Shadowplay

Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets, Book 1

De: Terry Mancour, Emily Burch Harris

Narrado por: Fiona Hardingham

From the world of Spellmonger...blessed darkness conceal her!

Born into a mysterious family, Gatina always knew there was something special about those around her. But when the duke and duchess of Alshar - close friends of her family - are brutally assassinated, her idyllic countryside life is upended by secrets emerging from the shadows.

The family she knew proved to be more than mere Alshari Coastlords and occasional magi, as she once believed. For centuries, her ancient and distinguished House has been secretly both Shadowmagi and highly skilled thieves. With a devious count seeking to capitalize on the assassination, the future stability and peace of Alshar hinges on Gatina learning both arts.

Slavery and piracy loom malevolently in the distance as the Count allies himself with a merciless criminal organization to seize power.

Gatina’s House has vowed to stand against the rising tide of wickedness - no matter how hopeless the task may seem. Working in secret beneath the tutelage of an enigmatic and mysterious master, Gatina finds herself disguised as a street orphan. She runs the filthy gutters of Falas as she puts her training into practice amid the dismal reality of its most destitute neighborhoods.

Brutal thugs, violent riots, cunning soldiers, and the constant threat of discovery by the Count and his allies, all put Gatina’s life at risk as she struggles in secret against the rising tyrant.

For as the blessed darkness conceals her movements by night, she and the Brotherhood engage in a clandestine struggle, something much more deadly than mere...shadowplay.

©2021 Terry Mancour (P)2021 Podium Audio

Why change the pronunciation of key words?

Everything about it is great except for the changes in pronunciation for the city and other few small things, but it did kinda felt wrong every time...

Great book as a stand-alone or part of the main series

You could listen to this book without having read a single book in the spellmonger series and get sucked right in. It’s a great story with a ton of details and tie backs to the main series. Unlike the cadet branch (hawkmaiden) it really fits in with the main series without being childish despite having a child as the main character. It left me excited for a sequel!

Met Minalan at Dragoncon 2021

I’ve read the entire series (Footwizard and Shadowplay only once as of this moment) TWICE now. I wanted to give the performance only 4 stars because it is SO DIFFERENT from the main narrator. She gets FIVE for ingenuity, persistence, and skillz.

This is the best World for books!

Spellmonger books forever! Also the Narrator is absolutely incredible. Her versatility is unreal, and enunciation is incredible and clear

He does it again!

Awesome all around book. I love that we are getting a better look into the shadow mages. I can't wait until they start to intertwine with the original series.