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Descent of Ravens

Bel's War, Book 1

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Descent of Ravens

By: A.C. Andrews
Narrated by: Isaac Grisham
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An LGBTQ+ epic fantasy

The old covenant of the gods is broken. Will the world break, too?

When an army of vampires invades the island of Trosika, Rio and Turi must fight for their future. Rio is a healer and a priest of Astara who suffers severe self-doubt and a growing crisis of faith; even his goddess cannot stop the forces arrayed against them. Turi has long buried a secret about himself that he fears could upend everything.

When Rio unseals a centuries-old tomb, releasing the immortal and cursed prince Philip, he discovers that he has a bond with Philip that stretches across lifetimes. As Turi grapples with his secrets, he is recruited by the terrifying goddess Mormo and gifted with necromancy for reasons he does not understand.

Rio and Turi must contend with bloodthirsty mages, battle an endless army of vampires, and confront the truth of who Turi truly is; most of all, they must rely on their unshakable friendship to survive. As they struggle to protect each other, their religion, and their island home, the fate of an empire hangs in the balance.

Descent of Ravens is an exciting new fantasy with gay, trans, and nonbinary protagonists, rich world-building, and dark adventure!

Content Warnings: This is a work of fantasy with LGBTQ+ characters, violence (including epic battle scenes), adult language, and adult situations including mildly explicit scenes of sensuality and consensual sex suitable for older YA listeners and adult listeners. There are sadistic villains whose sadism involves cutting and blood and feral vampires who are, ahem, messy eaters.

©2021 A.C. Andrews (P)2022 A.C. Andrews
Dark Fantasy Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Magic

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A.C. Andrew’s is a new to me author and despite the book starting off slow and a bit confusing to me, I soon became invested in the story.
The story is complex with great characters, magic, monsters, vampires, gods and goddesses. It finishes on a HFN and I look forward to the next book.
This is the first time I have listened to any work by Isaac Grisham and it took me a while to warm to his style. However, he did a good job in differentiating voices and emotions. I hope to hear more from him in the future.

Descent of Ravens

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This fast-paced, action-packed epic fantasy grabs your attention and holds it captive throughout the entire book. A.C. Andrews is a gifted author and the fascinating story he created is imaginative, with interesting storylines. The characters and world are equally imaginative and fascinating, too. I liked the author included and described the myths and lores of the gods and goddesses. Also liked that he included various kinds of non-cisgender people. The story takes place on the Island of Trosika and it is being invaded by vampires and evil Mage who are just as bloodthirsty as the vampires. I was rooting for the lead characters, Rio and Turi, right from the start and then the others who join in, including Philip, the cursed prince. There is never a dull moment in this book and a lot of info gets thrown your way, but the author is great with the descriptive details and clever plotting making it easy to follow along. A.C. Andrews, thank you for this epic and unforgettable story and the wild ride.

🎧📚🎧 And for the terrific narration, Isaac Grisham is a talented narrator and a versatile voice artist. He did a great job bringing the characters and their story to life. His portrayal of each character was spot on, giving each their own voice and personality, making it easy to follow along and tell who was who. He set the perfect tone for the story, captured all the character’s emotions and projected them into his performance. Grisham is an entertaining storyteller and a pleasure to listen to. Thank you for another great listen.

Fascinating & Action-packed! Great Story & Listen🎧

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With this in mind and receiving a copy from GRR to review, honestly, I wasn't sure what to expect.

I struggled to get into the book, but I still worked with it once I did. It is a shame; it was well written but too long for me. I think, in reality, that this should have been a two-book story.

The world-building was good, and the imagination is excellent to have written this. The characters were well-developed, and the story, as I said, was well-written.
So with that, all I can think is that the narration wasn't for me, although the different voices were good and clear. I struggled to finish the book but couldn't pinpoint why.

New to me narrator by Isaac Grisham. Clean and concise, although very slow, I speed this narration up to 1.25 on Audible, which is usual for me.

Descent of Ravens
Bel's War, Book 1
By: A.C. Andrews
Narrated by: Isaac Grisham
Series: Bel's War Series, Book 1
Length: 13 hrs

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📚📚📚📚 Story
Read at 1.25 speed on Audible

I received this audiobook for free from GRR at my request. My review is my opinion and an honest review - neither the author nor GRR influenced my opinion.

New to me, author and narrator,

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A great first instalment by AC Andrews. Interesting story with fantastic characters that is amazing to follow on their adventure. Isaac Grisham did a super job bringing the characters to life.
This book was given to me for free at my request and I provided this voluntary review.

Fantastic

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I found this audiobook slow and a bit confusing to start, but once the action started, I was hooked and didn't want to stop listening. It is such an interesting and emotional story with MCs you can't help but root for. I really liked the unique view on vampires, and the whole 'rebirthing' idea to change their natures and goals. I liked the diversity of characters and lifestyles. Although there are LGBTQIA+ characters, that felt mostly coincidental, as the story and plot took precedence over sexual orientation. There are some intimate same-sex moments, but they are minimal and not very explicit. In my opinion, the TW for bloodshed and violence is far more significant. I thoroughly enjoyed the characters and story and really look forward to more books in tis story.

The narrator was new to me and I felt he did a great job differentiating the characters' voices and expressing their emotions.

I received a free copy on this audiobook and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.

Slow to start, but great once it got going

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