The Betrayals
A Novel
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Narrated by:
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Bridget Collins
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Sam Woolf
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Sarah Ovens
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Written by:
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Bridget Collins
About this listen
An intricate and utterly spellbinding literary epic brimming with enchantment, mystery, and dark secrets from the highly acclaimed author of the #1 international bestseller The Binding.
If your life was based on a lie, would you risk it all to tell the truth?
At Montverre, an ancient and elite academy hidden high in the mountains, society's best and brightest are trained for excellence in the grand jeu—the great game—an arcane and mysterious competition that combines music, art, math, poetry, and philosophy. Léo Martin once excelled at Monteverre, but lost his passion for scholarly pursuits after a violent tragedy. He turned to politics instead, and became a rising star in the ruling party, until a small act of conscience cost him his career. Now, he has been exiled back to Monteverre, his fate uncertain.
But this rarified world of learning he once loved is not the same place Léo remembers. Once the exclusive bastion of men, Montverre is now run by a woman: Claire Dryden, also known as Magister Ludi, the head of the grand game. At first, Léo feels an odd attraction to the Magister—a mysterious, eerily familiar connection—though he's sure they've never met before.
As the legendary Midsummer Game approaches—the climax of the academy's year—long-buried secrets rise to the surface and centuries-old traditions are shockingly overturned.
A highly imaginative and intricately crafted literary epic, The Betrayals confirms Bridget Collins as one of the most inventive and exquisite new voices in speculative fiction.
©2021 Bridget Collins (P)2021 HarperCollins PublishersWhat the critics say
“The Betrayals is a beautiful dystopian romance about coming of age as an artist and the love affair artistic collaboration can be, while also being an acute political novel about the fate of spiritual values in a totalitarian system. A rich delight." (Sandra Newman, author The Heavens and The Country of Ice Cream Star)
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- Anonymous User
- 2023-08-25
Disappointed
Without spoilers, I have to say I was disappointed in the ending. It seemed abrupt, confused. Too many threads left loose and motivations changed. I listened twice to the last few chapters in case I'd missed something but it didn't help. Maybe a sequel would help clear things up but as a standalone, there are too many questions.
The performance, however, was wonderful. I loved the various narrators and could listen them all day.
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