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The Guardian of the Palace
- Book 1 of The Guardian League
- Narrated by: Jillian Yetter
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
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Summary
Everyone knows magic isn’t real. Alien invaders? Ha! Yet, unless one skeptic changes her mind, Earth and her life will meet a swift end.
Disillusioned with her military career, Red Hernandez crawled back to civilian life as a second tier security lead for an engineering marvel meant to cram more people into the tiny island of Manhattan. She expected her biggest struggles to be integrating back into a society where social media and closet space reigned supreme. But when mysterious forces destroy a building similar to the one she’s chartered to protect, in an implosive blast never before seen, all notions of a cushy retirement job go up in smoke.
With lives on the line, but big money pushing to continue construction, Red finds the steely determination that she believed lost in the desert of her past. She unravels the mystery of the destructive tech, discovering it to be not just alien, but magical, and re-evaluates everything she believed to be true.
Can one woman stop magic-wielding invaders from destroying the world, or will disbelief be her undoing?
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- Helen Grimmett
- 21-07-22
An absorbing fantasy adventure
An absorbing fantasy adventure blending the mundane world we know with fantastical space travelling characters and world anihilating monsters.
Red is a wonderful character, no longer working for special forces, she is now a security guard for a tall skyscraper which is similar to one that has been just destroyed. She is a strong female character storming through a male orientated world, garnering respect wherever she goes. Which is fortunate as her skills are about to be used to save the world.
The supporting characters, Red's friends Bear and Scan, are as well developed as the elf, troll and the goblin, who are the guardians. Morris has created a complex world where magic is known and accepted, and a strong cast of characters all of whom you'll find yourselves rooting for. They certainly grow on you as the book progresses.
I listened to the audiobook version, and it does make it a little difficult following the timeline, which jumps around a bit, as we go back forth between the event and what preceded it, but Jillian Yetter does an amazing job narrating, and the story is so well written that once it gets going you are hooked.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- Kevin Cannon
- 19-04-24
Sci-Fi / Fantasy Mash-Up
Nicely narrated but, on the whole, this wasn't really my thing. The blend of sci-fi and fantasy was a bit jarring and the overall story didn't appeal.
I can appreciate that the book will have it's fans as it is a good example of the genre, it just wasn't a right fit for me.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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- Amanda C
- 01-09-22
Entertaining and Exciting
I really enjoyed this. It's a good sci-fi fantasy with humour and adventure.
I liked the flashback scenes and the way the story unfolded. It was a gripping adventure.
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