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Of Darkness and Light

The Bound and the Broken, Book 2

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Of Darkness and Light

By: Ryan Cahill
Narrated by: Derek Perkins
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Heroes will rise. Nations will fall.

Behind the towering walls of Belduar, Calen Bryer and his companions stand in defense of the city and its new king. In over a thousand years, Belduar has never fallen. It has stood as a bastion of hope. But the Lorian empire are at its walls once more, and the Dragonguard are coming.

In the North, with Faenir by her side, Calen’s sister Ella arrives at the port of Antiquar. She holds no fear of the unknown. She will see this through, no matter what–or who–gets in her way.

Meanwhile, at the embassy of the Circle of Magii in Al’Nasla, Rist Havel hones his newfound powers in preparation for the trials. Unbeknownst to Rist, he is being watched, measured, and judged. He was not taken into the Circle by chance. There is greatness in him. But great men can do terrible things.

As Lorian forces land on southern shores and Aeson Virandr’s letters of rebellion find their way to the right hands, only the Knights of Achyron see the true danger...the danger that stirs in the darkness.

The coming shadow will not stop. It will consume all in its path. It wants for nothing but blood and fire.

©2022 Ryan Cahill (P)2022 Podium Audio Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Historical Military

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I can't recommend this book series enough. The first one is by par the weakest but the quality of the second one is amazing.

Very good book and reader

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Book one was really good but book two was even better. I can’t wait to move on to book 3.

Great series

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The story is very detailed and easy to link to the previous book.
The narrators voice is a great match for the type of story, it makes you fall into the story as if you were a witness to the events happening at the time.
Ryan makes you feel like a part of their life looked from the outside, and I like that.

It will make you feel part of the story

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I thought book one was already very solid, but left a bit to be desired. This follow-up basically improves everything, from prose to story and world building.
I did feel like Of Blood and Fire felt like it had a few too many tropes, Of Darkness and Light on the other hand has found it’s own feet. Just all-around solid epic fantasy that i would recommend to anyone!

No second book syndrome here

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After listening to the first book in this series, I knew I would be listening to the rest of this story by Ryan Cahill. This story takes place just after the last one finished. The battle for Belduar is brutal. The escape, edge of the seat and not straightforward. That is just the start of this rollercoaster ride.
This, followed by the introduction of new characters, political intrigue and being hunted throughout Epheria, with yet more turmoil throughout its lands, you keep wanting to listen. Derek Perkins makes that easy.
I don't want to give away any spoilers, so can I just say, if you want to listen to a story, epic in scale, then you can't go far wrong with this one.

Another great listen

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I am not a massive fantasy reader. Gemmell and recently, Gwynne have been my only references to the genre. I was looking for a similar feel to their books and was recommended this Series. I have been hooked on the story since purchase! Never thought I’d bounce from my usual Roman, Viking and Crusader fare to Dragons, Elves, Dwarves and Battle Mage’s! But here I am, loving it!! About to kick off the third instalment. Characters, fight scenes and storyline have me hooked, I would recommend to anyone, if they are of the same mind as I. Will definitely be reading more of Cahill’s work if it’s in similar vein!!

Compelling Listening.

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Wonderful sequel to book 1, the world opens up, more characters and the action is ramped to a ten. I personally still enjoyed book 1 more as it left time to breath and saviour the story. Can't wait to start book 3 and continue this journey with a fantastic cast.

Epic

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Fantastic world and lore building. Again like this of classics renewed. Very well narrated enjoyed it

Amazing

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Obviously the author is a fan of fantasy novels and now living the dream as a writer. I've noticed through the novels that delightful homage that has been paid to the great authors past and present in this fresh and exciting series. Bravo 👏

Awesome story

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I enjoyed the first book well enough, but to be honest I didn't understand they hype around it. This second book really helped me understand why I've seen a lot of people praising the series. Massive improvement over the first book (which was still pretty good). I felt that it finally moved away from a lot of the clichés and similarities to other books the the first book fell into and this book really stamped authority over its own story it is telling.
I'm am excited to see what is coming next.

massive improvement

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