Venom in Her Veins

A Forgotten Realms Novel

By: Tim Pratt

Narrated by: T. David Rutherford

Child of prophecy? Harbinger of Doom?

Zaltys is a girl like any other to grow up ranging the jungles of the Southern Lluirwood. She’s a crack shot with a bow and no stranger to the dangers that lurk beneath the deep forest canopy.

On expedition with her family to harvest the forbidden terazul flower, a powerful drug that has gathered many a dreamer into its narcotic embrace, Zaltys is about to unearth a truth long buried by the feculent loam of deception. As the veil is lifted on the world Zaltys thought she knew, a pathway to the Underdark promises the answers her family never gave. Venturing forth in search of truth, Zaltys finds betrayal to be a much easier quarry. But it will take more than a lode of lies to quell the venom in her veins.

©2012 Wizards of the Coast, Inc. (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Simple and straight forward.

'Venom in Her Veins' is pretty much a classic D&D adventure; it is a short journey into danger for reasons simple and noble. People won't get anything special from this book other than a minour look into the life of a region rarely visited in the Forgotten Realms, but that is also enough. The book's main draw is its charismatic and unique characters and how they deal with issues. Overall, this book isn't a masterpiece, but neither is there anything wrong with it. It is simply offering simple fun and adventure. Absolutely worth a listen if you simple want something light and easy to listen to for some hours of enjoyment.

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it was good book,but bad narration. narrator rushed through like reading a encyclopedia. I had to stop a few times to take a break from the narrator.

Shorter but Sweet

A great tale of the Yuan-ti. Don't be fooled by the listening time on this; the author is a quick talker. This is a full in-depth novel and enjoyable.

Good Stroy

Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?

The story is good, but the performance, well... Since it is about a girl, I would have enjoyed the performance better if a woman read this story. I felt the reader rushed through the book so I found it hard to relax and listen. If I was listening to this while I was running instead of to relax after work maybe I would have liked the performance better..

I still like the story, but the narrator...

I enjoyed the story the first time I read it. I’ve enjoyed it again overall, but the narrator isn’t my favorite. I think him serviceable at best, as I prefer female narrators for female protagonists. Yet, he was fine generally.

Worth the buy overall, though I’d still prefer a different narrator.