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Shield of Sparrows

By: Devney Perry
Narrated by: Samantha Brentmoor, Jason Clarke
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Now in development as a feature film with Amazon MGM Studios, with John Wick screenwriter Derek Kolstad attached to write the script!

Shield of Sparrows is a slow-burn, high-stakes romantasy perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas and Rebecca Yarros—where enemies become lovers, monsters stalk a cursed realm, and a forgotten princess finds the strength to tear off her crown and become the warrior she was never meant to be.

The gods sent monsters to the five kingdoms to remind mortals they must kneel.

I've spent my life kneeling—to their will and to my father's. As a princess, my only duty is to wear the crown and obey the king.

I was never meant to rule. Never meant to fight. And I was never supposed to be the daughter who sealed an ancient treaty with her own blood.

But that changed the fateful day I stepped into my father's throne room. The day a legendary monster hunter sailed to our shores. The day a prince ruined my life.

Now I'm crossing treacherous lands beside a warrior who despises me as much as I despise him—bound to a future I didn't choose and a husband I barely know.

Everyone wants me to be something I'm not—a queen, a spy, a sacrifice.

But what if I refused the role chosen for me? What if I made my own rules? What if there's power in being underestimated?

And what if—for the first time—I reached for it?

Contains mature themes.

©2025 Devney Perry (P)2025 Tantor Media
Best of 2025 Epic Fantasy Fiction
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finally, a well edited and well written romantasy... I was starting to give up hope!! Please don't let us wait for long for the next one (or end up writing more books than originally planned because this was successful, as has happened disastrously to other series... CC and IF, looking at you).

First time I had listened to this narrator and I really enjoyed her.

next one please!

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A good story and fantastic reading from the voice actors. It was pacy but very engaging with the different use of character voices.

A great audio book

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Took a little time but when it got good, it GOT GOOD!! The male narration was a bit off to me. Like they were more focused on getting the deep and gravelly oh so masculine voice than on actually portraying the characters’ emotions.

Disliked the romance arc (I hope some day we stop insisting that MMCs need to humiliate the FMCs before falling in love)

Other than that I thoroughly enjoyed the story - haven’t had my jaw drop in a romantasy in a very long time. Next book ASAP please!

Awesome

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It was a little to much questions from Odessa -all the time! But I liked the worldbuilding, plottwists and slowburn.

Overall a good listning

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Such a great and gripping story, slow burn and interesting! The voice acting was very good. i can't wait for book 2 !!!!

intriguing and gripping!

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