Sanctuary

Roman’s Chronicles, Book 1

By: Ilona Andrews

Narrated by: Chris Brinkley

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Ilona Andrews comes a novella featuring Roman, our favorite Volhv wizard in the always intriguing, colorful, volatile Kate Daniels world.

It’s not easy serving Chernobog, the God of Destruction, Darkness and Death…especially during the holidays; and especially when you’re out of eggnog and one of your pesky, freeloading mythic creatures has eaten your last cookie.

Roman would like nothing more than to be left alone, but when a wounded boy stumbles into his yard and begs for sanctuary, Roman takes him in. Now elite mercenaries are camped out on his property, combat mages are dousing the house with fire, and strange priests are unleashing arcane magic. They thought Roman was easy pickings, just a hermit in the woods, but they chose the wrong dark priest to annoy. For while Roman might be patient, he is the Black Volhv, filled with the love of his terrible god. For his adversaries, it's a fight to the death, but for him, it's just another day in the neighborhood.

©2024 Ilona Andrews (P)2024 NYLA

No disappointments here

I’ve been waiting for a while for a Roman story and I am so not disappointed. I can’t wait for the next one hopefully right after iron covenant too.

drama and touch of romance. fabulous

extravaganza of sword fighting and unabashed killing. intrigue and philosophical, great fun all around.

Terrific story and narrator

Loved the story, the drama and the critters. Even though they are supposed to be evil they also come over as adorable. Roro is my favorite! Roman is a romantic and yet feels real.

Wonderful short story

As always, Ilona’s stories hold so many depths of meaning that leaves you wanting to listen to the whole thing all over again just to make sure you got all the commentary and subtext. Love this story about Roman, Finn, and Andorra.

Roman's

A tale by Ilona Andrews is always worth waiting for as Sanctuary demonstrates to perfection. While this is a standalone book, it is connected to the world of their Kate Daniels' series.
Roman's winter holiday is interrupted by his boss as well as a pack of hunters chasing a teenager and his puppy. The hunters find out why it's not a good idea to interrupt an already upset Russian Volhv trying to enjoying his time off.