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The Orb and the Airship

Turrim Archive, Book 1

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The Orb and the Airship

By: Jenelle Leanne Schmidt
Narrated by: Benjamin Fife
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A rogue airship captain. An ambitious youth. A clash of powers beyond their imagination.

With scholarships to a prestigious military school, Grayden and Wynn are thirsty for adventure. But the night before they leave, they discover the mysterious Dalmir and his arcane orb in the forsaken tower outside of town. The old man, who seems to have a wealth of knowledge of what came before and yet so little of the now, insists on accompanying them as they travel to the academy.

Meanwhile, all pirate Captain Marik wants is to keep to the skies, take his due, and care for his crew. Then, a straightforward pillaging mission on a ship of fresh academy students leads to betrayal from one of his own, and an unlikely friendship forged by necessity.

Yet, this new alliance stirs up ancient foes and a conflict too terrible to ignore. Despite Grayden’s inexperience and Marik’s skepticism, working together with Dalmir is their only option.

The fate of the world depends on it.

A clean gaslamp fantasy adventure filled with steadfast friendship, brotherhood, twisty politics, and epic airship battles.

The first book in the Turrim Archive series:

The Orb and the Airship
Mantles of Oak and Iron
Hearts of Stone and Steel
The Prisoner and the Pirate
Towers of Might and Memory

©2023 Jenelle Leanne Schmidt (P)2023 Jenelle Leanne Schmidt
Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Adventure Heartfelt Feel-Good Friendship Pirate
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I was pointed towards this book by its narrator, Benjamin Fife. I've listened to a goodly number of his performances, especially in the genre of Austenesque fiction (Maria Grace's Jane Austen's Dragons series in particular). When he announced this one on social media, it immediately appealed to several of the geekdoms in me.

Mr. Fife’s performance is as masterly as always and Ms. Schmidt's writing is of a high standard, too. All of the characters are very much their own people, yet my inner geek can't help but see certain parallels with other works and media. Airship Captain Marik definitely has many of the traits of Firefly's Malcolm Reynolds, including a haunted past which we have yet to discover. He even has his own equivalent of Zoe Washburn! Dalmir combines some of the characteristics of Merlin and Gandalf. The younger characters, Grayden and Wynn who are the ones we meet right at the start, are engaging and stand up to the challenges they meet well, especially their unexpected encounter with Marik and his crew. I won't say any more about the plot, except that the twist in the Epilogue made my jaw drop more than a little!

I'm really looking forward to the rest of the series coming out as audiobooks and highly recommend this to anyone interested in this or similar genres.

Excellent fantasy (with a touch of wizardry and Firefly)

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