Touch of Power

By: Maria V. Snyder

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Length: 11 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

Laying hands upon the injured and dying, Avry of Kazan absorbs their wounds and diseases into herself. But rather than being honored for her skills, she is hunted. Healers like Avry are accused of spreading the plague that has decimated the Fifteen Realms, leaving the survivors in a state of chaos.

Stressed and tired from hiding, Avry is abducted by a band of rogues who, shockingly, value her gift above the golden bounty offered for her capture. Their leader, an enigmatic captor-protector with powers of his own, is unequivocal in his demands: Avry must heal a plague-stricken prince—leader of a campaign against her people. As they traverse the daunting Nine Mountains, beset by mercenaries and magical dangers, Avry must decide who is worth healing and what is worth dying for. Because the price of peace may well be her life….

©2012 Maria V. Snyder (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

So good

This is one of my favorite books I’ve found on audible. Slow burn romance with action, adventure and twist and turns. The performance is the same if I would have read it in my head. Very happy and I will be re listening to this one in the future.

good story

I have listened to all of Ms Snyder story -- they were all great. this one did not disappoint

I loved the world and the story-- looking forward to the rest of books

Loved it. Very entertaining.

I really enjoyed the story. I’ve listened to several other fantasy novels now, and one of the things I appreciate most is that the story moved at a good pace. The action, dialogue, and background information were well-balanced and moved the plot along nicely. The dialogue was more entertaining than in many other books I’ve read/listened to, and the characters’ sarcasm made me chuckle from time to time. There’s a heavy romantic element in the book, so readers should be aware of that. The characters and action reminded me a lot of the Poison Study books by Maria V. Snyder, so I would think that anyone else who enjoyed that series would like this as well. Very good narration by Gabra Zackman, very clear and easy to distinguish characters by their voices and accents during dialogue.

favorite author, favorite narrator

maria v snyder never has ceased to captivate my attention when I listen to her intricately entwined plots unravel. in my opinion, she is a genius, and gabra zackman is a wonderful narrator-giving each character their own soul as their personalities jump from the page . an excellent pair, a rare find, and I'm lucky to have came across this audio book :)

Really, Really Good!

I am a big fan of her other books and I really enjoyed this one. The writing is good, the story is good, the characters are well developed. This is similar to her Glass and Study books, a touch of romance, mixed with fantasy and a bit of paranormal. (I'll read from that shelve all day) The story starts strong and does not let go. I was up half the night listening and waiting for a good stopping place. I totally recommend this one... the only bad thing is going to be the wait for the next book in the series, but I will not mind re listening to this one when book two comes out. Enjoy...

Fantastic!

This one of the best books that I've listened to in a long time. Snyder is very talented at balancing action, mystery, fantasy, and romance. The only complaint that I have about this book is that I'll have to wait way too long for the sequel to be published.

Solid first story

The characters are likeable and the heroine strong. Zackman is a great narrator. This story both goes nowhere and somewhere all at the same time. That being said, I'm looking forward to what happens next.

I knew I loved this book from page one

For me this book was great from the begining. Sometimes in other books the story lags in the begining this didn't have that. I related to the main charecter right away. Since reading this book I have read everything this author has written:)

the only con is that it end and you still want more...

Enjoyable!

Very good story and narration...I found it interesting and entertaining. I love Maria's other series and was not disappointed with this one.

Love the story, but...

I love this authors stories and the narrator does a good job, but I've noticed a trend in her books, this is the second series of hers that I've listened too. There's a lot of "he said" "she saids" and it's grating. There are other ways to indicate a different speaker, lots of other ways.