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The Black Song
- Book Two of Raven's Blade
- Narrated by: Steven Brand
- Length: 17 hrs and 30 mins
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Summary
The Black Song is the action-packed conclusion to the Raven's Blade series by Anthony Ryan, which began with The Wolf's Call.
The Steel Horde has laid waste to the Venerable Kingdom, unleashing a storm of fire and blood. Now the leader of this mighty host - Kehlbrand, the warlord who thinks himself a god - turns his eyes to the other merchant kingdoms. No one can stop his divine conquest.
No one, perhaps, except Vaelin Al Sorna.
Yet Vaelin is on the run, his own army in disarray. Worse, the new blood song he has acquired is as much a curse as a blessing and seeks to guide him down a path far darker than he could have imagined....
Books by Anthony Ryan:
Raven's Shadow:
- Blood Song
- Tower Lord
- Queen of Fire
Raven's Blade:
- The Wolf's Call
- The Black Song
Draconis Memoria:
- The Waking Fire
- The Legion of Flame
- The Empire of Ashes
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- MR
- 25-02-21
Brilliant!
Yet another brilliant book by Anthony Ryan. Stephen Brand also really makes this series really come to life
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- Mr
- 31-07-20
It was ok
Maybe it deserved a better rating but Anthony Ryan is one of my favourite authors and Vaelyn is one of my favourite characters. Steven Brand was excellent as always, he seemed to be putting more effort/passion into his narration than normal which for me was unnecessary.
I guess some parts left me a little empty. Won’t say more to avoid any spoilers but for me this just seemed off kilter.
I had put it down as a 3 for the story but I just couldn’t do it for all the joy I’ve had from Anthony Ryan’s books.
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- Nathan
- 07-07-23
Great narration and book
Worth the purchase but simply preferred other Ryan books more. Great narration as usual from Steven Brand.
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- liam aitken
- 15-08-20
Great continuaty
I really enjoy the series and love all the characters old and new.. I think it is a great idea having the great Vielin al Sorna take on the mongol invasion.. My only issue but its not anything to put me of relistening or listening to what comes next is Steven Brands style of voice acting.. I love his voice and it suits Veilin perfectly but I think he has about 2 other accents in his arsenal. I had trouble following who was talking to who and found myself rewinding and having to concentrate to figure out what's going on. Maybe it's just my opinion but this is my review..
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- Fi
- 14-04-21
it's good but not as good as the originals
I am a massive fan of the Ravens Shadow trilogy so got super excited when I saw these.
having listened to both new books I would say that Steven Brand is as brilliant as ever (no change there) and the story is as intricate and deep as the others, with detailed descriptions, multi-faceted characters and a good plot.
My only issues are that there are some discrepancies in the characters that don't sit well: Vaelin acts in a manner that is quite out of character for him (I won't spoil it but you'll see what I mean... particularly his lack of remorse about the deserters at the beginning and the self healing man near the end). There are even some (admittedly much smaller) discrepancies in other characters too, including Nortah, Sherin and even Reeva.
Also, the ending is predictable (definitely not something that can be said for the first trilogy!) and the last chapter left me furious as it basically contradicted the entire story!
In short, though the story is definitely worth listening to, I would say it is not as good as the first trilogy (though that would be quite a tall order lol)
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- S. Harrison
- 03-08-20
awesome book, lovely the series
loved it, slicker than a James Bond Spillage. can't wait for more. great work. readme
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- Dr Strange Love
- 02-08-20
Best since Blood Song
Does not make up for the slow releases of Books 2/3 which turned out to be increasingly awful, but another step in the right direction (the original).
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- D P
- 22-11-22
This was an epic story well penned and finely told
Great series of books. It now begs for a film. I can't wait for the follow-up.
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- murray mclean
- 23-10-20
Truly just phenomenal. As always.
Truly just phenomenal. As always. Please, more. I was surprised that it was concluded with only two books, but two was all that was needed, great ending...
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- Gary
- 21-10-23
interesting
I found the story teller to be good and interesting. kept me focused in the book and read very well. have tried to listen to many that have droned on or sounded confusing. but this was well read. I enjoyed the story
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