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When Darkness Falls
- The Obsidian Trilogy, Book 3
- Narrated by: Susan Ericksen
- Length: 25 hrs and 25 mins
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Summary
A great working of Wild Magic and High Magic strikes at the heart of the Demon Queen's plots, but the human city, the Golden City of the Bells, falls farther under her sway with each day that passes. And without the City's High Magicians, the Wild Magicians, the Elven Army, and all their allies will surely fall before the onslaught of the Demon Queen's malignant warriors. But not all hope is lost. The Light's young mages, tempered by war, grow ever more powerful. High Mage Cilarnen learns an ancient secret that can make him, for a brief, white-hot time, the greatest mage in the world---unless it kills him. Jermayan, the first Elf-Mage in centuries, has linked with the dragon Ancaladar and rediscovered the swift-as-thought powers of Elven magic, which can reshape mountains and summon lightning from clear skies. Knight-Mage Kellen has molded his troops and the Unicorn Knights into a deadly fighting force. Soon the Elven King and his Commanders put Kellen's magical gifts to their greatest test, in the final battle between the Elves, the humans, and the Demons.
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- KBotelho
- 11-04-24
fantastic epic series - wonderful narration & story!!
I chose the first book in this series from the member's free plus catalogue & really enjoyed it - so much so that I happily used my credits for the following 2 books. Whilst the plot revolved around the ageless 'good vs evil' scenario, the characters, descriptions, battles & background stories were exceptional & provided a fresh approach to the oft told tale following the fight of light vs darkness. As mentioned, the narrator really brought each character to life & there was consistency across the nearby 70+ hours of storytelling, and each voice (complete with accents, cadence & verve) created a vivid picture in my mind for each individual. When a book can cause my to shed tears or chuckle out loud, I know I'm listening to & (am heavily invested in) an excellent story.
Please try this series - I really believe you'll be thrilled you did & will immensely enjoy the entire saga!
I'm off to check out the authors other books & I think I've added 3 new names try my watchlist (authors Mercedes Lackey, James Mallory & narrator Susan Ericksen). Thank you all 3 for a wonderful week of listening to such a grand tale!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Bibliophile
- 18-04-11
Excellent sequel
The last part of The Obsidian Trilogy by Mercedes Lackey lives up to the calibre of the other two books. I had been eagerly awaiting its availability as a talking book and was not disappointed. Susan Ericksen is excellent as a reader, maintaining a consistency of voices throughout the series.
One always expects Good to prevail, but at times this seemed quite improbable, and the Elven warriors and their allies are sorely tried. The army moves across Elven and Wild Lands, struggling against the servants of the Demons. Dragons, elves, Centaurs, Wild and High Magic - it's all there. An enchanting listen!
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