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Domes of Fire

The Tamuli, Book 1

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 Six years had passed since the redoubtable knight Sparhawk had triumphed over the evil God Azash and returned to Elenia with Queen Ehlana, his bride. And now a new danger had arisen to threaten the peace of Ehlana's realm. The trouble had started quietly. At home, bandits began to plague the hill country. In neighboring Lamorkand, the customary political unrest turned ominous with whispers that the bloody heroes of old soon would rise again. And travelers reported that the Trolls had all disappeared from the icy northern haunts of Thalesia. Simple problems, apparently unrelated - until an ambassador arrived from the far-off Tamul empire, begging Sparhawk's aid. These same dangers that stalked Ehlana's kingdom had already struck his realm full-force.

The fabled ancient warriors of Tamuli had indeed returned - intent on carnage. Monsters and fell magics had followed, and the havoc and terror they spawned were tearing the empire apart. The empire had sent for the Pandion Knight who had killed the God Azash. If Sparhawk wanted to stop this danger before it could savage his own land, he now must lend his aid. Sparhawk, Ehlana, and their daughter, Princess Danae, agreed to make the grueling trek to the far-distant empire of the east. They traveled in company with a handful of trusted companions: the stalwart champions of the four Militant Orders, the knight Berit, Mirtai the giantess, and the young thief Talen. With the child-goddess Aphrael to speed their journey, they began the treacherous traverse of the utmost reaches of the Daresian continent, to Tamul's distant capital. There, in the emperor's glittering court, they would encounter corruption, treachery - and a greater danger than any man had faced before!

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I love these books. I'm not 100% sure on the narrator of these 3 books. but It grows on you. not as good as the Dimoned throne narrator. That's my only issue.

love the author

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

YES! YES! YES!I love these stories. I bought them as soon as I could and I have listened to them many times since. These stories are my go to stories to get lost in. Please start with The Elenium trilogy and then listen to the The Tamuli trilogy. Great fantasy, brilliant characters, humour, tears, politics and knights in shining and rusty armour. These stories are full but completely accessible and frankly not the gore fest' many seem to be these days.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Sparhawk of course. An honourable knight, loyal, honest, bluntly spoken, true, wise, and loving. Some of his jagged edges have been chipped off over the years but he still has enough to show he's a man not to be messed with. He scares Gods and man alike!

What do you think the narrator could have done better?

To be fair I have listened to Kevin Pariseau read a number of books and he's quite good BUT the first series 'The Elenium' was read by Greg Abby and he did an excellent job, Kevin just didn't match up. His pronunciation of some names and words grated, his character voice definition wasn't nearly as clear as Greg's and the overall result just wasn't as pleasing, for me. You of course may feel completely different and compared to some readers he is still excellent, I just HATE narrator change part way through a series and this is the second half of the 'whole' story.

Any additional comments?

Buy the books, listen to the books, but don't miss these books. They are great fantasy stories, fun, entertaining and a brilliant way to expand or start your fantasy adventure journey.

Great story but why switch narrators?

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well warning to anyone who did the first 3 sparhawk books on audiable and go into this. the narrator has a completly different spin on how to pronounce people and places.

drives me potty. no consistency. if you cant get the same narrator at least let the new one hear the old to get some consistency. PLEASE!

pronunciation confusiin!!!

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loved the humour of sparhawk and really enjoyed the story. Roll on the next book.

domes of fire excellent

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Unfortunately, I found this narrator very difficult to listen to. The sparhawk books are all brilliant and the elenium was well narrated but many names are pronounced differently in this audio version of the tamuli to how I've ever heard them and how the first trilogy was narrated.

Great story, many strange pronunciations

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