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  • Empire of Shadows

  • Raiders of the Arcana, Book 1
  • By: Jacquelyn Benson
  • Narrated by: Alex Picard
  • Length: 16 hrs and 39 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (3 ratings)

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Empire of Shadows

By: Jacquelyn Benson
Narrated by: Alex Picard
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Summary

Nice Victorian ladies don’t run off to find legendary lost cities. One trifling little arrest shouldn’t have cost Ellie Mallory her job, but it’s only the latest in a line of injustices facing any educated woman with archaeological ambitions. When Ellie stumbles across the map to a mysterious ancient city, she knows she’s holding her chance to revolutionize Pre-Colombian history. There’s just one teensy complication.

A ruthless villain wants it, and Ellie is all that stands in his way. To race him to the ruins—and avoid being violently disposed of—she needs the help of maverick surveyor Adam Bates, a snake-wrangling rogue who can’t seem to keep his dratted shirt on. But there’s more than Ellie’s scholarly reputation (and life) on the line. Her enemies aren’t just looters. They’re after an arcane secret rumored to lie in the heart of the ruins, a mythical artifact with a power that could shake the world. Between stealing trousers, plummeting over waterfalls, and trying not to fall in love with her machete-wielding partner, will Ellie be able to stop the oracle of a lost empire from falling into the wrong hands?

Empire of Shadows is the first book in the Raiders of the Arcana series, rip-roaring historical fantasy adventures perfect for fans of Romancing the Stone and The Mummy.

©2024 Jacquelyn Benson (P)2024 Jacquelyn Benson
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Incredible experience.

Between Jacquelyn Benson's writing skills and Alex Picard's talents as a narrator, this audiobook is an experience that everyone should indulge in. I didn't think I could love this book anymore, but I was happily proven wrong.
I normally struggle with one narrator voicing both the male and female main characters as they don't normally sound too different, but the way Alex differentiated between the characters by changing their tone, pitch, accent, etc, was incredible and made it more realistic for me. It blew me away. I can't wait for their adventures to continue in book two.

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Amazing story with perfect narration

I loved every minute of this book! The characters are wonderful and the mystery, adventure and touch of romance were perfect. It all came together in the perfect narration. Alex Picard brought these characters to life with her different accents. Will definitely listen to this again.

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