• The Shadow Ryana

  • The Shadow Sisters Series, Book 1
  • By: C. R. Daems
  • Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
  • Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (2,107 ratings)

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The Shadow Ryana

By: C. R. Daems
Narrated by: Gabrielle de Cuir
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Ryana, a worthless girl-child, is sold to a mysterious woman who takes her to the home of the Shadow Sisters who are prized for their abilities as spies and assassins. She survives years of training in spite of being unconventional: adopting poisonous bats as familiars - something no one else would dare to do; choosing the blow dart as her weapon of choice - a weapon the Sisters don't teach; and relying on intuition rather than logic.

As she completes her training, the Shadow Sisters are under attack. The senior Sister selects Ryana to find out who is killing Sisters and why - because her intuitive approach has proved effective, even though her youth and inexperience makes it unlikely she will survive.

As she travels through the kingdom as a member of a gypsy clan, she finds the only way she can protect the Sisters and hope to discover the underlying plot is through ever more violence and killing. As she proceeds through the provinces, her secret enemies come to call her the Sister of Death and become desperate to find and kill her. But in her desperate fight to protect the Sisterhood and the kingdom, Ryana fears that she has destroyed herself and the only life she ever wanted.

©2012 C. R. Daems (P)2018 Skyboat Media

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Great Story

I really loved the whole idea and story. It kept me intrigued and the action great.

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Good book!

Easy to follow, parts of the book were hard to put down. Narrator did an awesome job.

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This performance is brilliant.

I loved the way the emotions of the protagonist came to life in the performance of this story. The voice actor really has a talent for this, I really look forward to hearing more work from her. The story was excellent. A great journey without gratuitous sex or violence. A gold standard for sure.

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surprisingly good read

loved it. the narrator was very good in keeping you focused. I devoured the book

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I hope the rest are this great.

This book grabbed my imagination. I came to love Ryana character. The gypsies were a great addition and brought a lot to the table. I really hope the rest of the series is as great.

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I was surprised

This book was included and it was a great book that surprised me beyond belief. The MC has a deep story which is great the supporting cast is ok but the book is overall amazing. I would like to see more world building and more complex villains keep Ryana the way she is I love it!

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Unusual storyline

Unusual and creative storyline. Performance was well done. Would definitely "read" this one again. Looking fwd to next in series.

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Another good book from this author. Lots of action that will keep you glue to the book.

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A Very Excellent Story!!

I real got so very invested in Ryana story and life. She is a cotiplative, introspective person who only wants to be a Shadow Spy. Life instead gives her that and a lot more which makes her life quite complicated. The Narrator does a Great job with the various characters voices and the entire storyline.

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Wow very good!

Very well written should have ended however with 20m 54 sec left it went downhill very fast after that. That's where I pretend the book ended lol.

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