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Rise of the Ranger

The Echoes Saga, Book 1

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Rise of the Ranger

By: Philip C. Quaintrell
Narrated by: Steven Brand
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The Echoes of Fate, a Prophecy Uttered Unto the World a Thousand Years Ago, Cannot Be Denied....

Mankind has lorded over the land of Illian for a thousand years, building on the ruins left by the elves, as if it were their birthright. A thousand years is a long time for an immortal race to see the truth of things, a truth that has remained unsaid for a millennium - elves are superior. They are faster, stronger, and connected to the magical realm in a way that man could never grasp. Illian should belong to them.

Unaware of the shadow that looms in the east, the six kingdoms of man are fractured, unallied, and clawing at each other's gates for more power.

This isn't just war set to ravage the land, but a slaughter - the world of man cannot hope to survive.

Thrown into the heart of this war is a man known by many names; an Outlander of the wilds, an assassin, a ranger. Asher was born a thousand years ago, to a life he doesn't remember. Forty years of brutal training and killing for money has beaten the earliest years of his life away, leaving his ties to the oldest of evils a mystery to all....

Rise of The Ranger Launches an Unmissable Epic Fantasy Series.

©2018 Philip C. Quaintrell (P)2018 Podium Audio Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Sword & Sorcery Fiction War
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Love this author and love the narrator. Perfect match for this and the characters were brilliant!

Cracking story

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The story is good but the narration really makes it fall short. It's so frustrating to find do many good books let down by unimaginative and flat reading. It feels like someone is reading the book at you

Flat monotone narration

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This is a great story but the narration is far too fast. Slow the speed down in settings and it is an enjoyable audio book

listen at .90 speed.

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Loved the story, Author wrote an amazing story, however the narration was read way to fast and needed pauses in sections there was none.

great story, average narrative

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great story and fantastic audio voice over. look forward to book two of the series

fantastic

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A mixture of Wheel of Time. Tolkien's epic sagas and Harry Potter. I loved it and have already bought books 2 & 3

rise of the ranger

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Well written and narrated. Very interesting story. I'm looking forward to listening to the next two books.

Great book

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The narrator‘s voice is lovely but the intonations aren’t fantastic. Even so, very enjoyable and can’t wait to find out what happens next.

That you don’t know which side you want to cheer on except the ranger!

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There’s a bad review about the narrator that initially put me off this book until I sampled it and realised that they were the miserable type of person that would complain if they won the lotto....Anywho, I’m so glad I got this book as the trilogy is one of the best I’ve ever listened too/read. All the action you could want but with a Brandon Sanderson style story. There’s always something going on, but you can easily follow as the words paint such a vivid picture in your mind. The characters are flawlessly written and you feel really connected to them as they go through their individual trials and tribulations. I can’t say enough good things about this book and the two that follow it. Great pacing, action aplenty and a gripping tale. I highly recommend this series.

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The story sets a fast pace and well thought out plot elements. I found it easier to listen at .9 speed so I didn’t miss anything. I enjoyed it very much and look forward to listening to part 2

A great story & performance

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