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"Jacqueline Carey's writing flows so beautifully that her stories beg to be experienced on audio...Listeners looking for something different will appreciate this unconventional stand-alone." (AudioFile Magazine)

Jacqueline Carey is back with an amazing adventure not seen since her New York Times best-selling Kushiel's Legacy series. Lush and sensual, Starless introduces listeners to an epic world where exiled gods live among humans, and a hero whose journey will resonate long after the last chapter concludes.

I was nine years old the first time I tried to kill a man....

Destined from birth to serve as protector of the princess Zariya, Khai is trained in the arts of killing and stealth by a warrior sect in the deep desert; yet there is one profound truth that has been withheld from him. In the court of the Sun-Blessed, Khai must learn to navigate deadly intrigue and his own conflicted identity…but in the far reaches of the western seas, the dark god Miasmus is rising, intent on nothing less than wholesale destruction. If Khai is to keep his soul's twin, Zariya, alive, their only hope lies with an unlikely crew of prophecy-seekers on a journey that will take them farther beneath the starless skies than anyone can imagine.

©2018 Jacqueline Carey (P)2018 Macmillan Audio Action & Adventure Classics Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Historical
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odd performance - some annoying voices but another terrific, original fantasy idea from JC.

Love Jacqueline Carey!

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Jacqueline Carey on top form. Truly brilliant, loving the new world. I can't wait for a sequel.

Absolutely brilliant

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The book had a very promising start but abiut a third of the way through I was struggling to stay interested. There is the potential for a really good story but it isnt very well written and really rushed. There is no real story or character development along the way and as the book drags on, the auther throws in every fantasy cliche under the sun in. With more writing experiance, the author should revisit and improve. The book has alot of potential, it is just a shame it's not there yet.

Some good ideas, badily written.

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well I guess you can imagine that I didn't like this book. and I stopped with like 2 hours left. because I couldn't take any more of this predictable unoriginal read. this might ofc just be my personal preference crashing with the writing style of this book. but at this point I've just given up.

that being said. this book might be for those who have never read any fantasy before. so you won't see how blighted this is with phrases from other fantasy, that has been reused, after swapping out one word.

wouldn't recommend this to anyone. unless you just want to read/listen to the first 8 hours. which are ok.

8 first hours are good. then sloppy boring mess

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