Blood Brothers

Sign of Seven, Book 1

By: Nora Roberts

Narrated by: Phil Gigante

Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents the first novel in a compelling trilogy about three brothers bound by fate, blood, and a timeless enemy.

In the town of Hawkins Hollow, it’s called The Seven. Every seven years, on the seventh day of the seventh month, strange things happen. It began when three young boys - Caleb, Fox, and Gage - went on a camping trip to The Pagan Stone...

It is only February, but Caleb Hawkins - descendant of the town founders - has already seen and felt the stirrings of evil. Though he can never forget the beginning of the terror in the woods twenty-one years ago, the signs have never been this strong before. Cal will need the help of his best friends Fox and Gage, but surprisingly he must rely on a stranger as well.

Reporter Quinn Black came to Hawkins Hollow hoping to make its eerie happenings the subject of her new book. She too can see the evil the locals cannot, somehow connecting her to the town - and to Cal. As winter turns to spring, they will shed their inhibitions, surrendering to a desire that will grow and form the cornerstone of a group of men and women bound by the fight against what is to come from out of the darkness…

Don't miss the other books in the Sign of Seven trilogy:

The Hollow

The Pagan Stone

©2007 Nora Roberts (P)2007 Brilliance Audio

Critic reviews

"Phil Gigante gives a spirited performance of the first book in Roberts's new trilogy. Fans of her storytelling will revel in this new series, which weaves romance with supernatural events." ( AudioFile)

it was worth listening too.

I red this trio years ago and when I found it on audible I was so happy. I loved listening to ot while I colored or was cleaning doing laundry.

Story about a small town, three boys with same birth date

Started off slow, built up story lines about three men with same birthdate who meet up with three women who come to a small town who are interested in what happens there every seven years on the same date

loved it

this book was amazing had me in suspense. I can't wait for the next one.

Kept me on my toes

The plot is complex with some surprises. Kept me on my toes trying to figure out what was next and how to “help”.

Blood Brothers

What did you like best about this story?

I really liked the Quinn - the main female character. She really comes across as one of those people you want to meet in real life. Fun, happy and cheerful. Out of all of the books in this series I like this one the most for it's romance story.

Any additional comments?

The only thing that I didn't like about this book was the ending/transition to the next book in the series and the "event" at the end. I felt it could have been more thought out to be more impactful. Also I feel that this series out of all that I've read of Nora Roberts is the worst when it comes to that transition from book to book. The series was written 1-2-3 but should have been a continual story line to it's conclusion making the transitions from book one to two to three choppy and the individuality based solution illogical (though an explanation was given in the story it just didn't hold up for me).

Narrator is the best part!

The narrator really brings Nora Roberts' characters and her thirlling and magically awesome story to life!

sign of 7

This book kept me riveted to it! I can't wait to read the next two!

Finding Strength and Courage During Struggles

What made the experience of listening to Blood Brothers the most enjoyable?

I don't usually like books about evil spirits, but decided to give it a try. The story line is well written and interesting. I definitely will listen to the next.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The Demon at Hester's Pool

Great story line

I loved the story however the narrator was not so good. He was ok on the male voices but horrible at the female characters.

Phil Gigante saved this rather lame story

Where does Blood Brothers rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

In the lower half

Would you be willing to try another book from Nora Roberts? Why or why not?

Maybe, I am disappointed that they changed narrators for each book in the series, why mess with perfection?

The story itself is rather Disneyish as far as the very predictable characters.....

What about Phil Gigante’s performance did you like?

He always does such an amazing job of giving each character their own voice and personality. I actually chose this book BECAUSE he was the narrator.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Predictable family movie