The DeChance Chronicles Omnibus: Books I-IV

De: David Niall Wilson

Narrado por: Corey M. Snow

Donovan DeChance is a collector of ancient manuscripts and books, a practicing mage, and a private investigator. This omnibus collection includes books I, II, III, and IV of the series. Included are Heart of a Dragon, Vintage Soul, My Soul to Keep (the origin story of Donovan DeChance), and Kali's Tale - book IV of the series. If you enjoy this book, you should listen to Nevermore: A Novel of Love, Loss & Edgar Allan Poe, which follows on Kali's Tale, has a cameo from Donovan DeChance, and leads into Book V - A Midnight Dreary, also available in unabridged audio.

Heart of a Dragon: When a local houngan begins meddling with powers she may not be able to control, a turf war breaks out between the Dragons motorcycle club and the Los Escorpiones street gang - a war that threatens to open portals between worlds and destroy the city in the process. With his lover, Amethyst, his familiar, Cleo - an Egyptian Mau the size of a small bobcat - the dubious aid of a Mexican sorcerer named Martinez and the budding gifts of a young artist named Salvatore, DeChance begins a race against time, magic, and almost certain death.

Vintage Soul: When, despite the finest in natural and supernatural security, a sexy and well-loved, 300-year-old lady vampire is kidnapped right out from under her lover's nose, Donovan is called in to investigate. There will be no ransom for the kidnap victim, and if Donovan doesn't prevent an ancient, forbidden ritual from reaching its culmination, far more than a single vampire's undead existence will be at stake.

My Soul to Keep: Donovan DeChance is a very private man, and he is in love. When he invites his partner and lover, Amethyst, for a quiet dinner, she has no idea of his true intention. Donovan has planned a sharing - a vision that will give her the keys to his early life - the origins of his power - and a lot more than she bargained for. Join young Donovan as he fights to keep his soul, save a town.

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The Dechance Chronicles Omnibus: 1-1V

This was definitely different something I've never found before it was very unique and I thought the narration was really good.

Dragons, Biker gangs, vampires, and a detective.

Heart of a Dragon: Two dragon-powered biker gangs go at each other. Donovan DeChance is sort of pulled in as an auxiliary character. From the blurb "Donovan DeChance is a collector of ancient manuscripts and books, a practicing mage, and a private investigator." -- but most of the fury and action is the gang fighting each other, with all sorts of blood and gore happening before anyone is properly established.

Vintage Soul: The title refers to an elder vampiress who is kidnapped. Donovan DeChance is brought in to find her. This story has more development and less fury, which worked better for me. A fairly good supernatural whodunit.

My Soul to Keep: The whole audiobook would have been better with this Origin story as the first story. Old west. Part of the story introduces his familiar Cleo.

Kali's Tale: This book follows Vintage Soul (but not in the audiobook order). This is the best of the book with the best mystery. Kali, in this tale, is a young vampire that wants revenge for being killed.

These books cross over with the seven books of the O.C.L.T. Supernatural Thrillers.

Expect a harsh start that eventually improves.

OMNIBUS

INTERESTING AMD UNIQUE.

THE STORY ARE YNLIKE ANY I FOUND BEFORE.
FUN TO LISTEN TO.