Rules of Redemption

Firebird Chronicles Series, Book 1

By: T. A. White

Narrated by: Natasha Soudek

Length: 13 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's Summary

The war everyone thought was over is just beginning.

Kira Forrest is a survivor. She's risen above the pain of her beginnings to become a war hero only to leave it all behind in the pursuit of a simple life. Now a salvager, she makes a living sifting through the wreckage of dead alien ships from a war that nearly brought humanity to its knees.

After her ship takes damage, she's forced to re-route to a space station where her past and present collide with dangerous consequences.

Kira's existence holds the key to a faltering peace treaty with the Tuann - a technologically advanced alien race who dislikes and distrusts all humans. Winning her freedom should be easy, but a powerful and relentless Tuann warrior stands in her way. Deceiving him seems impossible, especially when he strays dangerously close to secrets she struggles to hide.

Can Kira reconcile the pain of her past with the possibilities of her future? The fate of two races depends on her success.

©2019 T. A. White (P)2019 Tantor

Enjoyable!!

Great Listen. I enjoyed the story, the characters, the sarcasm, the action and the last but certainly not least, the narration.

Great story, disappointing narration

I am a big fan of T A White's books, and love the audiobook versions of her Broken Lands series. I was looking forward to enjoying the same experience when listening to Rules of Redemption, but am very disappointed by the narration. While Ms Soudek has a pleasant enough tone through the general reading, her characterizations lack emotional expression in my opinion. The "voice" she used for Greydon made him sound like a villain rather than the male romantic lead to me and I couldn't warm to him at all. In fact, I haven't been able to listen to the whole book because of the voicing of the characters. Sadly, while I normally enjoy revisiting my favourite reads through audio books, I won't be purchasing further audio versions of this series without a change in narrator...

Exciting story, Brilliant Narration

I absolutely loved it! The story is exciting and the characters wonderful.... and the narrator was brilliant. I got totally lost in her voices and didn’t want the book to end! Best science fiction narration I’ve ever heard, and best science fiction book starring a powerful female character, too! Should be a movie! Thanks, T.A. And Natasha for an exhilarating ride!

Wow just wow

This is one of the best books I have listened to this year and I have listened to many many books. I am a huge fan of Ilona Andrews, Faith Hunter, Patricia Briggs, etc. and this is on par with them. I am looking forward to the next book.

Write quickly!! Need 2nd book ASAP!

Loved the world you’re building super interesting only thing is descriptions of ppl/aliens. I still don’t have a clear picture in my head if anyone except horn guys...I read/listen to 100s of books and am very excited to continue this series. Also pathfinders series was great too!

Good book, really wrong narrator

Groan! This is one of the few books that is sadly lessened by a poorly narrated or produced audio. Done right, it could have definitely moved a good book up a level. Soudek has a pleasant voice, but sounds like a 38-50 year old suburban housewife who is half asleep and IN NO WAY fits the dynamic Kira. On top of that FUBAR, Soudek just doesn’t have the range of character voices. I can’t tell if she was going for Zombie Apocalypse or Witches Coven for the Luathan dialect !?!? Then so much of the narrative was read in a kind of monotone that blurred multiple sentences. I had to keep backtracking sections to see if I could figure out if the audio was keeping to the book. And did I mention the mispronunciations? Do yourself a favor and READ IT IN KINDLE. I liked it a lot, and have read it through twice, some sections more. Recommend ebook, NOT the audio.

surprisingly good

the performance was good and for the first time in a while a woman who is intuitive and in control of herself instead of the ridiculous needy characters too many writers create. She reminds me a little bit of Kate Daniels.

Great Story - Terrible Narrator

I have read and enjoyed all the stories by this author and was looking forward to listening to this book. However the narrator is just terrible. It sounds like she is reading a book in front of a group of 8 year olds at the library. I would love to hear the rest of this author's books in audible, but not using this narrator.

Excellent start to new series

Great new characters and magic - lots of interesting twists and turns. Can't wait for the next book! Update: I was able to get the Kindle version of the next book and it it GREAT! Can't wait for the Audible version.

Fun Story

T.A. White does a great job slowly unraveling the plot and character twists. I was glued to the story up until the end The narration by Ms. Soudek was excellent. OK, so when is the next book in the series coming out? Nothing like leaving the reader on a cliffhanger. Loved the story even more the second listen and can hardly wait for the next installment.

Hot Damn!

Action! A kickass heroine! Serious intrigue! A plot that twists and turns! An author who keeps a hot pace while slowly doling out info bombs that change the playing field. A budding romance that doesn't control the plot. If I wore a wig, this book would have blown it off! Gimme some more!

Amazing 😍

Oh my god I absolutely loved this book! I loved it so much I immediately went and brought the second one in the series! I couldn’t put this down and listened to it within 2 days!! This is the second book of this author and I have to say I’m really enjoying how the female characters Are written, there strong and confident but realistic as they all seem to have slight imperfections which makes them even more likeable. The world she creates is so vivid with lots of details And you can easily imagine it. The narrator did a wonderful job on the characters and you could really feel there personality coming out while she’s reading it. It has easily become one of my favourites. I recommend it 100 times over!

Wow

T A White has done it again another great read . Love the story this one is a keeper If you like a good book with plenty of action then this is the book for you

Great book cannot wait for more

Having listened avidly to this book and been thoughrouly transfixed by the story I cannot wait for the sequel as the writer has left me suspended in air in anticipation of the continuing story line. I do hope that audible produces the next chapter and eagerly wait its publication. I can honestly recommend this book to any avid science fiction fan it is a fascinating listen.

Loved this book!

I enjoyed T.A. White’s Pathfinder series, but I think I liked this book even more. Looking forward to more books in the series.