Ebony Gate
The Phoenix Hoard
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Narrated by:
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Natalie Naudus
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By:
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Julia Vee
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Ken Bebelle
About this listen
Julia Vee and Ken Bebelle's Ebony Gate is a female John Wick story with dragon magic set in contemporary San Francisco’s Chinatown.
Emiko Soong belongs to one of the eight premier magical families of the world. But Emiko never needed any magic. Because she is the Blade of the Soong Clan. Or was. Until she’s drenched in blood in the middle of a market in China, surrounded by bodies and the scent of blood and human waste as a lethal perfume.
The Butcher of Beijing now lives a quiet life in San Francisco, importing antiques. But when a shinigami, a god of death itself, calls in a family blood debt, Emiko must recover the Ebony Gate that holds back the hungry ghosts of the Yomi underworld. Or forfeit her soul as the anchor.
What's a retired assassin to do but save the City by the Bay from an army of the dead?
A Macmillan Audio production from Tor Books.
©2023 Julia Vee and Ken BeBelle (P)2023 Macmillan AudioCritic reviews
“Ebony Gate is a snarky Harry Dresden meets Shang-Chi, with a dash of Monster Hunter International.”—Kevin J. Anderson, New York Times bestselling co-author of Dune: House Atreides
“A wild, exhilarating ride through a living San Francisco populated with ghosts, magical beasts, and one tough-as-nails heroine. Adventurous and filled with heart, exploring the struggles of a bloody past and familial duty, Ebony Gate is a spectacular start to what promises to be an engrossing series.”—Andrea Stewart, author of The Bone Shard Daughter
“Ebony Gate is a bizarre and exciting thrill ride! It’s Doctor Strange meets Shang-Chi with a big dose of original characters, modern fantasy, and dynamic action. Highly recommended!”—Jonathan Maberry, New York Times bestselling author of the Joe Ledger Thrillers and Kagen the Damned
I really don't like giving up on a book, however this one I just found really hard to get into. After a couple of hours of reading I just found myself constantly losing focus and concentration. I liked the concept of the story and loved the audio book reading which is why I gave it a higher rating than I would have.
I could not connect with the characters in the story which was one of my issues, also I found even though I only read a couple of hours I was focusing on other books I had on my list which told me that the story was not drawing me in.
I had a feeling before starting that although the concept sounded interesting this would not be my kind of read and I was unfortunately correct.
Like the last book I reviewed this is one I may try again in the future once i've heard opinions of other book club members as maybe there is something I was missing further into the story however I just had no desire to find out as I was not being drawn in. The thought of having to get through another 12 hours without any feeling it would get better was unfortunatly to much at this moment in time, however i'm not dismissing a potential reread in the future however at the moment this one was just not for me. I gave it a 3 star rating due to the story idea and the audio book version which I really enjoyed.
My second DNF.
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