The Mark of the Tala
The Twelve Kingdoms, Book 1
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Cris Dukehart
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Jeffe Kennedy
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The tales tell of three sisters, daughters of the high king. The eldest, a valiant warrior-woman, heir to the kingdom. The youngest, the sweet beauty with her Prince Charming. No one says much about the middle princess, Andromeda. Andi, the other one. Andi doesn't mind being invisible. She enjoys the company of her horse more than court, and she has a way of blending into the shadows. Until the day she meets a strange man riding, who keeps company with wolves and ravens, who rules a land of shapeshifters and demons. A country she'd thought was no more than legend-until he claims her as its queen. In a moment everything changes: Her father, the wise king, becomes a warlord, suspicious and strategic. Whispers call her dead mother a traitor and a witch. Andi doesn't know if her own instincts can be trusted, as visions appear to her and her body begins to rebel. For Andi, the time to learn her true nature has come.
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As people start to recall the Oracle's prophecy, Erius begins to quietly kill off his female relatives who pose the only threat to his monarchy. Constantly in fear for her life, Princess Ariani the King's sister, gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl. But Ariani is married to Lord Rhius, the patron of the powerful wizard Iya, and Iya has sinister plans for the babes.
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Not a bad beginning, but . . .
- By bluestatereader on 12-29-10
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Lord of the Fading Lands
- Tairen Soul, Book 1
- By: C. L. Wilson
- Narrated by: Abby Craden
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Once he drove back the darkness. Once he loved with such passion his name was legend. Once, driven wild with grief over the murder of his beloved, the majestic Fey King Rain Tairen Soul had laid waste to the world before vanishing into the Fading Lands. Now, a thousand years later, a new threat draws him back into the world — and a new love reawakens the heart he thought long-dead. Ellysetta, a woodcarver’s daughter, calls to Rain in a way no other ever had.
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My favorite books of all time
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By: C. L. Wilson
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The Waking Land
- By: Callie Bates
- Narrated by: Erin Spencer
- Length: 15 hrs and 20 mins
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Lady Elanna is fiercely devoted to the king who raised her like a daughter. But when he dies under mysterious circumstances, Elanna is accused of his murder - and must flee for her life. Returning to the homeland of magical legends she has forsaken, Elanna is forced to reckon with her despised, estranged father, branded a traitor long ago. Feeling a strange, deep connection to the natural world, she also must face the truth about the forces she has always denied or disdained as superstition - powers that suddenly stir within her.
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Enjoyable!
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By: Callie Bates
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Roses in Amber
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Amber Gryce believes in magic the way anyone does: as a thing of the past, marked now only by the long reign of an ancient queen sworn to live until her stolen son is returned to her. Such stories are romantic but distant for Amber, surrounded by family and wealth. But like magic, wealth can disappear. Left destitute, Amber's family retreats to a forest holding far from their city home, where Amber's love of roses leads her into the heart of enchantment
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Quite unique, but not my favorite retelling
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By: C. E. Murphy
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Cephrael's Hand
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In Alorin...300 years after the genocidal Adept Wars, the realm is dying, and the blessed Adept race dies with it. One man holds the secret to reverting this decline: Bjorn van Gelderan, a dangerous and enigmatic man whose shocking betrayal three centuries past earned him a traitor's brand. It is the Adept Vestal Raine D'Lacourte's mission to learn what Bjorn knows in the hope of salvaging his race. But first he'll have to find him....
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This is a great book!!!
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By: Melissa McPhail
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The Beautiful
- By: Renée Ahdieh
- Narrated by: Lauren Ezzo
- Length: 13 hrs and 9 mins
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In 1872, New Orleans is a city ruled by the dead. But to 17-year-old Celine Rousseau, New Orleans is a safe haven after she's forced to flee her life as a dressmaker in Paris. Taken in by the sisters of the Ursuline convent in the middle of the carnival season, Celine is quickly enraptured by the vibrant city, from its music to its fancy soirées and even its danger. She becomes embroiled in the city's glitzy underworld, known as La Cour des Lions, after catching the eye of the group's enigmatic leader, Sébastien Saint Germain.
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Need to up the speed of 2nd narrator
- By Anna on 11-28-19
By: Renée Ahdieh
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Beyond the Highland Mist
- Highlander, Book 1
- By: Karen Marie Moning
- Narrated by: Phil Gigante
- Length: 10 hrs and 3 mins
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He was known throughout the kingdom as Hawk, legendary predator of the battlefield and the boudoir. No woman could refuse his touch, but no woman ever stirred his heart - until a vengeful fairy tumbled Adrienne de Simone out of modern-day Seattle and into medieval Scotland.
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If you loved Gabaldon's Outlander... skip this.
- By Cynthia on 07-19-09
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The Runaway Princess
- Princess, Book 1
- By: Christina Dodd
- Narrated by: Sasha Mia Khan
- Length: 9 hrs and 56 mins
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English orphan Miss Evangeline Scoffield has spent her life contenting herself with dreams. But with an unforeseen inheritance, she can afford one perfect summer. She buys herself expensive clothes, travels abroad, and presents herself as a lady of mystery. But she quickly discovers her mistake, for a darkly handsome man appears at her bedroom door, claiming to be a Crown Prince - and her fiancé. Her denials count for nothing.
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Too many unanswered questions
- By Glenda on 12-05-21
By: Christina Dodd
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The Oremere Chronicles Omnibus
- The Complete Series
- By: Helen Scheuerer
- Narrated by: Angele Masters
- Length: 52 hrs and 4 mins
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At 16, Bleak lost the only person she cared for when her mentor died at sea. Now 19, she still misses him terribly. She needs him more than ever. That’s why Bleak drinks. But the haze of the mead and wine has hidden something from her. Her powers have grown more than she knows. Others have noticed. When the king sends his top commander to take her, Bleak is too hungover to resist. But he isn’t the only one who needs her for their plans. What does he want?
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“Whut?”
- By Anonymous User on 02-08-23
By: Helen Scheuerer
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Entreat Me
- By: Grace Draven
- Narrated by: Stacey Holmes
- Length: 14 hrs and 10 mins
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Afflicted by a centuries-old curse, a warlord slowly surrenders his humanity and descends toward madness. Ballard of Ketach Tor holds no hope of escaping his fate until his son returns home one day, accompanied by a woman of incomparable beauty. His family believes her arrival may herald Ballard’s salvation...until they confront her elder sister.
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Not For Me
- By Hope on 04-21-19
By: Grace Draven
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- Kimberlyn
- 03-22-16
very entertaining
loved the story. I usually try to find a book to listen to while at work and this kept me wildly entertained and I ended up listening to it at home as well.
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- Shawna'de Smith
- 04-28-22
...lhtcc
cute xterm is st txt ft by the no time to get a hold of the time you are you doing today and I will be there for you to
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- Mom with a dog
- 06-04-18
good book
loved this book. amazing new world with great characters. the narrator does a great job of bringing the book to life just wish the rest of the books where available on Audible.
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- Raynee Rimer
- 07-07-24
Not sure
When is the next book I can’t wait to hear what happens next in the twelve kingdom books. Very good balance on adventure and love
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- snow
- 07-11-19
Sigh.. I really liked this book
Mannnnnn..... who ever read this did a crappy job. Where’s brilliance audio when u need it. Am I the only one to notice that they read the title wrong?? How u screw that up??
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- Anonymous User
- 11-15-23
Wonderful story
I love the story. I have read one of the Twelve Kingdom books and was thrilled to find this one on Audible.
The narrator was good. Not great, but good.
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- M. Smith II
- 01-09-15
Stockholm Syndrome
What disappointed you about The Mark of the Tala?
The book started off at a nice pace as it was introducing the characters, but the benevelont king that united the 12 kingdoms suddenly becomes a tyrant. You would think that being his daughter and living with him her entire life, along with gossip from the war, would key Andromeda into the real aspect of her father. Then later, the Tala inform the main character that her father is in fact 1/2 Tala himself. This is a major revelation and could explain why he wants to get into the Tala homeland, but they gloss over and completely fail to mention it after only about a minute's worth of discussion. But what I consider to be the biggest disappointment of the book is the clear case of Andromeda falling victim to stockholm syndrome. By the end of the book, Andromeda is defending her kidnapper/blackmailer after forcibly made to wed the man. There is no real connection except for everyone saying that their inner beasts knew each other. These are just 3 of the biggest disappointments of the book that I found while reading.
What about Cris Dukehart’s performance did you like?
Cris Dukehart had a wide range of voices to cover the miriad of characters portrayed within the book. I would say the performance of the characters is the best part of this book.
You didn’t love this book... but did it have any redeeming qualities?
Cris Dukehart's performance
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