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The Harp of Kings

By: Juliet Marillier
Narrated by: Moira Quirk, Alex Wyndham, Frazer Douglas
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A young woman is both a bard - and a warrior - in this thrilling historical fantasy from the author of the Sevenwaters novels.

Eighteen-year-old Liobhan is a powerful singer and an expert whistle player. Her brother has a voice to melt the hardest heart, and is a rare talent on the harp. But Liobhan's burning ambition is to join the elite warrior band on Swan Island. She and her brother train there to compete for places, and find themselves joining a mission while still candidates. Their unusual blend of skills makes them ideal for this particular job, which requires going undercover as traveling minstrels. For Swan Island trains both warriors and spies.

Their mission: to find and retrieve a precious harp, an ancient symbol of kingship, which has gone missing. If the instrument is not played at the upcoming coronation, the candidate will not be accepted and the kingdom will be thrown into disarray. Faced with plotting courtiers and tight-lipped druids, an insightful storyteller, and a boorish Crown Prince, Liobhan soon realizes an Otherworld power may be meddling in the affairs of the kingdom. When ambition clashes with conscience, Liobhan must make a bold decision - and the consequences may break her heart.

©2019 Juliet Marillier (P)2019 Recorded Books
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Excellent!!

I so enjoyed this story. I love Juliet’s writing and this is a lovely new story line! Narrators were enjoyable to listen to. Vocal pitches were never squeaky or whiny, making it easy to get into the story.

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rewarding and engaging entertainment

great detailed characters in a believable scene make this another high quality, entertaining story!
the reader is capable of transporting us listener right into the story. A highly skilled reader makes me forget the reader as separate from the story -this reader has this magical skill.
i hope for more stories from swan island and these characters!

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Brocc narrator is HORRIBLE!!!

While I liked the story and the other two narrators were fine, the narrator for Brocc made me want to scream, throw my phone and buy the e-book instead just so I wouldn't have to listen to his part. EVERY SINGLE SENTENCE is spoken with an air of wonder, like he can't believe what he's speaking. His inflection is such that there's an upward lilt at the end of each sentence, as if in a question.

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Le sigh

Juliet does it again and it was amazing!
I greatly enjoyed the reading and story is exactly what I expected of this author.
I was even pleased to see her writing from the perspective of such brass young ones with out them coming off as annoying or impetuous
Absolutely fantastic

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Great Marillier story!

Passed the time for me on a very long drive. Kept my attention. Narrator was good.

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Subtle, strongly felt and narration good

Not read any Juliet Marillier before - but this was great. Subtle and engaging. Definitely not your usual swords and wizards fantasy. Will definitely be reading more. Narration was strong. Especially Broc. Beautiful work.

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Juliet Marillier is Brilliant

Brilliant again and again. I love all of her written work and look forward to the next Warrior Bards book.

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Amazing Story!

An amazing story! I was wrapped up from beginning to end. Rare that I get so involved in a story but, I was crying and laughing with every moment. Looking forward to reading the 2nd part.

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Done it AGAIN! DONT PASS THIS UP!

I feel privileged to be a partof JM's world. Don't start here. Start with the Sevenwaters series!

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wonderful!

slow start but got really good! can't wait for the rest of this series.

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