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Sins of the Past

The Darkness Within Saga, Book 0

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Sins of the Past

By: JD Franx
Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Yrlissa Blackmist has been a high-ranking member of the Broken Blade Assassin's Guild for longer than most family lines have existed.

Such a long life of killing has left plenty of dangerous enemies in its wake. An ancient witch coven, a jealous assassin, and even a demon lord all have old scores to settle.

With one last contract to fulfill, Yrlissa hopes to be free from her past and her guild forever so she can disappear with her husband and young daughter. But the past doesn't forget so easily, and neither will a betrayed guild of magical assassins. Yrlissa's only concern is to keep her new family safe, but with enemies closing in on all sides, will they become a distraction she cannot afford?

©2013 JD Franx (P)2020 Podium Audio Action & Adventure Anthologies & Short Stories Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Romance Science Fiction Short Stories Sword & Sorcery Magic Suspenseful
Excellent Narration • Interesting Premise • Intriguing Twists
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It's a little bit convoluted but it's a fantastic way to open a storyline like this one

A great introduction

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is there more to this story?
slow to start but I am completely committed by the end.

I want more

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This introductory book didn't present a good first impression of the story. It can lead to an interesting idea, but it has been done before.

Didn't grasped me.

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This is book 0.5 of the series - a prequel - and it will make little sense if you haven’t read book 1 first. The first book stands alone very well without this, but it does provide further insight into one of the main characters, enhancing the storyline.

Good insights into first book

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it took a little bit for me to get into it but so far it seems to have reeled me in!

took a moment, but got me interested!

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This wasn't even two hours long. So many twist and turns. Failure, hopes dashed, loss, revenge and no shifters. Cool

Loved this

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Interesting premise for a bigger story. I definitely want to know more. The world building feels intricate and elaborate and I’m here for it!

I’m intrigued!

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*I got this included with audible and I wasn’t disappointed! Great narration.

This is a prequel to The Darkness Within Saga, and yet another free Podium Audio from audible. Free is my favorite price.

This one kind of falls in between my two most recent prequel reads. It does a great job of not being an exposition or lore dump (similar to Terry Goodkind’s Debt of Bones), but I feel like it kind of lacks a decent amount of world building, or explanation/thoroughness. That’s not to say that I think it’s bad in any way, it just referenced some things (or only mentioned people once) and it felt like it was leaving me hanging. But I guess that’s the nature of short prequels!

The story follows Yrlissa Blackmist, an elven assassin and overall badass. She’s been alive for an unbelievable amount of time, and as an assassin, she doesn’t have the best track record…some people are pissed. So as one does when faced with multiple enemies, she falls in love and starts a family. Read or listen for yourself to learn why (and it’s included from audible, the narrator is good!).

Something the author does really well with this one is the characters (that are the main feature in the prequel). They feel fleshed out and interesting and there was a certain amount of heart even with it being so short. The best take away for me though (very much like Shackled by Michael Wisehart) is it left me wanting more. I feel the draw, I am interested enough to grab the next. Luckily this one is once again a shorter series (although not finished yet), so I will probably continue with it at some point.

A fast paced, dark fantasy prequel.

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, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6, 7, 8

Decent

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the narrator makes this story. I really don't have any complaints. it's like a story idk

not bad at all

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