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The Dawnhounds

By: Sascha Stronach
Narrated by: Anna Coddington
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Gideon the Ninth meets Black Sun in this queer, Māori-inspired debut fantasy about a police officer who is murdered, brought back to life with a mysterious new power, and tasked with protecting her city from an insidious evil threatening to destroy it.

The port city of Hainak is alive: its buildings, its fashion, even its weapons. But, after a devastating war and a sweeping biotech revolution, all its inhabitants want is peace, no one more so than Yat Jyn-Hok, a reformed-thief-turned-cop who patrols the streets at night.

Yat has recently been demoted on the force due to “lifestyle choices” after being caught at a gay club. She’s barely holding it together, haunted by memories of a lover who vanished and voices that float in and out of her head like radio signals. When she stumbles across a dead body on her patrol, two fellow officers gruesomely murder her and dump her into the harbor. Unfortunately for them, she wakes up.

Resurrected by an ancient power, she finds herself with the new ability to manipulate life force. Quickly falling in with the pirate crew that has found her, she must race against time to stop a plague from being unleashed by the evil that has taken root in Hainak.

©2022 Sascha Stronach. All rights reserved. (P)2022 Simon & Schuster, Inc. All rights reserved.
  • Series: Endsong, Book 1
  • Unabridged Audiobook
  • Categories: LGBTQ+
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Great performance; unique story

I love this many-layered story. It’s fantasy elements and setting and magic are unique and interesting, and the political machinations are timeless and feel real in their milieu. The main character, while vulnerable and flawed, never feels dumbed down. The found family she comes to accept are all fascinating and powerful in their own rights! I am eager to read more by Sascha Stronach.

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Well-realized characters and a fascinating, inventive setting

I didn't know what this book was about before listening and it was a wonderful surprise. It's thoughtful and humanizing while also having a sharp perspective on how everyone is embedded in the systems of their society. Also, there are magical, queer pirates desperately fighting a conservative theocratic cult threatening to bring about the end of the world.

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LOVE the creativity

Love the creativity of this book. So clever. And I love supporting kiwi authors. We need more that publish audio books.
(spoilers below).

Two ideas I thought were genius were 'Blanks' and 'Weavers'. It's the kind of writing that puts great images into your head.

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