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The Demon Awakens

Book I of the DemonWars Saga

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The Demon Awakens

By: R. A. Salvatore
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
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In The Demon Awakens, best-selling author R. A. Salvatore creates an astonishing new world for listeners to explore - and an intrepid hero to lead the way: Elbryan Wynden, who must confront the dark tides of destiny in his epic search for justice and peace....

A great evil has awakened in the land of Corona, a terrible demon determined to spread death and misery. His goblin armies and fearsome giants ravage the settlements of the frontier, and in the small village of Dundallis their merciless attack leaves behind two shattered orphans: Pony and her lifelong friend, the youth Elbryan. Taken in by elves, Elbryan is raised to become a formidable ranger - a fateful role that will lead him into harrowing confrontation.

Meanwhile, on a far-off island, a shower of gemstones will fall onto the black-sand shores. These heaven-sent stones carry within them an incredible power - the key to all that is good in the world and all that is evil, and it is up to one young monk to liberate them from the corrupt monastery that harvests them. Pray that they don't fall into the wrong clawed hands....

©1996 R. A. Salvatore (P)2016 Audible, Inc. Action & Adventure Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction
Rich Worldbuilding • Engaging Characters • Unique Magic System • Classic Fantasy Elements • Immersive Adventure
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I absolutely love Salvatore, I have all of his works in my personal library.

Unfortunately this narrator makes it incredibly hard to finish the first book of the saga, let alone buy anymore.

Sounds like he should have stayed in theatre doing renditions of Shakespeare, not reading Salvatore.

Narrator puts you to sleep. Annoying voice.

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MC development was good, but the development of the secondary characters in thia first part of the trilogy was a welcome aspect.

good character development

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Great book and series for Salvatore fans. Different enough from his other work to stand apart. Plenty of elves though. Very enjoyable and somewhat gutwrenching. Great summer read, and I will continue with the series.

Epic Ranger Origin Story

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epic and classic tale. it's a great and sad tale but worth your time.

very good story

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I still don't care for Salvatore's perspective Choice sometimes it can make things a little more confusing but the world he has created in this book is great very unique and extremely deep not just a cookie cutter fantasy world also the reading of it isn't very good

my favorite of Salvatore's works so far

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Wasn't sure if it would be good But the author is usually never a fail and the reader is simply my favorite to listen to. Thanks again for making work another world for me lol.

Another amazing book amazingly read for me!

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The DEMON WARS saga is an ABSOLUTE jewel. Deep, complex and delicious to hear. dont miss it.

An ABSOLUTE jewel. R.A Salvatore always delivers.

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This is a very interesting fantasy for many reasons. It seems mature even if it clearly is sort of a young adults fantasy novel. It also have some thoughts on the nature of evil and about being a good person. It almost feel a bit "catholic" but I don't think R.A. Salvatore belongs to the Church. I liked it very much.
Will listen to the next book with great interest.

Mature and good for teenagers and adults alike

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I read this book years ago and really enjoyed them. Listening to them now, I didn’t like the story as much as I used to but it was still good. The reader did a good job with his voices and expressions into the book. I do recommend the series.

I enjoy this series

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i love this book. it was my first Salvatore book. but the audio leaves a lot to be desired. The narrator barely does voices so the women sound like men and so forth.

the amazing story

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