

Narration: I think the narrator did a pretty good job. As others have said, the voices are not ideal but the personalities show through. This means that you can still always tell who is talking, despite my preference for accenting.

Overall: A thoroughly enjoyable read and I look forward to the rest of the books in this series.

P.S. This audiobook was provided by the narrator free of charge in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.