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Eve is an inquisitive baby rat who regularly escapes from her cage. One night she meets a strange creature in a glass tank across the room - a boa constrictor named Malachi. The snake is amused by Eve's questions, and he awes her with stories of the wilds where he was caught. What will happen to their fragile friendship when Eve discovers what Malachi eats? Can they devise a solution that will save both Malachi and Eve's family of rats? This is the complete 6-audiobook set of the Eve and Malachi series.
Anaroo is an airship slave, destined to spend her days running on a treadmill, winding the great springs of the Scarlet Albatross. When a storm threatens to sink the ship, Anaroo and her fellow slaves seize the opportunity to escape. Now, at last, she can go home. However, the airship nearly sank for a reason - violent unrest among the island kingdoms below. The world is changing, and the surviving inhabitants of the Scarlet Albatross will need to cooperate to survive.
Keesha is woken from his winter torpor by a surprising visitor to the Dreaming Sea. His old enemy, Arcove, has a problem, and he needs Keesha's help.
When Jessica volunteered as tribute to a sorcerer's court, she knew that sex would be part of her job. However, she did not expect Lord Azrael to “feed” her to his pet incubus on her first day at work. She’s shocked that the incubus - a shape-shifting panther - can take the form of a man. She’s shocked that they have an audience. She’s even more shocked that she likes it. When the show is over, Jessica is sent off to new adventures, but she can’t stop thinking about him.
In the beautiful, savage islands of Wefrivain, four teenagers struggle to learn the answers to questions that will reshape their world. Before they became legends, they were just kids. Secret Things is a collection of four stories about characters from The Guild of the Cowry Catchers series - Thessalyn, Silveo, Lu, and Gwain. Whether you're a fan of the books or a newcomer, these tales of redemption, dysfunction, mystery, and wonder will entertain and surprise you.
Storm is born into a world of secrets - an island no one visits, names no one will say, and deaths that no one will talk about. The answers are locked in his species' troubled past, guarded by the fierce creasia cats. But when Storm's friends are threatened, he decides that he must act, pitting himself against the creasia to show that they can be resisted and outwitted. To prove his point, he must stay one step ahead of clever hunters, who have more to lose than Storm imagines.
Eve is an inquisitive baby rat who regularly escapes from her cage. One night she meets a strange creature in a glass tank across the room - a boa constrictor named Malachi. The snake is amused by Eve's questions, and he awes her with stories of the wilds where he was caught. What will happen to their fragile friendship when Eve discovers what Malachi eats? Can they devise a solution that will save both Malachi and Eve's family of rats? This is the complete 6-audiobook set of the Eve and Malachi series.
Anaroo is an airship slave, destined to spend her days running on a treadmill, winding the great springs of the Scarlet Albatross. When a storm threatens to sink the ship, Anaroo and her fellow slaves seize the opportunity to escape. Now, at last, she can go home. However, the airship nearly sank for a reason - violent unrest among the island kingdoms below. The world is changing, and the surviving inhabitants of the Scarlet Albatross will need to cooperate to survive.
Keesha is woken from his winter torpor by a surprising visitor to the Dreaming Sea. His old enemy, Arcove, has a problem, and he needs Keesha's help.
When Jessica volunteered as tribute to a sorcerer's court, she knew that sex would be part of her job. However, she did not expect Lord Azrael to “feed” her to his pet incubus on her first day at work. She’s shocked that the incubus - a shape-shifting panther - can take the form of a man. She’s shocked that they have an audience. She’s even more shocked that she likes it. When the show is over, Jessica is sent off to new adventures, but she can’t stop thinking about him.
In the beautiful, savage islands of Wefrivain, four teenagers struggle to learn the answers to questions that will reshape their world. Before they became legends, they were just kids. Secret Things is a collection of four stories about characters from The Guild of the Cowry Catchers series - Thessalyn, Silveo, Lu, and Gwain. Whether you're a fan of the books or a newcomer, these tales of redemption, dysfunction, mystery, and wonder will entertain and surprise you.
Storm is born into a world of secrets - an island no one visits, names no one will say, and deaths that no one will talk about. The answers are locked in his species' troubled past, guarded by the fierce creasia cats. But when Storm's friends are threatened, he decides that he must act, pitting himself against the creasia to show that they can be resisted and outwitted. To prove his point, he must stay one step ahead of clever hunters, who have more to lose than Storm imagines.
An old friend. A new course. A deadly ship with a secret cargo. Ishmael Wang returns to Port Newmar, but ghosts from his past have followed him. His old shipmate, Phillip Carstairs, offers him the opportunity to track down the man who killed his lover. The catch? He must take command of the Chernyakova, a ship that still stinks of death and haunts Ishmael's nightmares. Together Phillip and Ismael begin a journey into unknown reaches of the Deep Dark to bring back the man who killed Greta.
Corry showed up at the orphanage two years ago, wearing strange clothes and speaking a language no one recognized. Corry can remember snippets of another life, but no matter how hard he tries to recall the details, it just keeps slipping away. Then one day, he meets a fauness in an orange grove. She's from a world called Panamindorah, and he can understand her language. In addition, Corry can read a language that no one in Panamindorah has been able to read for 300 years.
Prince Allen has trained his entire life to follow in the footsteps of his illustrious mother, who has made their kingdom one of the wealthiest and most influential in the empire. For the past few years he has trained to become the new consort of the High King. The only thing no one prepared him for was the stubborn, arrogant High King himself, who declares Allen useless and throws him out of court.
EarthCore is the company with the technology, the resources, and the guts to go after the mother lode. Young executive Connell Kirkland is the company's driving force, pushing himself and those around him to uncover the massive treasure. But at three miles below the surface, where the rocks are so hot they burn bare skin, something has been waiting for centuries. Waiting...and guarding. Kirkland and EarthCore are about to find out first-hand why this treasure has never been unearthed.
Lu is an 18-year-old apothecary, trying to get along as an immigrant in the port city of Seashine. Her closest friend is a young assassin named Silveo. Lu doesn't like to think about how Silveo makes his living, but she owes him her freedom, and she cares for him deeply. She also happens to be an excellent chemist with knowledge of dangerous substances. When Silveo asks Lu to formulate a new poison, her involvement brings her into contact with a dangerously attractive pirate captain, as well as thugs and slavers in the belly of Seashine's underground.
With unforgettable characters, a sweeping backdrop, and passionate storytelling, this is a fantasy debut to rival that of Robert Jordan. Filled with adventure and bloodshed, pageantry and piracy, mystery and menace, Assassin's Apprentice is the story of a royal house and the young man who is destined to chart its course through tempests of change.
Everybody was young once. Even the most confident people were once uncertain, the most ferocious were once frightened, and the most competent were once naive. We all met our best friends somewhere and not always under the best conditions.
In this collection of short stories from the world of Panamindorah, Silveo meets Basil, Silas meets Percy, Anaroo meets Gwain, Gus meets Silas, and Gerard prepares to meet Thessalyn. Dakar and Theseus are tiny children, caught up in the machinations of others; Glossy makes impossibly difficult decisions for herself and her child; and Marlie struggles with the ghosts of her past and present. All of them will find their places in the world, often far from where they started. For the moment, however, they are doing everything for the first time.
These stories will make the most sense if you have heard The Guild of the Cowry Catchers series and The Scarlet Albatross. However, if you haven't listened to one or both of those stories, you'll still understand most of what's going on. The titles in this collection are: "Harbor Wave", "Dark Heart", "Quarantine", "Taking Tricks", "Anaroo of the Defiance", "Letter of Reference", "Chimera", "Fire From Heaven", and "Ghosts".
As a long time fan of the Guild of the Cowery Catchers, it was delightful to hear another round of backstories on some of my favorite characters, and new ones from the Refugee Series. The audio quality, mixing and narrative performances are top notch and music that is used is not distracting or to loud. I especially enjoyed the backstories of both Anaroo and Theseus as I have been curious about their childhoods and found some of the explanations Abby offers immensely gratifying.
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What did you love best about When We Were Young?
It has been long ago that i listened to the Guild of the Cowry Catchers and The Prophet of Panamindorah (early podcaster listener) . And just listened to the The Scarlet Albatross . it was so nice to revisit those characters from time gone by and truly made me ache for more interaction with them in the future
What did you like best about this story?
I just love the world that abigail has opened up for us to enjoy
Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
i felt narration was great .and kepted story well on pace
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
yes
Any additional comments?
I might have profited by listening to this befor listening to the Scarlet Albatross as my memory of those characters were a little foggy...but truly loved it
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These stories are really good. In fact, I think this may be Abigail's best shorts to date. Abigail has really honed her story telling and created an incredible universe. You do not need prior knowledge of the stories to read these. Unlike most short stories, you can actually fillip on any of the characters her in other books. If you have read the other books, it's fun background that fills out the universe even more.
The production is also very well done. Abigail usually has really good voice talent, but it is sometimes a bit noisy. This was clear and clean. Also great music.
I enjoyed this so much, I want to go back and re listen to some older stories.
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Where does When We Were Young rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?
Pretty high up on my audiobook list. I would rank it below Hunter's Unlucky. Otherwise, it is my number two audiobook (and I have a LOT of audiobooks).
Who was your favorite character and why?
Silas - He is an interesting character because he has so much to hide but you realize that it is somewhat against his nature in a sense. I think there was a line that said, "If asked outright, I wouldn't lie" (about being a leon), but he has to in order to achieve his dreams. I don't want to give away too much but he is a very well developed character.
Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
I have and Rish actually narrated all of Hunter's Unlucky. I felt that he had another strong performance in this. All the narrators performed well - my only complaint is Alcer's voice.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
This was pretty lighthearted and I found myself smiling and chuckling out loud.
Any additional comments?
This collection of short stories was amazing.
First, my "complaints" - 1) I was not a fan of Alcer's voice in this compliation which probably just comes from knowing/remember his voice in The Guild of the Cowry Catchers Series. 2) All the stories felt too short!
And that's it. So you know these are good if that's all I have bad to say!
Second, I was very surprised that my two favorite stories were the ones with Silas and Gus. I enjoyed the characters in The Scarlet Albatross (I am waiting for Jager Thunder to be available on audible) but I wasn't expecting their short stories to be my two favorites. That said, all of the short stories were well written, intriguing, and gave another important glimpse into the character's lives/backstories to allow for a better understanding of the characters themselves - what more could be asked of a short story than this?
Nothing.
As for the voice acting, as always, it was great. The only thing I was not a fan of was Alcer's voice which again, is probably just because I imagined him with the voice from The Guild of the Cowry Catchers Series. I honestly am very impressed with all the voice actors and their ability to differentiate the characters which is important to me since I almost exclusively listen to audio books due to a long commute.
In short - if you love the world that Abigail Hilton has created, you need this book/audiobook/kindle book.
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Abbie's short stories work at multiple levels, complete action vignettes of characters from her longer works. For long time Hilton readers, the shorts provide a deeper backstory focused on the key characters that inhabit her worlds - giving additional insight into who they are and why they act as they do. For first time Abbie Hilton readers the shorts serve to introduce the characters in an action setting which helps the reader decide whether they want to explore other works by Abbie. Either way, the stories are exciting, fantastic, and complex. Do yourself a favor and get this one today.
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Any additional comments?
These stories build upon the already complex characters introduced in the Guild of the Cowry Catchers series and the Refugees series (in the world of Panamindorah). Additional layers are added to the background of these characters that may have been previously hinted at, but never explored in detail.
Dark Heart, Chimera, and Ghosts are probably my favorite...and perhaps the most "dark." I love that Abbie is not afraid to explore the darker side of this world...the not so clean and pretty. I do enjoy the humor included in much of the books, but I also love that her world is three-dimensional...
I continue to enjoy the audio versions of the books by this author. The narration is always wonderfully done.
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Well performed!
thought characters could of been more descriptive in order to recognize them easier. As much as I liked them, they were like reading footnotes.
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What did you like best about this story?
Panamindorah is a rich world with an ever growing cast of characters. It was wonderful to see the early history of many of the most recognizable and loved characters from both the old and new series.
What about the narrators’s performance did you like?
Each short story is narrated by one person. These narrations are very well done and extremely enjoyable.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
It is a collection of short stories so listening to it in snippets is easy. However, the stories are so good it's not a surprise to find the book finished before you know it.
Any additional comments?
Over all, a Wonderfull reading experience.
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These stories explain in greater detail the backgrounds of the characters introduced in the books ,Guild of the Cowry Catchers, and The Scarlett Albatross.
The narration of both readers is excellent. They provide different voices for each character without detracting from the story.
The stories are rich in detail and expose the world in which they exist in sublime nuances.
I highly recommend this as well as the others books written by Abigail Hilton.
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In this collection of short stories, find all my favourite character's origin stories. It was lovely to listen to this collection. To gain new inside the activities that shape these characters.
Thank you Abbie for this history. I believe it's my favourite of your short story collections.