The Last Contender

An Epic LGBT Fantasy (Song of the Lost, Book 1)

De: Liv Savell, Sterling D'Este

Narrado por: Rae Witte

What would you pay for freedom?

Your body?

Wynn is a carpenter in a small town in Northern Rhosan, but after he is torn from his family by ruthless Victors, he'll have to learn to survive beneath their rule. When he is forced to hunt with the silent, stoic Dyfan, the two men forge a bond that might be enough to shelter them from a life of violence and cruelty.

Your people?

Basia and Danae are the children of nobles in the elegant, educated Phecean Confederacy. When Basia starts to discover just how horrifying the lives of slaves in her country are, she’s faced with a terrible choice: does she step up to reshape her home at the risk of losing her closest friend, or does she keep quiet and let nothing change? Dealing with the difficulties of her budding gender identity would be hard enough without the lives of millions on her shoulders.

Your mind?

Deep in the Tundra’s frozen heart, the daughter of a medicine woman learns to make poison. The dreams it gives her are full of blood, war, and terrible purpose, but when Iniabi’s village is raided by foreign soldiers, it’s all she can do to stay alive. Iniabi will have to use all the Tundra has taught her as fate pulls her across the continent, but when it comes to the fate of her people, it’s not enough just to survive.

Content Warning: Talk of Child Abuse, Non-consensual relations, Gore, Violence, Sex, Dead Name, Mental Illness

Representation (POV Characters): Trans, Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Pansexual, Mental Illness

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A Fantastic Epic filled with Character Growth

I learned to love every character pretty quickly into the book. I had to stop listening at times because the tension in conversations was so vivid I needed a break. Each characters’ voices were crystal clear and distinct throughout and their character growth always felt true to the character as initially established. I really bought into the world and appreciate the different viewpoints showcasing different aspects of the world the authors built.

Minor Spoilers below:

I really appreciated how interwoven many of the PoVs were even if they never/rarely interacted. My favorite PoVs were Danae and Basia and seeing them grow overtime. I think their eventual relationship with Iniabi was seeded quite well with the duo's love of pirate queens.

I do think that the two contender PoVs felt the most distant from the others which makes sense given their enslavement. I just imagined they'd play a larger role connecting the world and other PoVs given the title of the book.