The Phantom of Faerie Mountain

The Red King Trilogy, Volume 1

By: EM McIntyre

Narrated by: Joshua Young

Length: 4 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's Summary

First Place Winner for Young Adult - 2016 Purple Dragonfly Award

Silver Award for Young Adult Mystery - 2016 Readers Favorite

A telepathic dog. An ancient prophecy. Two devious faeries. Abby Fletcher must unravel their connection when she is thrown into a world of unknowns after receiving a mysterious message from a frightening beast: The Red King must set me free. Determined to discover the meaning of this puzzling phrase, Abby sets off to explore a nearby Scottish mountainside in search of clues. What Abby doesn't realize, however, is that it's not a matter of where she will find her answers but when. Whisked back to the early 14th century, Abby must find the courage to solve the mystery of the Red King and save not only herself but a group of powerless captives wrapped up in a faerie plot.

©2015 E M McIntyre (P)2016 E M McIntyre

Volume 1

Any additional comments?

This is a fun story with a fantasy plot. Some evil is at work, and a special girl from our time is transported to the past to fix things. It is enjoyable, especially for younger readers.

The Red King Trilogy, Book One

A great start to a trilogy that promises to bring a lot more exciting adventures. I really enjoyed this first book and look forward to the other two in this series, The writing is excellent with an exciting storyline for this unique book.

Joshua Young's narration is wonderful, the voices used are consistent throughout the book. His voice adds to the adventure with the wide variety of voices and emotions used,

I received this audio from the author, narrator or publisher in exchange for an honest unbiased review.

It's been done before

Any additional comments?

Not exactly a new story here, pretty much a generic retread. The story is a condensed version of most modern fantasy books. Girl meets mysterious green dog, dog takes girl back in time as she is the only one who can save him and her long lost mother. Girl meets unassuming warrior. Both unwittingly save the day from mean green faeries. The narrator does a pretty good job with different accents, but his pace is too fast. There's never a pause or break between characters or changes in the story. Not an entirely unpleasant listen, but I've read and/or heard this story before.

“This audiobook was given by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review via Audiobook Boom.”

Phenomenal, award winning story.

Absolutely loved this story. It has all the excitement a fantasy story should have. I couldn't stop listening after I started, and I'd already read the printed book. If there's a young person in your life, or if you just enjoy fantasy stories, you MUST listen to the captivating voice of Joshua Young. The combined talents of this author and narrator are sure to leave you wanting more. I can't wait for the release of book two.

Sweet Little Lore

Well told little tale in the vein of Celtic lore. Impressed by this female lead brought to life by a male narrator - well done!

fun fantasy quest

This was a fun and engaging story about ancient prophecy and the need to make things right.. The story line is classic good against evil. and the characters are well developed! I enjoyed it! and look forward to more adventures with this unusual group of characters. Kudos! This book was provided by the author with the agreement of a fair review.

Great book for Kids or YA or even innocent adults

What made the experience of listening to The Phantom of Faerie Mountain the most enjoyable?

I really enjoyed how this book was interesting from the very first page. It didn't have a drag out build up of the world, just jumped right in to strange creatures and events

What did you like best about this story?

I enjoyed the fantasy fae writing and the narration

Which character – as performed by Joshua Young – was your favorite?

Joshua is a great Narrator, he did an excellent job on all of the characters and keeping them distinguishable.

Any additional comments?

I received this book for an honest review. While I usually enjoy more "adult" written books, I'm interested in all things Faerie and Sidhe, so I just had to try it. It was very well written and narrated and would be a great listen for a family or younger audience.

The Phantom of Faeire Mountain

This is a good YA ghost, spooky book.Joshua Young is a fantastic narrator!He does all voices perfectly.Sage and Abby lost their mom a few years ago.When Abby starts seeing a ghostly animal and hearing a plea from him in her head.Taken back in time she has mysteries to unfold involving faeries and a Red king.Once she does things fall into place.I was provided this book free by the author, narrator or publisher.

Keeps you guessing until the end.

Any additional comments?

Well written and interesting, with humor and an imaginative story. The audio version was very helpful to me, because of some vision problems, and the various accents add the "flavor" of Scotland. To sum it all up, I just plain liked it!
Ross

the right amount of thrill and suspense

What made the experience of listening to The Phantom of Faerie Mountain the most enjoyable?

from beginning to end how the narrator told the story and how the author was so through sp? inner detail of the events of the story line i just couldn't stop listening

What other book might you compare The Phantom of Faerie Mountain to and why?

twilight and other stephanie meyer books

Have you listened to any of Joshua Young’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

i don't think i have but i hope to in the future

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

yes

BIG FAIRY STORY

Would you say that listening to this book was time well-spent? Why or why not?

FELT THAT WAS NOT MY KIND OF STORY BUT KEPT ME WANTING TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENED NEXT.

What did you like best about this story?

EASY TO LISTEN TOO WOULD BE GREAT FOR TEENS

What aspect of Joshua Young’s performance might you have changed?

NONE HE PERFORMED VERY WELL

Do you think The Phantom of Faerie Mountain needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?

YES IT DEFINITELY DOES AND THAT WHY I AM LISTENING TO IT

A Wonderful Story

This is a wonderful book full of great characters that I adored.

A warm, funny and thrilling story which made me laugh aloud more than once. Listening to it I felt like I was burying my face in Finlay's warm green dog fur! I was genuinely sorry to get to the end of it.

Abby is a smart, brave and witty heroine but also feels completely real and normal and is easy to imagine being.

I thought the narration was also really well done and enjoyable, to this admittedly english listener the american and scottish accents sounded great, and all the characters came to life.

Although this is the first of a trilogy it is also very much a complete story but left with the promise of further adventures. For me that's perfect, I can't wait to hear more and immerse myself again in that world, but I'm also not left frustrated by either a cliff-hanger or an incomplete story. A personal peeve of mine with some other trilogy/series books.

I heartily recommend this for everyone, not just young adults. In many ways it reminds me of the best teen fantasy I read when I was teenager. Certainly the feelings it evoked reminded me somewhat of the work of the beloved Diana Wynne Jones, whilst different in writing style I think other fans of hers might enjoy this.

Please note - This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom.