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An expedition gone awry.

Suni Koudounas is enamoured with the wonders — and dangers — of the Far Wild. As a naturalist’s apprentice, she’s studied every book and expedition report about the miraculous wilderness. But when her mentor goes missing on expedition, Suni sets aside the Far Wild of ink and paper to venture after him into the primordial jungle.

A missing skyship.

As the empire’s most beloved adventurer — or most successful raconteur — Senesio Suleiman Nicolaou doesn’t want much. Wealth beyond measure, fame beyond reason and a small kingdom somewhere warm should be about enough. When news of the rescue mission reaches him, Senesio knows there’s no better opportunity to add to his living legend.

The most dangerous wilderness known to man.

With unexpected enemies above and monstrous predators in the jungles below, it’s up to Suni, Senesio and their companions to uncover the truth of what’s happening in the Far Wild. It’s a revelation that will shake the empire to its core and reshape the lives of all involved — assuming, of course, they don’t all get eaten first.

This thrilling start to Alex Knight’s new fantasy series is perfect for fans of Michael Crichton’s Jurassic Park and Nicholas Eames's Kings of the Wyld.

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The performers all did a good job. However they had a lack of material to work with. Especially Sunni whose dialogue was stilted and wooden. The story was just not there for me. It felt almost Enid Blyton in its simplicity and obviousness. Which is a real shame given the talent of the actors.

Well performed but lacking interest. Returned for

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It’s fun, but not mind blowing. Not sure if I’d bother with the sequel. The four main narrators do an ok job, but I found the characters a little hard going at times. Try it, you might like it. Not for a younger audience as the language is strong at times and some of the scenes are a little graphic.

Lighthearted fun, but no Jurassic Park

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I found this to be a happy surprise. It is a very well performed production, and the story is an enjoyable adventure romp that doesn’t pretend to be anything more than it is. It was a fun listen and I would come back for more adventures with these characters.

A fun listen

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There is a lot to like about this story - and to a lesser degree the performance. The locations and characters are fun - the "other world" ness - nearly ours but not quite - is well drawn. I did find some things an irritation though. One of the main characters wobbles between tremulous and a bit pathetic and somewhat heroic. This is okay - but the narration for that character I found grating - too tremulous, too weedy. Other characters - one in particular - were great fun and well narrated throughout. Some of the local fauna were also unbelievably... persistent shall we say - in my mind. However it's Mr. Knight's world and who knows how things would behave there - and some of it is necessary for the story. I don't think I'm giving much away when I say I loved the airships..

Mostly enjoyed it...

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I loved listening to this book. At first I felt that the narrator for Senesio was a little camp for such a swashbuckling hero, but that soon faded and I was totally invested in Suni, Senesio and Alpida as they make their way through The Far Wild. The language and descriptors gave me enough to paint a vivid picture of the people, the environment and the wildlife. Whenever I stopped listening I would always day dream for a while about being there, with the characters, living the story.

I hope there's a follow up, because the character development makes me want to listen to more of their adventures through the Empire

Fantastic story that leaves you begging for more!

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