Listen free for 30 days

Listen with offer

  • Benjamin Ashwood

  • Benjamin Ashwood Series, Book 1
  • By: AC Cobble
  • Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
  • Length: 12 hrs and 21 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (68 ratings)
Offer ends May 1st, 2024 11:59PM GMT. Terms and conditions apply.
£7.99/month after 3 months. Renews automatically.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, celeb exclusives, and podcasts.
Access exclusive sales and deals.
Benjamin Ashwood cover art

Benjamin Ashwood

By: AC Cobble
Narrated by: Eric Michael Summerer
Get this deal Try for £0.00

Pay £99p/month. After 3 months pay £7.99/month. Renews automatically. See terms for eligibility.

£7.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Buy Now for £12.99

Buy Now for £12.99

Pay using card ending in
By completing your purchase, you agree to Audible's Conditions of Use and authorise Audible to charge your designated card or any other card on file. Please see our Privacy Notice, Cookies Notice and Interest-based Ads Notice.

Listeners also enjoyed...

The King's Ranger Boxset: Books 1-3 cover art
The Cartographer: Complete Series cover art
Duel of Fire cover art
The Wolf of the North Trilogy cover art
The 13th Paladin Boxed Set cover art
The Riven Wyrde Saga (Omnibus Edition) cover art
Spellmonger cover art
Loremaster cover art
Theft of Swords [Dramatized Adaptation] cover art
Wizard in Exile cover art
The Fusionist cover art
A Touch of Magic cover art
The Storm Below Box Set cover art
The First Blade of Ostia cover art
The Chain Breaker Box Set: Books 1-3 cover art
Mark of the Fool cover art

Summary

Life is simple in Ben's small town until an attack brings the arrival of exciting strangers straight out of a story. Before Ben understands what is happening, he embarks on a dangerous journey to help his friends. A mage, demons, thieves, and assassins are just a few of the perils he will face while trying to make it to safety. But things aren't always what they seem, and safety is a fragile concept when the destructive behaviors of the powerful are exercised unchecked. In Ben's world - like our own - politics, the economy, and military might create a system to keep the elite in power at the expense of the common man. As the series unfolds and Ben's knowledge and skills grow, he will have to decide if he wants to live within the system, flee from it, or break it.

©2016 AC Cobble (P)2017 Tantor

Critic reviews

"From the beginning the action starts and it carries straight on through until the end...it will be truly enjoyed by all who read it!" ( The Genre Minx Book Reviews)

What listeners say about Benjamin Ashwood

Average customer ratings
Overall
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    43
  • 4 Stars
    16
  • 3 Stars
    7
  • 2 Stars
    1
  • 1 Stars
    1
Performance
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    44
  • 4 Stars
    14
  • 3 Stars
    6
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    0
Story
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • 5 Stars
    39
  • 4 Stars
    16
  • 3 Stars
    8
  • 2 Stars
    2
  • 1 Stars
    1

Reviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.

Sort by:
Filter by:
  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

Great

Better then most I have listened to before, kinda made me think allot less of previously fantasy titles I did like.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars

An excellent series to listen to

I began this series here, with book 1, partially as it was a freebie in the audible plus catalogue, had good if few reviews & sounded interesting. I was definitely hooked & whilst there are some weaker points (mainly predictability) it was an easy listen, the narrator did a very good job & the plot moved along better than I expected (I was needlessly concerned that there were similar situations in each book) it was varied enough to keep me interested & overall I felt it was time well spent. I recommend this series to anyone that enjoys a bit of supernatural, good vs evil & a story where the underdog may just win... but then again, they may not but reach a sustainable situation, bit leaves the door open for future books (trying not to have any spoilers!)

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    4 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    5 out of 5 stars
  • Mr
  • 07-01-24

solid start

good world building felt genuine, protagonist is relateble and well rounded and the book leaves off with a nice transition towards the 2nd book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

  • Overall
    1 out of 5 stars
  • Performance
    2 out of 5 stars
  • Story
    1 out of 5 stars

Truly terrible

After listening to Cartographer I thought I'd give another A. C. Cobble work a go. I don't know what happened. This series feels like it was written by a 10 year old. The characters are so under developed, unbelievable and flat. The story could work but not without a full rewrite. Not one to recommend.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.

You voted on this review!

You reported this review!

1 person found this helpful