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  • On the Shoulders of Titans

  • Arcane Ascension, Book 2
  • By: Andrew Rowe
  • Narrated by: Nick Podehl
  • Length: 24 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (638 ratings)

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On the Shoulders of Titans

By: Andrew Rowe
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
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Corin Cadence finally has a firm reason to believe his brother, Tristan, is still alive. Unfortunately, finding more information isn’t going to be easy. Tristan appears to be entangled with a clandestine organization that calls themselves Whispers. And Corin’s last brush with the Whispers didn’t exactly end well.

As much as he wants to follow that lead, Corin has more pressing problems to deal with. Sera is still suffering from a mysterious malady that has stolen her voice and her magic. Corin knows that a portion of that is his fault, and he’s determined to fix it. His mother is still off in another country, and there are growing odds that she’s involved with a conspiracy to overthrow the visages.

Corin has also been branded with a new magical mark on his right hand - one that even veteran climbers don’t seem to recognize. He’s going to need to figure out how it works, otherwise it could be more of a vulnerability than an asset.

Corin still hasn’t finished his first year at Lorian Heights. If he fails his final exams, he’ll be sent off to the military and lose his chance to investigate his brother’s fate. And finally, there’s the issue of enemies. He might have made a few of them.

The biggest problem? He’s not sure if Jin, once one of his closest companions, is one of them.

©2018 Andrew Rowe (P)2019 Podium Publishing

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Holy crap it gets even better!

This series just gets better and better. The story is similar to the first book - namely, kid goes to magic school and has a bunch of adventures, with a slightly darker and more adult tone than Harry Potter, but now there's some cool new characters to go along with it. In particular, I enjoyed the LGBTQIA friendly aspect of the story. While not intrusive, it was inclusive, with an asexual character that had real motives and purpose within the story.

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Huge magical detail

Very unique style, you certainly feel like you are learning the magic as you progress through the book. The magical system in this book is so complex, and this book introduces compounding atunements and abilities very well.

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Loved it Soo much!

This series is definitely worth your time.
It has magic, action and intrigue.
This book will keep you interested and wanting more.
The narration is spot on!!
Excellent stuff!

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Loved it

I've loved all of Andrew Rowe's work, listened to it all multiple times now

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Was a good listen

Some parts were a little slow and hard to get into but overall I enjoyed the story and it kept me wanting to hear till the end

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simple writing, enjoyable world building

it would be nice if it was edited more to reduce repetitive information and some simple and sometimes also repetitive language, bit the world and magic foundation that has been developed is enjoyable

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Magnificent in every way.

I was gripped from the very first word to the very last. Well written, great character development and excellent performance. I can't say enough about the performance - unbelievable! Wish all audi books were performed by Nick.

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Enjoyable enough

I drive a lot for my job. Stories keep me going. This did exactly that. Engaging enough without being horrible. Maybe not a masterpiece, but decent enough.

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Annoying modern gender politics

Story is decent but, the constant gender issues being brought into the story is dull and unnecessary. Its getting beyond silly now, would not even be surprised if in the next book Jin turns out to be a girl confusing Coren even more.

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If you enjoyed the first you will enjoy this

Good continuation from the first book
Has some of the same repetitiveness but doesn't take away from the story

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