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Court of Assassins

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Court of Assassins

By: Philip C. Quaintrell
Narrated by: Steven Brand
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Legend. Myth. Nightfall has long been rumored to be nothing more than whispers on the breeze.

If only it were so. In those halls of darkness, where children are taken from the world and given to shadow and dust, Asher is destined for that same fate. He will become the myth. He will become the legend. He will become the whisper of Death itself.

That which he was is dead; forgotten. Now he is a blade in the dark, a weapon to be wielded by his masters. A killer.

Yet, despite all his training and years of spilling blood, there is a crack in Asher’s conditioning. Something within him is broken, unbound even. A sliver of humanity has survived and dreams of freedom. Now, standing on a knife’s edge, his mind threatens to unravel, taking him from the only path he has ever known and away from the clutches of Nightfall.

It has never been done. Exile is not a choice. It is a death sentence.

But there is another life that calls to him, a life roaming the wilds and protecting the innocent from the monsters which would prey upon them. Hunting monsters, however, is no easy task, especially when Asher himself is hunted by those who would drag him back to Nightfall.

Back to the darkness.

©2021 Philip C. Quaintrell (P)2021 Podium Audio Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Destiny Mythology
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Proves you can write an excellent story without the need of adding offensive language and crude content. Really enjoyed it.

Clean and clever.

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Great character builds, well written and I love the little monster facts at the start of every chapter.

Great book!

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Felt it took a good long time to get into the story which improved through the interesting character development.

Slow start

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court of assassin's by Philip c. quaintrell. this book for me started off really slow and i almost dnfed it but suck with it and after about a third into it is when it really started to get good and kept getting better and better. from werewolves to basilisk or was just a Freight train of emptier and I was so hooked

like a freight train

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i do like the character and world set up. I feel the world needs a bit of humour though as the main character is a bit dull and uncharismatic. Also i found the way the court of number one assasins of the realm, learned of many languagee blah blah to be so easily goaded into revealing all their secrets before death to be pretty unrealistic

interesting story.

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great prelude to the main series, I believe this story is superior to the main storyline

amazing

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This story kept the reader fully engaged as the plot Was developed. The twist at the end was unexpected. A very good storyteller. This author is recommended for anyone to read.

Excellent story and fantastic twist at the end.

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i loved asher from the echos saga and this hits all those sane highlights. i almost wish i read this first

really enjoyable

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I mean it's more Asher, what's not to love.

It's also very friendly for people that haven't yet read the Echoes Saga, and doesn't require any prior knowledge

Great start to a prequel series

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Loved it. Another brilliant book from Phillip. He never fails to deliver. A great prequel for the Echo's series

Outstanding

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