The Woe of Shadows

Heavy Lies the Crown: Prequel

By: D. Fischer

Narrated by: Zura Johnson

For the sake of her kingdom, one young mother will risk everything.

As queen of the Shadow Kingdom, Amala Ashcroft spent her days providing for her people whose skin shone as brilliant as a thousand stars.

She was loved.

Exalted.

Treasured.

Until a god descended upon their land.

The god warned of a cloud of darkness approaching that would enslave her people and crush her reign. To save all she holds dear, Amala must strike deals with dangerous enemies and swear blood oaths to powerful allies.

But protection doesn’t come without sacrifice.

Forced to keep grim secrets, her carefully laid plans begin to unravel in the face of the ultimate betrayal. Can Amala prevent the merciless evil from taking hold? Or, will generations to come battle the same malicious war?

Heavy Lies the Crown is a stunning young adult fantasy tale perfect for fans of Throne of Glass, The Red Queen, and The Cruel Prince.

©2020 D. Fischer (P)2020 D. Fischer

I listened beginning to end! It was so good!!

I loved this one! Can’t wait to hear more about this story. I didn’t want it to end.

Amazing prequel! Beautiful narration!

Author D. Fisher has definitely hooked me into this story pretty much instantly. Even though it’s a prequel you see the characters shaping together to build the story. Narrator Zura Johnson has an incredible ability to pull you into the characters and at the same time has a pleasing tone as she tells the story. I honestly couldn’t stop listening! On to the next!

Engaging story

I think I'm going to love this series. For a first book in the series it was good. I feel maybe everything was just a little too descriptive. Too many adjectives. It tended to drag it out quite a bit with the actual story a tiny bit lacking, but not to the point it made it unenjoyable. The narration really kept me engaged. Zura does such an amazing job with different character voices, it was hard to believe it was the same person narrating throughout. I will definitely be looking for more books she has narrated.

Beautiful!

This is so brilliantly done, I wish I could give it more than 5 stars. The writing is incredible, and Zura Johnson's narration is amazing. What a great pair, of author and narrator. I can't wait to know what comes next!

Great prequel!

I really enjoyed this book! The storyline was well developed, the characters were complex and well developed and the story world was detailed. The narrator did an excellent job of drawing me in and I felt immersed in the story! I always enjoy books by this author and would highly recommend it!