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Fourth Wing

Empyrean, Book 1

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Fourth Wing

By: Rebecca Yarros
Narrated by: Rebecca Soler, Teddy Hamilton
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A #1 New York Times bestseller • Optioned for TV by Amazon Studios • Amazon Best Books of the Year, #4 • Apple Best Books of the Year 2023 • Barnes & Noble Best Fantasy Book of 2023 • NPR “Books We Love” 2023 • Audible Best Books of 2023 • Hudson Book of the Year • Google Play Best Books of 2023 • Indigo Best Books of 2023 • Waterstones Book of the Year finalist • Goodreads Choice Award, semi-finalist • Newsweek Staffers’ Favorite Books of 2023 • Paste Magazine's Best Books of 2023

"Suspenseful, sexy, and with incredibly entertaining storytelling, the first in Yarros' Empyrean series will delight fans of romantic, adventure-filled fantasy."—Booklist, starred review

"Fourth Wing will have your heart pounding from beginning to end ... A fantasy like you've never read before."—Jennifer L. Armentrout, #1 New York Times bestselling author

Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.

Twenty-year-old Violet Sorrengail was supposed to enter the Scribe Quadrant, living a quiet life among books and history. Now, the commanding general—also known as her tough-as-talons mother—has ordered Violet to join the hundreds of candidates striving to become the elite of Navarre: dragon riders.

But when you’re smaller than everyone else and your body is brittle, death is only a heartbeat away … because dragons don’t bond to “fragile” humans. They incinerate them.

With fewer dragons willing to bond than cadets, most would kill Violet to better their own chances of success. The rest would kill her just for being her mother’s daughter—like Xaden Riorson, the most powerful and ruthless wingleader in the Riders Quadrant.

She’ll need every edge her wits can give her just to see the next sunrise.

Yet, with every day that passes, the war outside grows more deadly, the kingdom’s protective wards are failing, and the death toll continues to rise. Even worse, Violet begins to suspect leadership is hiding a terrible secret.

Friends, enemies, lovers. Everyone at Basgiath War College has an agenda—because once you enter, there are only two ways out: graduate or die.

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the dialogue can be slightly immature but it's so fast paced, there is something happening on every single page! can't wait for the 2nd book but PLEASE consider re-recording this audio. the narrator was horribly sick and it's so hard to listen to her.

might be my fave read of the year.

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This book is terrific—perfect, even—but the change of narrator for the last chapter was a terrible idea.

No matter which book he voices, Teddy Hamilton always sounds like a Naruto character I don’t enjoy, and he puts on the most annoying, whiny voices for the female characters. I truly don't see why it was necessary for him to perform a sole chapter of this book. Super jarring experience.

Rebecca Soler, on the other hand, did a great job as she always does. Although the way that she pronounces the name Rhiannon boggles me. I always think she's saying something else. I do wish that she'd had a guide on how to pronounce some names—which you wouldn't think would include Rhiannon, but it's on the list—because now I'll probably always pronounce the dragons' names incorrectly since Soler definitely isn't pronouncing them the Scottish Gaelic way.
Regardless, Soler performs characters wonderfully, and I think this audiobook might be her best performance yet.

Otherwise Fourth Wing is still a perfect start of a series. I've read it twice now and it's even better the second time around. 1000% chef’s kiss worthy storytelling!

Amazing

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Holy balls this cured my acotar shaped hole in my heart. Amazing can’t wait for iron flame

Yesssssss

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If you like fantasy, adventure, action and romance this book is diffidently for you. The narrator is fabulous and makes you feel like you are right there. I cannot wait for the next book.

Highly recommend

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Obsessed. The characters were so well thought out, every detail was perfection! Highly recommend listening. Cannot wait for the next book

Finally another book to sink my teeth into

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This book is awesome. Haven’t read something I immediately want to re-read again in a very long time. All the stars! Well done 👏

Sooooo good!!! 🤩

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Cannot rave about this book enough. Literally yelled NO! when the book ended. It was that great!

Captivated from the get go!

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I loved this book so much! it's one of the best books I've listened/read all year!!
I cried and laughed and held my breath.
it was a magical ride and now I have to wait until the next book to fill whole again

Omg amazing

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Brilliant magic system! And a FMC who is so relatable! Can’t wait for the second book!

New Favourite!

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Best book I have read/listened to (flicked between kindle and audible) in a while. Absolutely phenomenal. A must read!

A Must !

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