Shadowplay

Spellmonger: Legacy and Secrets, Book 1

By: Terry Mancour, Emily Burch Harris

Narrated by: 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

Learn to pronounce the words the same as all the o

If you're going to have a different voice actor make sure there is coordination in the pronunciation of the words for certain key things

Great story. A few mispronunciations but well read

Great story, and the reader was very engaging. There were a few mispronounciations that deviated from those in the main series and were a bit jarring to hear repeated (Magocracy and Irionite, primarily) but I hope to hear her read again.

I am very glad Terry Mancour chose to flesh out Gatina's past as he has with Minalan's apprentices and Pentandra, as the members of the house of Furitus are some of the most interesting in the Spellmongerverse.

Great story, narrator didn't listen to main series

The authors did a great job with building Kitten's backstory. My only complaint is the narrator obviously did not listen to the audiobooks of the main series. Many names were mispronounced. Every time you started getting into the story you would be pulled out by a jarring word a like magi, Magocracy, irionite, and a few others.

Always a good listen!

Once again Terry Mancour Wows with expertly written backstory good addition to the series! I am looking forward to reading the next one.

👍👌👍👌 great story

love all of Terry Mancour ❤ books. Stories line hold your attention and what great details .