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The Longing of Lone Wolves

A Dystopian Fantasy Romance (Fae Guardians, Season of the Wolf, Book 1)

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The Longing of Lone Wolves

By: Lana Pecherczyk
Narrated by: Amy Landon, Zachary Johnson
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Rush is a Fae Guardian, a wolf-shifter whose enhanced abilities have made him a ruthless protector of Elphyne. His job is to protect the realm from the human enemy, and to ensure the sins of the past never come to pass again, lest magic die forever. But one night of weakness resulted in a curse worse than death - exile. Now he spends his lonely time longing to be part of the living, once again protecting them from monsters…until one mysteriously washes up on the shores of his lake.

Clarke is human. She's beautiful, feisty, and fierce. She's also the only person who can see him, speak to him, and touch him.

If he hands her over to the Order, she’s his ticket to having his curse removed. Unable to resist the opportunity, he tricks her into a bargain of obedience, never once suspecting his world is about to be turned upside down. The more he learns about this human enemy, the more he realizes she’s not the monster he’s been trained to believe she is. In fact, she’s capable of inciting passion he’d never dreamed possible again. But Clarke has a message from the past…sins are already repeating. This time, if they don’t stop the coming evil, it won’t just be magic that dies. It will be everything.

A new style of epic fantasy featuring steamy shifter romance, a dash of time travel, monster hunting, a band of brothers, fated mates, growly fae protectors, and their strong-willed women from our time. If you love your books full of pause-resisting action, romantic tension, and world-building you can get lost in, then this book is for you.

Winner of the FF&P RWA 2021 Prism Award for Best Fantasy Romance

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The Longing of Lone Wolves by Lana Pecherczyk is a well-constructed opening to a new fantasy series, combining elements of science fiction, high fantasy, and paranormal world-building. The story is set in a future version of Earth, now called Elphyne, where fae rule the land after humanity’s downfall following a nuclear war. Nature has been restored through magic, while humans exist on the fringes of society.

The story follows Clarke, a human who wakes up in an unfamiliar world with limited memories of how she arrived there. Through her perspective, listeners are gradually introduced to the structure, politics, and conflicts of Elphyne. This approach allows the world-building to unfold clearly without becoming overwhelming.

Rush, a Fae Guardian and wolf shifter, has been cursed to exist unseen and unheard for many years. When circumstances bring him into contact with Clarke, the plot develops around cooperation, survival, and uncovering larger mysteries within the world. The character dynamics are thoughtfully handled, with both leads facing challenges that influence their decisions and growth.

The audiobook narration by Amy Landon and Zachary Johnson is strong and consistent. Both narrators deliver clear performances that help distinguish characters and maintain pacing throughout the story. The dual narration works well for this format and supports the overall listening experience.

Overall, The Longing of Lone Wolves offers solid world-building, a clear narrative structure, and engaging character foundations. It sets up future instalments effectively and left me interested in continuing the series, particularly to learn more about the wider cast and overarching storyline.

A Strong Start to a New Fantasy Series.

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Clarke was part of destroying the world as we know it. Being frozen in the earth she wakes 2000 yrs later to find the remaining humans who have survived are now the enemy & Fae creatures have taken over the world.

Rush a Fae Guardian broke the laws & has been cursed where no body can see him & he is slowly dying. Only his Well blessed mate can save him. Rush comes upon Clarke being taken prisoner by a group of Fae & finds that she can see & hear him. They strike a bargain, he will save her from capture as long as she will be his voice to resolve some unfinished business.

From the very start I was hooked & binged it. I loved the world building, it was scattered slowly along the story. Lana has created a beautiful post apocalyptic world without the use metals or plastics, with Fae creatures, strong females & an array of villains from both sides.

I loved Clarke & Rush. They are such vulnerable loveable characters & loved seeing their relationship develop. I did find the ending a little rushed, but great start to exciting new series.

I read this initially & was so excited to also listen to the audio version. The narrators Amy Landon & Zachary Johnson did an amazing job bringing Rush & Clarke to life

Exciting new series

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I've been trying to get to this book for awhile. I'm in 2 minds about it. I enjoy the descriptive world that Lana depicts and the story is cohesive and gains ground, it also gives us romance and steam but about 2 hours from the end the tale slows as the h is pulled in to learn more of her new world. but with this comes a flattening out of angst. After all the world was being threatened, her enemy had shown up but she's side tracked on other stuff ( no spoilers).
then the actual fantasy that I built in my mind was virtually shattered when the h thinks that maybe the centre of it all is scientific. it kinda almost lost me.
The fact that the H withholds heaps of information and is keeping a huge secret just drops
the romances intensity as the H goes off and does his thing ...while the h has to learn her stuff.
There's very little interaction between the 2 at that time in the plot, in my opinion, it gets choppy and i lost my connection emotionally. It's like the main drive behind the book goes to the backburner while we continue on with building the scene. but just in time, we get a snippet to push us to the end and the secrets unfurl. it's still sketchy as new characters turn up and other characters change their mind. reality and fantasy gets jumbled and then it rights itself right at the very end. it was a long time till discovery.
I just wish the last hour of the books flow was right the way through as it was awesome
some loose ends still out there but it is a trilogy after all.
narrator's were brilliant. the intensity in Zachary's voice gave Rush an identity and Amy...her voices for different characters was just perfection. well done

gradual world building

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Story was enrapturing, however I was often take out of a scene when the female voice tried to portray a male character, and vice versa when the male voice tried to portray a female character. They had a man and woman performing the book, they could have just recorded the voice lines for each character as well as their chapters. I doubt it would have made much difference in production costs or time.

Great story, one small note

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excellent fantasy dystopia!!! And I loved all the characters - strong and kind, evil and cruel. Gives me hope for our future.... sort of. :)

Excellent

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