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  • Steel & Stone Series, Book 1
  • By: Annette Marie
  • Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
  • Length: 10 hrs and 26 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (77 ratings)

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Chase the Dark

By: Annette Marie
Narrated by: Jorjeana Marie
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Piper Griffiths wants one thing in life: To become a Consul, a keeper of the peace between humans and daemons. There are precisely three obstacles in her way.

The first is Lyre. Incubus. Hotter than hell and with a wicked streak to match. His greatest mission in life is to get Piper into bed and otherwise annoy the crap out of her.

The second is Ash. Draconian. Powerful. Dangerous. He knows too much and reveals nothing. Also, disturbingly attractive - and scary. Did she mention scary?

The third is the Sahar Stone. Top secret magical weapon of mass destruction. Previously hidden in her Consulate until thieves broke in, went on a murder spree, and disappeared with the weapon.

And they left Piper to take the fall for their crimes

.Now she's on the run, her dreams of becoming a Consul shattered and every daemon in the city gunning to kill her. She's dead on her own, but there's no one she can trust - no one except two entirely untrustworthy daemons...see problems one and two.

©2014 Annette Marie (P)2015 Tantor

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I agree with others,

The story itself is really quite different and interesting, as are the characters and I particularly liked Piper and good enough for me to purchase the second book in the series half way through this one. However the narrator could be better, I don’t know whether it’s a regional dialect thing but the narrator does much of the time sound like she has a blocked nose and her pronunciation could be better but it is something you get used to after awhile. Otherwise I really recommend this book 🐨

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What happened to the main characters?

I don't know what happened between this book and the spell weaver series but I hate that Ash and Lyr have turned into weak almost magicless characters, I've been wishing they had different t names altogether together. l also don't like the narrator's whining sounding voice.

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The narrator is very, very nasal!

I disliked this narrator so much i actually returned the book, but for some reason it was still downloaded on my phone, when i had nothing else to do, i listen to it again and got swept away by the story. I have re-bought the book again, and the next. I was sorry to see she uses the same narrator through out this series, hopefully she just had a cold- I'm not sure i can get through the complete series with someone who only speaks through their nose. . .
If this is the first book you are thinking of getting, I would suggest either of her other series which are both great and not as annoying to listen to.

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Great story. Narration could be improved a little.

Loved the story and am looking forward to the next book. Took a chapter or two to get used to the narrator, especially after listening to another narrator do the Demonized series first. I found that this narrator did well enough with the voices, but her inflections... occasional volume change (or w/E you'd call it) in both the spoken parts and narrations weren't always consistent or fitting with the situations as well as the narrator for Demonized.

Still, I am hooked and about to continue with Book Two.

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Can’t wait

Although the narrator is a little nasally she does a good job. The story is great and I can’t wait for the rest of the series.

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Dark Suspenseful YA Urban Fantasy

A fast paced post-apocalyptic urban fantasy spoilt by the narration. However, once you acclimatise to the accent and the variable tonal quality, you become enmeshed in the fate of Piper, Lyre and Ash. The magical Sahar stone is stolen. The trio are the main suspects. Hunted by the daemons, the haemons and the humans, Piper and Lyre, an Incubus and Ash, a Drakonian warrior, bond together, learning of trust and betrayal as they seek to clear themselves.

This is definitely for a YA audience with the teenage angst about betrayal; her mother, her father, and Ash are all perceived to fail her. Really Piper needs to demonstrate the skills she is learning as an apprentice consul, analyse the situation and make unemotional assessments. Piper could practice empathy and be less egocentric.

However, I must admit that I thoroughly enjoyed the story. Dark, twisted, with sexual sizzle and snarky banter. Best bit? the bout with Ash in the Styx Fight Club. Very clever.

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Not bad for a YA

Ok, I am not a YA fan anymore, as I am well and truly over teenage love angst and tantrums.

What I disliked was there was a couple sections that the performer sounded like she had a cold and they edited in some sections and it was not smooth.

But having said that I did not mind the book. The story moved along nicely with a couple of twists so in the end it was quite enjoyable.

If you are like me and not into YA Try the authors Guild Codex series

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So silly.

This writer can create great stories but....
Why oh why do so many authors create their lead female heroine as an imbecile.
In this instance, Piper swings from proficient fighter, diplomat, educated young woman to a brat without a brain. The interesting story loses its credibility. The reader (me) wants to throw the book away and discontinue the series. Pleas, Authors, keep your heroes consistent.

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****Awesome****

In the beginning of this book i wasn't a captive reader but as the story progresses it got better and better. There is action, thrills and suspense that keeps you interested through out the story, i loved when Piper had to.fight in the ring, she is amazing and a kick ass chick ;)
the narrative is excellent she has an amazing voice.

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Good story - flat narration

This is a good story let down by the flat narrator. Their voice lacked any real emotion.

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