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The Bone Maker

By: Sarah Beth Durst
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
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Summary

"Durst consistently defies expectations." (Publishers Weekly, starred review)

From award-winning author Sarah Beth Durst, a stand-alone epic fantasy set in a brand-new world of towering mountains and sparkling cities, in which a band of aging warriors have a second chance to defeat dark magic and avenge a haunting loss.

Twenty-five years ago, five heroes risked their lives to defeat the bone maker Eklor - a corrupt magician who created an inhuman army using animal bones. But victory came at a tragic price. Only four of the heroes survived. Since then, Kreya, the group’s leader, has exiled herself to a remote tower and devoted herself to one purpose: resurrecting her dead husband. But such a task requires both a cache of human bones and a sacrifice - for each day he lives, she will live one less.

She’d rather live one year with her husband than a hundred without him, but using human bones for magic is illegal in Vos. The dead are burned - as are any bone workers who violate the law. Yet Kreya knows where she can find the bones she needs: the battlefield where her husband and countless others lost their lives.

But defying the laws of the land exposes a terrible possibility. Maybe the dead don’t rest in peace after all.

Five warriors - one broken, one gone soft, one pursuing a simple life, one stuck in the past, and one who should dead. Their story should have been finished. But evil doesn’t stop just because someone once said, “the end”.

©2021 Sarah Beth Durst (P)2021 HarperCollins Publishers
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Slow start but a great listen

It took me a chapter or so to get into the book but once I had listened for an hour or so I was hooked. Really enjoyable listen

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Middle aged women in fantasy!

Finally a book that recognises women read their teens’ books not because we want to be teens but because we enjoy fantasy . The rating I gave this book reflected that.

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Great!

It is a bit of a slow burner to start but keep going and you will be rewarded!

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So many things wrong with this story & narration

This book looked interesting. . . somebody said it was fantasy for adults, well some of the characters may have had a few grey hairs but emotionally they acted like teenagers and were very two dimensional. The story is weak but dose pick up a bit towards the end and produces more clarity, which is much needed as the beginning feels like you are thrown into the middle of a story.
The narrator sounds like a 'valley girl' and Zera (not sure if that is how it's spelt in the actual book) sounds so much like Samantha from sex and the city. It was really annoying.

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