The Bitter Twins

The Winnowing Flame Trilogy, Book 2

By: Jen Williams

Narrated by: Jot Davies

From Jen Williams, highlyacclaimed author of the Copper Cat trilogy and three-time British Fantasy Award finalist, comes the second novel in the electrifying Winnowing Flame trilogy - the sequel to The Ninth Rain. Epic fantasy for fans of Robin Hobb and Adrian Tchaikovsky.

The Ninth Rain has fallen. The Jure'lia are awake. Nothing can be the same again.

Tormalin the Oathless and the fell-witch Noon have their work cut out rallying the first war-beasts to be born in Ebora for three centuries. But these are not the great winged warriors of old. Hatched too soon and with no memory of their past incarnations, these onetime defenders of Sarn can barely stop bickering, let alone face an ancient enemy who grow stronger each day.

The key to uniting them, according to the scholar Vintage, may lie in a part of Sarn no one really believes exists - a distant island, mysteriously connected to the fate of two legendary Eborans who disappeared long ago. But finding it will mean a perilous journey in a time of war while new monsters lie in wait for those left behind.

Join the heroes of The Ninth Rain as they battle a terrible evil, the likes of which Sarn has never known.

©2018 Jennifer Williams (P)2018 Headline Publishing Group Limited

Critic reviews

"Fantasy adventure at its very best." (Starburst)

"Williams excels at eldritch world-building." (The Guardian)

"An absolute joy to read...jam-packed with breath-taking inventiveness." (James Oswald)

Good story with poor audio production.

The fluctuations in audio volume are awful. I had to keep adjusting volume up and down between characters to the extent that it became distracting and ultimately hindered my overall enjoyment of the book. I appreciate how the performer uses different voices and inflections to represent characters and creatures but the fluctuations in volume should have been leveled out during production.

Inconsistent volume

I like the voice acting, and I get that the guy is trying to be dramatic at times, but the volume could be more consistent. I don’t want to have to turn up the volume when he’s being quiet, just to turn it down a minute later when he’s being very loud.

Awesome Book

I really love how amazing this book is. It makes you think a ton about civilizations and how people evolve and what they become and why. I'm not so into all the sex that happens, but the story and the characters are awesome!

Love this book!

Action, action, action. Great characters, fun and clever dialogue with an interesting plot arch. Fun fantasy series that just gives you what you want without being cheap about it.

Listened to the first two books while packing for my move, and let me tell you it made packing fun. Gave me the ability to pack for 10 hours straight each day.

Can wait to listen to the third book.

very slow

It was a very slow story. Unbelievably bad choices by the main characters at times.