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Changeling
- Order of Darkness, Book 1
- Narrated by: Charlie Cox
- Length: 6 hrs and 44 mins
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Summary
The year is 1492. Sixteen-year-old Titus Devere is thrown out of his religious order after proving that a divine revelation (blood streaming from a religious icon) was a fake, using his knowledge of Moorish science. He is brilliant and gorgeous but, cast as a heretic, he is sent to the Vatican in Rome where he expects to be punished or executed. Instead he is recruited into a secret order investigating strange occurrences across Europe. Known as The Order of the Dragon, it is headed up by a mysterious man with a tattoo of a coiled dragon eating its own tail on his arm.
Titus is sent to investigate an abbess who has been accused of witchcraft, alongside her slave and Moorish half-sister, Ishrak. The abbess, Ygraine, is actually a fifteen-year-old girl who has been shut up in a nunnery by her brother after her father's death, to ensure that she cannot inherit any of the family estate. Ygraine is a reluctant nun and manages to escape the abbey with Ishrak, though no one can work out how they did it. Titus is intrigued - could they really be using witchcraft? He follows their route and ends up linking up with them on their travels.
Titus and Ygraine find themselves attracted to one another, despite the conventions of the time. They travel across France, Switzerland, and over the Alps into Romania. En route they encounter alchemists, poisoners, inquisitors, purported witches, and more - ending up at the castle of real-life historical figure VladDracul (meaning Dragon in Latin).
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- Kate
- 11-09-19
great exciting story
loved it. chose this book because of the good reviews and not disappointed at all.
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- Ms. A. M. Davis
- 14-12-22
fantastic!
Loved this book! Perfect in so many ways. Philippa Gregory is a wonderful writer. Such a shame book 2 isn't available on Audible. Would love to listen to it.
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- Clair
- 11-12-16
A superb blend of history and fiction
As this book was written by Philippa Gregory it was no surprise to find such a wealth of detail. The backgrounds and circumstances of the four fictional characters are excellent. All of them are sympathetic and come alive thanks to the narrator. Each character has a distinct voice to fit the personality. I am delighted to have three further books in this series. Highly recommended
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- Cherico
- 09-04-19
Disappointing
I am normally an avid reader of all things medieval but found this story lacking in terms of the plot. I guessed the ending about a third into the book. The secondary plot around the wolf felt like an after thought and the ending felt odd. To me it was part of a story that didn’t really have time to develop the characters or plot fully before it came to an end.
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- Beverly evans
- 17-02-22
A good book spoilt…
This was a really enjoyable story sadly spoilt by the narrator who struggled with accent’s for each character.
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- Amazon Customer
- 17-02-21
Interesting storyline with historical facts.
I enjoyed this story that gave a very interesting look into history, especially women's place in society and superstition. Narrated very well. 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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- Ann Waters
- 11-09-16
shame about the narrator :'(
I'm a huge fan of Philippa Gregory including the ones written for kids/Teens
this book is absolutely great but I can't understand what IT is that the narrator got so so so wrong
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- Duchess
- 06-02-13
Changeling: Order of Darkness, Book 1
I really enjoyed listening to this story, it is different to Philippa's usual writing but I loved it. Charlie Cox does a brilliant job narrating, I hope he narrates more stories as he is so easy to listen to and you lose yourself in each character. Well written Philippa and well read Charlie, 5 stars.
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- R. J. Gladden
- 31-10-17
Remarkable storytellying
I barely have words enough to describe how much I love this book and how disappointed I am to find that Book 2 is not on Audible. A lamentable error. Philippa Gregory at her storytelling best with a brilliant orator, Charlie Cox, who brought each character alive. Don't tell me I'm actually going to have to READ book 2!
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- Pam Jolliffe
- 09-07-17
Overall excellent,leaving me wanting to hear more.
I am recovering from stroke in the weeks after a skiing holiday and completing walking Camino Porto to Santiago. Coping with very limited walking,pain and sleeping difficulties t his book has been one of the best to help me thrum this recovery period.
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