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The Unspoken Name
- The Serpent Gates, Book 1
- Narrated by: Avita Jay
- Length: 18 hrs and 37 mins
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Summary
The Unspoken Name by A. K. Larkwood is the incredible first epic fantasy in the Serpent Gates duology.
'An astounding debut . . . unlike anything I've read before' - Nicholas Eames, author of Kings of the Wyld
Does she owe her life to those planning her death . . .
Csorwe was raised by a death cult steeped in old magic. And on her fourteenth birthday, she’ll be sacrificed to their god. But as she waits for the end, she’s offered a chance to escape her fate. A sorcerer wants her as his assistant, sword-hand and assassin. As this involves her not dying that day, she accepts.
Csorwe spends years living on a knife-edge, helping her master hunt an artefact which could change many worlds. Then comes the day she's been dreading. They encounter Csorwe’s old cult – seeking the same magical object – and Csorwe is forced to reckon with her past. She also meets Shuthmili, the war-mage who’ll change her future.
If she’s to survive, Csorwe must evade her enemies, claim the artefact and stop the death cult once and for all. As she plunges from one danger to the next, the hunt is on . . .
Continue the thrilling fantasy adventure with The Thousand Eyes.
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- Tam Izzett
- 26-06-23
Increadible
Beautifully written, this book has an amazing world and story. The characters all have layers and individual agency, all of them interesting in their own way. The plot was thoughtful and intertwined brilliantly. Now one of my favourites, it was a refreshing change to the standard in fantasy.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-11-24
Lost potential
This had the bones of being very good. It’s beautifully written. The world feels grand and mysterious. But there’s so little meat to the relationships between characters, their motivations and therefore the plot feels like it’s just trudging along a set path. A path that feels very random at times
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- Martin Tomsky
- 28-02-23
Brilliant
A super interesting, original and well written story that stands out from the usual cliché fantasy books.
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- Laura
- 27-08-20
Absolutely EXCELLENT story with great narration
Absolutely adored this book! Stunningly written and very nicely narrated!!! Some of the plot twists and the way the themes of the book came back round to meet were just *chef's kiss* 100/10
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- Michael
- 25-01-24
Really good and exciting
Had a blast listening to this one plenty of ups and downs and keeps you going with an ending that's keeps you asking questions can't wait to start book 2.
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- Robert1981
- 21-04-20
I loved this book!
If you love the fantasy genre you won't be dissapointed. Up there with Peter Newman and Jen Williams. I can't wait to find out what happens next :) Also on audible it was very well performed.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-05-22
excellent book
at times I struggled to keep up with the names and role of the people and places. but it was well worth that struggle. a great book, well narrated.
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- Isolde
- 24-05-20
Enjoyable
I enjoyed this because it was a unique and original story. I found the second part of the book confusing as I'd just got used to the characters and then had to get to grips with some new ones so I almost gave up but thankfully these didn't change again.
It would have been five stars from me if the story were a bit more concise. I thought parts of it were longer than necessary. However, the skillful writing still meant that I enjoyed it and at the end I felt I wanted to applaud the narrator for the marathon she'd been through and for helping me to enjoy and stick with the meaty story!
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- Anonymous User
- 15-12-23
original
this audiobook was a real pleasure to listen to. enjoyed the originality of the story.
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- BDSnow23
- 28-02-23
Exceedingly boring
Had SOOOOO much potential, the world building and concepts really were promising but the execution was so poor. Nothing happened.. at all
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