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Red Sister
- Book of the Ancestor, Book 1
- Narrated by: Helen Duff
- Length: 19 hrs and 36 mins
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Publisher's Summary
It's not until you're broken that you find your sharpest edge.
A brilliant new series from the best-selling author of Prince of Thorns.
'I was born for killing - the gods made me to ruin.'
At the Convent of Sweet Mercy, young girls are raised to be killers. In a few the old bloods show, gifting talents rarely seen since the tribes beached their ships on Abeth. Sweet Mercy hones its novices' skills to deadly effect: it takes 10 years to educate a Red Sister in the ways of blade and fist.
But even the mistresses of sword and shadow don't truly understand what they have purchased when Nona Grey is brought to their halls as a bloodstained child of eight, falsely accused of murder - guilty of worse.
Critic Reviews
"This is a book very distinct from everything that came before; what it has in common though is a narrative that pulls no punches, and characters that are beautifully, brokenly, repellently, cleverly human." ( Sci-Fi and Fantasy Reviews)
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- Nina crause
- 27-04-2018
Captivating main character
I really enjoyed the main character and her development throughout the story. The weaving in of past and present throughout was cleverly done. The narrator was brilliant and faultless in her portrayal of the different characters and her use of different accents. I found I did have to speed up the narration otherwise it was as a bit slow.
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- Angela Farley
- 22-08-2019
Great book, difficult to binge.
I enjoyed the book, and the narrator. however I did find my mind wandering away quite frequently. I'm not sure if it's the narrator's almost soothing voice or that the narration between action happening vs what was the protagonist was thinking wasn't any different.
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- Millsy
- 05-05-2018
Captivating
I found this story an interesting one, it’s not fast paced, nor is it a thriller. Closer to the beginning of the story it often goes off on tangents which can be difficult to follow but the narrator does a fantastic job creating a captivating tale and one I do recommend even though it is quite different to my usual action packed stories.
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- Phillip Piper
- 27-05-2018
Awesome!
This was a fantastic story. The narrator was excellent, giving clear expression to so many character voices.
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- Gem
- 28-02-2021
Loved it!
I hadn't read any other books by Mark Lawrence; started this on Kindle and then bought the audiobook to listen to at the gym. While Nona's story starts slow, it gains momentum and I really enjoyed the whole trilogy. The world-building is fantastic, with hints at something far greater at play. Helen Duff's narration is absolutely fantastic as well and really helped me stay in the story, as she captured Nona's voice, and those of the other characters, so clearly.
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- Storm
- 29-06-2017
one of my favourites
one of my favourites, Helen Duff is FANTASTIC
her vpices and delivery had me sitting the the car not wanting to stop listening.
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- Brooke Doughty
- 08-08-2019
Draws you in..
Loved learning about the many leading ladies, with the story having twists and turns to keep me interested in what happens next. So looking forward to the next one.
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- ElleDee
- 22-10-2019
Not Sure About This Book
I most likely will get the next in the series but I found this story to go around and around. Perhaps I fell asleep too often and I did listen to a couple of chapters more than once. I'll reserve judgement until I've listened to the next one.
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- Mordsith
- 20-01-2020
I loved it
I really liked this book and now I have to finish the series it was so different and good all in one
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- Jennie
- 23-01-2020
There is no mercy at the Sweet Mercy Convent
The story follows Nona, a young girl cast out by her family and village because there is something not quite right about her. Sold, then captured, she is enslaved to fight in the ring until she kills an important and brutal man and sentenced by the guild to death row. Rescued by the sisters of the Sweet Mercy convent, an order that trains fighters and mystics and develops their innate magical powers, Nona stands out from the other girls.
This book introduces a new world situated in a harsh and shrinking environment with a number of memorable and interesting characters, mostly Nona's class mates but also some of the sisters. It starts and ends with a brutal and deadly fight, one sister against a hoard of soldiers and the story in between covers Nona's first two years at the convent.
An enjoyable and engaging fantasy read but the ending seemed a little flat.
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