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The Ember Blade
- The Darkwater Legacy, Book 1
- Narrated by: Simon Bubb
- Length: 30 hrs and 40 mins
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Publisher's Summary
A land under occupation. A legendary sword. A young man's journey to find his destiny.
Aren has lived by the rules all his life. He's never questioned it; that's just the way things are. But then his father is executed for treason, and he and his best friend, Cade, are thrown into a prison mine, doomed to work until they drop. Unless they can somehow break free....
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"The Ember Blade is hands down the best fantasy novel I've ever read." (Grimdark Magazine)
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- Anonymous User
- 08-06-2023
Great storyline
Great storyline Chris definitely hooks you into the troubles and successes of the characters. Captivating journey, look forward to hearing the next book. Simon Bubb is a well crafted reader
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- Christo
- 14-12-2018
All is forgiven!
I was very disappointed when Chris called it a day, on the crew of the Ketty Jay. The series is as good, if not better than The Expanse and up there with the Serenity and her crew. But now I sand in awe, and all I can say is "All is forgiven"
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- Anonymous User
- 11-05-2021
Perfect
Chris Wooding has written what is basically a flawless novel. It certainly wears its influences on its sleeves, with a Tolkien journey, elements of heist thriller, and then scenes plucked straight out of Gulag/Concentration Camp literature. Yet the overall feel of it is perfectly immersive, it doesn’t seem cogged or forced or insincere at any point. I keep wanting to call it perfect, again and again. This could be unwise, as overselling it might make some determined to hate it, or hypersensitive to anything they don’t love. To be fair, it is on the slower side at times. I found this helped with its sense of immersion and realism, so I liked it, but here’s your warning. If you hate slow moments then it will frustrate you at times; but if you want perfect pitch fantasy adventure this is for you.
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- Liam house
- 11-09-2020
slow start but it builds
took me a little while to get into this book but then it hooked me looking forward to what comes next
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-10-2020
Couldn't stop listening!
Amazing! absolutely fell in live with the characters, the author had a way of bringing them all to life, greatness and failings alike came across realistically giving them the feel of real people and had me attached to each and every one! highly reccomend this book!
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- Anup
- 29-10-2019
great story and great characters
The first 10 minutes is a slow start but then the story kicks off and it's an adventure. Rich characters, well narrated and great story.
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- Kaldoon Elali
- 17-10-2018
Classic Fantasy.
Epic fantasy at its best. Wonderful 3 dimensional Characters. In-depth world building. Excellent narration. Can’t wait for the next installment.
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- Anonymous User
- 14-11-2018
brilliant book fast paced binge worthy.
This book is packed to the brim with action. I felt like i was constantly on the edge of my seat. The characters are great and unique the narrator nailed this, one of my top audible picks!
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- Anonymous User
- 01-07-2019
Stunning, relatable characters.
Some things were a little predictable but the writer paired with this great narrator helped paint such a vivid picture, the characters have a lot of depth and the writing makes a certain unsavoury character extremely likeable, very well worth the listen
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- Amazon Customer
- 05-03-2024
What a journey
I absolutely loved this story, with adventure at every turn and not your usual trial and tribulation.
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