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  • Shadow of the Fallen Star

  • Maiden of War, Volume 3
  • By: G.D. Falksen
  • Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
  • Length: 11 hrs and 1 min
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (10 ratings)

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Shadow of the Fallen Star

By: G.D. Falksen
Narrated by: Soneela Nankani
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Publisher's summary

Roxshana faces down the Allryks in this edge-of-your-seat final installment of the Maiden of War series

When their Republic was ravaged by plague and fell into chaos, a monastic order of girls called the Daughters of Zahra took up arms and became known as Warmaidens. Fifty years later, the plague has passed, and the Republic survived, but the Warmaidens live on, training for battle since childhood and providing protection to their communities.

Against all odds, Roxshana survives her encounter with the Fallen Star. She awakens, injured, in the Allryks’ camp. Far from home and her Warmaiden sisters, surrounded by an enemy army, Roxshana reckons with how the Fallen Star might have changed her. Her friends, especially King Valamar, urge her to plot an escape—but they are vastly outnumbered, and fleeing would mean certain death. Determined to survive another day and to stop the Allryks’ impending invasion of her homeland, Roxshana infiltrates the controversial king’s inner sanctum with the goal of influencing him or, if all else fails, betraying him. Tension mounts as months go by and the Allryks and his corrupt nobility refuse to alter their plans—and as Roxshana experiences mysterious changes since her encounter with the Fallen Star. But is she powerful enough to take on the god-king?

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About the Creator

G. D. Falksen is the author of The Secret Life of Kitty Granger (Carolrhoda Lab, 2021), Maiden of War (Audible Originals, 2020), Doctor Cthulittle (Insight Studios, 2018), The Transatlantic Conspiracy (Soho Teen, 2016), and The Ouroboros Cycle series (Wildside Press, 2013 to present), and has been a contributor to the award-winning anthologies Mine! and Cthulhu Fhtagn!. He is also Chairman of the Advisory Board of Writers and Artists Across the Country, a non-profit organization dedicated to facilitating author visits to underserved schools. Falksen’s Ouroboros Cycle series is currently being developed for television.

About the Performer

Soneela is a classically trained actress who began her career as a performer in theatre, film and television. Since 2009, she has narrated works in many genres including Young Adult, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Nonfiction and many works by South Asian and Black authors. Her 200+ audiobooks have yielded 12 Earphone awards, an Audie nomination and a SOVAS nomination. Her audiobooks have been featured in Best Audiobooks lists by AudioFile Magazine (2016, 2019) and The Washington Post (2018, 2020). Her lauded audiobook work includes: The Empire of Gold (The Daevabad Triology) by S.A. Chakraborty, Aru Shah and the Song of Death by Roshani Chokshi, and His Only Wife by Peace Adzo Medie.

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Politically Laced

Unlike the two previous volumes, this one is not for children, since it is laced with political and liberal values best suited for adults and established maturity.

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Great story!

Awesome characters that are well developed! Very interesting series that I have to recommend. I think that the series would be a good movie!

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Talk, talk, talk

I thoroughly enjoyed the first two books in the series because they focused on the War Maidens, their vows, their commitment to their beliefs and to each other. The last installment is about politics and could be an excellent teaching tool in a high school poli sci class. The War Maidens and their friends seem shoe-horned into the story, which is about whether a utopia can be created, the costs of trying to create one, and the reasons the attempts will fail. I quickly tired of hearing the same arguments over and over and over. Really disappointed.

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