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The Waking Fire

Book One of Draconis Memoria

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The Waking Fire

Von: Anthony Ryan
Gesprochen von: Steven Brand
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 Anthony Ryan - author of fantasy sensation Blood Song - returns with The Waking Fire, a thrilling new epic fantasy of exploration and adventure, spies and assassins, explosive magic and the furious battle to forge an empire.

For decades the lands of the Ironship Syndicate have been defended by the Blood-blessed - men and women able to channel the powers contained in the potent blood of wild drakes. Elite spies and assassins, their loyalty has established the Syndicate's position as the greatest power in the known world.

Yet now a crisis looms. The drake bloodlines are weakening, and war with the Corvantine Empire seems inevitable. The Syndicate's only hope of survival lies with the myth of a legendary drake, whose powerful blood might just turn the tide of the war - if it even exists.

The task of hunting down this fabled creature falls to Claydon Torcreek, a petty thief and unregistered Blood-blessed. He's handled many valuable things in his time (most of them illegal) but nothing as priceless as his nation's future.©2016 Anthony Ryan Fantasy

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Ryan has weaved a bright and magical world for you to explore along with the wonderfully woven prose as a guide, through what is sure to be another fantasy classic
The Waking Fire is a marvellous piece of imagination with plenty of twists, a refreshingly different setting and excellent world-building. A great read (Mark Lawrence)
A major new talent
Anthony Ryan is David Gemmell's natural successor and epic fantasy's best British talent
Memorable characters and great action (Django Wexler)
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It was hard to enjoy this book, as it's made so difficult by the narrator. The reading is monotone, sometimes there are breaks in the middle of a sentence for no reason what so ever. It is virtually impossible to distinguish characters. When not fully paying attention I sometimes lose track of who was talking in a conversation between two characters.

Personally I think Alexa would have done a better job reading this book. Which is kind of sad, really.

I have a tough time finishing the book, but the story seems worth it.

Good Story - horrible narration

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The story is exciting, interesting and has enough moments of suspense to keep the reader captivated. The magic system is unique and the characters well formed and presented.

The performance of the speaker ruins much of the otherwise favourable reception. Sorry, but Steven Brand reads in a monotone way, not giving the different characters any recognizable features, pausing at odd moments when no pause made sense while rambling on when a pause would have suited the story.

So, prepare for a bad reading of a good book, the plot however is worth to sit through the performance.

Interesting and captivating story, but ...

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