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The Fifth Ward: First Watch
- The Fifth Ward, Book One
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
- Length: 11 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
In the cramped quarters of the city of Yenara, humans, orcs, mages, elves and dwarves all jostle for success and survival, while understaffed watch wardens struggle to keep the citizens in line.
Enter Rem. New to the city, he wakes bruised and hungover in the dungeons of the fifth ward. With no money for bail - and seeing no other way out of his cell - Rem jumps at the chance to join the Watch.
Torval, his new partner - a dwarf who's handy with a maul and known for hitting first and asking questions later - is highly unimpressed with the untrained and weaponless Rem. But when Torval's former partner goes missing, the two must learn to work together to uncover the truth and catch a murderer loose in their fair city.
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"A glorious tour through fantasy's seamier side. A wilder ride than Middle Earth, and you'll love every minute of it!" (Jon Hollins, author of the Dragon Lords series)
"A brilliant premise, wonderfully told. A city that breathes, and heroes you can't help but root for." (Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld)
"A thrilling adventure, it's a buddy action movie masquerading as a fantasy book and I found it to be an awesome read." (The Tattooed Book Geek)
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- pablo aspinall
- 07-10-23
Just enjoyable from start to finish
I read this series a few times first time on audible a great story the narrator was fantastic. I listen to lots of audiobooks and this was great. Just about to download book two.
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- Dwiver
- 16-10-18
Great characters
This is a simple story without huge twists and turns which makes it easier to empathise with the main characters. It’s very enjoyable and the narrator brings the characters to life with a brilliant reading.
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-11-20
The Fifth Ward
First Watch is the first book in the trilogy of The Fifth Ward. I thoroughly enjoyed all three books, narrated perfectly, as usual, by Simon Vance. Likeable characters, good story but not too taxing on the brain for my late night listening.
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- Adam T. Parkinson
- 08-01-21
5* Just what I'd been looking for
Absolutely brilliant, amazingly close story with the single point of view character.
Wonderful narration.
I'll definitely be getting the sequels
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