Truthmarked

The Fatemarked Epic, Book 2

By: David Estes

Narrated by: Derek Perkins

Length: 22 hrs and 23 mins

Publisher's summary

The Hundred Years War rages on, with tensions between kingdoms growing ever more strained.

While Annise Gäric and her forces march on Castle Hill to retake the northern throne, her cousin, Rhea Loren, wages a naval war against Blackstone. Meanwhile, Roan Loren and Gwendolyn Storm struggle to breach the gnarled, vine-choked undergrowth of the Tangle in their quest to reach Knight's End and learn more of the true purpose of the fatemarked.

In the south, a Calypsian empress is murdered, and her daughters fight to claim the empire and wage a civil war against their estranged father's armies. In Phanes, slavery runs rampant while a rebel group fights to free the oppressed people. A master named Jai Jiroux looks to help the rebel cause, an act of treason punishable by death.

Surrounding the Four Kingdoms is the pall cast by the Kings' Bane, who continues his quest to kill eight rulers and thus fulfill the Western Oracle's ancient prophecy, which he believes will pave to way to peace across the realms.

©2017 David Estes; 2018 Podium Publishing (P)2018 Podium Publishing

awesome story / series!

Love these books! So interesting and captivating and just don't want to put it down!!

Amazing book!

Must Read for fans of Game of Thrones! All characters have so many layers and you root for them even if they aren't heroes because nobody is that black and white. Everyone has shades of grey.

A amazing tale

Don’t even listen to the people who say that this a horrible or bad book

Second book just as good as the first.

This is really starting to be an amazing series. I love this author writing style.

The storylines and characters. All fantastic.

Derek Perkins does such a great job on the narration. Read this series.

Well done!

Captivating, couldn't wait to listen, first book I got when trying out this app. will definitely be purchasing the book before this one. the narrator was good, although noticed some trouble with the word sister.

Diverting

Homage filled but entertaining. I've picked out GOT, TLOTR, the Prydain Chronicles, references. but well written

I. Am. Hooked!

Great story writing and pace building toward battles of epic proportions! Looking forward to the next book, for sure!

Wonderful adventure as always

David Estes is my favorite author, he never fails to take you on an adventure with amazing character building, exciting climaxes and beautifully descriptive scenery without being verbose.

Truthmarked has it all, characters you fall in love with, characters you love to hate, a truly captivating landscape, action and adventure and just a pinch of tasteful romance that doesn't rely on being vulgar to get the point across (which is refreshing).

Fatemark and Truthmark series

I have to say this is an excellent series. I am a critical reader and dislike badly written fantasy series. Tolkien's books are the high mark and this book falls very close to that level for me. Granted the author did not make several languages like Tolkien but the story line, development of characters and chapters are excellent. One is never overloaded with details like some of these books and the action is well presented. Also no use of sex to spice up the story. There are love situations but presented well. All in all, a great read and i am only on book 3 of the 5.

Love it

I’m two books in now and still getting characters mixed up. Lots of lost brothers…Bane, Beggar, Roan. Hard to keep straight which kingdoms and families that they belong to. Again, I think this is because it’s an audible book rather than paper, where I would have the option to flip back pages and straighten myself out. Perhaps a PDF family tree and map would be helpful. Nonetheless, on to book 3!