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  • Serpents of the Abyss

  • The Darvel Exploratory Systems, Book 2
  • By: S.J. Sanders
  • Narrated by: Tess Irondale
  • Length: 11 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (109 ratings)

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Serpents of the Abyss

By: S.J. Sanders
Narrated by: Tess Irondale
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Publisher's summary

Being a citizen on United Earth doesn’t guarantee a life one wants.

For Lori Straford, born into the lowest caste of citizens—the pleasure arts strata of their society—it is an inescapable fate that she can only hope to better by enlisting as a spa attendant and masseuse on one of the luxury world colonies under the purview of Darvel Exploration Corporation. When she is talked into working on one of their mining planets for a year with the promise of a hefty bonus and to be transferred to her choice planet after more non-gratas can be sent over, it is too good of an opportunity to pass up. It will be tiring work, but as long as she plays everything by the book, she will have everything she has ever dreamed of.

Until everything goes wrong.

Strange predators on the loose around a colony stationed on an inhospitable world is bad enough, but when a mining accident leaves Lori buried deep within the mines, she is vulnerable to the very real dangers that surround her in a hidden world. Her will to live is challenged and her ambitions tested when a monster of the depths takes her to be his and makes her question everything that she thought she knew and wanted.

Slengral is a hunter, an unmated male forced to live a solo existence in the cave systems of the Algatha, separate from the female-ruled civilization of the shinara. He refused to submit to the females of his species as a breeding partner, unwilling to settle for less than a mate. When a wingless and tailless alien female enters his territory, he doesn’t hesitate to lay claim on her. He cannot protect her himself, however. Enlisting two rejected solitary males, Daskh and Kehtal, to aid in her care, they must learn to live a life different than they have ever known and risk losing it all when the human colony takes back the female who means more to them than life itself.

Warning: This book has mature content that may not be suitable for all listeners. Although this book doesn’t end on a cliff-hanger, it is part one of a duet (this dealing with the conflict with the human colony while the second book, Serpents of the Night, deals with the shinara).

©2022 S.J. Sanders (P)2022 Podium Audio
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Great book but the cover 🤢

I had a really hard time initially getting into this book because of the cover. I tried to get it out of my head as I was listening but I kept picturing that face and just no! I can get into all sorts of weird alien appendages and body differences- just not butt ugly yucky differences! Eventually I got over it because of the awesome writing though 🤗

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Loved this story!

I loved this story! There is excellent world-building and character development as always from an S.J. Sanders book. I loved every one of Lori's mates. I'm so glad this was expanded to include Kehtal and Daskh. The societal structure of the 'aliens' is fascinating and I can't wait to read more about it in the sequel! Love the way the narrator does the Seshanamitesh voices as well. Hashal's voice is so cute!

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Love this book

I first read the kindle book and loved it. The audible is awesome as well so get this one! I love this authors books for many reasons but here are a couple. She can weave the unlikely mating of human and an unlikely alien together so well. World building is never slow, dry or boring. And there is always sexy-times!

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well written and unusual

Love a story that is different, well written with intelligent conversations! The romance is spicy but "believable" and the audio version is well done! I try toget the audios of books I enjoy enough to read more than once as they are perfect for road trips or while working. S J Sanders doesn't disappoint with her story and Tess Irondale brings it to life with her performance. So yeah, worthy of 5 starts!

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So amazing!

Bonding with 3 males is a big surprise, all loving and caring together. Family is everything and much more. ✨🤗✨

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Great storytelling and world building

What a fun and entertaining listen. Great story, characters and world building and of course the romance. I was very invested in the characters and am a sucker for a HEA.

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story line

you had me until the piligamy. the main leads built a lovely coupling. adding more felt disingenuous.

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good but not as good as the 1st

It was a good story but it lacked something. Not sure what it was but I couldn't quite get as invested into it as I was with the last one.

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