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Born of the Shade (An Urban Fantasy Action Adventure)
- Viventium, Book 1
- Narrated by: Hannibal Hills
- Series: Viventium, Book 1
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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- Nilesh
- 10-06-20
Want Some More!
Only just started Audible again and a brilliant first book to get into. Hannibal Hills brilliant and loved the dark and intricate story line and character development. looking forward to what happens next!
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- Helen
- 04-05-20
Amazing
Loved this book from start to finish great storyline
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.
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Good storyline
I was given a free code and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
Whilst I enjoyed the storyline and characters and loved Hannibals narration there a few things I did not like.
One being the stereo typing of certain things the main one that comes to mind is “Just like a single mother on benefits loves leopard print” 😡 there is no need to add these types of things in a book like this and for this I can’t give 5 stars
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- happy reader
- 05-09-20
Interesting Supernatural
Firstly, I have to say the narration by Hannibal Hills was fab and really brought this book to life.
D Thomas has created an intricate tale with supernatural beings threading through London.
Noir (main character) sees a blue moon which indicates the prophecy of dark times is about to begin.
For fans of modern fantasies, with interesting characters and an intricate storyline lots to hold your interest.
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- Atlas
- 07-08-20
A dark but great adventure
I love stories based on this type of concept of darkness and supernatural. One of the main aspects I did enjoy is how the author brings a new twist on how different types of monster based families can come together and focus towards a group goal. I can honestly recommend this book and can not wait for the next one.
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- Willis Burns
- 27-04-20
New voice. Not bad!
I’ve listened to several from Hannibal Hills, but this is my first DO Thomas book. It’s old-school urban fantasy with a few twists. Kind of cool that it takes place in the UK. A lot of characters to follow, but it all comes together.
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- Michelle Titherington VanDaley
- 21-08-20
Great Beginning
Hannibal Hills is one of my favorite narrators and once again he doesn't disappoint. This is a great beginning of a magical series that kept my interest with in depth characters and descriptive world building. I look forward to more by this Author
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- Brian M
- 04-08-20
Entertaining Urban Fantasy
Born of the Shade is a very entertaining intro to a urban fantasy world. Story might've been a little too focused on world building than the story itself, but was still a fun listen. Narration was great, but after listening to a handful of his performances I was pretty confident of that fact going in. I'm definitely interested in seeing what happens next in this world.
I received the review code for this audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this honest review.
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- Cindy
- 04-07-20
Building
This start to this series seems to be a build up to all the characters. It does change scenes quite a bit. All and all looking forward to see how it all plays out. Narration was top notch.
This audio was given to me free and I voluntarily gave this review.
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- 💕 Amanda Urbinato 💕 Reviewer Extraordinaire
- 14-09-20
Awesome!
I really enjoyed listening to this audiobook. I read a lot of fantasy and paranormal and this is definitely a story that I haven't heard before. It was a fantastic beginning of a series. I would love to get my hands on the rest of these books! I think this series is going to be great. Oh, and the narrator did an AMAZING job. He brought so much life to the story, And he made the characters pretty easy to tell apart. So far, I am def a fan and I can't wait for more!
This book was given to me at my request. I am providing a voluntary and honest review.
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- James
- 06-07-20
Very entertaining
Really enjoyed this book. Well written and Hannibal Hills does a fantastic job narrating. Book was over 6 1/2 hours long, but it flew by. The mythos and characters were well thought out and all play a part. Great book and I'm very excited about this series!
“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”
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- Todd
- 03-07-20
what the heck did I just listen to...
This book seemed more of a "introduce everyone and a little of the story" book. Too me it was more to set up the characters. you still don't know exactly were the story( of the series) is going. You sort of do but not really. But in the end, it did get me invested in the characters and get me to want to know "what's next" So in the aspect I am looking forward to the next book in the series. The narration was awesome. Very dramatic and dynamic. I did receive this copy for review and these are my honest opinions.
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- Shantelle Hazelton
- 07-06-20
Great listen
Enjoyed this book. The story line is great. Not a lot of action but it does have a great plot. It’s really good.
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- Brothanoomsy
- 10-08-21
Good urban fantasy!
It starts you off in the action and never slows down. I love the narrator's voice.
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- Kimberly Smith
- 30-08-20
Give it a chance or four...
It took me four restarts to finally get into this book. Once I gave it my full attention and kept the characters straight, I loved it. I chose it because HH is one of my fav narrators and the book is one of my fav genres. As always, HH gave a fabulous performance that brought the book to life. I’m very glad I didn’t give up on it!