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Shadow of a Dark Queen

By: Raymond E. Feist
Narrated by: Peter Joyce
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The astonishing first volume in Raymond E. Feist’s bestselling Serpentwar series…

Ancient powers are readying themselves for a devastating confrontation, and a dark queen has raised a standard, gathering armies of unmatched might.

A band of desperate men are forced into this battleground of good and evil, and their only hope for survival is to face this ancient power and discover its true nature. Their quest is at best dangerous and at worst suicidal.

Among them are some unlikely heroes: Erik, a bastard heir denied his birthright; his friend Roo, an irrepressible scoundrel with a penchant for thievery; and the mysterious Miranda, upon whom all must wager their lives. She appears to be an ally but also possesses a hidden agenda and may prove to be a more deadly foe when the final confrontation is at hand…

Shadow of a Dark Queen is the first book in the Serpentwar Saga. The quartet continues with the second book, Rise of a Merchant Prince.

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Critic reviews

“Epic scope… vivid imagination… a significant contribution to the growth of the field of fantasy.”
Washington Post

“Well-written… intelligent… intriguing.”
Publishers Weekly
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Loving every syllable of every book. Thanks Raymond and thank you Peter for bringing the characters to life. Superb stuff.

Brilliant

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loved this book, new characters and a few old. opening a new chapter for some

loved this book!

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The overall story is great, as is the writing, but it is let down, as are so many in this series, by the narrator. His voices do not fit the characters generally and he has a tendency to chose poor pronunciations of charactor names. I almost stopped listening to this series because of this. Wish they hadnt chosen this narrator.

Great story ruined by incorrect pronunciation

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I enjoyed the way in which story developed, especially how the the characters evolved and changed alongside with experiences they had. this is definitely a deep dive kind of a story, and by that I mean that the reader becomes drawn into the world and wants more. Personally, though I'm going to get off here. the first book didn't quite do it for me. perhaps if I read it as opposed to listened it would have caught my imagination in a different way. This us not to say that there was anything wrong with Performance, it was excellent, just didn't quite catch on to the story.

convincing characters

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Must be my 5th time through the series but a new experience to hear someone vocalise the characters. A great way to enjoy these epic stories while keeping your hands free to work.

Classic Feist

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