• Black Sun Rising

  • Coldfire Trilogy, Book 1
  • By: C. S. Friedman
  • Narrated by: R.C. Bray
  • Length: 23 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (1,740 ratings)

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Black Sun Rising

By: C. S. Friedman
Narrated by: R.C. Bray
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Publisher's summary

The Coldfire trilogy tells a story of discovery and battle against evil on a planet where a force of nature exists that is capable of reshaping the world in response to psychic stimulus. This terrifying force, much like magic, has the power to prey upon the human mind, drawing forth a person's worst nightmare images or most treasured dreams, and indiscriminately giving them life.

This is the story of two men: one, a warrior priest ready to sacrifice anything and everything for the cause of humanity's progress; the other, a sorcerer who has survived for countless centuries by a total submission to evil. They are absolute enemies who must unite to conquer an evil greater than anything their world has ever known.

©1991 C.S. Friedman (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

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Black Sun Rising

Dark, full of action, and gritty. Probably not the best book for someone young or even a new fan of the genre but for me very entertaining and I'm equally looking forward to book 2 to see where the story carries me. I can only hope you will enjoy the characters and story as much as I have so far.

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One of the books and a great narrator.

The narrator is great. Brings to life a story that thrums' with life. This is one of the greatest books I ever read.

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what a world

think of the world as vampire hunter D on an alien planet. for what I can say a must read.
C.S. Friedman seems to be forgotten world's were always fantastic well thought out and generally you always want more. but that's my take

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One of my all-time favorite fantasy/sci-fi series

Excellent juxtaposition of good and evil. What is good and evil and what do you do when evil is required for good.

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perennial favorite

I love this series so m7ch, and have since I was a teenager. I wasn't sure about the performance at first, but it grows on you and ends up being a wonderful telling.

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For some reason, it skips every few seconds

it's a book I normally love, but I cant listen to this and only hear every few words.
So. Frustrating.

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A truly Epic tale

If you like frienmies and danger at every turn this is for you! The narrator did an excellent job.

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Great sci-fi fantasy

I read this trilogy years ago and listening to it as a second run is just as pleasurable.

Mixing a perfect blend of science fiction with a fantasy story, you often forget this is based on a foreign world a thousand years in the future.

Friedman made a solid story that is often overlooked for more notable authors.

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Astounding

Refreshing. The characters are brought to life almost as if i read it myself.

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Great revisiting this book.

This is one of my favorite trilogies. I remember reading it so many years ago. I had to buy the book a few times over because it kept disappearing. It was incredible to visit it again. And now, it will not be disappearing again. Such a great story. While, the first book centers on a strong "belief" system. I was fascinated by the growth of the characters. Life is never black and white. It's the grays that make life interesting and fun. While some may shy away from it because of the underlying storyline. Give the series a chance. It doesn't disappoint at all. And the underlying story is not what one expects. 😊

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