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  • The Song of the Marked

  • Shadows and Crowns, Book 1
  • By: S.M. Gaither
  • Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
  • Length: 14 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (62 ratings)

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The Song of the Marked

By: S.M. Gaither
Narrated by: Jesse Vilinsky
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Publisher's Summary

The old gods are growing restless. An ancient evil is stirring. Can they stop the coming storm?

Mercenary Casia Greythorne cares about two things: completing whatever her latest job is and earning enough coin to buy the expensive medicine that's keeping her mentor alive.

So when the king himself offers her a job, she can't resist the massive reward he offers - even if it means working with Captain Elander, the arrogant, mysterious right-hand to that king.

Her partner may be infuriating, but at least their mission seems simple and quick enough: investigate the origins of the strange plague that's been ravaging their empire, help find a cure, and then call it a day.

But in a land brimming with old magic and meddling gods, nothing is ever that simple, and nothing is ever what it seems.

As the bodies pile up and strange monsters begin to wreak havoc throughout the realms, Cas and Elander will have to work together to protect their world whether they like it or not. Because one thing is clear: Something ancient and evil is stirring in the shadows of that world.

And their empire will not survive its full unleashing.

©2020 S.M. Gaither (P)2021 Tantor

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Brilliant

Great book…. I really liked it. Jumping right to the next book in the series.

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Great story, great narrator, despite some very questionable accents

Still downloaded next in series despite cringing at most of the accents. Looking forward to the next instalment.

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So good!

The story was awesome, the narration was brilliant.
Whilst the Scottish accent could use some work, the swap between characters was so well done, you couldn’t tell it was the same person

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Disappointed With audio

I bought the audio along with the book and there are so many parts where she misses sentences or adds in sentences. I ended up just reading the book by its self. I expected some missed things or changed wording but this was in every couple sentences. I know don’t if the kindle book is different from whatever book the narrator was reading but it was painful listening to her version.

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Good plot and twist at the end

Very exciting listen, well written adventure and fantasy. Great plot twists and characters development. Can’t wait to start book two.

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The mystery is fun to uncover

I loved that there is a good speed and flow to what is going on as Cas learns about who she is and what she is becoming.
The narrators voice is good between characters, I know who is speaking when she changes.
Nothing particularly stands out about not enjoying, maybe only that I have some issues with some words and making out what they are when it is said.

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Criminally underrated book!

Holy moly was this a surprise… what started as a ‘time-filler’ is now my new binge! Great story, characters and world building. Some cliches and tropes but overall very interesting. But what really made this audiobook was the narration! She was FANTASTIC. Every voice was clearly different and the emotion in scenes was clearly evident. Excuse me while I find other audiobooks by the same author and narrator …

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it's hard to find books written AND narrated to such a high standard! thank you to the author and to the reader for brining it to life! 100000% recommend ☺️

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Great start to series

I really enjoyed the story and even the cliffhanger it leaves you with. The performance by Jesse Vilinsky was superb! Keen to move onto the second in series now.

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Captivating

I loved this book! The narrator did an amazing job at switching between characters. the story was captivating the whole way through. The spice was perfect, not heavily relied upon but just a touch to keep your heart fluttering throughout. I can't wait to read the next book in the series after the cliffhanger you are left with.

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