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Chasing Embers

A Ben Garston Novel

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Chasing Embers

By: James Bennett
Narrated by: Colin Mace
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About this listen

Fans of Ben Aaronovitch and Jim Butcher will revel in this fiery tale of magic, mayhem and modern-day mythology.

Behind every myth there is a spark of truth....

There's nothing special about Ben Garston.

Or so he'd have you believe. He won't tell you, for instance, that he's also known as Red Ben. Or that the world of myth and legend is more real than you think.

Because it's his job to keep all that a secret.

But now a centuries-old rivalry has resurfaced, and the delicate balance between his world and ours is about to be shattered.

Something is hiding in the heart of the city - and it's about to be unleashed.

The Ben Garston novels:

Chasing Embers

Raising Fire

Burning Ashes (coming 2018)

©2016 James Bennett (P)2016 Little Brown
Action & Adventure Fantasy Fiction Historical Humorous Magic Mythology Paranormal Comedy

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Critic reviews

"A thrilling fusion of myth and modernity." (Kevin Hearne, author of the Iron Druid Chronicles)
"Blending together the best of action, adventure and urban fantasy.... Chasing Embers is one of my highlights!" ( The Eloquent Page)
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The story is really capturing but the narrative is flat.
I felt myself wishing a more energetic reading
I'm finding myself listening and then repeating the phrases to myself with more feeling.
Author brilliant
Reader... Please try harder x sorry. I suggest that you listen to more audible books

Hard work

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Good story, nice reading all and all a decent way to spend a credit if you like urban fantasy.

Good

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Damn good urban fantasy noir. Cleverly imagined and plotted. My only issue was the pronunciation of some of the text

Good story, slightly odd narration

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great story with a fantastic narrator. only gripe is the language and pacing repeats a bit going over points already made. it stifles the flow a bit. the main characters is a fantastic study in a flawed hero but he always seems on the back foot. this can slow the pacing. but the compelling plot pushes past these minor gripes and keeps you hooked.

the plot and world is well mapped and plotted and then characters interesting. I look forward to seeing how it grows

excellent story but could be a bit faster moving.

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A good concept for a story and generally well written. I personally struggled to connect with the point of view characters. they were just really miserable, and kept going on about being really miserable. cheer up already.

struggled to connect with characters

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