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A Time of Dread
- Narrated by: Damian Lynch
- Length: 15 hrs and 36 mins
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Summary
Set in the same world as the Faithful and the Fallen quartet, the first story in John Gwynne's Of Blood and Bone series, A Time of Dread, takes place 100 years after the end of Wrath.
The Ben-Elim, a race of warrior angels, once vanquished a mighty demon horde. Now they rule the Banished Lands. But their dominion is brutally enforced, and their ancient enemy may not be as crushed as they thought.
In the snowbound north, Drem, a trapper, finds mutilated corpses in the forests - a sign of demonic black magic. In the south, Riv, a young, tempestuous soldier, discovers a deadly rift within the Ben-Elim themselves.
Two individuals with two world-changing secrets. But where will they lead? And what role will Drem and Riv play in the Banished Land's fate? Difficult choices need to be made. Because in the shadows, demons are gathering, waiting for their time to rise....
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- james ashton
- 16-02-18
To boldly go...
Let me start by saying that I love the original Faithful and Fallen series.
And Damian Lynch is very good at his job.
However...
This audiobook feels stilted at best. There are gaps between every other line and little to no distinction between character tones.
I’m guessing that the majority of this lies with the editors.
Who for some reason.
Decided to split the text.
Sentence by sentence.
Annoying.
Isn’t.
It.
(Shatner would be proud)
It honestly feels like they recorded this on the fly with JG handing warm pages to Damian as they were finished.
There is absolutely no emotion or flow.
And for a fresh series that needs to introduce new characters, this is a real hinderance.
Having said that, I’m only two hours in... though I’m not sure I can do much more.
I would feel harsh marking down the story or performance, so I’ll go middle of the road, as at this point it may get better (please!?).
What I would say is that I normally rinse audiobooks (including JG’s previous) and this is taking me way longer to get into.
I honestly hope I’m wrong...
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- Charley
- 29-03-21
confusing and with mostly irellovant wings
so many similar parallel stories makes it difficult to follow and the angel deamon cultures have little depth, basically the same as humans and adds little to the story until the end, some good chapters but mostly confusing and bland
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- tracey pashley
- 03-04-21
Wow
Just when I thought John Gwynne couldn't get any better he goes and blows my thought to smithereens.
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- Martie_T
- 14-05-20
A brilliant return!
Like the other John Gwynne books, I could not stop listening. A fabulous pace of storytelling, just enough info and references to remind you of the previous story. Really pleased Damian Lynch is doing the reading again, it makes it much easier to slip back into this world with his familiar and excellent performance.
Thank goodness I have two more books to go!
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- Dr. J. S. Bray
- 06-08-18
Very good
Very good continuation both in story and in performance of the Faithful and the Fallen, although the narration was a bit jerky and robotic in places, though this is more likely due to the editing than the reader.
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- JPA
- 14-02-18
True epic fantasy!
Another blinder from the author of The Faithfull and the Fallen series of epic fantasy.
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- Emil Sørhus
- 22-01-24
good story, bad narrator
the story is good, but the narrator sounds like he is taking unnatural breaks. I also get the feeling he is recording in a house where everybody is sleeping and he takes great pains to not wake them. I'm soon done with the listen and I can't say I've paid too much attention as the narrator just can't seem to get my attention. it's also hard differentiating between different characters.
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- Janet
- 02-12-23
More great story
Great new characters, although still very sad to have lost my old favourites. I can’t wait for the next instalment.
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- Amazon Customer
- 10-10-23
Great addition to the series.
Like the book and characters developing. A great addition to the series, looking forward to the next book.
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- Scott Byers
- 09-05-23
Carried on nicely.
It left off from the first set of books nicely and filled the gap of the 100 years nicely throughout the book. Looking forward to the next one.
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