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The Malevolent Seven

By: Sebastien de Castell
Narrated by: Joe Jameson
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Summary

'Brilliant and vivid world-building . . . riveting' CHAD STAHLESKI, director of John Wick

'A masterful blend of Sebastien de Castell's unique brand of wry humour, elegant prose, and wonderfully imaginative worldbuilding. I devoured this book and loved every page' NICK EAMES, bestselling author of Kings of the Wylde

From the bestselling author of THE GREATCOATS: seven war mages with dark pasts must come together to fight an unknown enemy - but the stakes are higher than anyone can imagine . . . and someone's setting the seven up for a fall.

Picture a wizard. Go ahead, close your eyes. There he is, see? Skinny old guy with a long straggly beard. The hat's a must, too, right? Big, floppy thing. Wouldn't want a simple steel helmet or something that might, you know, protect the part of him most needed for conjuring magical forces from being bashed in with a mace (or pretty much any household object).

Yep. Behold the mighty wizard.

Now open your eyes and let me show you what a real war mage looks like . . . but be warned: you're probably not going to like it, because we're violent, angry, dangerously broken people who sell our skills to the highest bidder and be damned to any moral or ethical considerations.

My name is Cade Ombra, and though I currently make my living as a mercenary wonderist, I used to have a far more noble-sounding job title - until I discovered the people I worked for weren't quite as noble as I'd believed. Now I'm on the run and my only friend, a homicidal thunder mage, has invited me to join him on a suicide mission against the seven deadliest mages on the continent.

Time to recruit some very bad people to help us on this job . . .

©2023 Sebastien de Castell (P)2023 Quercus Editions Limited
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brilliant tale, very engaging narration

Loved it!!! Better yet, the brilliant narration brought the characters to life and completely enhanced the story!!!

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Exciting, original story & excellent narration

I really enjoyed this book & do hope there will be sequels. I found the originality of the story & the multiple twists & turns kept me enthralled. Joe Jameson's narration was perfect, as usual. It's a while since I have heard him narrating & I had forgotten just how good he is.

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An absolute blast!

Extremely enjoyable and roustabout book, full of adventure, humour, intrigue and wonderful characters. Excellent world-building. The narrator, Joe Jameson is very accomplished and enhances the story. Can’t wait for the next one!

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Lots of fun

This was a fun book, I loved the characters and can't wait to find out what happens next. The narrator is really good, has distinct voices for each character which really helps you keep track of the action. It's not for the faint hearted as there is lots of swearing, guts and gore (probably why I liked it!) Heartily recommended.

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Unexpected gem

Fantasy, swords & sorcery. Not the type of thing I’d usually go for, but thought I’d try something different. Great book to listen to on the go,as you don’t need to concentrate to keep up with the storyline. The author absolutely makes it for me. He really does help you create the visuals of the characters and story.

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brilliant

This was a fantastic fun book with fab characters and I loved the plot and pace. The narrator was excellent, I can't wait for the next one in the series. I am going to check out all the other books by the author 😁😁

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So good!

Fantastic story, with great characters. Narration was excellent! Really hoping for a sequel, I couldn’t stop listening to this one!

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Great Narrator and Story!

Story was excellent and the different magic abilities were so good, but the narrator definitely brought everything to life. Will be looking out for him more in the future. Looking forward to book 2 whenever it’ll be announced!

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Malevolent Seven is Magnificent!

I haven’t read a fantasy novel in a lot of years, yet I was drawn to this one by its premise. Granted, there’s a lot of it which could be described as formulaic but it was much more than the sum of its parts. I enjoyed everything about it. It all worked, all the time and I was smitten by the characters, the plot lines, the humour and the pathos. Loved it. Won’t be my last book by this author. And a great performance by the reader!

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excellent story

brilliant Joe Jamerson is superb at making the story come to life and Sebastian is brilliant at writing these funny entertaining wonderful stories. love you guys.

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