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  • The Stiger Chronicles, Book 1
  • By: Marc Alan Edelheit
  • Narrated by: Steven Brand
  • Length: 8 hrs and 24 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (100 ratings)
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Stiger's Tigers

By: Marc Alan Edelheit
Narrated by: Steven Brand
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Summary

A tarnished legacy. A dangerous mission. The beginning of an epic destiny....

Nobleman and born soldier Ben Stiger never backs down from a fight. Even as the son of an infamous imperial general, an outcast from society, he refuses to crumble under the unforgiving shadow of his once-powerful family’s disgrace. When he’s reassigned from his crack company to the struggling southern army, he’s eager to help turn the tide against a growing deadly rebellion. 

Supported by his faithful lieutenant, Eli, one of the last remaining elven rangers, and a holy Paladin on a quest for the High Father, Stiger fights to gain control of his new company, resentful and mediocre soldiers, who he must train and then lead on a desperate mission to reach an outpost cut off by the enemy. But as he force-marches his men through hostile territory, the veteran commander faces more than he ever expected: rebels, bandits, a magic relic from an age long gone, and an ancient evil freshly risen that has to potential to destroy the empire he loves and serves.

Can one outcast hero make a difference and save his empire from annihilation?

Stiger’s Tigers is the engrossing first book in the Chronicles of an Imperial Officer epic fantasy series. If you like brave champions, sword and sorcery, breathtaking twists and turns, and authentic battle scenes, then you’ll love Marc Alan Edelheit’s Roman-inspired adventure series. 

Winner of the Independent Publisher Book Award for Fantasy.

Finalist for Best Series Next Generation Indie Book Awards. 

©2015 Marc Alan Edelheit (P)2016 Podium Publishing

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A Heady Mix of Gritty Legions and Classic Fantasy

This book ticks a lot of boxes for me because I like both military fiction and classic fantasy. Putting them together can be problematic but this is a fine example. It might prove to be a niche market. This is a book that reads first like a military history with a lot of the classic cornerstones of a commander building up a problem company from poor beginnings. Gradually though the fantasy element becomes more visible.

The legions are based largely on the Roman legions but certainly not completely with ranks and titles for example being drawn from more recent history. The story itself moves along at a decent pace as you would expect from an audiobook of less than eight hours. The last thirty five minutes is a free preview of the next book which at the time of writing is due out in about a month. The key characters feel very solidly grounded and I’m sure that their backgrounds will be further revealed as the series goes on.

I personally enjoyed the book enormously. The time very much flew by, I could almost feel a breeze from the imaginary pages as they turned rapidly before me. Military fiction enthusiasts will feel fairly comfortable if they can manage with alternate universe “Roman” Legions at least for the first part of the book. As the chapters go by though the fantasy element makes itself known and old shakers of the twenty-sided bones will recognise a Dungeons and Dragons vibe.

The closest thing I can recall reading like this is Taylor Anderson’s Destroyermen. The similarity being an historically savvy author throwing his military history into a fantasy world. This though is much faster-paced and uses more classic fantasy elements.

I really hope that people give this a chance. Those who revel in highly accurate military fiction rooted firmly in reality might not find this to their liking. People looking for very deep, epic modern fantasy along the lines of Brandon Sanderson could equally be frustrated. However, if the idea of some fairly fast-moving, well narrated, gritty military fiction pitched into a classical fantasy world appeals then jump in!

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Excellent

stumbled on this series thinking it was historical. not disappointed when dwarfs elves and orcs get into the action. Great listen action all the way.

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Brilliant

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

I already have. Great story.

What other book might you compare Stiger's Tigers to, and why?

There are a number of military sci fi books around but this one stands out because the characters are so strong. The action is great but it is balanced by the story and the history of Stiger and his companions that is briefly alluded to throughout the book. Bring on the dwarves.

What does Steven Brand bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

He reads with real intensity and develops each of the characters. You just want to hear more.

Any additional comments?

I am about the buy the second book and I am hopeful that the series continues. Recommended.

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Brilliant!

There are LOTS of these kinds of books, but this one REALLY stands out from the crowd. It just rattles along at an incredible pace and many of the story arcs that you expect to last the whole book are played out over just a few pages, there is so much going on. There is deity intervention, non-humans and magic but the way they are handled is subtle and they easily slip into the alternative reality the author has built. I really can't recommend this enough.

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A little perplexed

I'm a little perplexed by the reviews. I couldn't finish the book. I found the narration stilted and pretty lifeless. The story was interesting but a bit straightforward and with almost zero suspense or tension.
For a first book this is forgivable as authors often develop over the first few books, but coupled with the stilted narration ...
Maybe ok for teen readers.

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Great story but....

Enjoyable twist on the classic legion tales but oh my.... the beautifully spoken but stilted almost monotone performance left me somewhat underwhelmed.

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Just bad

The narration wasn't too bad to be honest but the story itself was awful. it was just badly written I suspect that the author wasn't used to writing in english.

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Very Good Read

enjoyed the read. looking forward to book two. I will recommend this book to others.

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Loving it

really enjoying the story so far. thoroughly recommend to anyone who like me enjoys a good story 👍

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Well written, fast paced and with a plan

This was a real good book, I'd even go so far as to say it's one of the better ones I've heard in a while. My only complaint was that it's a bit short for an audio book. Although at around 300 pages it's perfect in paperback.

Ben Stiger enters the book as a veteran of the northern campagne so this ain't your normal coming of age story. He quickly assesses the situation in the south and after that the action begins. Hes clearly set up as the most competent character from page one.

One thing that makes me look forward to the other books is that we can already see that the writer has a lot of story arcs already in place which bodes well for the future

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