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Between the Rock and Cloud
- A Grimdark Fantasy Novella
- Narrated by: Edward Gist
- Length: 5 hrs and 7 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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- Darren
- 13-03-21
Great Read
Edward Gist does a fantastic job of portraying the dark, violent world built through this story.
Fast paced, grimdark fantasy with a real sense of relatable characters.
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- William L
- 19-02-21
Great grimdark story
I truly enjoyed this story. Even though it’s fantasy, it has a gritty realism to it, the characters are complex and believable and the situations they find themselves in are dark and grim. There are no good heroes, no evil villains, just people disembarking from their ship to fight in the muddy banks of a river while getting shot at with arrows, trying to reach their objective, only to realize their enemy is not much different from them.
If you are looking for realistic fantasy that avoids clichés and tropes, and steers clear of idealism, this is for you.
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