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Prince of the Blood

Riftwar Cycle: Krondor's Sons, Book 1

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Prince of the Blood

Written by: Raymond E. Feist
Narrated by: Peter Joyce
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Prince of the Blood is a work that explores strength and weakness, hope and fear, and what it means to be a man - in a kingdom where peace is the most precious commodity of all.

If there were two more impetuous and carefree men in the Kingdom of the Isles, they had yet to be found. Twins Borric and Erland wore that mantle proudly, much to the chagrin of their father, Prince Arutha of Krondor. But their blissful youth has come to an end. Their uncle, the King, has produced no male children. Bypassing himself, Arutha names Borric, the eldest twin by seconds, the Royal Heir. As his brother, Erland will have his own great responsibilities to shoulder. To drive home their future roles, Arutha sends them as ambassadors to Kesh, the most feared nation in the world. Borric and Erland will be presented to the Queen of Kesh - the single most powerful ruler in the known world - at her 75th Jubilee Anniversary.

But they have not even left Krondor when an assassination attempt on Borric is thwarted. Aware that he is being provoked into war, Arutha does not rise to the bait. His sons' journey will not be deterred, for nothing less than peace is riding on it. Yet there is to be no peace for the young princes. When their traveling party is ambushed, Borric disappears and is presumed dead - sending Erland into spirals of rage and grief as he is forced to navigate alone the court intrigues at Kesh. But unbeknownst to anyone, Borric lives and has escaped his captors. In a strange land, with a price on his head, Borric must use all his wits and stamina to find his way back to his brother.

On separate paths, the two men - one a fugitive and one a future king - make their journey toward maturity, honor, and duty. For every step they take could sway the fragile peace of the land, as those who crave war rally against them - and become ever more daring.

©2017 Raymond Feist (P)2017 Random House Audio
Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fiction Royalty Science Fiction Fantasy King War
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worst narrator, chose anothe language if you can

the narrator is a joke, he makes this greay text into a travesty of a play. just picture every charachter like a drunk churchill ... this is a disgrace!

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Great story, pretty meh narrator.

So. The Riftwar books were all narrated by Nicholas Guy, who did an amazing job making characters sound distinct and juggling the accents from the various kingdoms/regions in the books. Peter Joyce, while being a clear narrator and not at all hard to follow, does not have the same talent. Maybe I was spoiled by the first 4 books, but I found it very hard to get back into the story with the different pronunciations, different accents, and many of the characters sounding the same. Some conversations between a man and a woman, where it should be the easiest to figure out who is talking, I just couldn't tell.

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Good story, the narrator is not as good as the previous in the series and makes the overall experience less immersive.

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narrator could have been better

another great tale from midkemia. we follow Aruthas sons in Kesh. my biggest gripe about this is the narrator.
he mispronounces already established names and locations and doesn't have the same range if voices as the previous narrators.

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