The Familiar

A Novel

De: Leigh Bardugo

Narrado por: Lauren Fortgang

Duración: 12 h y 57 m

Resumen del Editor

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER * #1 INDIE BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

“An immersive, sensual experience.”—The New York Times

"Essential."—The Washington Post

"Narrator Lauren Fortgang channels the currents of magic and intrigue running throughout Bardugo’s layered historical fantasy...Skillful narration combined with an enchanting storyline makes for great listening."—AudioFile

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Leigh Bardugo comes a spellbinding novel set in the Spanish Golden Age.

“A must-read for those who are seeking a little magic in their lives.”—Deborah Harkness, #1 bestselling author of A Discovery of Witches

In a shabby house, on a shabby street, in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil as a scullion. But when her scheming mistress discovers the lump of a servant cowering in the kitchen is actually hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to improve the family's social position.

What begins as simple amusement for the nobility takes a perilous turn when Luzia garners the notice of Antonio Pérez, the disgraced secretary to Spain's king. Still reeling from the defeat of his armada, the king is desperate for any advantage in the war against England's heretic queen—and Pérez will stop at nothing to regain the king's favor.

Determined to seize this one chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of seers and alchemists, holy men and hucksters, where the lines between magic, science, and fraud are never certain. But as her notoriety grows, so does the danger that her Jewish blood will doom her to the Inquisition's wrath. She will have to use every bit of her wit and will to survive—even if that means enlisting the help of Guillén Santángel, an embittered immortal familiar whose own secrets could prove deadly for them both.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

©2024 Leigh Bardugo (P)2024 Macmillan Audio

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"The sharp realism mixes with a genuine feeling of enchantment to create a top tier historical fantasy."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"The Familiar highlights all of the things that make Bardugo so well loved: a romance with maddening chemistry, an artfully built world, side characters with their own deep backstories, and a plot full of dark twists and spiderweb connections."—Booklist (starred review)

“Lush, gorgeous, precise language and propulsive plotting sweep readers into a story as intelligent as it is atmospheric.”—Kirkus (starred review)

Reminded me of why she's my auto buy

Great, surprising story. The reader enters expecting magic and betrayal, only to find so much more.

Delightful & haunting

It was a very well written story. I honestly couldn’t predict how it would end or where it was going even in the very last seconds. I would absolutely recommend this book.

Fools

A tale of what happens to greedy people who are not satisfied with what they have, and the outcome of wanting more.

The witty banter.

Bardugo’s writes my favorite banter. Her characters always have the best backgrounds of hidden depths and intelligence. It’s impossible to put down. I loved this book. And Lauren Fortgang did it again. Her performances live rent free in my head constantly. Reheating lines of sarcasm and intimacy between characters is always so spot on. It feels like Bardugo’s writes with Fortgang’s voice in her head. I just freaking love them both.

Terrific storytelling.

Haunting story, read by a versatile, talented narrator. Lea Bardugo never fails to weave captivating tales with intriguing characters.

Leigh Bardugo does it again!

Captivating story that left me feeling a range of emotions for each character. Beautifully written.

Very enjoyable

Loved the perspective, the story and imagination. Fresh look at a well worn story!Highly recommend to young and old alike! Thank you

Hard to follow at times

Unique and interesting story, but all the characters were hard to decipher at times. We were given the history of characters but didn’t seem like enough. Did not capture my attention 100% for most of the time.

An ok book.

Was a mild but decent book. Had a very slow start, had to wait till chapter 13 for it to get interesting.

Beautiful!

This was a wonderful read! So many twists that changed the way I envisioned the ending only for it to change again! This book kept me on my toes and felt so real despite the fact it couldn't be.