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King of Ashes
- Firemane, Book 1
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
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Summary
A new novel from internationally best-selling author Raymond E. Feist.
The world of Garn once boasted five great kingdoms, until the King of Ithrace was defeated and every member of his family executed by Lodavico, the ruthless King of Sandura, a man with ambitions to rule the world.
Ithrace's ruling family were the legendary Firemanes and represented a great danger to the other kings. Now four great kingdoms remain, on the brink of war. But rumour has it that the newborn son of the last king of Ithrace survived, carried off during battle and sequestered by the Quelli Nacosti, a secret society whose members are trained to infiltrate and spy upon the rich and powerful throughout Garn. Terrified that this may be true and that the child will grow to maturity with bloody revenge in his heart, the four kings have placed a huge bounty on the child's head.
In the small village of Oncon, Declan is apprenticed to a master blacksmith, learning the secrets of producing the mythical king's steel. Oncon is situated in the Covenant, a neutral region lying between two warring kingdoms. Since the Covenant was declared, the region has existed in peace, until violence explodes as slavers descend upon the village to capture young men to press as soldiers for Sandura.
Declan must escape, to take his priceless knowledge to Baron Daylon Dumarch, ruler of Marquensas, perhaps the only man who can defeat Lodavico of Sandura, who has now allied himself with the fanatical Church of the One, which is marching across the continent, imposing its extreme form of religion upon the population and burning unbelievers as they go.
Meanwhile, on the island of Coaltachin, the secret domain of the Quelli Nacosti, three friends are being schooled in the deadly arts of espionage and assassination: Donte, son of one of the most powerful masters of the order; Hava, a serious girl with fighting abilities that can set any opponent on their back; and Hatu, a strange, conflicted lad in whom fury and calm war constantly, whose hair is a bright and fiery shade of red....
Critic reviews
Praise for Raymond E. Feist: "File under guilty pleasure." (The Guardian)
"Get in at the start of a master's new series." (Daily Sport)
"Well-written and distinctly above average...intelligent...intriguing." (Publishers Weekly)
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- Stella Woolhead
- 11-06-18
King of ashes
Excellent book, moves along at a good pace. Difficult to put down. Looking forward to the next book.
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- David Ajoku
- 03-02-24
amazing cast
loved mostly everything about the book tbh, althought towards the end it felt like Haatu's character changed too drastically, almost felt like a different character altogether. Also glad the Narrator settled into the reading cause at the beginning he sounded like the book was an animal planet documentary
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- Stu
- 04-05-18
awsome!
A brand new story from a great author, this is thoroughly engaging from start to finish. The narrator is very good and adds substance to the characters. This seemed to finish far too soon but more likely this was due to me being unable to stop listening. Cant wait until next book.
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- Barney Westbrook
- 14-08-19
Loved it
"Read" it for the second time, before starting the new one, even better second time round.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-08-18
Excited for the next one
Really good. The book starts off past the prologue with enough mystery to keep you interested and the storytelling ability to solve them in a spectacular way. Another!
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- LJH
- 12-03-21
an enjoyable book
Another really enjoyable book from this author,, and great to listen to on audible.
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- Rodger hubbard
- 03-10-18
A great new series
It's a great read as are most of the the author,s books biting my nails for book two wherever that will be
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- Allan David Jardine
- 05-11-20
worth sticking with
I own and have read everything written by the author. this was particularly hard to get into. it was not untill the high teens chapters when I really started to enjoy the story. one thing that grated me was the messed up northern voices used by the narrator. stay with it it does get better
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- David C Twigg
- 14-03-22
Another super tale by the Master
Raymond E Feist returns with another fascinating tale of Magic&War,welcome back to the bookshelf.
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- Kindle Customer
- 22-05-18
Wow
Wow, again wow. I started of listening abut at at time but just finished it in 7 hour siting. Brilliant storytelling, story and performance.
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