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Lion of Senet

Second Sons, Book 1

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Lion of Senet

By: Jennifer Fallon
Narrated by: Joe Jameson
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On the world Ranadon there is no night as both suns shine brightly. The intervention of Belagren, High Priestess of the Shadowdancers, and the sacrifice of a child of royal blood, has banished the Age of Shadows from the skies. Belagren's position is unquestioned...until circumstances begin to tip political rivalries into a deadlier game altogether.

A volcanic eruption rocks the seas separating the Kingdom of Dhevyn and the mainland Kingdom of Senet, and a mysterious sailor is shipwrecked on the island of Elcast. Badly wounded, his arrival stirs up old hatreds and unravels old secrets. His presence is enough to even bring Antonov, the powerful Lion of Senet, to the island and fear to the Keep of the Duke of Elcast.

A strong friendship develops between Dirk, second son of the Duke, and Kirshov Latanya, second son of the Lion of Senet. But will they, and their friendship, survive the chain of events set in motion by the ambitions of the ruthless High Priestess of the Shadowdancers and the domineering Lion of Senet?

This first book of the Second Sons Trilogy establishes Jennifer Fallon as one of the most unique voices in fantasy fiction, as she creates full characters, and takes intelligent plotting to a whole new level in order to establish unparalleled complexity and tension.

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"A complex, epic adventure that leaves the reader entirely immersed in another world. There are many threads woven through the story, including a huge cast, but Fallon keeps them from tangling with deft plotting, strong world-building and stand-out lead characters." (Book Reviews)

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Gets better later on

Just finished the trilogy and I must say it gets much better in the second and third volumes. I was skeptical at first, having prejudices about female fantasy writers, expecting heavy romance, endless gowns description, etc... None of that. Well, a bit of romance, but well weaved into the story. No mages and sorcery, either.
Political and religious games of power in an imaginary world with a wide range of interesting characters. Characters are developing nicely, twists and turns may be predictable, but not all the time. The narrator is fairly good. I am not a native English speaker, so accents didn't bother me. The only downside I got irritated with from time to time was dialogs and monologs, going on and on. Especially endless bickering between the two main characters. All in all - I would buy the sequel if there is going to be one.

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Brilliant

Brilliant performance and storyline, I definitely recommend it, one of my long time favourite books.

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Great story

Took a bit to get going, but well worth waiting. A really good story and very well read - no problem identifying the characters!

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Perseverance required..

I originally bought this title because I really enjoy Joe Jameson's narration, however, I didn't immediately form a rapport with the characters and considered returning - I am pleased I persevered! By the end, my interest in the destiny of the main characters has been peaked sufficiently enough to ensure that I purchase the second before too long. Had I read the book, I might not have finished it but Joe Jameson's marvellous performance skills spurred me on and I found myself ever more drawn in as the story unfolded.

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Slowly, Slowly

The first few chapters of this book were painfully slow and hard going, but If you can bear wading through these, the book starts to pick up around chapter 16. That said, this book has corruption (of course), religion, politics (but no magic) all thrown in the mix to make this an interesting first book. My one hateful character, so far, is Tia. If she carries on with her tirades to Dirk, I would be surprised if someone doesn’t tie her to a stake on landfall night.

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Long and drawn out first book

It’s not a bad story line, it’s just long and drawn out out with very little action. I guess the author wants to build the character back stories but some action and adventure would help. I was mainly drawn to this book by the narrator who agin did a great job but Joe seemed to struggle with keeping the story exciting.

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