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The Soulkind Master
- Soulkind Series, Book 3
- By: Steve Davala
- Narrated by: Daniel Susco
- Length: 9 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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The final book in the Soulkind Series follows Jace as he searches for balance in the Soulkind. Straeten is still possessed by Fay. The Darrak are poised to strike Myraton and anyone who opposes them. And a mysterious threat looms over everything as the dark Soulkind Masters move to control the land. How far will Jace go to stop the scales of magic from tipping forever toward evil?
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very good
- By Kindle Customer on 10-13-22
- The Soulkind Master
- Soulkind Series, Book 3
- By: Steve Davala
- Narrated by: Daniel Susco
Breathless finale
Reviewed: 08-31-20
Steve Davala wrapped up his Soulkind Trilogy with an excellent, and breathless, final third. Really, it almost beggars belief that he was able to fit so much stuff into such a slim volume. There's probably a director's cut out there that's twice the length. (Note to Steve: release the director's cut.)
As with Book 2, The Shadow of the Soulkind, The Soulkind Master picks up immediately following the cliffhanger in the last volume. I won't get into spoilers, but things start off bad and quickly get worse for Jace and his companions. Fortunately they are quick, and imaginative, studies of the newly-awakened magic of the land, and as such they come up with all sorts of creative ways to get out of trouble, including making a delightful new many-legged friend who repeatedly steals the show.
The bad guys dial things up as well, with fire and ice and mind control and quislings and even some acid thrown in for good measure. Ultimately, it all leads to a satisfying close, if not necessarily a conclusion. (The afterward in the audiobook hints at the potential for more to come...Personally I'd like to learn more about Lu'Calen.)
Highly recommended in any format, but I'd recommend reading the print version before listening to the audiobook. There's just so much going on that it's hard to keep everything straight while you're zoning out on the road.
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The Shadow of the Soulkind
- The Soulkind Series, Book 2
- By: Steve Davala
- Narrated by: Daniel Susco
- Length: 8 hrs and 30 mins
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Lost in a frozen wasteland. Home lies far way. Though the magic Jace and his friends possess swells within them, they falter with their new found power. And yet the need has never been greater. The relentless Darrak march upon the land and an awakened evil covets their magic. The call to power is overwhelming and threatens Jace’s very soul. Can he resist the shadow of the Soulkind when it may be the only way to save his friends?
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very good
- By Kindle Customer on 10-13-22
- The Shadow of the Soulkind
- The Soulkind Series, Book 2
- By: Steve Davala
- Narrated by: Daniel Susco
Great second volume in the trilogy
Reviewed: 08-07-19
There's a whole lot happening in this excellent follow-up to The Soulkind Awakening.
Things basically pick up with Jace and his cohort immediately after the end of the last novel. Magic is back, and it seems like someone can't walk ten feet without discovering a new ability and getting its mark inked on their skin.
But, with the good comes the bad, and while they are sidetracked on their way home to safeguard the various Soulkind they acquired, Jace starts to test abilities that are not exactly...good. There's also some new bad guys, some old friends, a Wise Teacher, some folks whose motivations are a bit murky, and a new friend who can shoot bone spears out of his shoulders.
Like I said, a lot happening. It can get a bit much to juggle at times, and more than once I confused two characters whose names really aren't that close (Cathlyn and Karanne). You may need to read this twice to follow it all (or, do like i did, and read once on dead trees and then listen to the audiobook).
The end, which I won't spoil, actually surprised me a bit, and I'm looking forward to seeing how this whole thing wraps up in the finale of the trilogy.
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The Soulkind Awakening
- The Soulkind Series, Book 1
- By: Steve Davala
- Narrated by: Daniel Susco
- Length: 8 hrs and 44 mins
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After lying dormant for a thousand years, the Soulkind awaken. Many step forward to claim their magic, but childhood dreams quickly fade under the harsh reality of its return. Who will wield the Soulkind and who must watch helplessly as magic lies forever out of reach? Who will their power corrupt? What unforeseen dangers will they bring? Jace and his friends stumble through these questions as they try to find their way in a world where the soulkind awakening changes everything they know. The Soulkind Awakening is book one in a young adult fantasy adventure series.
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Soulkind
- By Layla on 05-16-19
- The Soulkind Awakening
- The Soulkind Series, Book 1
- By: Steve Davala
- Narrated by: Daniel Susco
Excellent YA Fantasy
Reviewed: 05-03-19
The Soulkind Awakening has got all of the trappings of epic fantasy: the young learner, the aged master, sinister baddie, baddie's vicious minions, a quest fraught with danger, and a whole lot of magic. The author clearly spent a lot of time thinking about how the magic Soulkind (there are many of the mystical objects) interact with his world, and it works. Part of the reason it succeeds is the slow reveal. You only get to see a taste of just one of the Soulkind throughout the majority of the novel, and even that happens slowly as the magic users (Followers) are forced by circumstance to figure things out largely on their own.
You experience the world largely through the eyes of (the young learner) Jace, a reformed thief. He's got the usual cadre of friends (including aged master Turic), enemies, and curious abilities which harken more significant talents. Eventually it becomes evident that the long-dormant magic of the Soulkind is awakening (we have a title!), and then everyone is caught up in the epic quest to save the world from sinister baddie.
This is the first novel I've listened to by the narrator, Daniel Susco (he's only get two credits on Audible anyway). He seemed a bit in a hurry in the beginning, but once he hit his groove, he was solid.
I look forward to listening to the sequel!
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