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- Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets, Book 1
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
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Spellmonger
- Spellmonger, Book 1
- Written by: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 18 hrs and 22 mins
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Minalan gave up a promising career as a professional warmage to live the quiet life of a village spellmonger in the remote mountain valley of Boval. It was a peaceful, beautiful little fief, far from the dangerous feudal petty squabbles of the Five Duchies, on the world of Callidore. There were cows. Lots of cows. And cheese. For six months things went well: He found a quaint little shop, he befriended the local lord, the village folk loved him, he found a sharp young apprentice to help out, and, best yet, he met a comely young widow with the prettiest eyes.
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Flat. Boring. And the female “trysts” May as well have been 12 nerd porn
- By Emily Hunt on 2019-05-17
Written by: Terry Mancour
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Hawkmaiden
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From the moment Dara of Westwood spied the Silver Headed Raptor nesting in Rundeval Peak, the precocious redheaded 12-year-old girl was enchanted. The youngest daughter of the Master of the Wood lived in ramshackle Westwood Hall, in the independently minded Westwood estate of Sevendor. Her determination to capture a baby falcon and train it wasn’t hampered by the fact that Dara had never climbed a mountain, had never been trained in falconry, or even remotely had permission from her father to do it.
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wow what a start
- By Armin on 2019-08-20
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- Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Wolf of the North: It has been generations since the Northlands have seen a hero worthy of the title. Many have made the claim, but few have lived to defend it. Timid, weak, and bullied, Wulfric is as unlikely a candidate as there could be. Jorundyr's Path: Jorundyr's Path is walked only by the brave. As Wulfric pursues Adalhaid's Blood Debt, he soon learns that the path to revenge is never easy. The Blood Debt: A blade fit for a hero. An army for a tyrant. A reckoning long awaited, and a tale reaching its end.
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Seems to be interesting BUT-
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**See author's note on adult content below.** From the dark depths of the past, comes the tale of the first wizard of Illeniel. Daniel Tennick lived simply, a young shepherd with few troubles and little to occupy his mind, until the warden appeared. Daniel's power awakens, and he finds himself hunted by the servants of the cruel and uncaring forest gods. Trapped by his gift, Daniel will uncover the secrets of the deep woods and those who live there, a civilization created from the grave of an older one.
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Amazing Performance but the Story… Ugh.
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Had to stop too cruel
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Glad I didn't uninstall
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- Narrated by: John Lee
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Minalan gave up a promising career as a professional warmage to live the quiet life of a village spellmonger in the remote mountain valley of Boval. It was a peaceful, beautiful little fief, far from the dangerous feudal petty squabbles of the Five Duchies, on the world of Callidore. There were cows. Lots of cows. And cheese. For six months things went well: He found a quaint little shop, he befriended the local lord, the village folk loved him, he found a sharp young apprentice to help out, and, best yet, he met a comely young widow with the prettiest eyes.
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Flat. Boring. And the female “trysts” May as well have been 12 nerd porn
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wow what a start
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Seems to be interesting BUT-
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Amazing Performance but the Story… Ugh.
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The When Swords Fall Silent anthology showcases the imaginations and talents of more than a dozen of the best modern science-fiction and fantasy authors, with each tale centered around one or more characters burdened with a bloody task they will see to completion no matter the cost. Every story takes you for a vicious ride through a world of shadow and death, each as unique in perspective and execution as the contracts carried out within.
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A bad Anime, in book form
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said said said said said
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Fantastic story even better narrator
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Ten years ago, Calamity came. It was a burst in the sky that gave ordinary men and women extraordinary powers. The awed public started calling them Epics. But Epics are no friend of man. With incredible gifts came the desire to rule. And to rule man you must crush his will. Nobody fights the Epics...nobody but the Reckoners. A shadowy group of ordinary humans, they spend their lives studying Epics, finding their weaknesses, and then assassinating them. And David wants in. He wants Steelheart - the Epic who is said to be invincible. The Epic who killed David's father.
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Publisher's Summary
From the world of Spellmonger...blessed darkness conceal her!
Born into a mysterious family, Gatina always knew there was something special about those around her. But when the duke and duchess of Alshar - close friends of her family - are brutally assassinated, her idyllic countryside life is upended by secrets emerging from the shadows.
The family she knew proved to be more than mere Alshari Coastlords and occasional magi, as she once believed. For centuries, her ancient and distinguished House has been secretly both Shadowmagi and highly skilled thieves. With a devious count seeking to capitalize on the assassination, the future stability and peace of Alshar hinges on Gatina learning both arts.
Slavery and piracy loom malevolently in the distance as the Count allies himself with a merciless criminal organization to seize power.
Gatina’s House has vowed to stand against the rising tide of wickedness - no matter how hopeless the task may seem. Working in secret beneath the tutelage of an enigmatic and mysterious master, Gatina finds herself disguised as a street orphan. She runs the filthy gutters of Falas as she puts her training into practice amid the dismal reality of its most destitute neighborhoods.
Brutal thugs, violent riots, cunning soldiers, and the constant threat of discovery by the Count and his allies, all put Gatina’s life at risk as she struggles in secret against the rising tyrant.
For as the blessed darkness conceals her movements by night, she and the Brotherhood engage in a clandestine struggle, something much more deadly than mere...shadowplay.
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- Kurt
- 2021-10-08
Great addition and true series in it's own right.
The writing was fantastic. All the subterfuge you would expect from a family of shadowmagi. They focused on thieving skills from a mundane perspective as opposed to magic as the main character hasn't come into her rajira (magic) yet. The whole book was well done and all about character development. It felt more like a completely separate book in the same world than any of the side novels or cadet series. It had less "winks and nods" to tie in to what we already know as this takes place around book 2 in the main series. Not a bad thing, but it helps establish the book as a seperate novel that just happens to take place on the same world as the main series. The narrator was really good. I only take one star for lack of consistency with established pronunciation in the main series and its cadet series. Obviously each narrator will make their performance their own, but it was clear from the beginning that the narrator had never listened to any of the previous installments of the series. Even just for reference. As a serious fan, it was painful to hear really basic "words of Callidore" pronounced in ways that don't even quite make sense phonetically. Still highly recommend this book, looking forward to the next one!
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- A Net In Time
- 2022-10-19
good story interesting characters
it was good, the story was enjoyable the narrator did a good job. looking forward to the second book
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- Michael Schmutz
- 2022-09-26
Good narration. Boring story.
This is the perfect Spellmonger book to read to your kids at bedtime. It's fully PG and it'll definitely put them to sleep. The narration was very good though.
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- Greg
- 2021-12-04
the kitten of nights beginnings
I thought the story was an excellent addition to the series and I would have loved to have given the performance 5 stars the only problem was that the voice actress mispronounced a few of the names of things Pacific to the series on a whole I would give the review a 9.5 out of 10
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- Lois Desjardins
- 2021-11-25
Magi in a Mage-ocracy or Magg-ocracy?
This is an established series. Why didn't reader research the pronunciation of core terms used in the first 12+ novels and several related anthologies? It is so grating and disrupts the flow for me. Nevertheless I enjoyed it and hope to hear more about the "kitten" and her family.
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- iratSkirT
- 2021-10-08
Where to start?
So this is a great book. It makes the character of Gatina make quite a bit more sense in the other spellmonger books, and is just generally good on its own.
What isn't good is the nigh Constant mispronounciation of important people, places, and things.
It's pronounced "Fal-as" not "Fel-as".
It's pronounced "Trig" not "treg".
Magocracy is pronounced with a soft g, not a hard g.
It's pronounced "eer-ee-oh-nite" not "eye-ree-uh-nite".
Did no one bother to check her pronunciations against the pronunciations already established by the other audiobooks? It might seem minor to some but to others, like me, it's absolutely maddening and immersion breaking. And the ones I've listed are just the most common ones.
I love the Spellmonger series, and this was a great book, but the voice acting entirely ruined it for me.
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- sam
- 2021-10-08
The story seemes compelling but narrator ruins it
I have been looking forward to a story on Gatina for a while now so I was excited to get shadowplay but the narrator reads it so fast I had to check and make sure I hadn't accidentally sped it up. It like she just wants to read it and be done with it which is very disappointing. she also mispronounces several names and locations as if there was no collaboration with the author or John Lee, the reader of the main series, to establish and keep a consistent standard. Lastly her inflection is all over the place as if she reads each word by itself with no regard for the rest of the sentence and each sentence without regard to the following or preceeding one. Her overall reading is very monotone something I attribute to her trying to read with an air of "prim and proper",which makes sense for the main character, but makes the overall presentation suffer for it. I would like to see the redone where she takes her time to give each sentence the time and gravity it deserves, perhaps she should listen to John Lee's readings for an example of the impact it has on the experience.
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- KabukiTanuki
- 2021-10-06
Not what I was hoping for.
My original review was taken down for some reason. Here it is again:
I'm starting this review off by stating that this book CAN be skipped in relation to the Spellmonger series. It pertains very little to the main storyline and actually doesn't offer much of interest anyway. I should say that I'm not a side-story hater by default. I truly enjoyed the previous publication, The Wizards of Sevendor.
The main character is a young version of a character trope that has the initials of M.S. and the story is set at the very beginning of the Spellmonger timeline. This bothered me because the story lacks any meaningful or new insights on the main storyline as a whole and isn't that interesting in its own right. The authors throw us a bone with some mildly interesting info about the Coastlords, but that's about it.
It's difficult to be brought so far back in the story and have to suffer through such a bland introduction to a new side character arc. Almost nobody uses magic, and the style of storytelling felt uninspired. Although I dislike being dragged back to the beginning like this, new readers could theoretically start fresh here. However, I don't feel this book is the best start to the timeline.
Annoyingly, the main character happens to consistently break the rules in such a perfect way that she is able to almost accidentally produce results that outclass her trained counterparts.
The writing style felt more basic than normal as well. Almost as though it's a YA novel. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this book, but I wouldn't recommend staying away simply because it is actually listenable.
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- Matthew
- 2021-10-08
Love the Alshar, Wincing at this Performance
I don’t think Fiona bothered to listen to the prior work and the canonical pronunciation… She also believes that to make a masculine voice, she must speak 10-20% louder and pompously…
Wishing John Lee had been hired for this.
Story seems banal and very expository at the start, which is ok, and probably exacerbated by the dreadful performance.
But, I love this world and really enjoy Gatina in the other books, so I’ll muddle through…
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- Anonymous User
- 2021-10-07
Inconstant pronunciation from narrator.
Fiona got a problem with the pronunciation of names in particular. 1 name can get changes from even if they are said withing the same min. There is also some gender swapping going on.. not sure if this is lazy editing or the narrator.
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- Matt
- 2021-10-17
Fell short
I’m sad to say I didn’t enjoy this side story, which is unfortunate because I really wanted to dive deep on this side of the Spellmonger world.
With a long-established story and narrations, minor changes can make or break it for me when it comes to a different narrator. Fiona is a decent narrator, a little fast at times, and can be uninspiring due to more reading a story than telling a story, but always a consistent and clear voice which I value most. Unfortunately, she falls short, in my opinion, by not keeping consistent pronunciations with the last 10+ Spellmonger audiobooks. I’m not sure if it is due to a lack of care for the series (something very concerning if so) or a desire to “do her own thing,” but it doesn’t work (see other reviews). It’s just too jarring and mentally interrupting that it leaves a sour taste. Resulting in an overall forced listen-to experience for me.
As for the story, not near as deep and full of lore secrets as I had hoped, very much a young adult novel, almost children’s book writing at times. Not bad, not great. It wasn't helpful that starts at the end of Warmage, so there's a lot of redundant information. I think starting alongside Knight's Magi would be the better choice with the first meeting with Tyndal and Rondal. Compared to the rest of the series, not sure if this side series will be worth reading if the following books follow the same path.
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- Wet Snufkin
- 2021-10-06
Why change the pronunciation of key words?
Everything about it is great except for the changes in pronunciation for the city and other few small things, but it did kinda felt wrong every time...
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- Michael
- 2021-10-17
If it was supposed to be a children’s book I don’t notice
I suspect if I was a 10-year-old girl, I would really enjoy the story. However, as I am not I did not. It read like an old Hardy boys book, but from a little girl’s perspective. If that is okay for you, go with it. Obviously not a Terry Mancour written book.
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- DeltCrow
- 2021-10-05
More Spellmonger Fun
Since I first discovered the Spellmonger series, I've made it a tradition to take a day off work when a new one comes out. It's like an erratically scheduled Yule that happens several times a year. Knowing ahead of time this one was a collaboration, a shorter title and one that wasn't being narrated by John Lee, I almost decided to break with tradition. I'm so glad I didn't. The story is fun, well written and expertly narrated. Now I'm looking forward to the next installment as much as I'm looking forward to trying to figure out how to get Archmage Terry to bring gifts down my chimney next holiday season. Perhaps a bribe from my local fromagerie...
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- Mike
- 2021-10-16
Great story, Questionable narration.
As one who loves this world and all the characters in it, I greatly enjoyed learning the perspective and experiences of this very interesting family. The collaboration was a success as I didn't detect any change in "voice" the story is told through. That being said, somebody seriously dropped the ball when it comes to the Audible recording . While the voice actor fit the part and has an enjoyable presentation, the number of words she mispronounced is hard to fathom. I can't imagine how this was allowed to happen. Was there no editor? Did the author not listen before releasing to the public? It may seem a small thing, but I've listened to this series over a dozen times start to finish and it can be quite jarring and break immersion. Overall, if you're really into this series, it's definitely worth a listen, just be prepared.
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