Raven Son

Books 1-3

By: Nicholas Kotar

Narrated by: John Paton

"Blending European folklore and epic fantasy, Kotar is a brilliant new voice in speculative fiction!" (Miles Cameron, best-selling author of The Traitor Son Cycle)

In The Song of the Sirin, Voran, a young warrior of Vasyllia, seeks a miraculous cure for his dying city. As his quest falters, he is faced with an impossible question: what if the only way to save his world...is to let it be destroyed?

In The Curse of the Raven, Llun, a swordmith with an artist's heart, forges an object of great power that can heal thousands...or lead to a war that will never end.

In The Heart of the World, Khaidu, a crippled girl in a society with no place for the weak, plunges into the great struggle for the heart of the world. But can she find the strength to heal the world before it dies?

Listeners have called the Raven Son series The Lord of the Rings meets 1984. If you enjoy traditional fantasy, cinematic world-building, and creative twists on mythology, you'll love Nicholas Kotar's sweeping tale.

Buy the bundle of book one through three of the series today!

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Fast paced story based in myths of old

I love Nicholas Kotar. At first I thought it was a bit slow but as it progressed and I got used to his style of epic fantasy mixed with myth, I was hooked. He pulls you deeper and deeper into a world full mystical symbolism

Hope in Fantasy

So much fantasy has become grim, excessively violent, or hypersexualized. This isn’t to say it’s bad, but it doesn’t inspire me to want to reread them. I love Martin’s worldbuilding in Song of Fire and Ice, but I’ll never read those books again. Lord of the Rings, however, is a series I relisten to every couple of years.

What I loved about this series is that it has a similar type of hope built into the story. And the world Kotar has created is steeped in the rich mythical and magical tradition of Russian folklore. The characters are flawed, but in a heroic sense. Redemption is key.

The Christian symbolism enhances the story and doesn’t come off any stronger than in Lewis or Tolkien, making this an effective communicator of that hopeful message without bashing the reader/listener on the head with the obvious.

I will certainly be revisiting this world again and again, diving deeper into the roots of the story and the message.

Unspeakably beauteful!

★★★★★

I have never heard a story more beautefuly and intricately carved and written.It is truely a breathtaking gift that has been laid down on paper in this story.I commend you on your awe inspiring talent Nicholas Kotar!

Beautiful book.

I enjoyed listening to this series of books very much. Very well written to the last detail. Many parallels between the fantasy world and the world that we live in.