The House of the Four Winds

One Dozen Daughters, Book 1

De: Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory

Narrado por: Emily Sutton-Smith

From the New York Times bestselling coauthors, a charming romantic fantasy

Mercedes Lackey is the New York Times best-selling author of the Valdemar series and romantic fantasies like Beauty and the Werewolf and The Fairy Godmother. Now these New York Times and USA Today bestselling collaborators bring romance to the fore with The House of the Four Winds.

The rulers of tiny, impoverished Swansgaard have twelve daughters and one son. While the prince’s future is assured, his twelve sisters must find their own fortunes.

Disguising herself as Clarence, Princess Clarice intends to sail to the New World. When the crew rebels, Clarice/Clarence, an expert with rapier and dagger, sides with the handsome navigator, Dominick, and kills the cruel captain.

Dominick leads the now - outlawed crew in search of treasure in the secret pirate haven known as The House of the Four Winds. They encounter the sorceress Shamal, who claims Dominick for her own - but Clarice has fallen hard for Dominick and won’t give him up without a fight.

Full of swashbuckling adventure, buoyant magic, and irrepressible charm, The House of the Four Winds is a lighthearted fantasy romp by a pair of bestselling writers.

©2014 Mercedes Lackey and James Mallory (P)2014 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved

Entertaining voyage

A woman dressed as a thrill seeking swordsman (woman). It's a story that's been done before and we all know the ending but the voyage sure is damn fun! The narrator does such a good job you forget about the reader and just get to enjoy the yarn. What a yarn it is sorcerers, ghost ships, treasure maps, sword fights, and secrets lots and lots of secrets.

Great fantasy, a bit predictable

Very good narration. Just felt the story was going to be longer, and found the ending incomplete. A bit predictable. Love the characters, names and magic of it.

a great pirate story without the gory details

A great read, and listen, Mercedes Lackey always write a great tale. Can't wait for the next book in this series to come out.

Adventure of the oldest sister

Would you listen to The House of the Four Winds again? Why?

yes, I enjoyed the plot and the different voices

What other book might you compare The House of the Four Winds to and why?

Any book by Mercedes Lackey. Her story characters show wit and stredngth.

What about Emily Sutton-Smith’s performance did you like?

Her different voices especially the villianess.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

The final battle, it made me cheer.

Any additional comments?

no

Entertaining

Not a bad story- however I feel like parts of this story were cut short where there should have been more depth.

Can't wait for next in series

The story was good albeit a bit predictable but I really did enjoy the characters and I am looking forward to the next in the series. The narrator can make or break a story and this one makes it. With one of the many annoying voice women narrators or flat voiced men, I may not have liked it near as much. A good listen.

Loved this book

I am always looking for books that will capture both mine and my 13 yr old son's attention and this was it.

Ready for the next installation in this series!

An engaging tale with a good plot line. Glimpses of the character's pasts and snippets of conversation leave me wanting to know more about other characters! I enjoy a story more when the narrator gives different pitch and voice to various characters which was well done here.

Promising but disappointed

I was expecting so much more in this promising start of a series, that never happened. Mercedes Lackey is a fine writer, yet I only discovered this many years after publication. I enjoyed the opening and much later on the ending. It just didn't live up to expectations, and I was never very interested in the maritime-centric activity.

A Swashbuckling Adventure of the First Caliber!

I discovered Mercedes Lackey in middle school, and while not the target audience of the Valdemar series, I was drawn in and have continued to do so some 12 or so years later. This new series is no exception to her rule of wondrous books with magic and adventure! The tale is full of the world building that Lackey excels in, painting a clear view and allowing immersion in it - if you're not fond of details about the ship and life aboard please sail along to another choice in book. There were moments that seemed a little rushed, as a hard copy reader pointed out, there was quick acceptance of her and relationship progression after the reveal - I'm sure due to the fact that the story was soon to wrap up. That being said, the book really was a gem. From the anguish under the rule of a cruel captain, to the desperation of the heroine and crew, to the machinations of an enchantress, and the battles with the sea herself, this book was a grand adventure. I was loathe to cease listening and eager for the commute and activities that provided the time to "read", as such I finished it in about two days.

**if you are looking for a dime store romance novel, please pass this one through. It has the level of romance/ relationship as her various Elementals works - it is present but clean. I confess that I hope this is the intent for all her books in this series, and am very eager to see the next work.

The narrator read at a splendid pace that whisks you away with the fear of whiplash as some others do. She had a great range of characters and kept them straight, without muddling of the characters. I look forward to hearing more works from her.