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Even the Darkest Stars

Even the Darkest Stars, Book 1

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Even the Darkest Stars

By: Heather Fawcett
Narrated by: Priya Ayyar
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This is the first in a sweeping and action-packed debut fantasy duology loosely inspired by the early climbers of Mt. Everest - perfect for fans of Cindy Pon and Alison Goodman.

Kamzin has always dreamed of becoming one of the emperor’s royal explorers, the elite climbers tasked with mapping the wintry, mountainous empire and spying on its enemies. She knows she could be the best in the world, if only someone would give her a chance.

But everything changes when the mysterious and eccentric River Shara, the greatest explorer ever known, arrives in her village and demands to hire Kamzin - not her older sister Lusha, as everyone had expected - for his next expedition. This is Kamzin’s chance to prove herself - even though River’s mission to retrieve a rare talisman for the emperor means climbing Raksha, the tallest and deadliest mountain in the Aryas. Then Lusha sets off on her own mission to Raksha with a rival explorer who is determined to best River, and Kamzin must decide what’s most important to her: protecting her sister from the countless perils of the climb or beating her to the summit.

The challenges of climbing Raksha are unlike anything Kamzin expected - or prepared for - with avalanches, ice chasms, ghosts, and even worse at every turn. And as dark secrets are revealed, Kamzin must unravel the truth of their mission and of her companions - while surviving the deadliest climb she has ever faced.

©2017 Heather Fawcett (P)2019 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy
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The summary is as follows; rock climbing, attractive teenagers in glorified adult roles of society, rock climbing, melodrama, long drawn out passionate staring that eventuates in a very long kiss, rock climbing.

Boring

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Loved it. It's a bit of a light suspense fantasy.
Narrator's voice and tone was a good match to the characters.
Narration tended to be stilted and often had disconcerting pauses mid sentence. Turning pages?

great story

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The story had everything going for it: a cool worldbuilding idea taking inspiration from Himilayan cultures, a journey plot that focused around mountaineering, lots of magic and unique creatures. AND YET, it managed to drop the ball on almost all the fronts. I really wanted to like this one, but I just couldn't.

Disappointing

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