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Child of a Mad God

The Coven, Book 1

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Child of a Mad God

By: R. A. Salvatore
Narrated by: Tim Gerard Reynolds
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From R. A. Salvatore, the legendary creator of Drizzt Do'Urden, comes the start of a brand new epic journey.

When Aoleyn loses her parents, she is left to fend for herself among a tribe of vicious barbarians. Bound by rigid traditions, she dreams of escaping to the world beyond her mountain home.

The only hope for achieving the kind of freedom she searches for is to learn how to wield the mysterious power used by the tribe's coven known as the Song of Usgar. Thankfully, Aoleyn may be the strongest witch to have ever lived, but magic comes at price. Not only has her abilities caught the eye of the brutish warlord that leads the tribe, but the demon of the mountain hunts all who wield the Coven's power, and Aoleyn's talent has made her a beacon in the night.

©2018 R. A. Salvatore (P)2018 Audible, Inc. Dark Fantasy Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction

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I found the story really hard to follow but stuck with it till end. Not really for me sorry

Complicated

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incredibly interesting magic system and characters- and the setting is superb! what lurks in the lake...

mad good

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Would you consider the audio edition of Child of a Mad God to be better than the print version?

I haven't read the printed version

Who was your favorite character and why?

All of them. This book is great.

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This book is well written, the story is great and the voice acting is very good. I have been waiting for such a long time for a fantasy book that I really liked!!!! and this is it!

I have been waiting for this

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so good to read a new Salvatore novel,great characters and loadsa scope for more, wee bit dark but loved it none the less.

brilliant

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Good book and great narrator. Not a brilliant and New idea for a book, but enough twists to Keep my attention. On to the next one.

Lasting dark

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A very good book with lots of twists. Really enjoyed learning about the characters and the changing roles.

A good new story

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10 hours to go, but i can't continue. It's like Jean Auel's prehistoric Earth Children again but a lot less interesting. I usually like Tim's narration but this time it didn't work for me. Time to move on to another book...

Jean auel revisited

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My mother tong is French and I think I don't have the level to enjoy properly the narrator, it was too hard for me so I bought the e-book for my Kindle, and it's easier for me. Even so, I thought that the narrator was good !

The narrator was too hard to follow for me

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I am an avid audible customer. I have hundreds of titles but the Sci-Fi/Fantasy section is becoming a little sparse. I picked this one up based mainly on the narrator being Tim Gerard Reynolds who is normally great fun as well as the reviews.

Suffice it to say this is no cycle of Arawn. The narrator has decided to try and use a new voice. It is weird and dull. The initial introduction to the book is amongst the most dull introductions I have come across.

I managed to listen to about 20 minutes. I am in awe of the other people who wrote positive reviews.

Not for me, I will be returning it.

I managed about 10 minutes. Dreadful.

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I'm on chapter 26 and really have little idea of what is going on. I can't work out if it's a complicated plot or, more likely, that the soporific voice is just too hard to connect with.

Great for going to sleep to

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