Mystic Warrior
Book I of the Bronze Canticles Trilogy
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The Bronze Canticles is an expansive new saga chronicling the world-altering changes that take place as three connected universes, the Human world, the Goblin world, and the Faery world, are slowly drawn together.
In Book One, Mystic Warrior, young Galen Arvad, a human with magical powers, must avoid the ritual that puts those with such talents to death. It seems that in the eyes of the community, magic is a sign of lunacy, and in a yearly ritual the local "crazies" are offered up to the Dragon Priests. Galen is suddenly captured and imprisoned. Now, as Galen's wife, Berkita, and his friend, Cephas the dwarf, set off to rescue him, Galen learns of the fate that awaits him, a fate far worse than even his own death.
Don't miss the rest of the Bronze Canticles Trilogy.©2004 Tracy Hickman and Laura Curtis (P)2004 Blackstone AudiobooksListeners also enjoyed...
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Years have passed since the end of the War of the Lance. The people of Ansalon have rebuilt their lives, their houses, their families. The Companions of the Lance, too, have returned to their homes, raising children and putting the days of their heroic deeds behind them. But peace on Krynn comes at a price. The forces of darkness are ever vigilant, searching for ways to erode the balance of power and take control. When subtle changes begin to permeate the fragile peace, new lives are drawn into the web of fate woven around all the races.
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Good story
- By Tom Hiltbrunn on 01-04-15
By: Margaret Weis, and others
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The First Book of Swords
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 8 hrs and 52 mins
- Unabridged
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For a game, the gods have given the world 12 Swords of Power so that they might be amused as the nations battle for their possession. But Vulcan the Smith has had his own little joke: the Swords can kill the gods themselves. What started out as Divine Jest has become all too serious as the gods fight to recover the Swords, and mortals discover that the mantle of power is more delicious and more terrible than anything they could have imagined.
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One Of My Very Highest Recommendations!
- By Michael on 02-25-13
By: Fred Saberhagen
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The Dark Thorn
- By: Shawn Speakman
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 17 hrs and 1 min
- Unabridged
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Beneath the streets of Seattle, a long-forgotten war is about to be renewed...Richard McAllister, a spiritually destitute homeless man and Knight of the Yn Saith, protects one of seven portals linking his world to that of Annwn, where the fey Tuatha de Dannan of antiquity have been relegated by a long-running religious war. Unknown to Richard though, powerful forces are aligning against him and all he stands to keep safe.
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This book is, in a word...BAD!
- By Chuck on 02-05-14
By: Shawn Speakman
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Fatemarked
- The Fatemarked Epic, Book 1
- By: David Estes
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 19 hrs and 11 mins
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They are the fatemarked. Misunderstood. Worshipped. Hated. Murdered at birth. Their time to step into the light has come. An ancient prophecy foretold their coming, the chosen few who will bring peace to a land embroiled in a century of mistrust and war. When kings start dying, that hope and belief swiftly turns to fear. Roan Loren is one of the fatemarked, but has hidden his mark of power his entire life, fearing the damage it might cause to those around him. A great evil is coming. He can't hide anymore.
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Written to fit an ideology, not the story it tells
- By znidarsic.blaz on 04-30-18
By: David Estes
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Woundhealer's Story
- The First Book of Lost Swords
- By: Fred Saberhagen
- Narrated by: Cynthia Barrett
- Length: 9 hrs and 40 mins
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Returning to the milieu of his Swords trilogy, Saberhagen offers a new scenario. The gods have withdrawn from the human world and the 12 Swords of Power they had forged are now scattered, lost and hidden. The weapons are still coveted, though, by men like Baron Amintor, who has lost one kingdom and now sees them as the means to another. No scruples stop him from stealing the sword Woundhealer from the White Temple, where its powers were offered to cure all pilgrims.
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Choose Your Sword, And Step Forward Into Destiny!
- By Michael on 03-08-13
By: Fred Saberhagen
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Cephrael's Hand
- A Pattern of Shadow and Light, Book 1
- By: Melissa McPhail
- Narrated by: Nick Podehl
- Length: 32 hrs and 6 mins
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In Alorin...300 years after the genocidal Adept Wars, the realm is dying, and the blessed Adept race dies with it. One man holds the secret to reverting this decline: Bjorn van Gelderan, a dangerous and enigmatic man whose shocking betrayal three centuries past earned him a traitor's brand. It is the Adept Vestal Raine D'Lacourte's mission to learn what Bjorn knows in the hope of salvaging his race. But first he'll have to find him....
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This is a great book!!!
- By Dason on 07-30-16
By: Melissa McPhail
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Altar of Influence: The Orsarian War
- A Prelude to the Dying Lands Chronicle
- By: Jacob Cooper
- Narrated by: Michael Kramer
- Length: 11 hrs and 37 mins
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Sacrifice. The single act capable of bringing both death and life simultaneously. Thannuel Kerr is handsome, young, and brash, fumbling through childhood toward his inevitable inheritance: the next Lord of the Western Province. He struggles to accept his arranged marriage and to grow into the man he must become. The journey toward that end, however, is fraught with more peril than he could possibly imagine.
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A Compelling Read!
- By Voracious Reader on 10-17-16
By: Jacob Cooper
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Dragons of the Dwarven Depths
- The Lost Chronicles, Volume 1
- By: Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman
- Narrated by: Sandra Burr
- Length: 15 hrs and 38 mins
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The companions believe they have slain the evil Dragon Highlord Verminaard. They have rescued the refugees from Pax Tharkas and taken them to a valley in the Kharolis mountains.
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Loved the book. Loathed the narrator.
- By Customer on 06-02-15
By: Margaret Weis, and others
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Flight to Eden
- Cradleland Chronicles #1
- By: Douglas Hirt
- Narrated by: Michael Taylor
- Length: 16 hrs and 36 mins
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A dark power is at work, intent on gaining complete control of the CradleLand, the birthplace of the still-young world. All that stands in the Power's way is one troublesome line of humans: descendants of Seth. They are of the only remaining clan clinging to an all-but-dead faith. And yet it's from that faith that a prophecy threatens all plans of world dominion.
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Great story, buy the book instead.
- By Joshua on 07-23-11
By: Douglas Hirt
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The Messenger
- Dragonlance: Icewall Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Douglas Niles
- Narrated by: Ax Norman
- Length: 10 hrs and 32 mins
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The Icewall: Cold, forbidding, remote, it stands like a dim white cloud on the very edge of sight. There Kerrick, an elf from the golden woods of Silvanesti, has been sent, an exile in disgrace. There too, a band of barbarian villagers make their stand against the remnants of an ogre empire that is determined to once again rule the frozen wastes. In the first book of this thrilling trilogy, Douglas Niles takes his listeners to a land that most in Krynn have heard of only in legen - the legend of the Icewall.
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Entertaining
- By Brandon on 03-10-15
By: Douglas Niles
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The Briar King
- The Kingdoms of Thorn and Bone, Book 1
- By: Greg Keyes
- Narrated by: Patrick Michael
- Length: 19 hrs and 54 mins
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Two thousand years ago, the Born Queen defeated the Skasloi lords, freeing humans from the bitter yoke of slavery. But now monstrous creatures roam the land and destinies become inextricably entangled in a drama of power and seduction. The kings woodsman, a rebellious girl, a young priest, a roguish adventurer, and a young man made suddenly into a knight all face malevolent forces that shake the foundations of the kingdom, even as the Briar King, legendary harbinger of death, awakens from his slumber.
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Good stuff
- By Jake on 06-10-10
By: Greg Keyes
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Murder in Tarsis
- Dragonlance Classics, Book 1
- By: John Maddox Roberts
- Narrated by: Donald Corren
- Length: 8 hrs and 7 mins
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When the Lord of Tarsis finds himself with a politically volatile murder on his hands, he turns to the three most expendable inhabitants of the city of a solution. A mercenary, a poet-assassin, and a thief might not be everyone's first choice for detectives. But they find they're quite good at bringing murderers to justice.
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Amusing enough
- By Brandon on 01-26-15
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Plague of Spells
- Forgotten Realms: Abolethic Sovereignty, Book 1
- By: Bruce R. Cordell
- Narrated by: John Pruden
- Length: 9 hrs and 59 mins
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Blue fire sears the face of Faern, leaving the twisted and mutilated dead in its wake. But a rare few escape death - and suffer some mystical mutation. Raidon Kane is one of those who survives, the wake of blue fire burning the sigil of the amulet he wears into his chest and binding him with all the power and responsibility it entails. With everyone he knows and cares about dead, Raidon must find within himself the strength to lead the fight against the rise of an elder evil the likes of which would be the end of mortal kind.
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For the diehard and Spell Plague fans!
- By Guy Generic on 03-03-15
By: Bruce R. Cordell
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- Zackary D. Deems
- 03-22-07
Decent story
I'll start out by saying, I enjoyed the story. I wouldn't rate it as highly as most of the other fantasy I've read in the last 10 years, but it was still entertaining. The 'magic' system seems rather vague and for something purportedly so universally powerful, highly underutilized. Aside from being able to converse with crafted objects, Galen fails to be the usual strong, unique character that ends up leading an unpopular cause. All epic heroes start out as unwilling participants and eventually resign themselves to their fate, but Galen wouldn't hold a candle to a Rand Al'thor or a Prince Rohan. I don't know whether it's the way it's written, or the way the story is told by the narrator, but the story failed to get me emotionally motivated, or feel strongly at all about any of the characters.
I'll be purchasing Mystic Quest next, but I can't say these go on my top 10 fantasy list. If you've read/listened to most of the existing fantasy, you'll probably enjoy this as an idle read/listen. Just don't buy this expecting a story on the level of a Robert Jordan, George R. R. Martin, or Melanie Rawn.
I'd also have to say that the narrator, while doing an ok job, does choose strange and sometimes distracting accents and voices for some characters. I definitely wasn't expecting goblins to sound like Don Knotts or Jimmy Stewart. Who knew?
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- May Leo
- 06-18-04
Waiting for next book in series
I enjoyed the pace of the book. I found the characters interesting and the three part story line made it more interesting.
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- Denise
- 03-19-09
couldn't do it
The story was ok, but I just could not get past the narration style. Amateurish and contrived accents for all the non-human-males was completely distracting. Style was also very bland, little difference in emphasis between a shout and normal speaking. The reader may be fine for another genre but not for fantasy. I rarely put a book down but I couldn't get past the first hour. I can't imagine this was the narration the authors had in mind, perhaps it will be more engaging reading the book myself.
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- Suze
- 07-01-04
Story Great - Narration Awful
The story line is complex and character development fabulous. However, the naration is truly awful! I almost trashed listening to the book at all because the beginning narration was so emotive and overdone... However, I did attempt to overlook the narration because the tale was so good. Like the other reviewers, I am looking forward to the continuation of the saga but I sincerely hope the next book is read by a different narrator. I would have rated this book a 4.5 if it wasn't for the narration
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- Shops2much
- 10-06-04
Mystic Warrior
This book had the makings of a good story. The narration was horrible. The accents the narrator used were very distracting and sometimes comical when they weren't meant to be. If you get as far as the appendix, only go further if you haven't been able to get to sleep in a while. The book was a waste of time.
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- Brian
- 07-16-04
Good Story
I liked this story. Listening to this and the new series by M. Weiss,I can tell who wrote what parts in the Dragonlance series. I thought the author was a bit uneven in the beginning and it was a slow starter. By the end of the book,however,I was totally enthralled and can't wait for more!
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- Dee S.
- 09-20-04
Fine story, horrible narration...
It is unfortunate for the authors of this novel that it has to be subjected to such horrific narration. I'm approximately 5 hrs into the book and I have struggled with continuing or setting it aside at least half a dozen times. This narrator has no talent in dialect whatsoever. Every character for which he attempts to alter his voice, other than the main character for which he uses his normal voice, sounds like a cartoon character. His attempts to modify his voice for the blind dwarf result in a completely unintelligible drunken slur of speech. But, nothing could be worse than his hacking of the Fae. The authors describe the fairies as beautiful, lithe creatures with smooth beautiful voices, yet this narrator has somehow chosen to represent the fae language as a hacked, sterotypically comical rendition of staccato Arabic. I'm sorry, but all I can think of when I listen to this supposed "melodious" race is Abu, the mini-mart clerk from the Simpsons. It's terrible! And what is worse is that this narrator is reading the words, yet not comprehending them. How someone could come to the conclusion that this was a /good/ dialect to use to represent the fairies is beyond me. I am agonizingly continuing through the listening of the book at present because the story itself is not bad at all. Unfortunately, the narration makes it almost completely unbearable. I really doubt I'm going to be able to suffer through his parage of cartoon voices for another 9 hrs. If I had the time to read the book I would have set the audio aside and gone to buy the book after the first hour.
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- Christopher
- 04-26-12
Hickman Fails.
Anyone who Knows Tracy Hickman from the good old days will remember the collaborative works with Margaret Weis know as one of the greats Fantasy Sagas of all times: Dragonlance. It would seem, based on this confused, meandering and downright boring story of a blacksmith swept up from his home into high (or at least an attempt at high) adventure, that Margaret was the truly gifted author from Dragonlance. This story is banal, unfocused, and awash in cliche stereotypical characters with so little depth that it makes the story a regrettable waste of valuable life. Oh and nice Job stealing the Blind Dwarf who forges the Dragonlances to put in to this Book. SO pathetic, I am ashamed to have ever counted Hickman as one of the greats of Fantasy, all credit should have Gone to Weis! Oh and the "Election": steal much from Hunger Games, Hickman? Not to mention that all throughout, the author makes jumps into sections of the "Canticles" which were wrote AFTER the adventure would have been completed, ergo we find out right from the get go who lives and who dies, because they tell the history of the story in the canticles from the specific characters perspective.
It sickens me that this tripe, this adventure in to apathetic triviality is made into an audio book when Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance are left to die on some shelf. BAhh!
Maybe it got better towards the end, BUT I just could not finish it, so miserably awful.
Lloyd James did his typical excellent Job trying to breath some life into very dull characters. That was about the only Bright spot in the whole damned thing,
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- Michael
- 10-11-05
Overall, quite good
This book was an interesting and entertaining though it takes quite some time to hit its stride: I almost stopped listening after around 5 hours because the story was plodding along and worse yet seemed to be jumping between 4 different narratives - later you understand how these are linked and the story picks up a lot of speed.
I like some other reviewers did not enjoy the narrator very much. In particular I found several of the accents annoying - the faeries all sound like bad stereotypical, impressions of Indian (as in from India) accents. The goblins' voices are also quite annoying. I found the dwarf's voice interesting though.
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- Michelle
- 06-04-04
Great story and characters
This is a wonderful book. I took it on a 9 hour trip, and I couldn't wait for the return trip to finish it!
I was a little confused at first, because of the way the story starts out, but once the story really got going I was completely entranced. I love they way the stories weave in and out of each other, developing each character individually, but not completely excluding the others. The way the characters see each other in their dreams is some of my favorite parts of the story. My only complaint was that the authors dropped off Galen's wife's tale.
The complexity of the stories intertwining give the story a lot of depth and I can't wait until the next book comes out.
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