The Ashes

Book 3 of the Feud Trilogy

By: Kyle Prue

Narrated by: Jon Eric Preston

Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

His fate has been foretold. Unless he can accept his fortune, his nation will fall to its doom.

Teenage warrior Neil Vapros strives to live up to his destiny. Imprisoned at the hands of the Empire, in order to return to his family and sweetheart, he’s forced to stage a daring breakout. But as he smashes the chains, he uncovers a shocking truth....

On the run and desperate to fight back, his valiant efforts against the rising forces only result in more tragic deaths. And now Neil understands that the only way anyone will live is if he embraces his own demise.

Will Neil pay the ultimate price to prevent freedom’s annihilation?

The Ashes is the thrilling conclusion to the award-winning epic feud young adult fantasy trilogy. If you like edge-of-your-seat action, gripping suspense, and explosive battles, then you’ll love Kyle Prue’s riveting finale.

Buy The Ashes to join the revolution today!

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Great trilogy.

I was hooked from book 1! What a beautiful three-piece of fiction, full of whimsy, guts, glory and friendship.

A solid conclusion to a fun epic fantasy!

It’s been over 3 years since I last read book 2 and I really wish I had sat down and listened to the entire trilogy back to back. I know I loved book 1 and book 2, but here we are in book 3 and I have forgotten who some of these minor characters are and what they are up to. Yet I still dived into this tale and got hooked right away. What horrible things has Saewulf done? I forget. Why is the evil Doctor in Rhys’s head? Who knows. Who is Bianca again? Why is Lily so driven? Where did this prophecy come from? Yeah, I know, I really need to reread those first two books. And yet it was still a lot of fun.

Saewulf, not to be confused with The Wolf, is committed to squashing this rebellion but he’s willing to kill any person with special abilities to maintain control over the city of Altryon. Obviously, this dude needs to be stopped. Luckily we have the flaming Neil Vapros to act as the symbol of this rebellion. His powers of using flame have grown. He can fly! Meanwhile Neil’s little brother Rhys struggles with holding the evil Doctor in check. Yep, I forgot how he ended up in Rhys’s head, but that doesn’t really matter, does it? Rhys’s struggle is real and he’s probably the best good guy we got, still somewhat sweetly innocent.

I was totally fascinated with Cartwright and his dead clown following. Cartwright has an unusual power which keeps people from dying as long as they are in his physical circle of influence. He has spent decades hunting his foe, Leaf. Now Leaf is scary because I don’t know what he really wants, what his ultimate goal is. I wonder if he knows or if he’s a bit of puck and just following his whims of the moment.

As I reconnected with these characters, the tension built. This rebellion will rise and tear down this oppressive rulership! Assassins, fire, walking undead, crumbling walls! It’s all very exciting. Those last two hours of the book had me chewing my nails. I was truly concerned that the author wouldn’t be able to pull off an ending. But he did and it was very satisfying. (Tho can I secretly hope for some spinoff story about Cartwright and more about Leaf?) But if we never get more about these characters, I can happily live with the ending. 4.5/5 stars.

The Narration: John Eric Preston did a really good job. His ladies sounded like ladies and he had distinct voices for all the characters. I especially love his more gravelly voice, like for Saewulf or his diabolically evil voice for the Doctor. He also took the time and care to make it sound like two characters were speaking at once when the book called for it. The pacing was good and there were no tech issues with this recording. 5/5 stars.

I received this audiobook as part of my participation in a blog tour with Audiobookworm Promotions. The tour is being sponsored by Kyle Prue. The gifting of this audiobook did not affect my opinion of it.

Great

The Ashes Book 3 of the Feud Trilogy By: Kyle Prue was a great end to a simply breath taking series! I loved this author's take on the whole chosen one thing it reminded me a bit of the chosen one set up in Harry Potter and Star Wars, yet I found this one to be less predictable. I found the evolution of Neil Vapros from book one right to the end of book three to be very well done and it was Neil that kept me listening to the audio book and coming back book after book. The narrator did an amazing job with him as a character in the way that he made him truly come alive for me.

fitting conclusion I still want more

Is it fare to put a teen through so much? Or is it just a product of his life and the way he was raised to rise above all and become that more needed? Neil Vapros was born for so much more than he himself could have every imagined. He was needed to be more and better than even prophecy told. He was the future for his nation. There was even more for young Neil to uncover in his rise to be more. Things he may or may not be able to move beyond. This YA had the characters (both primary and secondary), the action, the mystery, and a little suspense. The final installment had a conclusion you are not ready for. Or then again you may just be, so get to it and get it opened up ready to read or listen. This was worth it all.

Jon Eric Preston did the job so well. Familiar voices of the various characters you come to love and not so much throughout this YA Fantasy. This was a fitting conclusion. But that does not stop my questions and want for more.