Blood and Steel (Dramatized Adaptation)

The Legends of Thezmarr, Book 1

By: Helen Scheuerer

Narrated by: full cast, Dominique Salvacion, Rayner Gabriel, Nanette Savard, Laura C. Harris, Danny Gavigan, Chris Stinson, Jon Vertullo, Ellen Quay, Rob McFadyen, Michael Glenn, Steven Carpenter

Perfect for fans of The Bridge Kingdom, From Blood and Ash and The Witcher, Blood and Steel is an epic romantic fantasy with enemies-to-lovers, slow-burn spice, found family, and a sprawling world of magic and monsters.

With her death foretold, Althea Zoltaire only has three years to become what she’s always dreamed of being: a warrior legend.

Women are forbidden to wield blades, so she has trained in secret her entire life. Now racing against the clock, she fights to secure her place in the elite guild charged with the protection of the five kingdoms.

The sparring and hazing of the new trainees border on deadly, but even more dangerous is her growing attraction to Wilder Hawthorne, her unwilling warrior chaperone.

All around them, schemes are afoot and darkness looms.

Will Althea pass the perilous initiation test and take her place as a champion of Thezmarr–or will the invading evil snatch away her dream before it starts?

If you like fierce sword-wielding heroines and brooding, tortured heroes, you will devour this sexy, addictive fantasy adventure.

Adapted from the novel and produced with a full cast of actors, immersive sound effects, and cinematic music!

Performed by Dominique Salvacion, Rayner Gabriel, and Nanette Savard as Narrators. Featuring Laura C. Harris as Thea, Danny Gavigan as Wilder, Chris Stinson as Kipp, Jon Vertullo as Cal, Ellen Quay as Wren, Rob McFadyen as Torj, Michael Glenn as Vernich, Steven Carpenter as Esyllt, Eric Messner as Osiris, Holly Adams as Audra, Ozzie Jacobs as Farissa, Gerald Hill as King Artos, Shanta Parasuraman as Princess Jasira, Ryan Haugen as Seb Barlowe, Niusha Nawab as Lachin, Trei Taylor as Samra, and Areanna Luckett as Ida. With additional performances by Bradley Foster Smith, Christopher Williams, James J. Johnson, Jonathan Lee Taylor, Donald Guzzi, Ryan Dalusung, Drew Kopas, Matthew Bassett, Terence Aselford, Keith Richards, Steve Wannall, Ken Jackson, Christopher McLinden, James Konicek, Eric Elizaga, Megan Poppy, NJ Agwuna, and Zoleka Vundla.

©2023 Helen Scheuerer (P)2025 Graphic Audio LLC

Pick the GA on this one, it’s awesome!

I love the baddy fmc and the world building in this one, setting the stage for what I am sure will be quite the journey across several books in this series and she trains with a broody mmc and comes into her powers.

I loved the music and sound effects in the graphic audio and I cant wait for the next one in the series.

She ate and no crumbs were left

Love Helen’s writing, this is a reread, so excited to listen to Althea’s story with my ears rather than reading with my eyes, and to have a full cast? Freaking amazing, some of the side characters were too quiet though at some points I had to go back and turn the volume up.

Outstanding

No spoilers — I was never bored. As always graphic audio does an amazing job.

If you like blood and ash, you’ll definitely like this book. However I think that this FMC is way better. She is strong and stubborn, headstrong in chasing her goal. Overall I would recommend.

Chef’s kiss! Just get it!

Legends is one of my favorite series and hearing it in Graphic Audio was everything I hoped it would be. This series has a baddie FMC, and great character development and world building. The MMC is broody and all gooey inside, just how we like them. Cast did an incredible job and the book adaption did the material justice. I would give it six stars if I could.

YEASSSSS

I LOVE THEA!!!! I love this book the fighting the monsters the magic!!!!! Such an incredible listen wow