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Ravine of Blood and Shadow: Soldier, Outlaw, Hero, King

Annals of the Nameless Dwarf, Book 1

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Ravine of Blood and Shadow: Soldier, Outlaw, Hero, King

By: Derek Prior
Narrated by: Mike Carnes
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A babe is born in the shadows of the ravine city, a child who will end the self-imposed exile of the dwarves and usher in a new age of glory.

Years later, Ravine Guard Carnac Thayn discovers a break-in at the Scriptorium. A dwarf has been murdered and a book stolen, but the ruling council do nothing.

Then, when Carn is called to investigate thuds and crashes from the mines, old horror rises from the deep, and the city is threatened with slaughter.

Rumors begin to circulate about a mythical axe said to be lost below the earth, an axe wielded by the dwarf lords of old that might just be the last hope of a race marked to die.

But deception is rife, and unseen forces manipulate all paths to the future.

It is a pivotal moment for the dwarves, and Carn must make a choice that will either save or damn his people.

Blood will flow in rivers through the ravine. Friends will become foes. A name will be forgotten.

And a hero will rise.

©2019 D.P. Prior (P)2026 D.P. Prior Action & Adventure Fantasy Fiction Sword & Sorcery
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I enjoyed listening to this book. It was a little on the slow side, but now it’s finished laying out the background, maybe book 2 will be a little faster in getting to the meat of things.
The narrator does a good job of telling the story, but I felt the pacing/tempo was a little too constant (eating breakfast felt the same as a battle.)
All in all, looking forward to hearing the next book.
This is my honest opinion of a free review copy.

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Narrators can make or break an audiobook. This one's a breaker. Ok for the US market perhaps. If I tried putting on a faux Scottish accent like that here in Scotland it would not end well for me. Shame, the book never got a chance.

JTDC! A Scottish accent?

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