
A Power Unbound
The Last Binding, Book 3
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Narrated by:
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Josh Dylan
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By:
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Freya Marske
Hugo Award Nominee
A Power Unbound is the final entry in Freya Marske’s beloved, award-winning Last Binding trilogy, the queer historical fantasy series that began with A Marvellous Light.
"Stunning—the writing is lush, the world-building is fascinating, and the romance is searing hot. I am completely obsessed with this story of unrepentantly dangerous people falling in love with one another."—Cat Sebastian, author of The Queer Principles of Kit Webb
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Secrets! Magic! Enemies to. . .something more?
Jack Alston, Lord Hawthorn, would love a nice, safe, comfortable life. After the death of his twin sister, he thought he was done with magic for good. But with the threat of a dangerous ritual hanging over every magician in Britain, he’s drawn reluctantly back into that world.
Now Jack is living in a bizarre puzzle-box of a magical London townhouse, helping an unlikely group of friends track down the final piece of the Last Contract before their enemies can do the same. And to make matters worse, they need the help of writer and thief Alan Ross.
Cagey and argumentative, Alan is only in this for the money. The aristocratic Lord Hawthorn, with all his unearned power, is everything that Alan hates. And unfortunately, Alan happens to be everything that Jack wants in one gorgeous, infuriating package.
When a plot to seize unimaginable power comes to a head at Cheetham Hall—Jack’s ancestral family estate, a land so old and bound in oaths that it’s grown a personality as prickly as its owner—Jack, Alan and their allies will become entangled in a night of champagne, secrets, and bloody sacrifice . . . and the foundations of magic in Britain will be torn up by the roots before the end.
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Critic reviews
"Josh Dylan gives a stand-out performance in this stunning conclusion to The Last Binding trilogy.... Dylan's subtle narration brings each character to life; he especially excels at conveying Jack and Alan's electric chemistry when they finally give in to their obvious attraction and discover the dangers of falling for each other when so much power is at stake. Action and romance come together in a richly written and beautifully performed audiobook."—AudioFile; winner of AudioFile Earphones Award
“Maud Blyth shares a similar aversion to lying as Knives Out’s would-be murderer Marta . . . . Pair Maud with Violet Debenham, an actress and magician who can’t fathom making herself vulnerable enough to be truthful with anyone, and their romance unfolds along the same breathless plot beats as solving a murder that could shift the balance of all the magic in England.”—Paste
"If I had the ability to make everyone read one trilogy of books, it would be The Last Binding, Freya Marske’s phenomenal (and extremely spicy) fantasy series. No one intersperses gleeful, squeal-inducing sexual tension with tender and painfully human interactions between characters quite like Marske does. Think of your favorite romance trope. Is it rivals to lovers? Enemies to something more? Sunshine and grump? Forced proximity? Chances are you’ll find it in one of these books. A Power Unbound is a deeply satisfying conclusion to this series."—Polygon
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Incredibly hot
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This book tied up all the loose ends of the trilogy nicely, and had a happy ending, despite all the turmoil in the pages.
A very satisfying ending!
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A B+ to Two A+ Books
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Solid story but I struggle with one of the relationships
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Love
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Excellent ending
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Excellent narrator and writing!
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Absolutely fantastic
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By the end, it was clear that the dynamic between the 2 MCs: “Jack and Alan” was, in reality far more equitable than it appeared on its surface. I just love well done gay historical romances. I typically cringe at the idea of unequal relationships, and therefore can’t stomach romances featuring heterosexual lovers, since women are always at a social/financial/power disadvantage. I was worried, initially, that the class differences between Alan and Jack would prove cringe worthy as well, especially since Alan craved the sexually submissive role (plus his masochist predilections) on top of his social/financial/power disadvantages, but the author untangled the problems for me and portrayed the complicated relationship dynamics so well. Ultimately illustrating how Alan did have the power to demand or deny sexual pleasure, which was a magnificent equaliser. I loved the recurring phrase “nothing owed” and the concept that everything between Jack and Alan were “gifts exchanged freely”. This worked to illustrate a healthy and equitable relationship which might’ve otherwise, on its surface, appeared to have been quite unhealthy or even abusive to the casual observer who didn’t understand the true nature and nuances of their dynamic. I feel like the door was left open for the author to write more books for the series— it doesn’t have to end here! Marske could continue the series, or at least write more books that take place in the same magical world. Some possibilities include… a story featuring Oliver, Jack’s half brother as a (gay) main character. Or, one focused on Adelaide (the possibly A-sexual) Indian woman who ended up in a marriage of convenience w/ Robin in order to relieve social and family pressure — but with the full knowledge that Robin and Edwin were the real couple—maybe Adelaide could find an unconventional lover; a trans-man or a cross-dressing woman who infiltrates secret societies, presenting as a man, to uncover secrets, but is still comfortable with her female body…
Or how about some books that take place well before the events of the Last Binding Series, which focus on the 4 self-taught female magicians who discover the last contract in the first place. I have sooo many ideas.
Excellent series-is it really the end?!
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Excellent Narrator, Great Writing
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