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Malice

By: John Gwynne
Narrated by: Damian Lynch
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Winner of the Morningstar Award for Best Fantasy Debut, 2013

The world is broken....

Corban wants nothing more than to be a warrior under King Brenin's rule—to protect and serve. But that day will come all too soon. And the price he pays will be in blood.

Evnis has sacrificed—too much it seems. But what he wants—the power to rule—will soon be in his grasp. And nothing will stop him once he has started on his path.

Veradis is the newest member of the warband for the High Prince, Nathair. He is one of the most skilled swordsman to come out of his homeland, yet he is always under the shadow of his older brother.

Nathair has ideas—and a lot of plans. Many of them don't involve his father, the High King Aquilus. Nor does he agree with his father's idea to summon his fellow kings to council.

The Banished Lands has a violent past where armies of men and giants clashed in battle, but now giants are seen, the stones weep blood, and giant wyrms are stirring. Those who can still read the signs see a threat far greater than the ancient wars. For if the Black Sun gains ascendancy, mankind's hopes and dreams will fall to dust....

...and it can never be made whole again.

Malice is a dark epic fantasy tale of blind greed, ambition, and betrayal.

©2012 John Gwynne (P)2019 Hachette Audio Dystopian Epic Fantasy Science Fiction Suspenseful

Critic reviews

"Influenced by Gemmell's Rigante and George R. R. Martin's Game of Thrones ... Hell of a debut."—Conn Iggulden
"Middle Earth-ish extravaganza with all the usual thrills, chills, spills and frills ... there's plenty of action."—Kirkus
"Three-dimensional characters, a gripping plot, and a world that became real to me ... this is the type of fantasy I love to read and I truly can't wait to read the next volume in The Faith and the Fallen!"—Fantasy Book Critic
Engaging Characters • Compelling Worldbuilding • Intricate Plotlines • Epic Battle Scenes • Excellent Accent Variety
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This is a very solid and well-written epic fantasy story and a great first book to the series. It can be dark at times, but I dont think it goes full grimdark. Just be aware that it can be a bit confusing early on with many names and locations introduced, but just hang in there and it all comes together.

As for the narration, I am a fan. I think the narrator does a fine job with diferentiating the characters with several different voices and accents. I really don't get where all the hate is coming from.

If you like epic fantasy then pick this up!

Great!

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Good a b c d e f g h i j k l m

John Gwynne good

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Didn’t like the reader’s voice, but got use to it. Great story though and well written.

Good book

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I had trouble getting into it, but after about chapter 6 or so, I found myself enjoying the story. I'm curious to see where it goes.

A good story

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Equal to Joe Abercrombie, superior to George RR Martin. He creates a complex and deep world.

Brilliant novel, complex and subtle.

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The story really took a long time to hold my interest. I think partly because so many of the names are so similar it takes a while to keep them straight.

Book ends on cliffhanger (ish) but in this case I don’t mind. If it had not, I am not 100% sure I would have continued to book two. I am continuing to book two though so…

Narrator is amazing

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Extremely well realized characters and classic tropes written perfectly. Great cast of characters and plenty of twists and turns

Extremely well realized characters and classic tropes written perfectly

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Book has a slow start, but the characters and the 2nd half of the story make up for it! Damian Lynch performance was incredible!

Incredible characters and story

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long story short, you don't want to be king. and ignore the wild plot holes

the treachery

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it was an enjoyable read for the most part. overabundance of characters at first but at the end, the cast was manageable. Will go to volume 2

Pretty Good tale

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