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Scribes

By: James Wolanyk
Narrated by: Natasha Soudek
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Pawns in an endless war, scribes are feared and worshipped, valued and exploited, prized and hunted. But there is only one whose powers can determine the fate of the world....

Born into the ruins of Rzolka's brutal civil unrest, Anna has never known peace. Here, in her remote village - a wasteland smoldering in the shadows of outlying foreign armies - being imbued with the magic of the scribes has made her future all the more uncertain.

Through intricate carvings of the flesh, scribes can grant temporary invulnerability against enemies to those seeking protection. In an embattled world where child scribes are sold and traded to corrupt leaders, Anna is invaluable. Her scars never fade. The immunity she grants lasts forever.

Taken to a desert metropolis, Anna is promised a life of reverence, wealth, and fame - in exchange for her gifts. She believes she is helping to restore her homeland, creating gods and kings for an immortal army - until she witnesses the hordes slaughtering without reproach, sacking cities, and threatening everything she holds dear. Now, with the help of an enigmatic assassin, Anna must reclaim the power of her scars - before she becomes the unwitting architect of an apocalyptic war.

©2018 James Wolanyk (P)2018 Audible, Inc. Action & Adventure Dark Fantasy Fantasy Fiction Military War

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The language and wording made this story very hard to follow and it was strain to continue listening till the end.

complicated and hard yo follow.

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I stopped listening in the end. The story just dragged on. Lots of details about the world they live in but the actual story just dragged on.

Dragged on had so much potential.

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I was hopeful that this would develop and become more exciting, sadly no. too depressing

sorry too depressing

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Story tonsils for me it doesn’t get anywhere in a good pace. The storyteller is good though.

Not for me the story is to slow

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The concept was clever - the story was ok - but it must be one of the most wearily depressing books in this genre that I’ve heard. Not for the faint-hearted. Can’t completely blame the narrator for being dreary, there is a limit to what any narrator can do with such a mournful book

Hard to listen to and not a relaxing book

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I'm afraid the narrator spoilt this for me. Her voice was just to boring that I kept finding I had switched off and missed large pieces of the story. I listened to all three books but I really couldn't tell if the story was any good due to the blackouts.

Sent me to sleep.

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seems like a detailed world the author has built, with great potential, and the style of no exposition, just letting the story unfold so the world slowly reveals itself is wonderful. but the story is so mournful and dark, and the world itself revolves entirely around cruelty and the abuse of children. I get no enjoyment from listening to the endless cruelty and the suffering of children, so I can't even finish this book as it's simply depressing, but if that's your thing you might enjoy it.
the narrator is actually excellent. her delivery is crisp and clear, with strong accents for the people of the world, but with a dreary weariness which fits the time if the book brilliantly.

endless suffering and cruelty

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Lost focus due to endless monotonous descriptions. Didn’t understand half of it. Not reading sequel. Would not recommend

Long winded

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