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  • The Empty Throne, Book 1
  • By: Daniel Polansky
  • Narrated by: Andrew Wincott
  • Length: 14 hrs and 27 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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Those Above

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They enslaved humanity 3,000 years ago. Tall, strong, perfect, superhuman, and near immortal, they rule from their glittering palaces in the eternal city in the centre of the world. They are called Those Above by their subjects. They enforce their will with fire and sword.

Twenty-five years ago mankind mustered an army and rose up against them only to be slaughtered in a terrible battle. Hope died that day, but hatred survived. Whispers of another revolt are beginning to stir in the hearts of the oppressed: a woman, widowed in the war, who has dedicated her life to revenge; the general, the only man ever to defeat one of Those Above in single combat, summoned forth to raise a new legion; and a boy killer who rises from the gutter to lead an uprising in the capital.

Those Above is the first of an extraordinary new fantasy epic by the author of the acclaimed Low Town series that will sweep the reader into a wholly alien, wholly recognizable world of rebellion and revenge, of love and death, of intrigue and pitiless war.

©2015 Daniel Polansky (P)2015 Hodder & Stoughton

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i absolutely loved this book, I have already read it, but thoroughly enjoyed the performance.

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Interesting World, good story

The narration was very strong. The story and world was interesting. I will listen to the next book to see how the story concludes. the characters are fine but I dont feel overly invested in the outcome.

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