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A Mark of Kings

Written by: Bryce O'Connor, Luke Chmilenko
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
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Despite his youth, Declan Idrys knows of the evils of the world. He knows of the bastards and brigands who plague the King's lands, of the monsters skulking in the wooded depths of the realm. Together with his companion, Ryn - a beast of rather peculiar talent - he has spent the last decade of his life beneath the bloody banners of a half-dozen mercenary guilds, hunting precisely such festering wickedness within the borders of Viridian.

Unfortunately, fate is quick to pull on the leash of its favorite children. When one particularly troubling contract goes sideways, Declan and Ryn find themselves thrust into a war thought legend and long-ended, a conflict so old it is synonymous with a time in which dragons still ruled the western skies. Now, as dead men rise from their graves and the terrible beasts of the northern ranges descend into the kingdom with an appetite for savagery and flesh, Declan is faced with a profane choice. He can turn, can flee an ancient rising horror that would see the realms of man left as shattered death and wind-blown ash.

Or, Declan can face this mounting threat, can come to terms with the fact that his oldest friend might just be more than he appears, and learn to wield an ageless power all his own.

Centuries pass, after all, but the Blood of Kings does not fade....

©2019 Bryce O'Connor and Luke Chmilenko (P)2019 Podium Publishing
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good

Nick Podehl was amazing as always and I enjoyed the story for the most part but the ending seemed very abrupt.

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An Enjoyable listen

Nick podehl provides another great performance. the story in this book is good, the characters are enjoyable, the voice acting for each one is distinct. I want to know what else is going to happen in the story so I will be listening to the next book.

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Fantastic

Annoyed that it ended on a cliffhanger but otherwise i loved every minute of the story

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Great find and highly encourage anyone to listen to!

A refreshing take on fantasy and provides an interesting world that will leave you wanting more!

The narrator is fantastic and brings the characters to life! He gives them a spirit and conveys personality and emotion of the characters.

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fantastic first book of a new series!

so glad I bought this as I've been drooling over all the Wraithmarked creative books. fantastic story with a really really good narrator.

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Very entertaining

I found the parts with lore and explanations a bit boring, or overly detailed - however the rest is pretty great! I feel (among others) that it ended a bit too soon. I will listen to *anything* Nick narrates. He can make anything entertaining. It took a bit of time to grow attached to this book but I do not regret it!

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Absolutely amazing

What a great book to start off a great series. Hard to put into too many words without giving away spoilers, this book was amazing, so much so I binged all the way from start to finish and I’ve only done that for a few books out of my 200+ audible collection. Great story telling, very well paced and developed plot, great characters you become heavily invested in, there is one great loss in this book so far. And ya, very enjoyable book

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Great first book

Loved the way this book started and can’t wait to read the continuation of the saga

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Not for me

There's nothing smart or intriguing in this book. On the contrary, the mc is a bit dense and it takes him days to wrap his head around the concept of magic although he's been exposed to it his whole life. A lot of inconsistencies in the story too. He's supposed to be a seasoned warrior but stops in the middle of a fight to gawk at the effect of some magic while surrounded by rabbid enemies.
Just a long winded story of events of no consequence. I was just forcing myself to finish it. I stopped 3/4 of the way when I realized I've been listening to a back story for about 1h and I couldn't get myself to care about it in any way. It's like an afternoon history lesson in high school held by a bad teacher. You won't need to use your brain for this one.

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I’m sure it’s for someone

I picked it up, hoping it would be as awesome as everyone said it was. It’s just so slow and dry, I don’t understand the appeal at all.

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