Listen free for 30 days
-
Hawkmaiden
- Spellmonger Cadet, Book 1
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
- Series: Spellmonger Cadet Series, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Children's Audiobooks, Literature & Fiction
Add to basket failed.
Add to wishlist failed.
Remove from wishlist failed.
Follow podcast failed
Unfollow podcast failed
Listen with a free trial
Buy Now for £32.09
No valid payment method on file.
We are sorry. We are not allowed to sell this product with the selected payment method
Listeners also enjoyed...
-
Hawklady
- Spellmonger Cadet, Book 2
- By: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Lenodara the Hawkmaiden - Dara, to her friends - was made an apprentice to the foremost wizard in the world, Minalan the Spellmonger, Magelord of her native land of Sevendor, she thought that the adventurous life was behind her. She looked forward to a long, boring career of learning how to read and taking magic lessons...but Dara’s life as the Spellmonger’s new apprentice is anything but boring!
-
-
Good but language is off
- By Roger Clarkson on 30-10-19
-
Shadowplay
- Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets, Book 1
- By: Terry Mancour, Emily Burch Harris
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Born into a mysterious family, Gatina always knew there was something special about those around her. But when the duke and duchess of Alshar - close friends of her family - are brutally assassinated, her idyllic countryside life is upended by secrets emerging from the shadows.
-
-
Please fix!!!
- By Mr. L. HALL on 07-10-21
-
The Road to Sevendor
- A Spellmonger Anthology
- By: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The very first Spellmonger anthology! Includes two audio exclusive stories, Stonesinger and The Ugliest Maid in Castal.
-
-
loved it
- By Amazon Customer on 18-09-20
-
Ahren
- 13th Paladin Series, Book 1
- By: Torsten Weitze
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ahren can hardly believe his luck. His normal life consists of being beaten up by his drunkard father or bullied by the village lads. But at the annual suitability tests for apprenticeships, the young boy finds himself selected by Falk, the guardian of the forest, to be his apprentice and his world is turned upside down. From his new master he learns the skills of archery and how to fight the Dark Ones. And then, on the day of the Spring Ceremony there is another unexpected turn of events. He touches the Stone of the Gods and it illuminates for the first time ever.
-
-
It was amazing and I loved it
- By Anonymous User on 18-08-20
-
The Choice of Magic
- Art of the Adept, Book 1
- By: Michael G. Manning
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 20 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The ancient magic of wizards was anything but dark. It was the enlightenment that lifted humanity from the squalor of superstition, and the worship of fell spirits and capricious gods, but those days are gone. The shining glory of the sorcerers burned away the subtlety of wisdom, replacing it with easy power, held only in the hands of the elite - a new age built upon the elemental supremacy of aristocrats and the ignorance of the masses.
-
-
Problematic in one major way
- By Anonymous User on 11-05-21
-
The Raveling: The Complete Saga
- By: Alec Hutson
- Narrated by: Guy Williams
- Length: 51 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Long ago, the world fell into twilight, when the great empires of old consumed each other in sorcerous cataclysms. In the south, the Star Towers fell, swallowed by the sea, while the black glaciers descended upon the northern holdfasts, entombing the cities of Min-Ceruth in ice and sorcery. Then from the ancient empire of Menekar, the paladins of Ama came, putting every surviving sorcerer to the sword and cleansing their taint from the land. The pulse of magic slowed, fading like the heartbeat of a dying man. But after a thousand years, it has begun to quicken again.
-
-
Epic Fantasy - with all the tropes
- By M on 01-04-20
-
Hawklady
- Spellmonger Cadet, Book 2
- By: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: Finty Williams
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Lenodara the Hawkmaiden - Dara, to her friends - was made an apprentice to the foremost wizard in the world, Minalan the Spellmonger, Magelord of her native land of Sevendor, she thought that the adventurous life was behind her. She looked forward to a long, boring career of learning how to read and taking magic lessons...but Dara’s life as the Spellmonger’s new apprentice is anything but boring!
-
-
Good but language is off
- By Roger Clarkson on 30-10-19
-
Shadowplay
- Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets, Book 1
- By: Terry Mancour, Emily Burch Harris
- Narrated by: Fiona Hardingham
- Length: 11 hrs and 25 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Born into a mysterious family, Gatina always knew there was something special about those around her. But when the duke and duchess of Alshar - close friends of her family - are brutally assassinated, her idyllic countryside life is upended by secrets emerging from the shadows.
-
-
Please fix!!!
- By Mr. L. HALL on 07-10-21
-
The Road to Sevendor
- A Spellmonger Anthology
- By: Terry Mancour
- Narrated by: John Lee
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The very first Spellmonger anthology! Includes two audio exclusive stories, Stonesinger and The Ugliest Maid in Castal.
-
-
loved it
- By Amazon Customer on 18-09-20
-
Ahren
- 13th Paladin Series, Book 1
- By: Torsten Weitze
- Narrated by: Gildart Jackson
- Length: 13 hrs and 24 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Ahren can hardly believe his luck. His normal life consists of being beaten up by his drunkard father or bullied by the village lads. But at the annual suitability tests for apprenticeships, the young boy finds himself selected by Falk, the guardian of the forest, to be his apprentice and his world is turned upside down. From his new master he learns the skills of archery and how to fight the Dark Ones. And then, on the day of the Spring Ceremony there is another unexpected turn of events. He touches the Stone of the Gods and it illuminates for the first time ever.
-
-
It was amazing and I loved it
- By Anonymous User on 18-08-20
-
The Choice of Magic
- Art of the Adept, Book 1
- By: Michael G. Manning
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 20 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The ancient magic of wizards was anything but dark. It was the enlightenment that lifted humanity from the squalor of superstition, and the worship of fell spirits and capricious gods, but those days are gone. The shining glory of the sorcerers burned away the subtlety of wisdom, replacing it with easy power, held only in the hands of the elite - a new age built upon the elemental supremacy of aristocrats and the ignorance of the masses.
-
-
Problematic in one major way
- By Anonymous User on 11-05-21
-
The Raveling: The Complete Saga
- By: Alec Hutson
- Narrated by: Guy Williams
- Length: 51 hrs and 4 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Long ago, the world fell into twilight, when the great empires of old consumed each other in sorcerous cataclysms. In the south, the Star Towers fell, swallowed by the sea, while the black glaciers descended upon the northern holdfasts, entombing the cities of Min-Ceruth in ice and sorcery. Then from the ancient empire of Menekar, the paladins of Ama came, putting every surviving sorcerer to the sword and cleansing their taint from the land. The pulse of magic slowed, fading like the heartbeat of a dying man. But after a thousand years, it has begun to quicken again.
-
-
Epic Fantasy - with all the tropes
- By M on 01-04-20
-
Winemaker of the North
- Rogues of Magic, Book 1
- By: J.T. Williams
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Sviska is a man of the shadows, an assassin without any one place to call his own. But in the Far North, he discovers a secret. Magic, long thought lost to the world, is alive. The genocide to destroy every elf, wizard, and sacred being of old is not yet complete. Sviska's masters work the strings of the world and he has been sent for a task he does not even fully understand yet. When at last he feels he has what he has always wanted, darkness falls upon the world. He must rise to face an enemy more terrible than any he has ever met.
-
The Keeper Chronicles: The Complete Trilogy
- The Keeper Chronicles, Book 1-3
- By: JA Andrews
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 46 hrs and 32 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Mallon the Undying threatened the land years ago, the elves stopped him - and then disappeared. Now Mallon's followers seek to bring him back to finish what he started. Only the Keepers - storytellers, historians, and magic-wielders - are left to stand against them. Alaric, who betrayed everything he believed to save his wife - and still failed. Will, a storyteller who’s convinced his weak magic makes him useless. And Sini, a former slave girl with unimaginable power but no way to wield it.
-
-
Serendipity!
- By R S on 22-10-20
-
He Who Fights with Monsters: A LitRPG Adventure
- He Who Fights with Monsters, Book 1
- By: Shirtaloon, Travis Deverell
- Narrated by: Heath Miller
- Length: 28 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
It’s not easy making the career jump from office-supplies-store middle manager to heroic interdimensional adventurer. At least, Jason tries to be heroic, but it's hard to be good when all your powers are evil. He’ll face off against cannibals, cultists, wizards, monsters...and that’s just on the first day. He’s going to need courage, he’s going to need wit, and he’s going to need some magic powers of his own. But first, he’s going to need pants.
-
-
Wow.
- By hudefa on 16-03-21
-
The Wandering Inn
- The Wandering Inn, Book 1
- By: pirateaba
- Narrated by: Andrea Parsneau
- Length: 43 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
An inn is a place to rest, a place to talk and share stories, a place to find adventure, or a starting ground for quests and legends. It is in this world, at least. To Erin Solstice, an inn seems like a medieval relic from the past. But here she is, running from Goblins and trying to survive in a world full of monsters and magic. She’d be more excited about all of this if everything wasn’t trying to kill her. But an inn is what she’s found, and so that’s what she becomes; an innkeeper, who serves drinks to heroes and monsters. Mostly monsters. But it’s a living, right?
-
-
great book
- By Chris on 24-10-19
-
Sufficiently Advanced Magic
- Arcane Ascension, Book 1
- By: Andrew Rowe
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 21 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Five years ago Corin Cadence's brother entered the Serpent Spire - a colossal tower with ever-shifting rooms, traps, and monsters. Those who survive the spire's trials return home with an attunement: a mark granting the bearer magical powers. According to legend, those few who reach the top of the tower will be granted a boon by the spire's goddess. He never returned. Now it's Corin's turn. He's headed to the top floor, on a mission to meet the goddess.
-
-
Fun "D&D" style adventure.
- By Joe on 05-08-17
-
Rise of the Ranger
- The Echoes Saga, Book 1
- By: Philip C. Quaintrell
- Narrated by: Steven Brand
- Length: 15 hrs and 12 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Mankind has lorded over the land of Illian for a thousand years, building on the ruins left by the elves, as if it were their birthright. A thousand years is a long time for an immortal race to see the truth of things, a truth that has remained unsaid for a millennium - elves are superior. They are faster, stronger, and connected to the magical realm in a way that man could never grasp. Illian should belong to them.
-
-
Great book
- By george on 19-06-18
-
The 13th Witch
- The King's Watch, Book 1
- By: Mark Hayden
- Narrated by: Ciaran Saward
- Length: 10 hrs
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Conrad Clarke, former RAF pilot and alleged gangster, gets a text – and a visit – from The Allfather. Odin has a challenge for Conrad: Sign up to protect England from wild magick and get a commission in the King’s Watch. All he has to do is find a missing witch. Simple. Conrad never could resist a challenge. Before you can say “Ragnarok”, he’s plunged into a world of gods, mages, witches, dwarves, and one very aggressive giant mole.
-
-
Awful robotic narration.
- By Mel on 22-11-20
-
Master of the Hoard
- Dragon Core Chronicles, Book 1
- By: Lars Machmüller
- Narrated by: Steve Campbell
- Length: 14 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
Carl was a regular construction foreman. Not the worst, not the best, and definitely not the thinnest. Even so, he didn't deserve that heart attack! He really didn't deserve being reborn into a dog-eat-dog world as a dragon. To be fair, it’s nice to be at the top of the food chain. Now Carl just needs to learn how magic works, which monsters are safe to eat, and why his hoard is so important to him. Dealing with change is hard enough, but he has enemy dragons incoming, hostile environments, and foes constantly trying to get bragging rights by taking down a dragon.
-
-
A great tale from a former bard
- By Nighteyes on 26-04-22
-
The Red Sea
- The Cycle of Galand, Book 1
- By: Edward W. Robertson
- Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
- Length: 16 hrs and 56 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
When Dante Galand was just a boy, his father, Larsin, sailed away to make his fortune. And never returned. Since then, Dante has become a great sorcerer. A ruler. A destroyer of kings. And he's just learned that his father is living on a forbidden island at the edge of the known world. Where he's dying of a mysterious plague. In the company of his friend, the swordsman Blays, Dante travels to the island. There, his magic can do nothing for his father.
-
-
A really good book
- By Keith on 30-01-16
-
King of Ashes
- Firemane, Book 1
- By: Raymond E. Feist
- Narrated by: David Thorpe
- Length: 18 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
A new novel from internationally best-selling author Raymond E. Feist. The world of Garn once boasted five great kingdoms, until the King of Ithrace was defeated and every member of his family executed by Lodavico, the ruthless King of Sandura, a man with ambitions to rule the world. Ithrace's ruling family were the legendary Firemanes and represented a great danger to the other kings. Now four great kingdoms remain, on the brink of war. But rumour has it that the newborn son of the last king of Ithrace survived....
-
-
An Old Master Returns in Classic Style!
- By Simon on 30-04-18
-
King's Warrior
- The Minstrel's Song, Book 1
- By: Jenelle Leanne Schmidt
- Narrated by: Benjamin Fife
- Length: 14 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
The hope of their world rests on the steel at his side.... Threat of invasion looms. Oraeyn dreams of glory on the battlefield. Instead, he must engage in a battle of wills with a headstrong princess while ushering her to safety (and boredom) in a small village. But they must put aside their differences to save their homeland and complete the second part of their mission: seek out the legendary King’s Warrior to persuade him to take up arms once more. When their journey leads them to the lost realm of the dragons they get more adventure than either of them bargained for!
-
-
Adventure +Dragons +Music +Battle= Epic Audiobook!
- By Pris on 01-02-22
-
Students of the Order
- The Order, Book 1
- By: Edward W. Robertson, Sam Lang
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 22 hrs and 45 mins
- Unabridged
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
In the realm of Isodoro, just two things stand between Alliance lands and the spears and muskets of the orcish hordes: the wizards of the Order and constant infighting amongst the orcs themselves. In the Alliance capital, young Wit has just been promoted from apprentice to full wizard - and saddled with the very unglamorous task of traveling to a distant iron mine to inspect it for fraud. Worse yet, he's partnered with Wa'llach, a drunken dwarven prisoner who's killed more people than most plagues. Yet those skills are about to become very handy.
-
-
Good first book
- By Gary on 08-01-21
Summary
The Falcon’s Call!
From the moment Dara of Westwood spied the Silver Headed Raptor nesting in Rundeval Peak, the precocious redheaded 12-year-old girl was enchanted. The youngest daughter of the Master of the Wood lived in ramshackle Westwood Hall, in the independently minded Westwood estate of Sevendor. Her determination to capture a baby falcon and train it wasn’t hampered by the fact that Dara had never climbed a mountain, had never been trained in falconry, or even remotely had permission from her father to do it. Dara wanted the falcon...and the only thing in her way was the mountain, an angry mother falcon, and her own fears.
But the daring climb up Rundeval and actually capturing the fledgling falcon is just the beginning of her troubles. Actually learning falconry and training the willful bird is a responsibility she had barely considered. Worse, there is trouble afoot in the domain: A new lord has come to rule over Sevendor and all of her people, replacing the corrupt old Sir Erantal. While everyone welcomes the change, the new lord is a wizard: a magelord, the first of his kind in 400 years: Lord Minalan the Spellmonger. And he’s not alone. He’s brought thousands of oddly dressed Wilderlanders with him, families escaping the wars in the west...and settling in Sevendor.
Within weeks of holding his first court as lord of Sevendor, the wizard's magic begins to cause problems. Magelord Minalan turns Sevendor Castle, the entire mountain of Rundeval, and a good portion of the Westwood - including Dara’s home - into enchanted white stone when a spell goes unexpectedly awry one fateful night. As a result, Dara learns that she, too, may become a mage someday. Soon after she discovers that she can see through her falcon’s eyes and share her thoughts, the talents of a beastmaster, opening up a brilliant new world for her.
The folk of the valley have enough to eat for the first time in a generation, there are wizards all over Sevendor, and the castle glows with a magic light at night. The fortunes of the Westwood estate rise. But the Magelord finds foes as well as friends in Sevendor.
Though prosperity flows from the Magelord’s benevolent rule, the changes are frightening to some who have lost power since the Magelord came. Outside the Westwood, the other natives of the domain are upset by their magical lord and his strange new people, and there are whispers of rebellion. And outside of the domain, the neighboring lords, urged on by sinister forces, conspire to plunge Sevendor into war - with Dara and her family along with it!
What can one girl and her falcon do? When the Magelord leaves on business and his enemies close in on her home, Dara discovers she may hold the answer to saving them all! The fate of the entire domain rests with Dara of Westwood, the girl they’ll call the Hawkmaiden!
More from the same
What listeners say about Hawkmaiden
Average customer ratingsReviews - Please select the tabs below to change the source of reviews.
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Peter Fletcher
- 14-11-19
Narrator could have listened to the other 10 books
Narrator could have done a tiny bit of research and listened to (or even read) at least one of the previous 10 books! Felt like she was reading it all for the first time, and that's before all of the different pronunciations from the awesome spellmonger series.
Took a while to get into. And I much prefer the main series. But enjoyed seeing things from Dara's pov.
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 12-08-19
poor narration
New narrator obviously hasn't taken the time to at least listen to a book or two herself so says words wrong constantly throughout the book. Aside from that though it's a very good story
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- James
- 07-08-19
Finty was a bad choice
Loved the story. however, Finty William's performance was poor especially with pronunciations and I didn't agree with the accents. Not sure if it's due to listening to the Spellmonger series for so long and I've become accustomed the performance from that series.
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- David Ramsay
- 31-07-19
Thoroughly entertained!
This is a beautifully written and performed story! I especially enjoy the detailed world building that happens all the way through, the research that must have gone in to creating this book is amazing. From falconry to feudal politics, medieval market days to siege warfare, and don’t forget the magic, there is something new to enjoy in every chapter. I highly recommend this to everyone!
2 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Amazon Customer
- 19-06-22
Dreadful narration
I have loved the other Spellmonger books by Terry Mancor, but could not listen to this one. Perhaps I have been spoilt by John Lee's excellent narration, or the story of climbing a mountain was so narrow that I could not get past the narration by Flinty Williams. Either way, I couldn't get further than an hour into it before I had to stop. Please forgive me if the book takes that long to get started!
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Kindle Customer
- 30-08-19
A book to read
Don,t miss this book it is totally captivating and kept me listening from start to finish.
The narrator allowed you to actually be there.
go buy it and enjoy an extension of the spellmongers world
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Elz
- 28-08-19
a welcome addition to the series!
really enjoyed seeing the changes to Sevendor through different eyes. I like Dara and her family. Very good performance.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- Mads Jensen
- 12-08-19
A bit short but really good
a bit short but otherwise excellent. im looking forward to the next in the series. it ties in really well with the bigger plot.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- daniel
- 11-08-19
An excellent new perspective.
This change in pace and enjoyable back story is a welcomed enrichment of the spell monger series. Finty Williams conveys the hawk maiden expertly as she tells the tale magnificently weaved by terry mancour i for one am exited to purchase the next instalment.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story
- England fan 1
- 10-08-19
A wonderful addition to the series
This is a fantastic addition to the series. The writing is first rate, I wasn't sure I was going to enjoy this but it's a really good expansion of some of the events of book 3.
Flinty provides fantastic performance and really adds to the overall feel of the book, I would love to hear her and John Lee do these books together.
Thanks to all involved I really appreciate all the hard work you do to bring us such amazing audio books.
1 person found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Margaret Burud
- 15-09-19
Wrong Narrator
The story was good. The Narrator was pretty bad. John Lee does the best job for The Spellmonger series. There were words mispronounced and names said incorrectly. Tough to get over that.
18 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Vanessa A. Krailler
- 01-08-19
Good book but no humor like the others
I love the spell monger series and was excited to get more familiar with the Hawkmaiden but I found that it lacked the light hearted humor I love from the books that center around the main character Minolan.
16 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Melanie D.
- 10-08-20
Good Story, but Sexist
I'm used to the traditional tropes of fantasy literature taking place in a medieval, patriarchal society, but the hero of this story is a 12-year-old girl, so I expected a bit more female empowerment. She has one courageous moment where she climbs a mountain to take a young falcon from its next. Even this action, however, she does with tacit permission from her father and uncle. After this, she devotes herself to training the bird and, apparently, forgets this earlier backbone. She devotes herself to being a good, obedient daughter and worries over the safety of the menfolk (brothers, cousins, uncle, and father). She trusts that the men in her life will rule over her with wise benevolence, and they do. They take into account that she doesn't like embroidery (her one small rebellion), and make sure that she dresses appropriately, learns to curtsey, exhibits no unseemly ambition, and demonstrates cheerful obedience to their will (for the good of the whole community). At one point, the lady of the manor is allowed to organize the defense of their lands. At this point, I'm thinking we'll see some female leadership and I breathe a sigh of relief, but it is not to be. The men grumble, the steward steps in to bolster the lady's authority, and then they muddle through as best they can hoping that their lord will come home soon to save them. The teen boys in this novel become men when they are giving a sword, and the teen girls become women when they menstruate. Boys are destined to be wise leaders. Girls are apparently content to marry and run the kitchen. Our heroine is definitely a one-off as she wants to raise a falcon, but she's largely happy with her lot in life and shows no indication that she wants a sword like her brother. She's a lot like Menolly in Dragonsinger, but at least Menolly knew that the sexist attitudes in her home were unfair.
11 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Zeak S.
- 03-08-19
Great addition.... but?
I loved hearing the back story and see things from a different prospective, it was a great addition to the world of the spellmonger.
However one annoying aspect was the narrator, for the most part she was great except there where quite a few inconsistencies with the pronunciation of words.
After listening to all of the spellmonger series to have this book not be able to pronounce elemental parts of the well established vocabulary was off putting
39 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Kevin Ford
- 28-08-19
Spellmonger Sidestories that seem Necessary
Hawkmaiden completely satisfies the thirst of old readers familiar with the Spellmonger series while introducing a younger audience to Lenadara and her trusty companion, Frightful. Terry Mancour is unmatched with his ability to turn a side story not involving the main character, something many would be annoyed or angry with (admittedly, myself included) into a fresh point of view of the people surrounding Minalan and his Journey against the evils of Calador.
Hawkmaiden begins just before Minalan arrives in Sevendor and you are introduced to the condition of the native people from the eyes of a young woman who's whole world is dependent on her family's day to day struggle with the current occupants of Sevendor Castle. This side story was fun and interesting, as they all eventually become when they are released.
I was hesitant when it recieved a YA rating, but fear not, fellow Spellmongers, this book is well done. Finity Williams does a wonderful job, becoming a fresh new voice in the series to accompany John Lee. There were a few pronunciations that dont follow the main series, but all in all it was just what the doctor ordered. I will have no hesitation pulling the trigger on the books in this series regardless of the rating. Thanks Terry! You are such a fantastic storyteller!
6 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- s. mack
- 23-08-19
A VERY pleasant surprise.
I am absolutely enamoured of this series. I was a little disappointed when this recording started up and it was not John Lee's voice I heard. I associate his voice with Min so completely. But very quickly I got accustomed to Finty William's delightful voice and skillful narration. She has done an excellent job giving voice to Dara. I am nearly finished with Hawkmaiden and I am distraught that Hawklady doesn't come out for a couple weeks yet!
6 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- A. Carlson
- 11-09-19
Another Spellmonger Hit
I was worried going into Hawkmaiden that the series would be watered down by including another perspective. Hawkmaiden is wonderful, with all of the same adventure that the Spellmonger series contains. The character of Dara is richly created and her actions in the previous Spellmonger books are easily connected in between the books. The narrator does a great job in reading for a young person without sounding childish. I’m excited to read the continuation of the story in Hawklady.
5 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- Doru lupu
- 29-01-20
Short, little new content, full book price.
The book itself is written well and the different perspective to the storyline is nice, drawing away from that is the miss-pronunciation of already well established terms buy a different voice actor... which isent appealing for a audio book, especially when that book/series is about a quarter length of a original and the same price.
Feels like a money grab and is fustrating to a point where ive almost boycotted the audiobooks as i can go ahead n buy the paperbacks without delay and blatent refusals to publish because of money grab tactics from the publisher. Fans would have bought the books after the series was published anyway this is aggravating and insulting to most.
3 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- James Watts
- 17-08-19
Pronunciation is off.
As always a great story in the Spellmonger series.
The narrator should have listened to John Lee’s readings of the main series, for the proper pronunciations.
11 people found this helpful
-
Overall
-
Performance
-
Story

- xan Michael
- 01-08-19
narrator mispronounced a lot of words
i wish the narrator listen to the original narrator for the series. she mispronounce names and keep saying "villian" instead of "villein". do your homework lady!
15 people found this helpful