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Secrets of the Sword 1
- Narrated by: Vivienne Leheny
- Series: Death Before Dragons, Book 7, Lindsay Buroker, Book 1
- Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Romance, Fantasy
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- Book addict
- 16-05-21
Good addition to the series
I absolutely CANNOT believe that another reviewer has given this book 1 star because they can access the books for free on YouTube. If you loved the book and the author and the narrators so much, then you should be happy to give them some money so they can make even more books! You know what happens if authors don’t make enough money to live? They stop writing. Even if you did have a problem with it being free elsewhere, you could have given them a 5 star rating and just mentioned the comment in the review. I, for one, love being able to access books on Audible and listen to them in a more convenient way than YouTube, and I definitely like financially supporting the team that brings these books to life if it means they produce more.
Anyway, the book - great addition to the series, enjoyable banter, plot, characters etc, and the books always seem to bring a new plot line which is awesome as some other series get a little repetitive. I’m looking forward to the next book!
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- SSJ
- 17-03-22
love it and we'll read
humour love story and danger. what not to love. easy listening, Well narrated The dragon character is amazing and the main character for change is a female heroine
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- Sarah Oliver
- 09-11-21
Good series, but…..
The series is great, my only disappointment is the author’s pre occupation with sex and that the strong female lead characters created all start off as independent, but by half way through all the series by this author seem to turn sappy and have whining internal dialogue and this seems to be a trend theme through all the books I’ve listened to. All the books are really good, the worlds and story lines, are fantastic, it’s just a shame they get a little sidetracked.
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- Yulia Zarubinska
- 28-02-21
I love this book. So why 1 star? Read on.
An amazing story. I love the series. Well written and well narrated (with the exception of the terrible Australian accent for one character - like the Bruce scene from Monty Python). So why one star? Well, after spending money on them I realised I didn't have to. They are all free on YouTube with very few adverts. Not stolen or pirated but free from the author. The exact same recordings. I wouldn't have minded that the first two books were free. to get people into it. But the are all there. Save your money and use YouTube. Definitely don't buy if you have a YouTube Premium. I spent £36 on these books for no reason.
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- Amazon Customer
- 14-06-21
No spoilers a !just read
First off what's not to love about buroker. lots of laughs action romance great story. every character is well thought out with the perfect interpretation this is one of my FAVORITE authors a must read/listen. the performance is great can't a manage anyone else doing the reading can't wait for more from both author and narrator
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- keily
- 01-06-22
dragons, trolls, and elfs plus so much more!
love this series! Can't wait to binge the rest of it. love love love it!
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- Barbara
- 19-04-22
Love it
I enjoy the story of the Death before Dragons very much. I can listen to the book series over again.
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- BAMAPAT
- 09-04-22
Love The Series
Lindsay Buroker doesn’t just offer a single story line; she includes multiple plots and twists captivating the reader. I look forward to the next book, Secrets of the Sword II to find out how the character continues on the quest and her relationships with friends, family and enemies!
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- StarFromHeaven
- 31-01-22
Val does something unexpected
For the most part, I enjoyed this story. However, there was one part that drove me nuts. Val was hesitant to use her daughter to help with something, but decided to check out the location alone with her daughter when she was carrying a beacon that attracted attackers. Hard to believe that she went from avoiding her daughter to protect her to basically dragging her to a job!
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- Tomasina Catanari
- 26-11-21
Epic
As usual, the Death Before Dragons books are outstanding. Love the story line and the characters and the narrator........what's not to love?
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- Luci Ramon
- 11-08-21
LOVE THIS SERIES
Two books left and I am definitely going to miss it. I'll have to add it to my re-listen list. Wonderfully written. I'm glad this series was too rate R..lol
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- David A Fouchey
- 24-07-21
This Series by Lindsay is just plain fun
As is usual of Lindsay's work her writing is tight, irreverent, a tad ribald and just plain FUN. I most assuredly give this two thumbs up!
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- songbirdsue
- 13-06-21
Love These
Another great story in this series. I love the characters personalities. The narrator is awesome and really brings those personalities to Life.
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- Dana
- 14-04-21
I love Lindsay
Just a wonderful story along with fantastic characters
If you do not laugh through chapters 5 and 11 I believe you have 33.333% Kobold blood running through your veins.
Sot Sword 2 is next. I’ll be at the wedding. Hope to see ya