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Thinblade

Sovereign of the Seven Isles, Book 1

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Thinblade

By: David A. Wells
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
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When second son Alexander Valentine loses his brother to an assassin's arrow, he discovers that his family protects an ancient secret and reluctantly finds himself at the center of the final battle of a war that was supposed to have ended two thousand years ago.

Pursued by the dark minions of an ancient enemy, Alexander flees to the mountain city of Glen Morillian where he discovers that he is the heir to the throne of Ruatha, one of the Seven Isles, but before he can claim the throne he must recover the ancient Thinblade. Seven were forged by the first Sovereign of the Seven Isles and bound to the bloodline of each of the seven Island Kings in exchange for their loyalty to the Old Law. Each sword is as long as a man's arm, as wide as a man’s thumb and so thin it can’t be seen when viewed from the edge.

Thinblade is the story of Alexander's quest to find the ancient sword, claim the throne of Ruatha, and raise an army to stand against the enemy that has awoken to claim dominion over all of the Seven Isles.

©2011 David A. Wells (P)2014 Podium Publishing Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction

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Full of imagination, villainous wizards,and monsters from start to end I do want to know what happens next.
The unexpected was a sentence that completely took me by surprise, Whilst not portrayed as YA I was taken aback when the young couple both agreed to wait until they were married before they took their relationship further. What! We'd just had entrails and body parts flying, I'm not looking for a sex scene but for pity's sake What! She could have smiled said goodnight and shut the door.
Maybe I'm reading too many raunchy novels.... no I don't think so. from that strange ( to me statement) it's a very good series and you could give it to your 14 year olds to read as long as you don't mind them reading about stomachs being cut open arms and legs and heads being cut off...

Very good start to the series

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Would you listen to Thinblade again? Why?

Yes, interesting theme with many twists and turns

What did you like best about this story?

the variety of characters and heros

Which scene did you most enjoy?

to many to individualise

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

Yes

Any additional comments?

Listened to all 7 books excellent story

Easy listening

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If you can allow for some repetition of mantra's this is an entertaining story not the best but good enough to go on to the next one

Easy listening

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Where does Thinblade rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a well performed book, Derek Perkins voice initially doesn't sound right for the book but grew on me to the extent that I am now working my way through the seven book series.

What other book might you compare Thinblade to, and why?

The obvious comparison here has to be Tolkien, but that would be a mistake. I think it's more in line with David Gemmell but at the end of the day, they all do hold their origins in Tolkien. I think Wells' prose is better than JRR in that very little is wasted in terms of description and so far, there are no blind alleys (think Tom Bombadil).

What does Derek Perkins bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

I like Derek's characterisation for the majority of characters, he plays the lead Alexander as a teen with an old head on his shoulders but still with the youthful voice.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Lord Fein's Foul!

Any additional comments?

I enjoyed this so much, I'm listening to the entire series. Also, in case you're wondering, my Headline is a reference to how much the book is derivative of Tolkien - ever since the Lord of the Rings, it appears that every fantasy has to feature the Return of a King, everyone of the leads is royalty in some form....

The return of the king!

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Like most of the stories I like, this one grips you from the first paragraph and doesn't let go until the end.. Narrated brilliantly. An excellent read.

A Quest indeed

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