The Fire's Stone

By: Tanya Huff

Narrated by: Bill Hensel

A wizard, a drunkard, and a thief - three strangers who must learn to work together or Ischia is lost beneath a sea of lava. But Aaron, the thief, is hiding more than stolen jewels. Chandra, the wizard, is running from a political marriage. And Darvish, the prince Chandra is intended to marry and the man Aaron has hidden the most from, well, Darvish really needs a drink. Before they can hope to save Ischia, they must save themselves.

©1990 Tanya Huff (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

OK, hard to get into & comes in ENHANCED FORMAT

I don't like enhanced format, it won't download to my Blackberry for 'on the road' listening. I didn't notice it before downloading but am unhappy about it now. Book is probably fine, but I have fallen asleep within the first 2 chapters 4 times...slow starter. I love Tanya Huff's work, usually, and I hope this one will warm up. BUT please notice the lack of choice in formating. It doesn't warn you even if you have a default preference, just downloads the enhanced and off you go.

A amazing love story.

l love the the story. The ending is a bit abrupt but wrap everything up nicely.

Characters that live

This is a good fantasy story, with believable characters who I would like to see more of. The actors brought them all to life

A Fantastic Delight, with Added Gay

If you could sum up The Fire's Stone in three words, what would they be?

Fantasy Heist Adventure

What did you like best about this story?

The characters were all well-rounded people with interesting motivations. The setting was also a richly-realized tapestry with the ring of authenticity to it, and avoids many weary cliches of Yee Medieval European Knockoff

What about Bill Hensel’s performance did you like?

The different voices for characters were well and true.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

This was a real page-turner for me. I had to force myself to alternate with other stories to draw out the enjoyment.

Any additional comments?

This may be the best thing Tanya Huff's ever written.

Overall an enjoyable listen

Any additional comments?

Tanya Huff is just really *good* at this, even in her earlier books it's possible to find enjoyable characters and an interesting and well thought out story.

Some elements are predictable and spelled out but overall just a fun listen and worth the credit (although it's only 11ish hours and not the 22 it was marked as, this seems like a weird bug audible, because I'm sure I've seen it happen before).