The Desert Prince
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The Desert Prince
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Narrated by:
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Michael Crouch
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Saskia Maarleveld
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By:
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Peter V. Brett
Peter V. Brett, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Demon Cycle, begins a brand new epic fantasy adventure set in his beloved world, following a new generation of heroes.
Fifteen years have passed since the demons were destroyed. Heroes have become legend, and those that remain live in their shadows.
Olive, Princess of Hollow, has her entire life planned out—a steady march toward succession. But the more her mother writes the script, the more Olive rails against playing the parts she is assigned.
Darin is the son of the man people say saved the world. Everyone expects greatness from Darin, but the only thing he’s ever been great at is hiding.
But now it’s time to fight the darkness.
When Olive and Darin step across the wards one night, they learn that the demons are not all gone, and those that remain hunger for revenge.
Are Darin and Olive ready to be heroes?
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Critic reviews
‘Epic in scale and emotionally intimate, it delivers immaculate world-building, complex politics – both sexual and social, and propulsive, edge-of-the-seat plotting. Settle down for a feast of turns, twists, [and] magic’
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‘Peter Brett takes the reader with him and his characters on an electric and unrelenting charge through the demon-haunted depths of the Warded universe, full of love and death’
Naomi Novik, Sunday Times bestselling author of UPROOTED
‘An intricately crafted tale of intrigue and courage where one’s station and lineage determines everything, good and bad. An exciting read. Peter Brett has outdone himself with this first book in a new series.’
#1 New York Times bestselling author Terry Brooks
‘The Desert Prince is a class act. Wonderful storytelling, flawed and believable characters and a ratcheting of tension that has you reading well into the dark hours. This is a must read’
John Gwynne, author of Malice
‘The Desert Prince is a deeply intimate, yet epic adventure. Heart-wrenching, smart, and modern, this book kept me wide-eyed and wide awake for many-a-nights as I struggled step-for-step alongside Olive and Darin from the green lands to the desert pits to the darkest recesses of the demon minds. The Desert Prince has set a new standard for fantasy.’
Wesley Chu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the War Arts Saga
‘THE DESERT PRINCE is the work of a master at the top of his game. The new cast of would-be heroes instantly draw you into a world full of old dangers as Brett cranks up the tension to unbearable levels. If you’re going to read this book, cancel all your plans because there’s no way you’ll be able to put it down once you start. This is the best Peter V Brett book so far.’
Mike Shackle, author of WE ARE THE DEAD
The change in accents of main characters, in particular Darren was very jarring though.
Other wise great addition to the series.
Great story, shame about the narration
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performance uses somewhat different accents than the first series, but once I got used to that I appreciated the skill and effort that had gone into it.
great work Peter V. Brett, and to all involved!
absolutely fantastic
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Great carry on story
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I respect the narrators and I am sure they are very good at what they do. BUT we have 5 audio books of characters sounding a certain way, pronouncing things and being portrayed though their language and intonation that listeners of the series know what feels right. And this just isn’t it. Between the mispronounced words that’s sounding has been established. To completely changing characters/regions accents… it’s just so jarring to me I cannot go on. it screams they made no effort to listen to the originals to get a feel for pronouncation or how the characters talk…. I do not recognise characters that I have spent so much time with sadly.
Despite understanding you might (for some reason) think it’s right to make changes due to the perspective/character shifts…. But in this scenario I am truly baffled as to why you would 1.change from such a fantastic original narrator in the first place when he was perfect and 2. Accept these two narrators portrayals of these characters! Since when did the folk of tibets brook sound like a poor hillbilly impersonation?
I may give it another go down the line as I love the world the author has built. But this has left me very disappointed.
An incredible world sadly lost by narration.
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When I saw a new book was being released, I was really excited to delve back into this fantasy world, but after listening to the first couple of hours, I was really disappointed.
The character voices are completely wrong. The characters who originate from Tibbets Brook have gone from an almost west country in England accent to a Southern American accent.
I dont think the voice acting is bad in this audio book, it's just completely jarring for me as a returning fan of the series.
character voices spoiled it
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