Radiant
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Jeena Yi
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Xhea has no magic. Born without the power that everyone else takes for granted, Xhea is an outcast no way to earn a living, buy food, or change the life that fate has dealt her. Yet she has a unique talent: the ability to see ghosts and the tethers that bind them to the living world, which she uses to scratch out a bare existence in the ruins beneath the City's floating Towers. When a rich City man comes to her with a young woman's ghost tethered to his chest, Xhea has no idea that this ghost will change everything. The ghost, Shai, is a Radiant, a rare person who generates so much power that the Towers use it to fuel their magic, heedless of the pain such use causes. Shai's home Tower is desperate to get the ghost back and force her into a body, any body, so that it can regain its position, while the Tower's rivals seek the ghost to use her magic for their own ends. Caught between a multitude of enemies and desperate to save Shai, Xhea thinks herself powerless until a strange magic wakes within her. Magic dark and slow, like rising smoke, like seeping oil. A magic whose very touch brings death. With two extremely strong female protagonists, Radiant is a story of fighting for what you believe in and finding strength that you never thought you had.
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By: Nick Clark Windo
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The Watchers
- By: A.M. Shine
- Narrated by: Jacqueline Milne
- Length: 9 hrs and 27 mins
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This forest isn't charted on any map. Every car breaks down at its treeline. Mina's is no different. Left stranded, she is forced into the dark woodland only to find a woman shouting, urging Mina to run to a concrete bunker. As the door slams behind her, the building is besieged by screams. Mina finds herself in a room with a wall of glass, and an electric light that activates at nightfall, when the watchers come above ground. These creatures emerge to observe their captive humans and terrible things happen to anyone who doesn't reach the bunker in time.
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Surprising and original
- By Leia Schoeck on 10-08-22
By: A.M. Shine
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Three Parts Dead
- By: Max Gladstone
- Narrated by: Claudia Alick
- Length: 13 hrs and 7 mins
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A god has died, and it’s up to Tara, a first-year associate in the international necromantic firm of Kelethras, Albrecht, and Ao, to bring him back to life before his city falls apart. Her client is Kos, recently deceased fire god of the city of Alt Coulumb. Without him, the metropolis’ steam generators will shut down, its trains will cease running, and its four million citizens will riot. Tara’s job: resurrect Kos before chaos sets in.
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Great story, but the narrator was off
- By John on 07-27-14
By: Max Gladstone
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Reign of Shadows
- By: Sophie Jordan
- Narrated by: Phoebe Strole, James Fouhey
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Seventeen years ago an eclipse cloaked the kingdom of Relhok in perpetual darkness. In the chaos, an evil chancellor murdered the king and queen and seized their throne. Luna, Relhok's lost princess, has been hiding in a tower ever since. Luna's survival depends on the world believing she is dead.
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Could have been better.
- By Bookworm on 02-21-16
By: Sophie Jordan
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Crewel
- Crewel World, Book 1
- By: Gennifer Albin
- Narrated by: Amanda Dolan
- Length: 9 hrs and 14 mins
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For generations, girls known as Spinsters have been called by Arras' Manipulation Services to work the looms and control what people eat, where they live, how many children they have, and even when they die. Gifted with the unusual ability to weave time with matter, 16-year-old Adelice Lewys is exactly what the Guild is looking for, and in the world of Arras, being chosen as a Spinster is everything a girl could want. It means privilege, eternal beauty, and being something other than a secretary. But Adelice isn’t interested.
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Good story
- By abacuscode on 01-12-15
By: Gennifer Albin
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These Broken Stars
- By: Amie Kaufman, Meagan Spooner
- Narrated by: Cynthia Holloway, Johnathan McClain, Sarge Anton
- Length: 11 hrs and 15 mins
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It's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be alone. Lilac is the daughter of the richest man in the universe. Tarver comes from nothing, a young war hero who learned long ago that girls like Lilac are more trouble than they're worth. But with only each other to rely on, Lilac and Tarver must work together, making a tortuous journey across the eerie, deserted terrain to seek help.
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Enjoyable Story
- By Joki on 12-25-13
By: Amie Kaufman, and others
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Seeker
- By: Arwen Elys Dayton
- Narrated by: Katharine Lee McEwan
- Length: 13 hrs and 13 mins
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The night Quin Kincaid takes her oath, she will become what she has trained to be her entire life. She will become a Seeker. This is her legacy, and it is an honor. As a Seeker, Quin will fight beside her two closest companions, Shinobu and John, to protect the weak and the wronged. Together they will stand for light in a shadowy world. And she'll be with the boy she loves - who's also her best friend. But the night Quin takes her Oath, everything changes. Being a Seeker is not what she thought. Her family is not what she thought. Even the boy she loves is not who she thought.
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slow story development
- By Аmazon Customer on 02-02-16
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Dog Wizard
- By: Barbara Hambly
- Narrated by: Nicole Poole
- Length: 15 hrs and 40 mins
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The Citadel of Wizards was under siege. Deep in the Vaults beneath the walled city, gates into inhuman realities were opening and closing without warning. Monsters emerged from other dimensions; and ancient, malign magics came to life under the influence of cosmic chaos. Someone was tampering with the Void. The Council of Wizards blamed Antryg Windrose, the rebel mage who had fled their justice to find haven in the City of Angels.
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Kept my interest
- By Kenneth on 06-27-13
By: Barbara Hambly
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The Ninth Rain
- The Winnowing Flame Trilogy, Book 1
- By: Jen Williams
- Narrated by: Jot Davies
- Length: 20 hrs and 6 mins
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Jen Williams, acclaimed author of The Copper Cat trilogy, featuring The Copper Promise, The Iron Ghost and The Silver Tide, returns with the first in a blistering new trilogy. The great city of Ebora once glittered with gold. Now its streets are stalked by wolves. Tormalin the Oathless has no taste for sitting around waiting to die while the realm of his storied ancestors falls to pieces - talk about a guilt trip. Better to be amongst the living, where there are taverns full of women and wine.
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Couldn’t put it down!
- By Renae on 09-09-22
By: Jen Williams
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The Spirit Thief
- The Legend of Eli Monpress, Book 1
- By: Rachel Aaron
- Narrated by: Luke Daniels
- Length: 8 hrs and 19 mins
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He's not just any thief. He’s the greatest thief of the age - and he’s also a wizard. And with the help of his partners - a swordsman with the most powerful magic sword in the world but no magical ability of his own, and a demonseed who can step through shadows and punch through walls - he’s going to put his plan into effect. The first step is to increase the size of the bounty on his head, so he’ll need to steal some big things. But he’ll start with somethingsmall. Something like a king....
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Entertaining light fantasy
- By Kindle Customer on 02-16-12
By: Rachel Aaron
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Magicians Impossible
- By: Brad Abraham
- Narrated by: Bradford Hastings
- Length: 11 hrs and 14 mins
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Twentysomething bartender Jason Bishop's world is shattered when his estranged father commits suicide, but the greater shock comes when he learns his father was a secret agent in the employ of the Invisible Hand, an ancient society of spies wielding magic in a centuries-spanning war. Now, the Golden Dawn, the shadowy cabal of witches and warlocks responsible for Daniel Bishop's murder and for the death of Jason's mother years before, have Jason in their sights.
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Good start
- By BikeVON on 10-05-17
By: Brad Abraham
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Arena
- 20th Anniversary Edition
- By: Karen Hancock
- Narrated by: Aimee Lilly
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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Transported surreptitiously to a terrifying alien world with limited resources and only a few cryptic words to guide her, Callie Hayes finds herself engulfed in a perilous battle for freedom—for her very life. After agreeing to participate in a routine psychology research experiment, she must unravel the mysteries shrouding her only route of escape or risk succumbing to the deadly deception of the Arena. A journey through the treacherous terrain of a strange and terrifying world. A powerful allegory that will capture your imagination with its timelessness and aching familiarity.
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Captivating and intriguing
- By Si on 11-17-23
By: Karen Hancock
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Bloodleaf
- By: Crystal Smith
- Narrated by: Nicola Barber
- Length: 10 hrs and 35 mins
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Princess Aurelia is a prisoner to her crown and the heir that nobody wants. Surrounded by spirits and banned from using her blood-magic, Aurelia flees her country after a devastating assassination attempt. To escape her fate, Aurelia disguises herself as a commoner in a new land and discovers a happiness her crown has never allowed. As she forges new bonds and perfects her magic, she begins to fall for a man who is forbidden to rule beside her.
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Not Understanding All the Praise
- By GPChlorine on 08-23-19
By: Crystal Smith
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- Witch-at-Heart
- 02-03-20
excellent story love the characters
This book kept me on the edge of my seat great characters and plot. I really enjoyed it.
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- Carolyn
- 01-17-15
Fabulous new trilogy from a promising young author
If you could sum up Radiant in three words, what would they be?
immersive, provocative, exciting
What was one of the most memorable moments of Radiant?
The moment in which the protagonist swears her protection and devotion to another. This not only marks a watershed in her life, but forever cements what is one of the more profound relationships I've ever come across in genre fiction.
What about Jeena Yi’s performance did you like?
The tone of her voice is perfect for the protagonist. Most of the time I thought she was bang on in her interpretation of the dialogue and narrative, but occasionally I felt her to be a little too monotone.
Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?
Like Game of Thrones, Radiant foregrounds systems of power and control that privilege some at the expense of others. The exploitation of Radiants was truly horrifying. Try as I might, I could not dismiss this as only fiction - it resonates too powerfully with human history.
Any additional comments?
Part way through, I realized that this was the first genre novel I have come across where the main protagonists are both female, and the key relationship is one of friendship, not romance - a refreshing, and deeply insightful variation. Radiant defies generic categories, mixing elements of magic, zombie-culture, post apocalyptic literature, quest-based story-telling and science fiction in a truly engaging tale. You won't be able to put it down once you start, and it will stay with you afterwards. I can't wait for the next two!
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- Stacy Lynne
- 08-03-15
Excellent characters and storytelling
Best thing I've listened to in a long while. The story was interesting with wonderful world building; the characters were realistic and the main characters enthralling. The narrator had a flexible and pleasant voice that made for easy listening and the writing was very poetic. Highly recommended!
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- Justin
- 07-08-19
Enjoyable, but I feel some ideas may have been stolen.
If you read the Skylark series by Meagan Spooner, published in October 2012, you will find many similarities in storyline, even to the point using a same character name. This book was published 2 years after Skylark, so I feel that the author may have had some inspiration from that series. Overall the book was still enjoyable though and I will be continuing on to the sequel.
One great difference that this book had compared to many other YA novels was that the growing friendship throughout the book was between to girls with no romance anywhere. It was good to get away from the typical YA reads that almost always involve a growing romance.
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- Trisha
- 11-07-18
Kinda bleh
The story was ok if a little disjointed. My biggest problem was the narration. The narration didn't really reflect the emotion or the feeling of the story which made it feel like a monologue.
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