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Better to Live than to Die

By: John Gwynne
Narrated by: John Keating
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"Better to Live than to Die" was published in the anthology Blackguards: Tales of Assassins, Mercenaries, and Rogues.

About this story, author John Gwynne says, "The Banished Lands has a violent past, where men and giants clashed in a war for supremacy and near-extinction for the vanquished. Now men rule the land, giants little more than a memory, lurking in the wilds and dark places. This tale takes place ten years before the events of Malice, book one of The Faithful and the Fallen, within the Darkwood, a great forest that splits the western realms of Ardan and Narvon. It recounts a key moment in the life of a young bowman, Camlin, who is part of the Darkwood Brigands - a moment that has far reaching consequences for the great conflict to come."

©2015 John Gwynne (P)2015 Audible, Inc. Anthologies & Short Stories Science Fiction Fiction
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Not bad for a short story and a free download. Might listen to a longer story by the same author.

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An interesting story told in simplistic language, this is bread and butter fantasy, good not great

Good stuff

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Planning on starting the faithful and the fallen very soon so decided to give this little prequel a listen to. It's a shape of things to come and was as enjoyable as a 30 minute story can be. I already like the style thoough

An enjoyable intro to a great series

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Can't say I loved it. It was smaller than a short story. But it's a good breath of air and the ending let me wondering. Definitely an amazing way to introduce your audience to the world. Good job!

Not bad

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Enjoyed the story but narration was weak and it was not read as well as if should have.

Great background story

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