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  • Chains of Blood

  • The Chaos Cycle, Book 1
  • By: ML Spencer
  • Narrated by: John Banks
  • Length: 13 hrs and 40 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (63 ratings)

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Chains of Blood

By: ML Spencer
Narrated by: John Banks
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Publisher's Summary

He thought he was born Rylan Marshall...until he found out he wasn’t.

Rylan was attacked, his young son murdered, his baby daughter taken. But his assailant left him with two gifts: the gift of magic...and an oath to darkness.

Gil Archer is the son of a legend and one of the most powerful battle mages in the Lyceum. He is sent on a mission to recover Rylan, but ends up on a far more dangerous path.

And war is coming for them both.

Will Rylan use his newfound power to make a stand, or will his oath to darkness guide him to the enemy? And will Gil live up to the legacy of his father, or will his fate lead him to a much darker destiny?

If you love grimdark fantasy filled with vivid realism, brutal warfare, and raw emotion, this new adventure is just for you.

©2019 ML Spencer (P)2020 Podium Publishing

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I really enjoyed this book will definitely be getting the rest in the series great characters

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Good Yarn

I enjoyed the narrative and the story teller, be it a little predictable 🙄

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Must read!

Exceptional book. Amazing narrator. Enjoyed every moment of this. A great build up from beginning to end.

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Great .

Loved every minute of this story, kept me spellbound the whole time, can't wait to start book 2.

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Meh - not for me

Awful. Found it a very wooden and disjointed story - could not connect with/invest in the cardboard cut-out characters - or get to know them at all. Narration was OK - but it was a real struggle to finish it.

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Boring and droll

I ended skipping most of the end, the characters were weak of mind and soul, it was an embarrassment to see the weakest of character ended surviving and leading.

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