Blackwing
The Raven's Mark, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Colin Mace
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By:
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Ed McDonald
About this listen
The republic faces annihilation, despite the vigilance of Galharrow's Blackwings. When a raven tattoo rips itself from his arm to deliver a desperate message, Galharrow and a mysterious noblewoman must investigate a long-dead sorcerer's legacy. But there is a conspiracy within the citadel: traitors, flesh eaters and the ghosts of the wastelands seek to destroy them, but if they cannot solve the ancient wizard's paradox, the Deep Kings will walk the earth again, and all will be lost.
The war with the Eastern Empire ended in stalemate some 80 years ago thanks to Nall's Engine, a wizard-crafted weapon so powerful even the Deep Kings feared it. The strike of the engine created the Misery - a wasteland full of ghosts and corrupted magic that now forms a no-man's-land along the frontier. But when Galharrow investigates a frontier fortress, he discovers complacency bordering on treason: then the walls are stormed, and the engine fails to launch.
Galharrow escapes only because of the preternatural magical power of the noblewoman he was supposed to be protecting. Together they race to the capital to unmask the traitors and restore the republic's defences. Far across the Misery, a vast army is on the move, as the empire prepares to call the republic's bluff.
Blackwing is a gritty epic fantasy for fans of Mark Lawrence, Scott Lynch and Daniel Polansky.
Read by Colin Mace.
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- David Stretch
- 22-04-19
Great world, and story!
I thoroughly enjoyed this story; a refreshing take on dark fantasy with some brand new monster archetypes! The performance was excellent, but there are quite a few errors and re-takes that haven't been edited out, which interrupts the flow of the story slightly. Overall highly recommended!
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- Cate
- 30-09-21
Unexpectedly brilliant
This book really took me by surprise. When I started it, it felt quite gimmicky. Very dark and with a very dry sense of humour.
But then it...blossomed. I really started to care about Galharrow. I really cared about his party of outcasts and criminals. And the ending...Good God. This book made me want to weep for its characters.
The narrator was absolutely perfect for the part of Galharrow. I loved Colin Mace in this. His gravelly voice, his pacing, his pent up emotion when necessary. It was poetry.
I'm eager to see what the next instalment brings.
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- Craig Thorne
- 25-05-18
Awesome grim dark fantasy
I really enjoyed the book and narration, overall but the editing at times seemed flawed.
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- Lis
- 21-07-18
Slow build fantasy
It took a while to get into the story but once I did it was good. Well paced with interesting characters. I recommend it.
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- steelo
- 21-08-19
noir fantasy
enjoyable book with a black edge throughout. noir crime novel meets historical fantasy. narration was good adding to the enjoyment.
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- Matt Brown
- 12-05-20
By the dead, that was great.
💀👍wow. Great origonal dark fantasy work. The pace lifted as I delved deeper in to the misery.
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- Dan
- 05-01-18
Excellent grimdark
Mark Lawrence better up his game or this lad will be king of grimdark. Can't wait for more - hope they keep the same narrator too
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- Amazon Customer
- 22-04-21
Grim, Dark, Beautiful
Not a light hearted read, but if you're looking for despair with a slice of doom you'll find it here. One man, tortured past and present against unstoppable odds and yet much more than that brilliantly read, a top read.
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- Tatiana / @TCLinrow
- 05-01-21
A very good fantasy novel with plenty of action
It was an excellent fantasy story with a well written and complex world, and a magic system that was able to hold itself up consistently.
I liked the characters well enough, though I didnt fall in love with them the way I would have liked too, which was the only thing really letting the story down for me. Even so, it was packed full of flawed, funny and badass characters - there just weren't any I personally was able to connect to.
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- Neale
- 09-08-18
Great universe, Great writing, Great acting
Overall a spectacularly well put together piece of work. I've just finished my second listen and really allowed myself to sink into it very heavily from the get-go. The second listen through was in fact a lot more rich and I would heavily recommend doing so.
I've recommended this book to a number of people, one of the finest works I've listened to.
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