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Shadow of a Dark Queen
- Serpentwar Saga, Book 1
- Narrated by: Peter Joyce
- Length: 19 hrs and 59 mins
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Publisher's Summary
“An epic reading experience.” (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Acclaimed, New York Times best-selling fantasist Raymond E. Feist gets his masterful Serpentwar Saga off to a spectacular start with Shadow of a Dark Queen. Feist’s classic epic fantasy adventure returns listeners to ever-imperiled Midkemia, a breathtaking, richly imagined realm of magic and intrigue, where two unlikely heroes must rally the forces of the land to stand firm against a malevolent race of monsters intent upon conquest and annihilation.
Locus magazine calls Shadow of a Dark Queen, “the place to start for those yet to discover Feist’s fantasy worlds.” For fans of Terry Goodkind, George R. R. Martin, and Terry Brooks - and for anyone not already in the thrall of this astonishing author’s literary magic - that is excellent advice indeed.
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- josh
- 2021-06-27
Amazing story, normally amazing narrator, but...
I'm normally a HUGE fan of Peter Joyce, and while he certainly does a very good job compelling the listener here, I first heard this narrated by Roy Avers, who gave my absolute favourite performance of Bobby Delongville ever.
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- Jeremy Neff
- 2021-11-18
Great writer, boring story.
The whole story could be summed up in a small paragraph. Too many inconsequential parts overly detailed made reading it feel sluggish. Characters remained barely memorable and unremarkable. Doubt I'll read the others, I hear his other works are much better.
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