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The Lessons Never Learned

The War Eternal, Book 2

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The Lessons Never Learned

By: Rob J. Hayes
Narrated by: Moira Quirk
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I am the weapon.

Eskara is free of the Pit, but far from safe. She is beset by the ghosts of those she has killed, and plagued by the ancient horror that possesses her. Enemies dog her heels, determined to see the last Orran Sourcerer dead. Worse still, there is new player in the game, one far more dangerous than anything she has faced before.

But there is one place that might offer her both the safety she needs to survive, and the power she needs to strike back; Ro’shan, the flying home of a God. Eska will soon learn that all power comes with a cost, and some prices are too high.

©2020 Rob J. Hayes (P)2020 Podium Audio Dark Fantasy Epic Epic Fantasy Fantasy Fiction

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brilliant narration bring this complex rip-roaring tale to life. Some of the underlying text style gets a bit repetitive ( our hero" must admit" a lot of things for example) but it's still a great listen.

imaginative fun

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This book truly blew me away. I was left an anxious mess throughout but couldn't stop listening. I was very interested in the great world seeing as it was limited in the first book, and Rob J. Hayes does a wonderful job in bringing the world and its inhabitants to life.
Quite a few times I found myself stopping and going back to listen to parts again to truly appreciate the beautiful wording. it might sound dumb but I was often in awe of some rather elegantly structured sentences and paragraphs.

If you are reading this then you have most likely read the first book in the series. This book takes you on a wild ride you most likely weren't expecting it to. There is so much attention to detail with the world, races, and lore that the world builds up so easily. I would highly recommend this book.

If Rob J. Hayes wasn't already your favourite author, then this book will change your mind!

The narration was top class. Moira is super talented. She really manages to give each character a unique voice, much better than I would have if reading it.

Blown Away

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Boom, out of the darkness and into the light, I am the weapon. Absolutely fantastic, Rob J. Hayes continues this brilliant dark tale, and it goes from strength to strength. The Lessons Never Learned is book two of the War Eternal trilogy that began with the amazing book one Along the Razor’s Edge. This novel is fast-paced and action-packed with just as much excitement, surprises, and twists as the first, moving out from the very dark underground setting we experienced for most of the first book. We get to see the world from above, somewhat literally as Eskara and her companions look down from the floating city of Ro’shan. I absolutely loved the world building. Eskara's growth throughout is phenomenal. She is a very different person, although as ruthless as ever. In this book, Eskara is free, but her enemies are not far behind. A darkness pulsates from within her, and nightmares plague her dreams. We explore amazing new cities and get to discover the history of the world and its gods. Eskara and her companions see the carnage and damage as entire cities are left to rot and left behind by the war. We slowly get the truth about magic and monsters, and not all is as it seems. Now, for the third book, From Cold Ashes Risen, if you love your fantasy dark and grim, or some good oul storytelling at its finest, then look no further. I very highly recommend...😁🖤🔥🗡💥

I Am The Weapon.

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** spoiler alert ** 4.25* Ebook
5* Audiobook

As with the first book I preferred the audio format over the ebook, and was a top-notch production.

If anything I preferred the story in book 1 over this novel, but the writing this time around feels tighter.

What is surprising is how Eska ends up more tortured by the end of this book, compared to the events in escaping the pit. Her fate undulates between deities, instead of secular forces. Happiness, sadness, servitude, joy and wrenching loss squirm around Eska and her choices, as revenge evolves into power to enact said revenge, before surprise and inevitable betrayal occur.

New and old faces, mix with a new worldscape as Eska develops and enacts a new fate without giving too much away. Creative, detailed and violent events, lead to new technologies that flow naturally with hard-earned lessons and survival, with no punches being pulled. I look forward to rounding the audiobooks off in the next week.

Top Notch Production

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Top notch performance from Moira Quirk, I freaking love all the heartfelt F-words.

There is a LOT of internal monologue, so you'll have to make your peace with that if you truly want to enjoy this book.

Eska is a character that is too kick-ass for me not to admire... She also makes decisions that I find quite unfathomable and disappointing, so my love for her is not entirely comfortable.

Overall a great book, but man, it is quite depressing watching Eska stumbling through one tragic situation after another. So mad about a certain fate befalling a certain someone 😭

Oh Eska, I both love AND hate you

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