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Ascendant

A Dragon Rider Fantasy (Songs of Chaos, Book 1)

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Ascendant

By: Michael R. Miller
Narrated by: Peter Kenny
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About this listen

From the author of The Dragon’s Blade Trilogy and the narrator of The Witcher series, comes the start of a new dragon rider epic combining the best of Eragon and Pern with the hard magic of Brandon Sanderson and Will Wight.

Holt Cook was never meant to be a dragon rider. He has always served the Order Hall of the Crag dutifully, keeping their kitchen pots clean.

Until he discovers a dark secret: dragons do not tolerate weakness among their kin, killing the young they deem flawed. Moved by pity, Holt defies the Order, rescues a doomed egg and vows to protect the blind dragon within.

But the Scourge is rising. Undead hordes roam the land, spreading the blight and leaving destruction in their wake. The dragon riders are being slaughtered and betrayal lurks in the shadows.

Holt has one chance to survive. He must cultivate the mysterious power of his dragon's magical core. A unique energy which may tip the balance in the battles to come, and prove to the world that a servant is worthy after all.

Winner of the 2021 National Indie Excellence Award for Fantasy!

Bronze Medal, 2021 YA Epic Fantasy in the Reader's Favorite Award

Finalist, 2022 Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Fantasy

Gold Medal, 2022 Science Fiction & Fantasy eLit Awards

©2020 Michael R. Miller (P)2020 Michael R. Miller Dragons & Mythical Creatures Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Sword & Sorcery Dragons Mythology Magic

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About the Performer

Peter has been recording short stories, abridged, and unabridged audiobooks since 1993 and has recorded upwards of 300 titles from authors as diverse as Iain M Banks, Andrzej Sapkowski, Claire North, Neill Gaiman, Kate Atkinson, Mo Hayder, and Robert Louis Stevenson. His recordings cover a wide range from factual, technical books through historical fiction and science fiction, to mystery thrillers, epic fantasy and biographies. His first recorded short story was "Ansell" by EM Forster for the BBC. Most recent recordings include: Ascension by Nicholas Binge, Defiant (Songs of Chaos Book III)by Michael R. Miller, and in the shortly to be recorded list, The Observant Walker by John Wright and The Prophet & The Idiot by Jonas Johnasson.

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Amazing narrator and amazing story. Had me sucked in straight away. Couldn't stop listening to it!

Haven't read a dragon book this good since Eragon

Fabulous

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Thanks for this great book Michael!

Really good fantasy book. Packed with action , great character, dragons, so I just couldn’t stop listening.
Definitely recommend for fantasy fans.

Excelent book! Dragons, magic and a great story

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Peter Kenny could suck me Into a reading of the phone book. So it's a blessing when he is profoming a fantastically written story. The writting sucked me in right away. Making it hard to pull myself away from even quite moments.
I will definitely be getting more of his work and I always can't help myself when I see it is narrated by Peter Kenny.

Masterfully profomed

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Absolutely adored this book. The characters, the world. Everything. One of those books, that even though the world has it's problems, you're wishing with every ounce of your soul that it was a real place. I want a dragon!

Peter Kenny does a fantastic job as always. Wasn't sure about the dragon voices at first, but in a short amount of time, I couldn't imagine them sounding any different.

Now.......where can I find a dragon egg?

Fantastic!

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A truly amazing story with depth and wonder. I was hesitant on trying a new fantasy author but I have never been more pleasantly surprised

A fantasy adventure I’ve been waiting for

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