Winter's Fury

The Furyck Saga, Book 1

De: A.E. Rayne

Narrado por: Finty Williams

Jael Furyck isn’t happy. Her father is dead. Her uncle has stolen the throne.

And now, her uncle wants to marry her off to the fallen son of her arch-enemy. But Jael is a battle-hardened warrior, trained to kill since she was 10-years-old. She doesn’t plan on being anyone’s wife.

Eadmund Skalleson is drunk. His father is threatening him with a wife again. And this time he’s given him an ultimatum. Marry Jael Furyck or your brother returns from exile. But if Eadmund was ever going to choose a wife, it wouldn’t be Jael Furyck. Not her. Not ever.

Winter’s Fury is the first book in The Furyck Saga, a gripping epic-fantasy series that takes you into a richly woven world of warring kingdoms, mysterious dreamers, dark magic, and an ancient prophecy that emerges from the shadows to weave a dangerous web around them all....

©2017 A.E. Rayne (P)2021 Podium Audio

Good story. Great narrator.

Good story line, felt unique and not forced. The best best part is narrator Finty Williams. She truly does perform instead of just reading. And it's great news that she narrates all of the books in the series and they've got like 100 hours in the saga.

Loved the narrator

I am still unsure if I enjoyed this book. I thought the narrator was fantastic, however, this book felt hard to follow as several names were similar and keeping up with who was being talked about was challenging. The book also felt a lot longer than it needed to, repeating the same problems/issues that felt like a “…” could have shortened this book by about 4 hours and you wouldn’t have lost any of the story. Maybe my problem is there was too much world building, and I only feel a little connected to a couple characters out of the dozen -ish the book talks about. I’ll try book 2 and hope it moves a bit faster. The author is fantastic, I just prefer a faster pace.

Well crafted story

Held my attention throughout. Builds to a superb climax leaving you wanting more. Highly recommended.

Excellent in all facets!

Action, angst, love, vindication, satisfaction, and heart-pumping drama - this story has it all!
Superb narration as well. Very happy to continue the story.

Slow start

It was a slow start, but once it started I couldn’t stop listening. I have a 45min commute to work and I couldn’t wait to hear what Jeal did next.

Really Enjoy!

Enjoyed getting to know these characters and excited for the rest of the series. Was a little hard to follow at times as the story does jump around a bit too much for my liking multiple times within each chapter.

Strong female lead

The female lead is strong both physically and emotionally. I love how this story progresses, the “sidekick” characters are well written and the storyline never lags. I appreciate that even though the story continues there isn’t an unnecessary cliffhanger ending just for the sake of drama.

My only beef would be that sometimes following the multiple storylines that switched back and forth was difficult because the character voices were distinct enough. That said, I can’t wait for the next installment, I’ve already downloaded it.

Solid start with a great Narrator.

I did have a few issues with the story. The biggest one being how much that I hate almost everything about augury/omen/divination. Regardless of the origin of the divination (magic, gods, etc..) or the interpretation of said omen... it takes the human element out of the story. That being said, I still enjoyed this story. I think that the talent of the narrator was some of the reason I did so. There are a few things that might offend some people. Rape, forced marriages, alcoholism. The story is set in a Viking/ Medieval setting...these things were not unrealistic (back then, or now for that matter), and not done in a way that glorifies them. I will be getting the next in the series. (and I will be checking to see if I can get Finty as my voice for Alexa...)

Amazing fast paced intriguing adventure!

Not a dull second! Character build up is done to perfection, the story moves along at a fast pace and you just don’t want to put this book down! The narrator does and excellent job! Bravo to her! This book is a new favorite of mine! So hard to come across one like this one. So, I’ll stop here because I can’t wait to listen to the next one! I do highly recommend it.

Loved it

Refreshingly different storyline. Had my full attention throughout. Loved the characters and I always enjoy listening to Finty Williams.