The Spice Gate

De: Prashanth Srivatsa

Narrado por: Deepti Gupta

Delve into this debut fantasy and journey through the Spice Gates as Amir, a young man born with the ability to travel between the eight kingdoms, unravels the power that keeps the world in balance, perfect for listeners of Ken Liu’s Dandelion Dynasty, S.A. Chakraborty’s Daevabad Trilogy, and Andrea Stewart’s The Drowning Empire.

The weight of spice is more than you know.

Relics of a mysterious god, the Spice Gates connect the eight far-flung kingdoms, each separated by a distinct spice and only accessible by those born with a special mark. This is not a caste of distinction, though, but one of subjugation: Spice Carriers suffer the lashes of their masters, the weight of the spices they bear on their backs, and the jolting pain of the Gates themselves.

Amir is one such Spice Carrier, and he dreams of escaping his fate of being a mule for the rich who gorge themselves on spices like the addicted gluttons they are. More important than relieving his own pain, though, is saving his family, especially his brother, born like him with the unfortunate spice mark that designates him for a life of servitude.

But while Amir makes his plans for freedom, something stirs in the inhospitable spaces between the kingdoms. Fate has designs of its own for Amir, and he soon finds himself drawn into a conspiracy that could disrupt the delicate dynamics of the kingdoms forever.

The more Amir discovers truth and myth blurring, the more he realizes that his own schemes are insignificant compared to the machinations going on around him. Forced to chase after shadows with unlikely companions, searching for answers that he never even thought to question, Amir’s simple dream of slipping away transforms into a grand, Spice Gate–hopping adventure. Gods, assassins, throne-keepers, and slaves all have a vested interest in the spice trade, and Amir will have to decide—for the first time in his life—what kind of world he wants to live in…if the world survives at all.

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©2024 Prashanth Srivatsa (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

If you enjoy learning about culture through fantasy this book is it for you

One my favorite thing about reading is that it takes you to new worlds 🌎 if you allow the writer to transport. I really I pick up Spice Gate because I was hope foe a fantasy telling of the Spice trade. I got that and so much more. I feel like I got enlighten on the a tab bit on the Indian culture as much as fantasy book can book can do. I this why I love reason from different cultures. I will I admit cultural ignorant of caste system which when they are used in book they confused me but in this book there might be one or not. I wasn't able to pick up on detail. From what I understood the main character was born with in a difference area and poor and with with a special mark. I still I really enjoyed this story it was beautiful even if I was bit confused while reading on some detail.

Beautiful reading of an epic story

The narrator's reading of this really brought this world to life. It's a high fantasy story, and a story of class, unlike any I've read.