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A Blackbird in Silver

Blackbird, Book 1

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A Blackbird in Silver

By: Freda Warrington
Narrated by: Alex Wyndham
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From Forluin, green, half-fabled land of beauty and peace, has journeyed the gentle Estarinel, bearing tragic news. From the terrible Empire of Gorethria rides Ashurek; a lean and deadly warrior, once High Commander of its Armies, scourge of the Earth, hated and feared across continents. The third is known only as Medrian. Coldly wrapped in her cloak of sorrow, her eyes deep-shadowed with suffering long-endured, she will explain nothing of her reasons.

Theirs is the Quest. They must slay the great Serpent before it lays waste and utterly destroys the Earth. Together they must seek its lair in the far frozen north, battling peril and nightmare until they face the ultimate, indestructible foe.... Three warriors. An epic Quest. They are the world's last hope....

©1986 Freda Warrington (P)2014 Audible Studios Fantasy

Critic reviews

"A Blackbird in Silver brings together many favorite motifs from high fantasy, as the author notes in her preface: 'The brooding anti-hero, the gentle race forced to fight for survival, the woman of mystery. Warriors, sorcerers, demons, weird dimensions. Horses and swords! The perfect, ultimate, impossible Quest.' Yep. It's like walking up to your favorite ice-cream counter on a hot summer day and declaring, "Make me one with everything!" Recommended." (Infinity Plus)
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I read this series years ago, I thought it was good then. But it's a lot better listening as I can see the whole world in which it refers to a lot better. Alex Wyndham really bring it to life, I have to download the next straight way, I can't believe how quickly the story goes 👍💓💓👍

outstanding

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I thought it took a little while for the narrator to hit his stride with the story, but once he did it really came to life. He did the main characters’ voices very well but the secondary characters were a bit nondescript at first, but he definitely got better at them. It’s a complex tale with lots of twists and turns and when you think it can’t get any worse for the luckless trio, it only goes and does. I enjoyed the story and am interested enough in the characters to buy the second in the series so I can find out if they are successful.

An enjoyable 10 or so hours.

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Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

Great fantasy writing with real momentum and emotion - but the characters also have depth and moral complexity.

What does Alex Wyndham bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you had only read the book?

He brought it to life very well. Easy to listen to.

Fantasy and a bit more

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twice iv tryed to listen. but it just dissappears into backgeound noise.
mix of author and narrator

background noise

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