The Ravenglass Chronicles: Complete Omnibus

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Kat is heir to a brutal empire....

But the last thing she wants to do is rule.

When the day she’s been dreading finally arrives, she is torn between her royal duties and a desire to follow her magical destiny.

Will Kat choose true love and risk certain war, or accept an arranged marriage with a man three-times her age?

With only a wyvern and a messenger boy as her friends, Kat is forced to embark on a magical adventure to seek out the mysterious Guardians and unlock the secret of her powers...and her family’s hidden past.

What do her mysterious dreams mean?

Who killed her father?

How deep do the secrets run and who is pulling the strings?

Inspired by the tarot and set in a rich medieval world, this omnibus collection brings together all 22 novellas of Jon Cronshaw’s best-selling series, The Ravenglass Chronicles.

You’ll love this coming-of-age epic fantasy adventure because everyone loves hidden magic, found families, and reluctant heroes.

Scroll back up and click "Buy Now" to join Kat on this unforgettable journey.

Jon CronshawEmmy CoatesWyvern Books, Ltd.

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This dystopian fantasy had a VERY, VERY slow start for me. It starts with the oldest princess and future empress, Kat, getting her first menstrual flow (I believe she is 16), which in this world makes her a woman and therefore an adult. This occurrence signals many immediate changes, including betrothal to a man many times her senior to prevent war. I wanted to like Kat, as she is suddenly faced with so much change, including much knowledge that was not shared with her before as she was considered a ‘child,’ and discovers that many things she ‘knew’ to be false or inaccurate. Unfortunately, Kat is pretty unlikable from the start. She is whiny, self-centered, and selfish. She has no care for her family, people or her kingdom. She has no care for Hansel, a boy she claims to love, and thoughtlessly and selfishly endangers him, by continuing to pursue him, even after her mother (the Empress) threatens to have him killed and his body put on display. So, we have a whining heroine, a vicious younger sister, and a harsh mother. Everyone else seems to be pretty vague and under-developed. There is also a mysterious wyvern spymaster, whose purpose and loyalty remain shrouded in questions throughout the entire story. So, basically, five hours into the audiobook, I was still looking for someone to care about and cheer for.

The story did eventually start to pick up beginning in Section III (the Empress), although it still plodded along at a snail’s pace much of the time. The story is largely a coming-of-age for Kat as she comes to learn about herself, magic, her family and kingdom, and the world around her. There is plenty of intrigue. political machinations, action, and numerous side characters. I can’t say much about the action or plot without risking spoilers, but I will say that there is mystery, betrayal, treachery, questions of allegiance, enemies, allies, amnesia, slavery, death, and more. The story chronicles Kat’s journey to recover her memories and eventually find her way back home. There is torture, death, dreams, darkness, and confusion (for Kat and the listener.) In the end Kat does arrive back home, but to me she didn’t seem to have grown much as a person. She left a spoiled, willful child and returned a spoiled, willful adult. She still didn’t seem to adequately consider her actions or consider the ramifications. In the end I think there will likely still be a war or rebellion. I guess I find myself asking (after 41 hours), ‘What was the point?’ The only character I really ended up liking and admiring was the wyvern, Kreig (sp?)

The narration was good with the different characters given distinctive voices that were easily discernable.

I received a free copy of the audiobook and am voluntarily leaving this honest review.