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The Legions of Fire
- Books of the Elements, Book 1
- Narrated by: David Ledoux
- Series: Books of the Elements, Book 1
- Length: 17 hrs and 10 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Fantasy
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Publisher's Summary
From the best-selling author of Lord of Isles....
In this novel of magical menace to the survival of all humanity, David Drake introduces a new fantasy world, Carce, based on Europe during the later Roman Empire.
Far in the north, a group of magicians perform a strange dance on a volcanic island intended to open a gateway for supernatural creatures that will allow them to devastate the whole Earth and destroy all life. Not knowing the cause, two young men, Corylus and Varus, and two women, Hedia and Alphena, each separately pursue the answer to mysterious and threatening happenings that prefigure disaster in the great city of Carce, the center of civilization. Through magical voyages in other realities where fantastic creatures, and even gods, help or hinder them, each of them must succeed or not just the city but the world will end in fire.
The Legions of Fire is the first of a fantasy quartet set in the world of the city of Carce.
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- Matthew
- 03-29-13
Solid story but the narration is distracting.
I have not yet completed this listen and I am not sure I am going to. The story is solid and the characters are well written. However, I find the narration to be so poor that I don't think I can finish. It seems like the narrator has no idea what he is reading. He emphasizes random words in every sentence like he has a formula for reading without any cognizance of what should be emphasized. I don't know how else to explain it. He sing-songs through every sentence with a strange cadence that is all over the map. Would recommended reading the book but not listening to it.
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- B Benz
- 10-04-20
good but not the regular
Mr Drake always delivers a great story and interesting world. except here. sorry. it is good! I found the world to be interesting and the characters also. I just can't put it all together in my mind. Eh, can't be perfect all the time.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-08-15
Slow read. Not for me
I liked the premise, but had to put it down. The narrative moved too slowly for an audio listen - to my taste.
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- Crawtrapman
- 04-16-21
great book
I don't know how I missed this book but I'm really glad I got the audio. it's good
wizards want to take over the world. citizens of carsi show this is a bad ideal