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The Slain Divine

By: David Dalglish
Narrated by: Imani Parks, Jaime Lincoln Smith
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 In the thrilling conclusion to USA Today bestselling author David Dalglish's new epic fantasy trilogy, a usurped prince must master the magic of shadows in order to reclaim his kingdom and his people.

The Everlorn Empire's grip on Thanet is tighter than ever. The God-Incarnate himself has arrived on its shores to crush the struggling rebellion and carry out his final, sinister plan: he will sacrifice the entire island in order to rise, reincarnated from its ashes.

The rebellion is struggling to separate allies from enemies, and to figure out a way to stop the slow destruction of everything and everyone they care for. Meanwhile, Cyrus is disappearing deeper beneath the vicious mask of the "Vagrant". Under the mantle of the legendary assassin, he may be strong enough to take down the Empire, but at what cost?
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Critic reviews

Praise for Vagrant Gods:

“Filled with intense action, and complex characters who are easy to fall into, The Bladed Faith is what might happen if Final Fantasy crossed with The Way of Shadows! I loved it!” —Rob J. Hayes, author of Never Die

“In The Bladed Faith, Dalglish paints with epic, colorful action and poignant aftermath to illustrate the violent path of grief and the healing force of family found along the way.” —Essa Hansen, author of Nophek Gloss

"David Dalglish’s beautiful, grandiose and expansive The Bladed Faith begins at the roots of a rebellion...this is a rebellion with soul, and one that promises to reach even greater heights as the series continues. Given Dalglish’s track record, don’t be surprised if he somehow manages to top the triumphant standard he sets with The Bladed Faith." —BookPage

"This dark adventure will hook genre fans with its detailed world building, strong characters, and gory, action-packed scenes. Readers who enjoy Mark Lawrence and Erika Johansen will appreciate Thanet’s masked, sword-carrying hero and rebel team of misfits, eagerly anticipating a continuation to Dalglish’s new series." —Booklist

"The Bladed Faith is an action-packed start to David Dalglish’s new Vagrant Gods series. Full of sorcery, bloodshed, and a surprisingly charming found family, the story’s twisty final chapters set up an ending that promises much more excitement to come." —Paste Magazine

"The Bladed Faith is gripping, violent and action-packed. It is also about colonialism, PTSD, fighting the good fight & what it truly means to put your life on the line for what’s right. This is David Dalglish at his finest and the Vagrant Gods trilogy promises to be his best story that he’s published so far." —Fantasy Book Critic

"Dalglish’s plotting and pacing are top-notch...this book is Arkane Studio’s Dishonored meets D&D’s divine magic." —Grimdark Magazine
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I really enjoyed the first 2 books, I had no issue with the voice that the either male or female narrators used for any characters and flew through them.

But…my god I don’t know how this got the go ahead to get published, i couldn’t make it by 6 chapters, his voice for Cyrus is a mix between a prepubescent boy screeching and and some sort of badly auto tuned robot.

Quite annoyed as I was really looking forward to this one.

No disrespect to the book itself though, I will definitely continue with it but I think I’ll need to a hard copy.


Edit* attempted to continue with the book, his voice for Arn is worse than his Cyrus.

The narrators jarring “Cyrus/vagrant” voice

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I Loved the fIrst 2 books so much i listened to them back to back and got the third right away. its a new voice actor reading the male parts and he puts on a nasaly constipated coice for the vagrant/sirus that is ruining the whole story. im only 3 hpurs in and contemplating buying the physical so i can finish it.

horrendous voice acting

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After finding the first 2 books okay, I wanted to at least finish the series. I wasnt totally impressed with the voice acting, with both actors mispronouncing basic English words. However, this was nothing compared to the awful amateur nature of the third book.
I could stomach it and had to return it unfinished.

Terrible voice acting

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