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  • The King's Watch, Book 1
  • By: Mark Hayden
  • Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
  • Length: 10 hrs
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (257 ratings)
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The 13th Witch

By: Mark Hayden
Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
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Summary

Did you know that the gods can use mobile phones?

They can, and Odin has a message for Conrad....

Conrad Clarke, former RAF pilot and alleged gangster, gets a text – and a visit – from The Allfather.

Odin has a challenge for Conrad: Sign up to protect England from wild magick and get a commission in the King’s Watch.

All he has to do is find a missing witch. Simple.

Conrad never could resist a challenge. Before you can say “Ragnarok”, he’s plunged into a world of gods, mages, witches, dwarves, and one very aggressive giant mole.

But the witch doesn’t want to be found, and powerful mages will kill to keep her hidden. Going back isn’t an option. Going forward looks a lot like death.

Armed with nothing but a sense of humor and a willingness to cheat, Conrad has to find the Witch and save his life.

Superbly narrated by Ciaran Saward, the first two books of the King’s Watch are now available in audio format.

Treat yourself to a copy now and experience a whole new universe of magick. And moles....

©2017 Mark Hayden and Paw Press (P)2020 Mark Hayden and Paw Press

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Very enjoyable

Love the story very well told . I enjoy the whole thing from start to finish did not lag at any stage

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At last, the Audio Book

I've been waiting for this for ages. I have read all the books in this series and am looking forwardto the rest being issued. The reader was excellent.

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brilliant 👏👏👏

absolutely love this series, perfect balance of wit observation and a very good story.
my only disappointment is there are only 3 books on audible. patience is a virtue they say 😌

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Slow burner but excellent.

If you like urban/ modern fantasy like Rivers of London then you will love this book. I had read a review saying that the narration of this story was strangely clipped but don’t let that put you off. The character is ex RAF pilot and the narrator really captures the slightly upper class English accent.
The narration of this entire book is great, the characters really come to life.
The plot itself is a bit of a slow burner - don’t give up because one the story really gets going it’s hard to stop listening. While this type of fantasy has been done to death, there was something about the main character and his back story which made this an interesting listen.
Try it, you won’t be disappointed.

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Been waiting for this.

I think that I have read all the authors published works, but this is the first that I read of them.
Unfortunately those I wished to press it upon don't read.
It's a odd book and series, especially given Conrad's past history in other books. That doesn't prevent it being great fun.
One other review complained about a robot voice, it's deliberate. The thing speaking looks more like R2D2 than any animal, has few recognisable emotions and is made out of rock!

Still, if you came to this book from the authors other work you might well be shocked. Especially as Conrad carries through into this series, as does another character in a later book in this series, not yet available.

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loved it

this is not the usual run of the mill teen hero fantasy. it has something of the Peter Grant about it but it's more sophisticated. I loved it. stay with it at first, you'll be glad you did.

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Great book

A future classic of its genre, witty and clever but with an interesting dark side.

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love every book in this series!

I enjoyed this book and the other books in the series. The narrator is also very good, I am looking forward to the next.

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Good book

I love this narrator and the story is good my only issue is the way he goes on about all the female characters appearances even his sister who he says is hot a few to many times ? a bit weird?
But other than that it’s a good book and I’ll be getting the second one

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13th witch

Enjoyable, and definite promise. Typical of the first in a series, there are some loose ends and everything doesn't always tie together seamlessly. The narration is very good, no robotics as others complain of. I don't see much similarity to Rivers of London, very different but that's fine. Downloading the next one in anticipation of small issues having been smoothed over.

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