Shadowplay
Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Fiona Hardingham
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Written by:
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Terry Mancour
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Emily Burch Harris
About this listen
From the world of Spellmonger...blessed darkness conceal her!
Born into a mysterious family, Gatina always knew there was something special about those around her. But when the duke and duchess of Alshar - close friends of her family - are brutally assassinated, her idyllic countryside life is upended by secrets emerging from the shadows.
The family she knew proved to be more than mere Alshari Coastlords and occasional magi, as she once believed. For centuries, her ancient and distinguished House has been secretly both Shadowmagi and highly skilled thieves. With a devious count seeking to capitalize on the assassination, the future stability and peace of Alshar hinges on Gatina learning both arts.
Slavery and piracy loom malevolently in the distance as the Count allies himself with a merciless criminal organization to seize power.
Gatina’s House has vowed to stand against the rising tide of wickedness - no matter how hopeless the task may seem. Working in secret beneath the tutelage of an enigmatic and mysterious master, Gatina finds herself disguised as a street orphan. She runs the filthy gutters of Falas as she puts her training into practice amid the dismal reality of its most destitute neighborhoods.
Brutal thugs, violent riots, cunning soldiers, and the constant threat of discovery by the Count and his allies, all put Gatina’s life at risk as she struggles in secret against the rising tyrant.
For as the blessed darkness conceals her movements by night, she and the Brotherhood engage in a clandestine struggle, something much more deadly than mere...shadowplay.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Greg
- 2021-12-04
the kitten of nights beginnings
I thought the story was an excellent addition to the series and I would have loved to have given the performance 5 stars the only problem was that the voice actress mispronounced a few of the names of things Pacific to the series on a whole I would give the review a 9.5 out of 10
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance3 out of 5 stars
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Story5 out of 5 stars
- Lois Desjardins
- 2021-11-25
Magi in a Mage-ocracy or Magg-ocracy?
This is an established series. Why didn't reader research the pronunciation of core terms used in the first 12+ novels and several related anthologies? It is so grating and disrupts the flow for me. Nevertheless I enjoyed it and hope to hear more about the "kitten" and her family.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Kurt
- 2021-10-08
Great addition and true series in it's own right.
The writing was fantastic. All the subterfuge you would expect from a family of shadowmagi. They focused on thieving skills from a mundane perspective as opposed to magic as the main character hasn't come into her rajira (magic) yet. The whole book was well done and all about character development. It felt more like a completely separate book in the same world than any of the side novels or cadet series. It had less "winks and nods" to tie in to what we already know as this takes place around book 2 in the main series. Not a bad thing, but it helps establish the book as a seperate novel that just happens to take place on the same world as the main series. The narrator was really good. I only take one star for lack of consistency with established pronunciation in the main series and its cadet series. Obviously each narrator will make their performance their own, but it was clear from the beginning that the narrator had never listened to any of the previous installments of the series. Even just for reference. As a serious fan, it was painful to hear really basic "words of Callidore" pronounced in ways that don't even quite make sense phonetically. Still highly recommend this book, looking forward to the next one!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- Devilsharper
- 2024-02-23
An enjoyable side series
A nice side story with new characters that tie into the spellmonger series. Highly recommend all the books!
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
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- A Net In Time
- 2022-10-19
good story interesting characters
it was good, the story was enjoyable the narrator did a good job. looking forward to the second book
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
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Performance4 out of 5 stars
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- Harvey
- 2024-03-13
Good YA in the world of the Spellmonger
Good YA in the world of the Spellmonger
Story and characters were great.
Fiona has an excellent voice, emotion and accents were enjoyable.
However certain known Callidore John Lee pronunciations were off:
Magocracy
Thinradle
Irionite
At one point “baronial” was mispronounced.
This detracted from it’s authenticity.
Overall a good listen though.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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Performance5 out of 5 stars
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Story3 out of 5 stars
- Michael Schmutz
- 2022-09-26
Good narration. Boring story.
This is the perfect Spellmonger book to read to your kids at bedtime. It's fully PG and it'll definitely put them to sleep. The narration was very good though.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
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- MamaBear943
- 2023-12-17
Awful Narration
As a superfan of Terry Mancour’s Spellmonger series narrated by John Lee, I was sorely disappointed with the piss-poor narration of this book. The narrator completely mispronounced all of the key terms and place names of the Spellmonger universe. It grated on my nerves for the entire listen and I found myself relieved of the torture at book’s end. Not only did the narrator flub all of the important pronunciations, she constantly misplaced emphasis to the point where it became difficult to follow the story. Her accent sounded fake as well. It’s hard to believe she was chosen to butcher this series of Mancour’s.
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